Josh W

Josh W

Mathletes and Meaningless Medals

When I was in 8th Grade, I was awarded the “Math Student of the Year” medal.  I was the recipient of many scholastic certificates when I was growing up, and this unwittingly prepared me for the quid pro quo nature…

Running Toward Perfect Clarity

Maybe the oxygen debt forced us to consider our mortality. Maybe the burning muscles made us yearn for an eternity free of pain. Maybe the exquisite beauty of nature gave us a glimpse into the unending glory awaiting us beyond…

Booger Head

It had been an emotionally draining day at the clinic for my wife.  And ever the empath, my daughter took action and wrote this heartfelt note. As my wife read the note, her eyes began to mist…and then those hints…

Insecure Leaders

Insecure leaders make irrational decisions.  Weak leaders prioritize their own status and their own agendas over the well-being of their subordinates.  And leaders that lack humility are chronically defensive about their motives and their policies. King Saul was a good…

The Happiest Place on Earth

On a personal level, I think Disneyland is sort of ok.  Waiting in line for 45 minutes for a ride that lasts 45 seconds seems to violate reasonable principles of time stewardship (reminiscent of ARCADE-ONOMICS).  My back throbs from standing…

CAC To The Future! NEW ARTICLE

You all are familiar with the “Got Plaque?  Get a CAC!” screening strategy to identify a “break-in by a cholesterol-laden perpetrator” to your arterial abode.  And occasionally people will criticize CACs because they “don’t show soft plaque” and “soft plaque…

In The End, Does Diet Even Matter?

“I went plant-based, and then low-carb But in the end, it didn’t even matter Cuz I ran fast, and also far Cuz in the end, it doesn’t even matter” -The rumored original lyrics to Linkin Park’s hit from the year…

What’s Cookin’, Good Lookin’?

Next week my wife and I will be celebrating 13 YEARS OF MARRIAGE!   And in the ongoing effort to “keep that romantic spark alive,” we decided to come up with some fresh variations of the classic phrase, “What’s Cookin’, Good-lookin’?”…