Monthly Archives: June 2024

Another Depressing Health Day

Well, Covid is gone, but all the coughing up and stuff has seriously degraded my hearing. My right is so congested that it’s right up against my right eardrun. I was given three options

1) They poke a hole in my eardrum. Some of it drains out then. The rest drains out over some weeks through a little tube that gets left in my eardrum.

2) Surgery on my nose to correct a deviated septum. The deviated septum makes it difficult for junk in my ear canal to drain out through my nose or mouth.

3) Hope that two new medicines help drain my ear.

If not, back to options 1) and 2) which terrifies the hell out of me.

I’ve had something fairly wrong with me since late April and I don’t see when it’s going to end.

Sorry this is not a funny post

–  Paul De Lancey

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Paul’s Awesome English Dictionary: Today’s Word – Frimp

How many times has this happened to you? Either your GPS has broken down or you just didn’t bother with directions. The Sun went down two hours ago. You don’t know which way to go?  You get out of the care to answer the call of nature, when suddenly you see an imp not five feet away. How the heck did it get so close? You notice that is imp is carrying an axe. Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, you are going to die! You’re gonna die. Then the most amazing thing occurs. The imp carefully lays down its axe. He smiles at you. His name is Ian, Ian the Imp. He asks you to play charades. Ian does not get many opportunities to play charades. You play the game with him. Until dawn. You become friends.

If only there were a word to describe this new friend. And now we have.

TODAY’S AWESOME WORD

FRIMP

Awesome entry #40

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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The Great Latch Hook Project – Part 9

Today, I latch hooked for the first time since May 3. I had been laid low with a nasty case of Covid. I felt fatigued for a few weeks after that. But today, I felt okay. Yay.

I’m back. I have resumed eye therapy and physical therapy. I’m starting to walk more. And I’ve taken up cooking meals again. Woot.

I even solved a future tax problem.

Watch out, world. I’m back.*

* = Ok, I would also like to get most of my hearing back, but the trend is good.

Anyway, I’ve done 104 out of 113 rows. Here is the work so far.

6/09/2024, Latch hook #9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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You Need to Clear Your Mind

We get stressed. We have too many responsibilities. Too many things to ponder. Our mind gets pulled in more and more directions and all at once. We find ourselves performing ever shallower analysis on our projects. We shun contact with the people around us. No time.

Our brain’s ability to function decreases all the time. We have forgotten there’s no “function” without “fun.” Of course, we also can’t “function” without “ction,” but that’s a subject for a future blog.

Anyway, our minds cry to the heavens for some rest, some time off to recalibrate.

How do we do that? As they say in internet technology, “Have you tried turning it off and on again?”

We will turn off our minds. We’ll do that by thinking of nothing. Nothing. Like what is shown in the rectangle below. Look inside it.

Nothing

 

If you still have troubling clearing your mind, try again while chanting, “Iggy piggy poo” over and again. You’ll be amazed how much more revitalized you will feel.

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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Paul’s Awesome English Dictionary: Today’s Word – Porphin

Endorphins are peptides produced in the brain that block the perception of pain and increase feelings of wellbeing.

Life can be hard. People can be let us down and be downright mean to us. Illnesses make us depressed.

We need to do and see things stymy that perception of pain and make us feel better.

Endorphins in our brain do just that. Unleash the kraken! Oops, no.

Unleash the endorphins!

How do we accomplish that? Transform some object, entity, or feeling that saddens us into something that makes us happy.

What brings us down? Orphan socks. For example, a single sock adorned with delightful hula dancers.

What makes us happy? Uniting two ORPan socks to reconstitute a Pair of socks.

Now, we’re cooking with gas. Let the great endORPHIN event begin.

If only there were a word to describe this endorphin flood. And now we have.

TODAY’S AWESOME WORD

PORPHIN

Awesome entry #39

 

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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You Need to See a Setting Sun

Today was a tough day, full of stress. Despite your best intentions, many more things went wrong than right. You desperately need to relax. You need to see a setting Sun.

You need to see #41

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– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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Wanda Wunder Wonders About Circles

Wanda Wunder #40

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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I Open Up a Restaurant

Hey! Look at my new restaurant. If you’re in the neighborhood come visit your friend Chef Paul at

I am so proud

 

 

 

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

 

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Talented Animals – Clarabelle

Clarabelle of Twenty Pines Farm is quite the talented cow. She can enter her nostrils with her tongue. Can you do that? I thought not, but I bet you wish you could.

When asked to talk about her bovine talent, the laconic Clarabelle said, “Moo.”

Clarabelle

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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Famous Sayings, Part One

Mama Caesar had it right.

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– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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