Scott Mintzer
@scottmintzer.bsky.social
Neurologist specializing in Epilepsy at Thomas Jefferson U., political junkie, writer, dad, lover of books, booze, Philly Union/76ers, and music. Views mine.
In case you’ve ever wondered, “Why does a bathroom need a window anyway?” The answer is, of course, that it’s for your cat.
September 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
In case you’ve ever wondered, “Why does a bathroom need a window anyway?” The answer is, of course, that it’s for your cat.
Local bar near my house had cans of Heady Topper, a Vermont beer of great repute.
I have never before seen a recommendation to drink a beer straight from the can.
I have never before seen a recommendation to drink a beer straight from the can.
August 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Local bar near my house had cans of Heady Topper, a Vermont beer of great repute.
I have never before seen a recommendation to drink a beer straight from the can.
I have never before seen a recommendation to drink a beer straight from the can.
In college, I was on an outing with a woman from Michigan when we saw a plane flying overhead with a marriage proposal. “Oh, look,” she read. “‘Terry, will you marry me? Gary.’”
I remember being outraged that she pronounced all three of those words with the same vowel sound.
I remember being outraged that she pronounced all three of those words with the same vowel sound.
June 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In college, I was on an outing with a woman from Michigan when we saw a plane flying overhead with a marriage proposal. “Oh, look,” she read. “‘Terry, will you marry me? Gary.’”
I remember being outraged that she pronounced all three of those words with the same vowel sound.
I remember being outraged that she pronounced all three of those words with the same vowel sound.
At the periphery of a very sizable crowd at the NoKings Philly rally.
June 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
At the periphery of a very sizable crowd at the NoKings Philly rally.
Everybody talks about Pet Sounds, but for me SMiLE might be the single best popular music album ever recorded.
I remember just sitting there with my mouth half-open the first time I listened to it.
I remember just sitting there with my mouth half-open the first time I listened to it.
June 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Everybody talks about Pet Sounds, but for me SMiLE might be the single best popular music album ever recorded.
I remember just sitting there with my mouth half-open the first time I listened to it.
I remember just sitting there with my mouth half-open the first time I listened to it.
Market Street, Center City Philadelphia
April 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Market Street, Center City Philadelphia
Got this as a gift from someone at work.
It says, “With the scent of fluorescent lights and a whiff of existential dread.”
It says, “With the scent of fluorescent lights and a whiff of existential dread.”
March 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Got this as a gift from someone at work.
It says, “With the scent of fluorescent lights and a whiff of existential dread.”
It says, “With the scent of fluorescent lights and a whiff of existential dread.”
Had a little catbaret act in my home last night…
February 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Had a little catbaret act in my home last night…
Here’s every other poll from the month of February.
I don’t think any president has ever had numbers like these in his first month of office.
I don’t think any president has ever had numbers like these in his first month of office.
February 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Here’s every other poll from the month of February.
I don’t think any president has ever had numbers like these in his first month of office.
I don’t think any president has ever had numbers like these in his first month of office.
Somebody at the Continental Midtown in Philadelphia invented Pastrami Fried Rice, and that person is a fucking culinary genius.
February 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Somebody at the Continental Midtown in Philadelphia invented Pastrami Fried Rice, and that person is a fucking culinary genius.
Today’s used bookstore find: a beautiful, leather-bound, autographed copy of EL Dcotorow’s Ragtime.
January 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Today’s used bookstore find: a beautiful, leather-bound, autographed copy of EL Dcotorow’s Ragtime.
I would like a refund.
January 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I would like a refund.
This year’s Chanukah discovery: if you happen to find yourself without apple sauce or sour cream, plain whole milk Greek yogurt makes an excellent latke accompaniment. 🕎
December 28, 2024 at 6:26 PM
This year’s Chanukah discovery: if you happen to find yourself without apple sauce or sour cream, plain whole milk Greek yogurt makes an excellent latke accompaniment. 🕎
As opposed to… Stupid & Provisional?
December 9, 2024 at 9:13 PM
As opposed to… Stupid & Provisional?
Odds of me getting a fresh baguette home without its crusty end ripped off and devoured: approaching zero.
November 21, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Odds of me getting a fresh baguette home without its crusty end ripped off and devoured: approaching zero.
You will also have to embrace roast pork sandwiches, John Coltrane, and Gritty.
November 5, 2024 at 11:23 PM
You will also have to embrace roast pork sandwiches, John Coltrane, and Gritty.
It’s even cooler in person without the Cookie Monster eyes.
(The Art Institute of Chicago only displays it for a few months every several years.)
(The Art Institute of Chicago only displays it for a few months every several years.)
October 24, 2024 at 4:20 PM
It’s even cooler in person without the Cookie Monster eyes.
(The Art Institute of Chicago only displays it for a few months every several years.)
(The Art Institute of Chicago only displays it for a few months every several years.)
“Imagine they’re all naked” is for amateurs.
October 21, 2024 at 11:45 AM
“Imagine they’re all naked” is for amateurs.
Philly's homicide rate is less than half what it was in 2022. Nothing the city has done accounts for this, just like nothing the city did accounted for the rise before.
People need to acknowledge that crime trends owe largely to large-scale factors that can’t be addressed at the local level.
People need to acknowledge that crime trends owe largely to large-scale factors that can’t be addressed at the local level.
October 8, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Philly's homicide rate is less than half what it was in 2022. Nothing the city has done accounts for this, just like nothing the city did accounted for the rise before.
People need to acknowledge that crime trends owe largely to large-scale factors that can’t be addressed at the local level.
People need to acknowledge that crime trends owe largely to large-scale factors that can’t be addressed at the local level.
Looking forward to making an announcement about my upcoming novel, “BLUESKY BLACKMAIL”.
September 25, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Looking forward to making an announcement about my upcoming novel, “BLUESKY BLACKMAIL”.