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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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Idiots, Morons and COVID-19

You can also listen to this article on The PonkaBlog Podcast! I first published this in March of this year. Sadly, not much has changed. I updated it with the new numbers and information about the variants which were nearly unheard of back in March. Enjoy… I know that “profiling”

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Killed by a Stray Drink

Every time there’s a high-profile shooting here in the U.S. the same predictable thing happens.  The same people start complaining about gun violence and demand that tighter restrictions be placed on guns and the same people demand an outright ban on private gun ownership. Every single time. In the U.S.,

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One (Un)lucky SOB

I think I might just be the unluckiest SOB on the planet.  Here’s my situation… I give blood whenever I can, and the Red Cross tests all donated blood for COVID-19 antibodies.  Each time I give blood, I eagerly wait for the results of my latest antibody test.  And each

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Imagining $30 Trillion

Now you can listen to this on The PonkaBlog Podcast! The national debt of the United States is just under $30 trillion.  But let’s go ahead and call it an even $30 trillion. Because it will get there soon enough. Let me say that again. The United States owes individuals,

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Dr. Fauci and the Bobcat

Now you can listen to this article on The PonkaBlog Podcast! Although many people consider him to be “the expert”, Dr. Anthony Fauci doesn’t have a very good track record when it comes to talking about COVID-19.  First, he used a wildly-inaccurate model to predict how bad the virus would

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Fixing the Brand

If you’ve read any of my stuff, you know by now that I’m a problem solver.  If I see something that’s broken, I can’t help but fix it.  Here’s an example. I was riding my bike listening to a rerun of American Top 40.  I heard a song by Naked

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Recipe for Disaster

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

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Call Me Crazy

Now you can listen to this article on The PonkaBlog Podcast! If today I said that I identified as a woman, those who know me would believe I was joking.  They would think that it’s just another one of those things I do to see if I can get a

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