Dear Nurse Dave,
What's the best Little Debbie snack cake?
Marshall, Eastman, TX
Marshall, Little Debbie treats have thrilled people for generations and I, like most people, enjoy a fine snack cake now and again. And of the asorted cakes there are probably 6 that I'd put in the running for top snack
Swiss Cake Rolls - I'm not really sure what these are. Derek always ate them all.
Nutty Bars - Chocolate, peanut butter, crisp wafers and you can take it apart as you eat it.
Oatmeal Creme Pie - Remember that scene in Honey I Shrunk the Kids where they ate part of one but it was huge because they were so tiny?
Star Crunch - This one always sounded better than it actually was. It gets points for the awesome name.
Cosmic Brownie - For the person that likes brownies but thinks that brownies need sprinkles.
Zebra Cakes - I'm sorry the white frosting just doesn't work for me but the package design that hasn't changed since the 80's does work for me. Cartoon animals with sunglasses on are cool.
Clearly, Marshall, the winner here is the Nutty Bar. Anytime you put peanut butter and chocolate together good things are going to happen.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Beards
Dear Nurse Dave,
So are beards cool right now or have too many people grown them to the point where they are no longer cool or are beards just always cool?
Peter, Skegness, England
Hey Peter I got your answer right here. Robert Redford in Jeremiah Johnson.
Is there anything not cool about that beard? The answer is of course no. You need some more help? Here's Charleton Heston in Planet of the Apes.
So the answer is that beards are always awesome. Especially if you are starring in a movie in the late 1960's or early 1970's.
So are beards cool right now or have too many people grown them to the point where they are no longer cool or are beards just always cool?
Peter, Skegness, England
Hey Peter I got your answer right here. Robert Redford in Jeremiah Johnson.
Is there anything not cool about that beard? The answer is of course no. You need some more help? Here's Charleton Heston in Planet of the Apes.
So the answer is that beards are always awesome. Especially if you are starring in a movie in the late 1960's or early 1970's.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Bronies
Nurse Dave,
How do you feel about Bronies?
Butch
Elgin, Illinois
Uncomfortable, Butch. I feel somewhat uncomfortable. I understand being a fan of something strange or childish. I spent a couple hours in a comic store last week and spent an evening of gaming with some awesome guys (we played Glen More and Jaipur wouldn't recommend either of them that much but I would recommend this one). So I kind of know where these guys are coming from but on the other hand I really don't.
I think we've all been entertained by learning about some kind of weird subculture of fans doing something weird. There are people out there that are jousting. There's this guy doing awesome stuff with legos. My friend Janina is way into pies. I could just go on listing weird but somehow awesome subcultures. Here look at this list:
star wars guys
star trek guys (possibly more awesome than star wars guys)
rock climbers (I still don't like that one rock climber guy that made fun of me when I was climbing with him. He said I was having an Elvis shake when I got nervous)
people into bluegrass music
guys that like ABBA
people that collect records
antiquing people (antiquing is suprisingly interesting)
twilight people, Harry Potter people (essentially the same sort of people but I think most would deny this, in fact I'd deny it because I like Harry Potter)
people that make jewelry out of felt balls (that really happens)
people that go to bead stores
guys that get way into physics just for fun
people that like all that alien stuff
people that home brew their own rootbeer (someday this group will include me)
and of course people that like to swing dance (there's huge dance conventions for that kind of thing)
All of these people have filled some kind of whole in their lives or souls with a somewhat strange activity. In general I approve of this Butch. I like when people are actively involved in doing something I think is weird. It makes the world better. And maybe I feel uncomfortable with the idea of a man my age being interested in My Little Pony but I guess he could be doing something worse.
How do you feel about Bronies?
Butch
Elgin, Illinois
Uncomfortable, Butch. I feel somewhat uncomfortable. I understand being a fan of something strange or childish. I spent a couple hours in a comic store last week and spent an evening of gaming with some awesome guys (we played Glen More and Jaipur wouldn't recommend either of them that much but I would recommend this one). So I kind of know where these guys are coming from but on the other hand I really don't.
I think we've all been entertained by learning about some kind of weird subculture of fans doing something weird. There are people out there that are jousting. There's this guy doing awesome stuff with legos. My friend Janina is way into pies. I could just go on listing weird but somehow awesome subcultures. Here look at this list:
star wars guys
star trek guys (possibly more awesome than star wars guys)
rock climbers (I still don't like that one rock climber guy that made fun of me when I was climbing with him. He said I was having an Elvis shake when I got nervous)
people into bluegrass music
guys that like ABBA
people that collect records
antiquing people (antiquing is suprisingly interesting)
twilight people, Harry Potter people (essentially the same sort of people but I think most would deny this, in fact I'd deny it because I like Harry Potter)
people that make jewelry out of felt balls (that really happens)
people that go to bead stores
guys that get way into physics just for fun
people that like all that alien stuff
people that home brew their own rootbeer (someday this group will include me)
and of course people that like to swing dance (there's huge dance conventions for that kind of thing)
All of these people have filled some kind of whole in their lives or souls with a somewhat strange activity. In general I approve of this Butch. I like when people are actively involved in doing something I think is weird. It makes the world better. And maybe I feel uncomfortable with the idea of a man my age being interested in My Little Pony but I guess he could be doing something worse.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Suits?
