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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 ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Thursday, March 24, 2022 1:41 pm

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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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Thursday, February 24, 2022 9:42 am

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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 ... Read more

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, ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 10:26 am

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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 ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Wednesday, February 2, 2022 9:59 am

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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 ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 10:05 am

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Give my regards to Broadway

When Mary Lou and I retired and moved to Auburn, we had several items on our bucket list. Chief among them was to travel more ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 11:03 am

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To Do or Not To Do

To do or not to do. That is the question, to paraphrase the famous line from Hamlet by William Shakespeare. In my case, I am ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Wednesday, January 5, 2022 10:26 am

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