Dan Ponder
The women of my life
Writing a weekly column is not always easy. Unlike many writers, I don’t really have a list of…
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We are not the center of everyone’s universe
The ship entered United States waters sometime during the night and we awoke to see the US flag…
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Planting the seed of adventure
It is the unexpected things that happen to you while traveling that make certain trips special. Such was…
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Did I tell you this already?
For people my age or older, have you found yourself asking someone the question “Did I tell you…
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The smell of money
It hit me like a brick thrown in the middle of the night. I didn’t know where it…
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Silver linings in a very dark cloud
The drive was spectacular coming down from South Carolina. The early departure gave us a chance to see…
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Why we love college football
For many, if not most, people in the South this past weekend marked the long awaited beginning of…
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Eclipse of our lifetime
I verified one more time that the eclipse glasses in my hand were legitimate, put them to my…
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“No es facil”- it’s not easy
Cubans have a saying “No es facil” which means “it’s not easy”. Often they are talking about the…