Dear Nurse Dave,
What would happen if I started wearing a suit everywhere?
Love,
Grayson
Logan, UT
I'd say really, really good things would start happening. Let's look at a few case studies. Just before the Beatles became extremely popular they were way into wearing leather. Never really a good choice. Then someone, I like to think it was Ringo but I don't really know, suggested wearing suits and bam their career took off. Ed Sullivan never would have had them on in leather or jeans and a t-shirt. The Beatles had to class it up. That's what wearing a suit does. It classes things up.
Now let's take a look at James Bond. That guy is almost always wearing a tuxedo and he is almost always hanging in classy places. I don't think he could have gotten to know any of the sweet villains over the years if they didn't first think he was classy. Would Dr. No invite Bond out to his weird evil island if Bond wasn't wearing a tuxedo? I doubt it. Would Bond have gotten to meet Octopussy, Jaws, that bald guy, the guy that raced horses or any of those hot chicks without wearing a suit? I'm going to say the answer is no. If you don't think that's true just look at the Bourne movies. Jason Bourne is probably awesomer than James Bond but never wears a suit therefore he's not surrounded by hot chicks and crazy billionares. So my question to you Grayson is do you want to be surrounded by hot chicks and crazy billionares? If the answer is yes you've got to start wearing suits everywhere.
Finally two pictures of 11 year old me. One wearing a suit and one not. I think we all know which one looks classier and has a chance with the ladies.
What would happen if I started wearing a suit everywhere?
Love,
Grayson
Logan, UT
I'd say really, really good things would start happening. Let's look at a few case studies. Just before the Beatles became extremely popular they were way into wearing leather. Never really a good choice. Then someone, I like to think it was Ringo but I don't really know, suggested wearing suits and bam their career took off. Ed Sullivan never would have had them on in leather or jeans and a t-shirt. The Beatles had to class it up. That's what wearing a suit does. It classes things up.
Now let's take a look at James Bond. That guy is almost always wearing a tuxedo and he is almost always hanging in classy places. I don't think he could have gotten to know any of the sweet villains over the years if they didn't first think he was classy. Would Dr. No invite Bond out to his weird evil island if Bond wasn't wearing a tuxedo? I doubt it. Would Bond have gotten to meet Octopussy, Jaws, that bald guy, the guy that raced horses or any of those hot chicks without wearing a suit? I'm going to say the answer is no. If you don't think that's true just look at the Bourne movies. Jason Bourne is probably awesomer than James Bond but never wears a suit therefore he's not surrounded by hot chicks and crazy billionares. So my question to you Grayson is do you want to be surrounded by hot chicks and crazy billionares? If the answer is yes you've got to start wearing suits everywhere.
Finally two pictures of 11 year old me. One wearing a suit and one not. I think we all know which one looks classier and has a chance with the ladies.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Fiction?
Dear Nurse Dave,
What fiction books would you recommend I read in my spare time? (don't have much spare time, but I remember that u recommended a good book to me on the past)
Thx,
Natalie
Although fiction lies outside of the realm of my medical knowledge I do feel somewhat qualified to answer the question due to my reading experience. First although I've never read a Robin Cook book I believe most of them are medical thrillers. He's jokingly once said, "If my books don't sell at least I can fall back on brain surgery." Naturally that quote makes me dislike him and I vow to never read one of his books but someday when I start writing medical thrillers I plan to model my career after his closely.
Here's some books I really love. It probably isn't a very original list.
Literature - Anyone can read real literature and really enjoy it. There are books out there other than those by John Grisham.
White Noise - Don Delillo - Very funny book regarding colliegate education, an airborne toxic event and the fear of death (probably my favorite book ever)
The Crying of Lot 49 - Thomas Pynchon - One of his only understandable and readable books. Awesome conspiracy stuff happening
A Conferacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole - Maybe the greatest comedic character ever written.
Blood Meridian: the evening redness in the west - Cormac McCarthy - The judge is a very scary character. The whole book is scary.
Extremely loud and incredibly close - Jonathan Foer - Heartbreaking book about a little boy and 9/11
The Plot against America - Philip Roth - An alternate reality in WWII where jewish people in America get sent to camps.
also - Catch 22, the power and the glory,
Adventure
Master and Commander - Patrick O'brian - The whole series is awesome especially if you like the ocean and the navy. I do.
Gentlemen of the Road - Michael Chabon - I didn't know that there could be jewish swashbucklers.
Count of Monte Cristo - Alexander Dumas - The greatest adventure book ever written.
