The First Amendment is a powerful thing. It defines our right to say whatever the heck we want. In the United States, no government can stop anyone from speaking their mind. But can it also protect you from someone forcing you to say specific things? No. Not yet anyway. A
Remember back a few decades ago when the term “homophobia” came to be? Back in 1965, a guy named George Weinberg coined the term after he observed that some people are uncomfortable with the notion of homosexuality. Other people glommed on to the word and said that people were probably
Did you hear the one about the actress in Australia who got injured by a COVID shot? Melle Stewart was, apparently, a well-known actress in both the UK and Australia. She received her first dose of the AstraZeneca vackseen on May 24, 2021. Two weeks later, she was having seizures,
The last time I talked about politics at work was April 29th, 1992. Since then, I’ve kept my mouth shut. How can I be sure of the date? That’s easy. It was the day the verdict was announced for the trial of the LAPD officers that beat the shit out
I had two recent experiences I think are worth mentioning. Here’s the first: As I do about every couple of years, last week I strained my back. Typically, my chiropractor can fix me right up. But for reasons I won’t go into here, this time I had to look for
Last week, 29-year-old Shawn Shrick was convicted of brutally killing his father’s girlfriend, Margaret Dahl, and her mother, Phyllis Porter, in 2019. There is no dispute he killed them. He stabbed Margaret 20 times. This week, he received his sentence. And then immediately walked out of jail a free man.
Eleanor Rigby Learning to panic from things she sees on CNN. Lives in a dream See her commuting. Wearing a mask in the car when there’s nobody near. Who does she fear? I was taking a walk this morning and I saw a couple walking toward me. They had a
From time to time I have thoughts I want to share that aren’t big enough to turn into an article or podcast. So, I bunch them together into what I call, “PonkaBlog Shorts”. Here are two: Sudden Death There are a couple resources I think you should take a look
Every day, we see reports of healthy people dying suddenly and unexpectedly. Some of them are literally dropping dead while walking down the street. Clearly this is something that has always happened. There are eight billion people on the planet. Nearly 167,000 people die each day. And some of them
As many of you are aware, I’m a member of an elite group of people known as “The Control Group”. I, along with the other members of The Group, bravely sacrifice our safety and wellbeing by not getting vacksinated and not following any of the recommended precautions. We do this