Inconvenient Realities
Maybe today you missed a wide-open dunk…and there was no defender within 40 feet of you. Maybe you got rim-checked even though you lowered the rim 6 inches. Maybe the only dribbling you did today was NOT on the basketball…
Category Life
Never Forget
“I forgot.” We’ve all uttered these shameful words…and no one intentionally sets out to forget agendas or obligations. The ongoing effort to NOT forget is the main reason why sticky notes, mnemonics, and calendars exist. And today the calendar reminds…
Rotten Broccoli
Around the turn of the century, my family and I walked in the front door of our house after a Baseball Tournament…and we all nearly died after being sucker-punched by the most pugilistically pungent aroma in all of world history.…
A Rendezvous with Disappointment
Things are a lot different for kids these days compared to those of us who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s. But refreshingly, 4th Grade is still the year that elementary students learn about IDAHO and IDAHO HISTORY here…
The Fighting Tardigrades
As we approach another season of Recreational Youth Soccer, I’ve been reflecting on various options for Team Names. Typically, the league is rife with cliché labels such as “Destroyers” or “Shooting Stars,” although last season my daughter’s team was the…
Anywhere But Whole Foods!!!
Many young kids dread going to the doctor because they associate the experience with shots. Other children cringe at the mention of going to the dentist. My daughter, on the other hand, looks forward to doctor and dentist appointments…but the…
Great Coaching
As many of you know, I coach High School Cross Country. And today, I think I proved that I could capably fill in as the Middle School coach as well. And some of the skeptics out there might think, “What…
It’s My Work-iversary!
It’s probably a ploy to get me to “Verify My Profile,” but LinkedIn just recently congratulated me on my 4-year Work-iversary at Amgen. (Most people just think I run around with kids and write stuff, but you can read THIS…
Undimmed Eye and Vigor Unabated
When I read about the life of Moses, I see so many things that I seek to emulate in my life. I want to be characterized by humility. I want to talk with God as one converses with a friend. …
Stuck in the 1990s
Sadly, many clinicians could be described as “Stuck in the 1990s” in regards to Lipid Management. And generally, people in Lipid Land would apply this pejorative label to those who continue to worship solely at the altar of High-Intensity Statins,…
