Josh W

Josh W

The Pencil-Chewing Desk-Shaking Eraser Thief!

I’ve worked with kids for many years, and I’ve found that it’s important to always maintain composure. Emotional escalation of any kind can instantly turn smoldering schoolboys into volcanic vermin. However, a calm and rational approach can defuse these conflicts;…

Always On-time But Missing the Party

I took my daughter to school this morning, and we left at the same time as usual. But there was an inordinate amount of traffic for some reason.  So as the lights went from green to yellow to red and…

Gut Health and Fatty 15-NERD ALERT!

Today, the topic is scams, charlatans, snake oil salesman “Gut Health,” since countless influencers make confident assertions that if you “Heal Your Gut” then all your problems will dissolve more rapidly than a packet of Athletic Greens in alkaline water. …

Puffy Coats and Buffy Coats-LAB NERD ALERT!

Autumn is finally here, which means it’s PUFFY COAT SEASON! But since at Lifelovelipids.com we celebrate Science ALL YEAR LONG, it’s also BUFFY COAT SEASON! You may have come across a Buffy Coat or two when reading the Methods sections…

Get Back in the Stroller

Recently Stephen Biebelhausen made headlines for running a 4:17 mile…while pushing his baby daughter in a stroller! And several media outlets reported that “Stephen and his daughter broke the World Record.” However, it’s preposterous to think that his daughter had…

Columbus Day

 “What’s your favorite holiday?” “Well, it’s a toss-up between Arbor Day and Columbus Day, but I’m going with the Smallpox Smuggler!” –No one ever Today is Columbus Day, a Day of Resentment among many working parents for having to creatively…

The Parable of the Two Businessmen

Many years ago, two young businessmen became next-door neighbors.  Each man inherited a small house with a significant plot of land. The first businessman was intent on ascending the Corporate Ladder and quickly became very successful. After a few years,…

Nutty Buddy

Some things, at first glance, just “look wrong.” And every time I see a Little Debbie “Nutty Buddy,” I immediately feel an unpleasant catecholaminergic wave of emotional dissonance. Some might think I’m merely reacting to the metabolical evil of processed,…