25 Replies to “The "the BJTex tough love post" post (in which I command him to get well soon)”

1. Jeff G. says:

   November 26, 2011 at 3:28 pm

   In all seriousness, though: I COMMAND THAT YOU GET WELL SOON, BRIAN!

2. happyfeet says:

   November 26, 2011 at 3:29 pm

   I really miss him I think you can still paypal to bj*texs@g*mail.com (without the asterisks and notice there is no a in texas) and that never not helps I think

3. Swen says:

   November 26, 2011 at 6:20 pm

   Well that sux. Hang in there BJTex!

4. McGehee says:

   November 26, 2011 at 6:39 pm

   I do believe Jeff has the right approach.

5. Pablo says:

   November 26, 2011 at 7:34 pm

   Don’t make me come down there. Kick some ass and kick it now.

6. JD says:

   November 26, 2011 at 7:56 pm

   I talked to him on the phone earlier. His optimism is remarkable. It was a heart- wrenching conversation.

7. TaiChiWawa says:

   November 26, 2011 at 8:11 pm

   We may be unknown and unseen, but we’re out here. Let him know we’re thinking about him, JD.

8. Jeff G. says:

   November 26, 2011 at 8:33 pm

   If there’s anything I can do…

9. JD says:

   November 26, 2011 at 8:37 pm

   I am shooting to try to get out there the week of 12-18 DEC.

10. Roddy Boyd says:

    November 26, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    Good Luck. I will pray tonite and tommorow in church for you.

    Roddy Boyd

11. Cowboy says:

    November 26, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    BJ: I know you get tired of this–as must all of the PW readers–but I want you to know, because I truly think it can bring you comfort, that tomorrow at 12:05 in a small chapel in Fort Wayne, IN, I will be keeping you in mind throughout the Mass. Then, after Mass, I will walk around our Mirror Lake back to my office, saying a rosary for you and your loved ones.

    I can’t say with any certainty that it helps, but the once or twice if was offered to me, it made a huge difference.

    I love you, my friend, my prayers belong to you.

    Mathew

12. Danger says:

    November 26, 2011 at 11:22 pm

    Matthew,

    I spoke with Cindy and Brian earlier this evening. Please send an e-mail to dangerdaveoc at gmail dot com and I’ll send you an update that includes contact info tomorrow.

    And ixnay on the pologay Mister! Strategic conferences with the Commander are NEVER tiresome! ;)

    Thanks

13. Mueller says:

    November 27, 2011 at 8:17 am

    Well, BJ. I’d be the biggest kind of hypocrit if I said I was gonna pray for you. So, like Red Green says, We’re all pullin for ya here.
    Get better. I need an excuse to get drunk.

14. serr8d says:

    November 27, 2011 at 8:27 am

    Hang in there, BJ. “Every day above ground”, and all of that.

15. Darleen says:

    November 27, 2011 at 8:32 am

    BJ, listen to Jeff now …

    and as Danger says, I’ve been having some meetings with the Commander about you. Some very intense meetings.

16. motionview says:

    November 27, 2011 at 8:53 am

    Alright BJTex I’m thread-jacking, and if you don’t like it get in here and do something about it.

    How to call a liar a liar, from the guy the climate liars lied to.

    Rather than just saying that, however, you came up with a host of totally bogus reasons why you could not give me the data. Those were lies, Phil. You and David Palmer flat-out lied to my face about why you couldn’t send me the data. Now, I’ve come to accept that you lied to me. Here’s what I think. I think you are a scientist, and a reasonably good one, who was hard squeezed by two things—the Peter Principle, and Noble Cause Corruption. When you began your scientific career, your sloppy record keeping didn’t matter much. And you didn’t want to be the record keeper in any case, you wanted to do the science instead, but you kept getting promoted and you ended up curating a big messy dataset. Then things changed, and now, climate decisions involving billions of dollars are being made based in part on your data. Disarray in your files didn’t make a lot of difference when your work was of interest only to specialists. But now it matters greatly, money and people’s lives are at stake, and unfortunately you were a better scientist than you were a data manager. So when my FOI request came along, you were caught. You were legally required to produce data you couldn’t locate. Rather than tell the truth and say “I can’t find it”, you chose to lie. Hey, it was only a small lie, and it was for the Noble Cause of saving the world from Thermageddon.

    Jones is fully prepared to send billions into misery in order to hide his incompetence.

17. serr8d says:

    November 27, 2011 at 9:05 am

    James Joyner’s wife died this morning in her sleep from unknown causes, at 41. Sheesh.

18. Jeff G. says:

    November 27, 2011 at 9:33 am

    That is awful beyond words.

19. Climategate 2.0: One ring to rule them all … [Darleen Click] says:

    November 27, 2011 at 9:35 am

    […] “green” way of living and, most importantly, don’t ever ask for the DATA!! (h/t motionview) An Open Letter to Dr. Phil Jones of the UEA […]

20. Joe says:

    November 27, 2011 at 12:33 pm

    I hope you get well soon BJ Tex. If sickness were demons, I am sure Jeff could do a Chuck Norris on them.

21. TheGeezer says:

    November 27, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    BJ. you’re on my prayer list.

    I look forward to hoisting a mug of Frothy Insinuations with you, soon!

22. geoffb says:

    November 27, 2011 at 3:08 pm

    Prayers and candles at church today. BJTex you are in my thoughts and prayers.

23. David Block says:

    November 27, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    BJ, get well soon.

24. Lost My Cookies says:

    November 28, 2011 at 10:59 am

    Get better BJ.

25. vermontaigne says:

    November 28, 2011 at 4:37 pm

    Thanks, Jeff. I do believe these methods could be complementary.

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