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Category: Health

Total 157 Posts

The Truth About COVID Testing

Last summer, my friend, who happens to be black…  Hang on, I forget, is the color of a person’s skin not supposed to matter at all, or is it the only thing that matters?  I can’t remember which it is these days.  I get so confused. Anyway, my African-American friend…well,

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Looking for Trouble

You can also listen to this article on The PonkaBlog Podcast! There are three things in this world for certain.  Death and taxes are the two most people are familiar with.  The third is this:  If you don’t look for something, you’re probably not going to find it.  Of course,

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The Gullibility Virus

You can also listen to this article on The PonkaBlog Podcast! Years ago, I went to lunch with an attorney who worked at the same company I did.  We were going to be driving by a Staples store on our way back to the office and had been asked to

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Close Encounters

You can also listen to this article on The PonkaBlog Podcast! I know a woman who gets headaches.  She didn’t used to get headaches, it’s something that started recently.  After suffering off and on for a few weeks, she was able to finally pinpoint the cause of her ailment.  It

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Advice From “That Guy”

You can also listen to this article on The PonkaBlog Podcast! I think most of us have heard a story about that guy who was the picture of health, and then he keeled over from a heart attack.  It’s a true story.  I’m That Guy. As I was getting prepared

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More Serious Than a Heart Attack?

You can also listen to this article on The PonkaBlog Podcast! Some of you may have noticed that I’ve been gone for about a week. I want to take this opportunity to tell you why. It’s not because I gave up the fight or suddenly became a supporter of inflation

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The Smile of a Stranger

You can also listen to this article on The PonkaBlog Podcast! The Eskimos (though I’m pretty sure that term is no longer considered acceptable) have over 50 words for snow.  That’s a lot.  I know because I grew up in Minnesota, so I consider myself an expert on snow.  But

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A Very Scary Story

You can also listen to this article on The PonkaBlog Podcast! In honor of Halloween, I’m going to tell you a scary story.  It’s a story not of what for sure will happen, but of what may happen.  And no one can tell you for sure that it won’t.  To

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The Traveler’s Guide to COVID

You can also listen to this article on The PonkaBlog Podcast! The Biden Administration just announced a change to the COVID policy for international travelers coming to the United States.  Starting November 8th, unvacksinated U.S. citizens and long-term residents will have to present a negative COVID test taken a day

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PonkaBlog Shorts #3

You can also listen to this article on The PonkaBlog Podcast! From time to time I run across items that need to be talked about but aren’t big enough to stand on their own.  Here are five of them. #1 Spousal COVID Vaccine Fee Starting in 2022, Ochsner Health, the

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