Frequently Asked Questions
Are you for real?
Yes.
Why did you start this site?
Not too long ago, I turned 45. According to the Oxford Dictionary, that is middle age. I’m now middle-aged. This is my midlife crisis, I think, and where other, better people tend to more admirably define themselves by what they create or leave behind, I apparently do so by what I've seen, heard and tasted. / Alternatively, perhaps I felt that after taking so much for four and a half decades, it was time for me to give something back. I may have felt that the best way to go about this, is to educate the world about me, and I may have felt that the world at large has been desperately craving for a resource about all things Paul, even if it was not yet aware of this. It is perhaps for that reason that I have benevolently bestowed this lavish gift upon an undoubtedly grateful mankind.
Have you always been a high school teacher or can you also do something useful?
I’ve also worked as a bartender, a translator, a CNC operator, a paper boy, a forklift driver, a beansprout shoveler, a dish washer and a chemical waste sorter.
Do you know how much damage a cruise ship to Antarctica does to the planet??
I went on a sailboat. It was really nice.
You are a poser entitled fuck twat.
Fair enough, but not a question.
Any other hobbies?
I also enjoy riding my motorbike, reading, watching films, scuba diving, hiking and visiting some museums.
Any other lists, not listed on this site?
Sure, plenty. I do like lists. I once bought a book entitled 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die, and I drank my way through that. Also, I have this bookmark featuring 50 Books to Read Before You Die, and I'm currently still reading through that. Furthermore, I'm aiming to complete the IMDB Top 250. In addition, I am still compiling my list of enemies. I am now too busy to do a lot about them, but once I retire, I plan to battle and utterly vanquish my enemies, so I'm already compiling the list. It's always a good idea to keep a complete and updated list of your enemies. Lists are fun!
Is it true that you’ve claimed to have invented the octopus? That’s stupid, how can you invent an animal??
I would prefer not to talk about that, if that is okay.
You are a fairly weird and horribly self-involved person. You really got a girl to have kids with you?
Yes.
Why PCVH.org?
PCVH.com was taken.
Long-haul flights, eating all them animals - you must really disagree with people like Greta Thunberg?
Quite the contrary! Love her! She's doing a great thing! The fact that I cannot or will not emulate her lifestyle, does not mean I don't recognise its obvious moral superiority and the wonderful thing she's doing, swaying hearts and minds! On behalf of my kids, thanks, Greta!
Do you have a favourite sports team?
I am partial to the Hiroshima Carp.
What’s your favourite colour?
I’d rather not get into it, sorry.
I read online you were involved with the Dutch East India Company, or Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie. You're even supposed to have helped start the company. Pretty shitty company. Why would you work for or with them?
I'd like to address this nasty rumour. This is silly. It does not make a lot of sense. This happened a long time ago. I was not around. I don’t know why people keep suggesting I was involved. I wasn’t.
What is your greatest fear?
The Balrog of Morgoth.
Paul, you're worse off than I thought. Apparently, with smart adaptive coping strategies you have been able to disguise your severe autism from the outside world as quirky eccentricity.
(Feedback on this site from a friend from work)
Do you have a nice recipe for jambalaya?
I do, actually. It contains three different animals. You’ll need the following ingredients:
400 g of rice
2 400 g cans of diced tomatoes
3 onions
6 red peppers
8 cloves of garlic
3 celeries with ample stalks
250 g of chorizo
200 g of diced ham
500 g of large shrimp, cleaned
A nice bunch of parsley
3 large chili peppers
1,5 tablespoon of ground cayenne pepper
10 bay leaves
1,5 liter of chicken broth
2 teaspoons of tabasco
3 tablespoons of olive oil
A pinch of salt, if needed
First you’ll need to do a lot of cutting and chopping.
The ingredients should then look something like this:
Then you take a nice big pot. Heat the oil and fry the onion and garlic. Add the celery and pepper. Stir and fry. After about ten minutes, add the ham and the chorizo. Your kitchen will smell nice. After another five minutes, add the ground cayenne pepper, the chili pepper, the parsley, and the bay leaves. Take another five minutes. Keep stirring a bit. Now add the diced tomato, chicken broth and tabasco. Boil it. Let it simmer for 30 minutes. Now extract the bay leaves. Then add the rice. When the rice is done, turn off the stove. Now add the shrimp and stir. After three minutes, you’re done. Yum yum! Now you have this:
Enjoy!