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
Yesterday, I described a commercial I had seen that featured a large black woman. More specifically, I described her as “a rather large black woman”. I posted it on one of the Big Media platforms and someone commented saying, “Sounds like it was written by a racist. Why does it
I was watching TV one day when a commercial came on showing a rather large black woman. The woman was distraught because she couldn’t afford a phone and was worried what would happen if she had an emergency and didn’t have any way to call for help. Never fear! The
Even though I’m perfectly healthy, my life is wasting away because of COVID-19. Allow me to explain. I was recently in line at the grocery store, waiting to check out. The woman behind the register was wearing a mask and a big plastic face shield, and was separated from the
The old joke is that the term “government intelligence” is an oxymoron and that there is no such thing as an intelligent government. No place is that better demonstrated than by looking at the government’s response to the COVID-19 “crisis”. I’m not going to talk about whether or not the
The primary job of the government of the United States should be to protect the citizens of the United States. When there is a choice between protecting a citizen vs. protecting someone who is not a citizen, the citizen should win every single time. Our southern border is being invaded.
There’s a lake in Massachusetts referred to by the locals as “Lake Webster”. But, it’s real name is “Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg”. It might be the longest place name in the United States and is definitely one of the longest in the world. I know you’re going to try so here’s a
About 20 years ago, I had started working at a new company. The management team had been lax for quite some time and seemed to be more interested in being friends with the employees than developing and shipping products. So, people showed up for work when they wanted to, didn’t
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,
We’ve all seen, and sometimes felt, the effects of the “cancel culture”. Just over the past few weeks there have been attacks on Mr. Potato Head, Dr. Seuss, Aunt Jemima and now Pepé Le Pew. Increasingly ridiculous examples of things that are somehow offensive to someone appear almost daily. And