A 2022 After-Action Report
Let’s face it: 2022 sucked. Don’t get me wrong: In no way am I suggesting 2023 will be any better. That’s the mistake a lot of people made at the end of 2020 and 2021. […]
Tag: health
De Lancey’s Asian Fun Festival Tours
Himari, your tour guide Third Saturday of February – Saidaiji Eyo Naked Man Festival – Men, clad only in loincloths race toward Saldaiji Templein in Okayama to collect lucky sticks. Register in advance with Saldaiji temple and […]
Ick Ushers In 2022
Some medical thoughts are shooting through my mind like a runaway bottle rocket (only the thoughts aren’t as exciting). Come to think of it, fireworks were once involved in my medical condition, but never mind. […]
Motivational Posters 8 & 9 – Stop the Spread
America is facing two health crises, Covid-19 and obesity. We need all the resources we can get to put the epidemic and obesity behind us. The question we should all ask ourselves is, “What can […]
Before I Couldn’t Spell Ciprofloxacin … Well, I Still Can’t.
As we enter the second month of sinus infection, hope among CDC personnel of a cure is beginning to fade. Yes, I still have that same super-powered sinus infection I wrote about several weeks before–kind […]
Thoughts On Being Sick
The other day I sneezed my head off, and I’d like to thank my wife, Emily, for not only retrieving it but helping me get my head on straight. It was a challenge. I sneeze […]
Koftay (Meatballs) and the Genesis of Health Care
Pakistani Entree KOFTAY (Meatballs) INGREDIENTS – MEATBALLS ½ inch ginger root (½ inch more later) 1 onion (1 onion more later) 1 egg 1¼ pounds ground beef (80% is best) ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom ½ […]
Supersize My Soft Drink
We complain a lot about politicians, usually with good reason. But it’s not exactly a new thing: recently I came across an article I saved from 2012, news that then-New York City Mayor Bloomberg wanted […]
My Labyrinthitis is acting up … whatever that is
I sat in shock as the doctor, his face somber, informed me that I had Acute Eustachian Salpingitis. Worse, it was accompanied by Labyrinthitis. You can imagine my reaction. Why me? Why now? What is […]
Healthy Food Meets Stupid
There are times when I do something so stupid I hesitate to admit it to anyone. (This is why I don’t like about the proliferation of cell phone cameras. I’d rather have some control over […]