Dan Ponder
A Sense of Place
Occasionally something works out even better that you planned. Such was the case at the 90th birthday celebration for my mother, Jobie Ponder at Callaway ...
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Dan Ponder
The Green, Green Grass of Home
The drive is a circuitous route. It encompasses metro areas, country roads, farms, fields, and factories. In one day, I see blooming tulips, budding azaleas, ...
by Dan Ponder, Wednesday, March 30, 2022 11:42 am
Dan Ponder
An Unexpected Silver Lining
It is just a basketball game. Well, it is a bit more than that. It is the NCAA Tournament, the Big Dance. The goal of ...
by Dan Ponder, Thursday, March 24, 2022 1:41 pm
Dan Ponder
Visiting the Pearly Gates
On our way down to Tampa for the SEC Basketball Tournament, Mary Lou and I passed through Albany around lunchtime. “Where do you want to ...
by Dan Ponder, Wednesday, March 16, 2022 9:48 am
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Treasure the Past. Embrace the Future.
My father and my grandfather both retired at 55 years of age. They both remained active, cultivated new interests, and embraced their new life without ...
by Dan Ponder, Wednesday, March 9, 2022 10:58 am
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A Special Twosday
We all have some special talents. I was a prodigy in typing, surpassing the skills of the typing teacher in the 7th grade. I had ...
by Dan Ponder, Thursday, February 24, 2022 9:42 am
Dan Ponder
Dancing in the Grease
Fried Chicken. I could write a book. Like most southern men my age, it is intertwined in who I am. I cannot remember the first ...
by Dan Ponder, Wednesday, February 16, 2022 9:41 am
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How do Tulips Whistle?
Today was a wet, dreary day capturing all that brings us down as the winter drags. Mary Lou and I had gone to Compass Lake, ...
by Dan Ponder, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 10:26 am
Dan Ponder
The Promise of Tomorrow
My maternal grandparents had four grandsons relatively early in their lives. My grandfather truly enjoyed us all. He liked the sports and our rough and ...
by Dan Ponder, Wednesday, February 2, 2022 9:59 am
Dan Ponder
Oh, to be young again
I will be honest with you. I have always looked forward in my life. I never wanted to be a kid again. I never wished ...