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Pizza Hut is laying off more than 1,200 delivery drivers in and around Los Angeles. The reason? The company will tell you it’s just a coincidence that the layoffs are coming just a few weeks before California increases the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 an hour. But
There’s one thing I dislike more than picking up dog poop. That’s picking up someone else’s dog’s poop. As I’ve probably mentioned, I’ve been walking dogless since March when we lost our pet of 14 years. When you’re walking without having to pay attention to a dog, you start to
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
Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen many people announce their support for Hamas. To be fair, some of them have been announcing their support for Palestine. But, for all intents and purposes, it’s the same thing. I started wondering how anyone could support an organization whose stated purpose is
Today is International Men’s Day. Which is ironic because it’s also my son’s birthday. Why is this ironic? Because International Men’s Day is a day that, among other things, focuses on the mental health and wellbeing of men. And, because my son believes he’s a woman. Those of you who
From time to time I run across items that I want to talk about, but aren’t big enough to be made into an episode. I grab a few of these and call them “PonkaBlog Shorts”. Today, I’m going to do four shorter segments instead of one long one. Here we