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When your cell phone is missing
It finely happened to me. I spent this past weekend at Compass Lake. There was no one but…
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Another happy birthday to me
These birthdays come relentlessly now and nothing seems to slow them down. I haven’t figured what to do…
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It’s that time of year again
It is hard hold back the excitement as the big day approaches. It consumes you as you find…
Dan Ponder
It’s time to talk about the long- suffering face of democracy
It wasn’t an accident that our recent trip to Europe included countries of the former Warsaw Pact. I…
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We are all just the same
What do you discover when you immerse yourself in a culture you don’t understand that has a currency…
Dan Ponder
Prague, the city of 100 spires
The distance from Donalsonville to Prague, Czech Republic is 4,982 miles. You can imagine my surprise when the…
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Constants of our lives
I finished the organ prelude this past Sunday and reached up to jot down the date it was…
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Not the cold I had in mind
This is the hottest summer I believe I have ever gone through. Granted I am older, larger, exercise…
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Basketball, horses and bourbon
Kentucky is widely known for three things: basketball, horses and bourbon. A three-day trip to Lexington this past…
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Useless trivia made for some precious time
When I was in college, I called home every Sunday night. To be honest, I probably didn’t call…