Dan Ponder
There is no script
It was almost 10 years after we met in Junior High School. My best friend had become my girlfriend and that day we walked across ...
Dan Ponder, Author at The Post-Searchlight
Dan Ponder
If it were all just that simple
Many things in life come in twos or threes. You never have one child get a cold. You almost never sneeze just once. I even ...
by Dan Ponder, Thursday, April 29, 2021 9:27 am
Dan Ponder
Play Ball
In the past four days, I have seen five sporting events. I attended my first Auburn Softball Game which was an awesome experience even though ...
by Dan Ponder, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 3:37 pm
Dan Ponder
Food, Friends, Family
The tin of chocolate covered pecans came right on time, arriving around the first week of December. Some years we would open the package upon ...
by Dan Ponder, Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:54 am
Dan Ponder
Pillow Talk
Dan”, she screamed. “The tag goes on the inside.” Of course, I know it does because she has told me so a hundred times. It ...
by Dan Ponder, Wednesday, April 7, 2021 9:32 am
Dan Ponder
And then there were none
Last week, I wrote about the loss of childhood friends and the many ways we find friendships in our lives. Sadly, this week I will ...
by Dan Ponder, Wednesday, March 31, 2021 9:24 am
Dan Ponder
The Seeds of Friendship
You must pass through time to understand friendship. In my life, I have had many types of friends. There were those from my childhood, then ...
by Dan Ponder, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 10:04 am
Dan Ponder
My biggest regret
Julius Caesar was stabbed on March 15th in the Roman Senate. Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus led 60 conspirators in overthrowing the government ...
by Dan Ponder, Wednesday, March 17, 2021 9:50 am
Dan Ponder
Spring has sprung
Spring has always been my favorite season of the year. Given the challenges of the past year, the promises of the coming spring seem especially ...
by Dan Ponder, Wednesday, March 10, 2021 12:24 pm
Dan Ponder
Medicine and Prayer
The sports medicine clinic was widely known and on the cutting edge of the medical field as it related to athletes. On a single day ...