Science Fiction - Most people just assume that science fiction is for nerds but last night I explained the plot of a science fiction story to my wife and she was more than intrigued (she usually dislikes fantasy and sci fi due to her lack of ability to comprehend stuff like time travel).
The Foundation - Isaac Asimov
Do Androids dream of electric sleep - Philip K Dick
others include - Dune, the time machine, the postman, starship troopers
What fiction books would you recommend I read in my spare time? (don't have much spare time, but I remember that u recommended a good book to me on the past)
Thx,
Natalie
Although fiction lies outside of the realm of my medical knowledge I do feel somewhat qualified to answer the question due to my reading experience. First although I've never read a Robin Cook book I believe most of them are medical thrillers. He's jokingly once said, "If my books don't sell at least I can fall back on brain surgery." Naturally that quote makes me dislike him and I vow to never read one of his books but someday when I start writing medical thrillers I plan to model my career after his closely.
Here's some books I really love. It probably isn't a very original list.
Literature - Anyone can read real literature and really enjoy it. There are books out there other than those by John Grisham.
White Noise - Don Delillo - Very funny book regarding colliegate education, an airborne toxic event and the fear of death (probably my favorite book ever)
The Crying of Lot 49 - Thomas Pynchon - One of his only understandable and readable books. Awesome conspiracy stuff happening
A Conferacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole - Maybe the greatest comedic character ever written.
Blood Meridian: the evening redness in the west - Cormac McCarthy - The judge is a very scary character. The whole book is scary.
Extremely loud and incredibly close - Jonathan Foer - Heartbreaking book about a little boy and 9/11
The Plot against America - Philip Roth - An alternate reality in WWII where jewish people in America get sent to camps.
also - Catch 22, the power and the glory,
Adventure
Master and Commander - Patrick O'brian - The whole series is awesome especially if you like the ocean and the navy. I do.
Gentlemen of the Road - Michael Chabon - I didn't know that there could be jewish swashbucklers.
Count of Monte Cristo - Alexander Dumas - The greatest adventure book ever written.
Science Fiction - Most people just assume that science fiction is for nerds but last night I explained the plot of a science fiction story to my wife and she was more than intrigued (she usually dislikes fantasy and sci fi due to her lack of ability to comprehend stuff like time travel).
The Foundation - Isaac Asimov
Do Androids dream of electric sleep - Philip K Dick
others include - Dune, the time machine, the postman, starship troopers
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Punch
Dear Nurse Dave,
If you could punch somebody, I mean anybody and there would be no repercussions who would you punch?
Nico
Nico it seems like you probably have somebody in mind already. I'm not a big fan of physical confrontation. I almost punched a kid once. His name was Chad and I believe he had a mullet (but I don't think it was this guy). Fortunately my mother stopped the fight before he could really hurt me. Since then I've never really come close to punching a guy but my list would probably be something like this.
1. Tony Horton
2. Miss Piggy - Have you ever seen Muppet related thing? How could anyone think that Miss Piggy is funny? She just makes very angry
3. any English teenaged boy
4. Kevin Costner - I don't really want to punch Kevin but punching him would allow me to meet him, a lifelong dream.
If you could punch somebody, I mean anybody and there would be no repercussions who would you punch?
Nico
Nico it seems like you probably have somebody in mind already. I'm not a big fan of physical confrontation. I almost punched a kid once. His name was Chad and I believe he had a mullet (but I don't think it was this guy). Fortunately my mother stopped the fight before he could really hurt me. Since then I've never really come close to punching a guy but my list would probably be something like this.
1. Tony Horton
2. Miss Piggy - Have you ever seen Muppet related thing? How could anyone think that Miss Piggy is funny? She just makes very angry
3. any English teenaged boy
4. Kevin Costner - I don't really want to punch Kevin but punching him would allow me to meet him, a lifelong dream.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Dear Nurse Dave,
When am I gonna get mine?
Kyle, Humble, TX
My guess is that you are already getting yours right now Kyle. You may have heard of the Beatles before well they have a song where the final line is, "in the end the love you make is equal to the love you take." Kyle this line is pretty true. What you give is what you get. Each day you are actually getting yours. Sure things may work out easier for others and maybe that lottery ticket you bought didn't come out a winner but really the way you treat people will be how you are treated. Mr. T. once taught that you should Be somebody or be somebody's fool. You need to make that choice Kyle.
When am I gonna get mine?
Kyle, Humble, TX
My guess is that you are already getting yours right now Kyle. You may have heard of the Beatles before well they have a song where the final line is, "in the end the love you make is equal to the love you take." Kyle this line is pretty true. What you give is what you get. Each day you are actually getting yours. Sure things may work out easier for others and maybe that lottery ticket you bought didn't come out a winner but really the way you treat people will be how you are treated. Mr. T. once taught that you should Be somebody or be somebody's fool. You need to make that choice Kyle.
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