Barf Simpson
I never really watched The Simpsons growing up. My parents didn’t allow it anyway, and since I had Captain Planet and Darkwing Duck, I didn’t feel like I was missing out. But there was a Krusty Klown Simpsons Ride at…
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From Tweaking to Seeking
My daughter gazed out the window of my wife’s car and, given her Holmes-esque powers of observation, deduced that something was “off” about the shirtless, disheveled gentleman on the street corner. Unintelligible screams, choreiform gyrations, and an apparent immunity to…
“Hey, I Bought Your Book!”
Writing a book results in some hilariously awkward social interactions. For example, a random person will say, “Hey, I bought your book a while ago!” At this point, I reach into my Grab Bag of Superficial Small Talk options, which…
Report Cards and Righteousness
Anyone who has hung out with Junior High and High School kids has probably had a conversation similar to the one below: Adult: How did your semester go? Kid: Great! I pretty much got all A’s on my report card!…
Flying Pancakes of Perseverance
The deck was stacked against the Flying Pancakes of Youth Recreational Soccer this morning. A hailstorm had ripped through the Treasure Valley the previous night, leaving several large tree branches on the field. The goats who usually roam the perimeter…
From Reggae to Glory
My Dad is generally a beacon of reasonableness and a rock of good sense. But during my early adolescence, he briefly went through a phase that made my Mom and I question his sanity. When I was growing up, we…
A Comparison Of the Mailmen in APOC3 and ANGPTL3 Loss-of-Function: LIPID NERD ALERT!
I’ve previously written about APOC3, the “Great Inhibitor” of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) HERE as well as the Hot Mess of the ANGPTL family HERE, so before you take the plunge into this topic, I’d recommend checking out those articles! Basically,…
Old and Dying? Is It Even Worth Trying? NEW ARTICLE on Cholesterol Medications in Adults Over 65
“Age is merely a number” –Common statement from your Medspa member friend who spends thousands of dollars every month on Botox and dermal fillers As someone who is the regular recipient of various hedged compliments with the qualifier “for your…
Heavy On My Mind, Always in My Heart
My mind may plumb the darkest depths of scientific seas While my heart runs on the trails through forests, hills, and trees My mind takes me on pilgrimages all around the world My heart is wrapped around the finger of…
Statins and Muscle Aches: Is It All in Your Head? Lipid NERD ALERT!
A interesting NEW ARTICLE on mechanisms for statin associated muscle symptoms (SAMS) has been making headlines, and in my humble opinion, it further builds on some of the existing literature attempting to describe the phenomenon. And before I present my…
