Josh W

Josh W

Doctor Cymbal and Counselor Gong

A man staggered into the Emergency Room and collapsed on the floor.  As medical personnel attempted to ask him some questions, his incoherent babbling coupled with acetone-laced breath clued them in to the likely issue.  His blood sugar was 675…just…

The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything

As one who masqueraded as Larry the Cucumber for many years, I was often asked to perform various “Silly Songs” from VeggieTales.  And although I crooned “I Love My Lips” and “The Water Buffalo Song” on several occasions, the most…

F(eel)-ing The Love?

Looking for a new illustration if you’re teaching through Ephesians 5, 1 Peter 3, or one of the other Biblical passages on marriage?  Consider this little piece of trivia I read this morning on Challies.com about one of my favorite…

Detached and Destructive…or David?

A common frustration among medical professionals is that the important decisions in healthcare systems are often made by the people furthest removed from patient care.  Untouchable and out-of-touch CEOs prioritize agendas over people.  Patients get burned, healthcare providers get burnt…

Flexing in Fred Meyer

We were down to our last ½ tub of Cottage Cheese, and given that it’s one of the three things I eat, my daughter and I were forced to make an emergency run to Fred Meyer.  And after we secured…

Chameleons and Geckos

Most people think chameleons are pretty cool, and the ability to possess panoramic vision and change colors seems superficially awesome.  But when the going REALLY gets tough, chameleons are pretty helpless against predators.  They can’t really run from larger enemies…

The Structure of PCSK9? It’s Tricky! LIPID NERD ALERT!!!

It’s tricky With drug design To stop the PCSK9 It’s tricky! (Tricky, tricky, tricky)! –Rumored Lipid Remix of Run DMC’s iconic hit “It’s Tricky”  Unpublished data suggests that Lipid Learning is enhanced when disseminated in hip-hop format, and I’ve been…

Rat Tails and Radiographs

Those of you who have gone through medical programs probably remember when you first started learning how to read x-rays.  They’d usually start us off with some easy ones, like a light bulb wedged up someone’s pelvic cavity or a…