PonkaBlog

Month: April 2021

Total 26 Posts

Phone Spam and Voter ID

Yesterday I experienced one of those rare occurrences when my phone actually rang.  I call it a rare occurrence because I seldom use my “phone” as an actual phone.  And while I’m explaining, I should probably admit that “rang” isn’t quite the right word either because my phone doesn’t ring. 

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Misremembered

I was watching a TV show not too long ago about things that happened in the 90’s.  The teaser before the commercial indicated they were going to talk about the bombing at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta after the break.  I turned to my wife and said, “What was that

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I Agree With Lester Holt

I agree with Lester Holt.  No, not about his “fairness is overrated” comment.  His attempt to use logic that uses a “the sun sets in the west” analogy to justify that two sides of an argument shouldn’t be given equal merit is ridiculous.  I’m referring to something else he said.

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The Star of COVID

It’s problem-solving day again.  Time to find a solution for something that needs one.  Today’s topic: Identifying people who haven’t been vaccinated.  Let me start out by saying that I believe there’s nothing worse than someone who chooses not to be injected with an experimental drug.  Who are they to

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Committed to the Bit

When I saw the news of France’s third lockdown, my immediate reaction was, “Wow!  That’s some strong commitment to the bit.” Here’s what I mean: The term “bit” typically refers to a comic routine, AKA “bit”.  A bit is essentially a reality that comics use to paint a picture for

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