One of the few good things that came out of the ridiculous COVID lockdowns is that it opened my eyes to how incredibly poor television has become. When I watch TV, I do so to be amused, not taught or preached at. I don’t want to learn a lesson and
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Let me tell you something. I’m really glad that my job isn’t writing satire. Satire sites like The Onion and The Babylon Bee poke fun at current events by creating outlandish and absurd scenarios based on what’s really going on. Sometimes the point is to entertain but oftentimes they’re trying
I used to drink Coke. A lot of it. Back in the 80’s when my metabolism was high and I didn’t care about my dental health, I drank gallons and gallons of Coca-Cola. Then something strange happened. After nearly 100 years, Coke, the most popular soft drink in history, decided
According to the CDC’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), as of last Friday, there have been 609 “adverse events” after being injected with a COVID-19 vaccine that have resulted in death. Now, I can’t tell by looking at the data if the deceased were already deathly sick from something
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. You can look at a single image and imagine what must have happened to reach that particular point in time. There is no way for anyone to know what transpired to make that image possible. So, Big Media takes a single
I ran into a friend of mine earlier this week. Let’s call her “Jessica”. She was all excited about the possibility of getting a COVID-19 vaccine. The conversation went something like this. Jessica: My whole family is planning on getting the vaccine as soon as possible. Me: Why? Jessica: Because
Now you can listen to this article on The PonkaBlog Podcast! I’m not a person who normally buys into conspiracy theories. You know what I’m talking about. I’m talking about the crazy scenarios that people invent to connect otherwise unconnectable events. While I do believe the government keeps us in
If you believe the experts, I should have had COVID-19 by now. Because I haven’t bought into the COVID panic, and I don’t take any precautions. I don’t social distance and I don’t wear a mask while driving my car, walking my dog or riding my bike. In fact, the
Late last summer, I jokingly told my dad that the virus would magically disappear on November 4th because that was the day after the election. Looking back, I can see I was a bit naïve. The magic date wasn’t November 4th, it was January 20th. You see, if the virus
I learned a new word last week and it has quickly climbed the ranks to be my most favorite word. That word is “bescumber”. It’s a wonderful word. I like the way it sounds. Say it with me…bescumber. Having grown up on a dairy farm, I bescumbered for years and