I finally remembered to post birthday wishes on the birthday in question. My brother Devin turns 21 today. Even though his name is Devin Darnell Ponder, I have almost always called him Billy. Before he was born, I was sitting around with my mother and stepfather, talking about names for the baby. My stepfather (who […]
To keep up with the running theme, as a website owner, I am a horrible father. My youngest daughter Jazmyn had a birthday on February 8 and I forgot to blog about it. In my defense, I spent a great deal of the morning with her, so I wasn’t completely neglectful. She turned 19, so […]
As a website owner, I am a pretty bad brother. My younger brother Charles had a birthday on February 3 and although I called him, I completely forgot to announce it on the site. Charles currently lives in Washiington DC, so I don’t get to see him as much as I would like, but as […]
With a lot of my attention focused on the inauguration yesterday, I completely forgot to do a post congratulating my nephew Dwight on his 18th birthday. I did however remember to relay birthday wishes to him through my mother and youngest brother. Unfortunately, I haven’t had a chance to actually talk to him. This is […]
Why I don’t worry too much about my son’s intelligence
Derek Coward January 21, 2009 ArticleAt the last Parent-Teacher Conference, my son’s teacher mentioned “some concerns” that she had with him. Specifically his behavior in class. I don’t want to go into the details about what she said, but I don’t agree with her. Today a small plastic bag was sent home, containing a stack of flash cards and the […]
We have a new puppy. A few days ago, A client at the animal hospital where Patti works gave her to us. She is a full blood boxer. Apparently the AKC requires three names, so Patti chose Ruby’s Red Squirt. To me, it sounds like a euphemism for one thing that women can do that […]
Even though there is very little chance that she will ever read this, I want to make sure that I wish my grandmother Ansonia Walls a happy birthday. If I recall correctly, she was actually born Stephia Ansonia Walls, in Anderson, NC. My great-grandfather wanted to name her Andersonia, but my great-grandmother vetoed that idea […]
One of the presents we gave Stephen for Christmas was a V-Tech digital camera. The thing is covered in rubber and looks pretty fake, but it is a working digital camera that takes still pictures and short videos (as well as plays games like tic-tac-toe and match-the-pictures). The quality is pretty much what you would […]
Who would win between you and your father in his prime in a boxing match?
Derek Coward December 20, 2008 ArticleI was doing a Google search for the term “you and your father” for a smart assed remark, but instead got sidetracked when I saw a question on Yahoo! answers. The original page has been removed from Yahoo! Answers but it was still in Google Cache and said “Who would win between you and your […]
This is a picture of my grandmother, my granddaughter Gabryale, my daughter Jaymie, my mother and me. It was taken by my other daughter Jazmyn on Thanksgiving 2008. I have no idea why it was datestamped 6/16/2007. This was the first time that Gabryale had met my mother and grandmother. At first she didn’t want […]
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