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It never occurred to me in mid-2007 that I would ever have occasion to index 169
editions of Ponograms, but here I am many years later, trying to remember why I
wrote some of them, reading others and laughing, and generally enjoying myself.
I have added a hyperlink to each one, so the reader can go directly to
any that seem interesting. The pics also have hyperlinks associated
with the Ponograms before and after pics.
I would really appreciate your feedback! Please indicate one
or more favorites, one or more you could do without, one or more you forwarded
to others, and of course whether you want me to go on with this exercise.
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1 One Sunday In Perry
Pono at 16 encounters death, destruction and callousness.
2 What
the Army Taught Me
Pono learns some surprising lessons as a draftee.
3 Not My Mother's Shopping List
Food choices at 74 have changed a lot since 18.
4
Brain
Calisthenics
Trying to keep the synapses firing.
5 The Pono Nano Diet
A patented small-scale diet.
6 Oatmeal Jim-Jams
Recipe for cookies fit for a king.
7 A Walk in the Park
Making the most of a stroll.
8
Escape to California
Why and how Pono moved from Michigan to California.
9 Ding-Dong
The limitations of computer and human translation.
10 Printer's Devil
Pono’s years in print shops.
11 Pono - The Addict
A personal tale of nicotine addiction.
12
Monkeypodarrhea
What to
do with a monkeypod.
13
Love
in the Woods
Pono’s years as a highway surveyor.
14
It's a
Small World
How do Michigan, Ecuador, California and Hawaii find a link?
15
Culinary Crutches
Great tips for those not into cooking, cleaning and other household chores.
16 We Want Sandin
Recognition is not always desirable.
17 Better With Age
Some of the many things that improve with age.
18
Parallel Universes
You can be in the same country, city, or even room and have no interaction.
19
Mårten Nilsson Finne
Mårten discovers copper and brings change to a large area of Sweden.
20
Hawaii
Is A State
We don’t get no respect!
21
Shake-em-up Flashlight
Purchase of same causes a power outage.
22
The
Use of E-mail
How I tend to use e-mail.
23
Normal American Schoolboy
Activities of a Normal American Schoolboy (NAS) in around 1950.
24
Lake Gogebic Early Days
History of 1920 Lake Gogebic as seen from the Tillner cottage.
25
A Week In Sydney
A somewhat different tourist view of Sydney and Australia.
26
Interview with the Widow - 1
27
Interview with the Widow - 2
Q’s and A’s based on the actual estate inventory conducted after her husband’s
death.
28
Three Kings of Orient
Thailand – our contract to help introduce the country to computers.
29
1969 - Year of the Rooster
Thailand – the birth of NAS, JR from the father’s eyes.
30
Summer in Europe
Pono graduates college, meets old Army buddy for a visit to 13 countries.
31
Bellybuttons & Maggots
Thailand – some of the memorable events of our stay.
32 Yes/No vs. Maybe
Not everything is black or white, right or wrong, wave or particle, etc.
33
Blood, Beer and Warm Feet
Phrases that will live in my memory associated with individuals.
34 Mine Universe
My community of birth and the perceived boundaries of my universe.
35
Hands off, Boots on
Thailand – a few more of the memorable events of our stay.
36
The Accidental Cure
My
theory – I had ulcers and they were cured.
37
It's the Only Thing
Pono and MSU friends attend the Rose Bowl and review history.
38
The Professor's Stable
Suggested projects I would assign if I had a group of grad students.
39
Little House on the Highway
Pono marries and “homesteads”.
40 "9/11 is OK"
Pono rubs shoulders with history, including 9/11.
41
Suspected Child Abuse
Confessions to preempt lawsuits.
42 Midlife Crisis
A look at a totally different way of life.
43
Where
Am I Today - 1
44
Where
Am I Today - 2
A review of the 14 grade and high schools I attended as a kid.
45
The
Rosebud Period
46
Angular and Giddy
47
Sandin, N. A., Computer
Pono’s work career in three phases.
48 Hot Trailers
I don’t really hate house trailers, but I kept trying to burn them down.
49 Pure Michigan
A trip back to Michigan, complete with a foreclosure at the motel I booked.
50 Ah,
Youth
Pono looks back on a prize-winning essay from his youth.
51 Unlikely Friend
Pono reflects on his brother – his unlikely friend.
52 Golfballogy
A primer in the study of golf balls.
53 PCNEWS
Excerpts from a monthly letter sent out by my company for 5 years in the
mid-80s.
54
Before/After Squared
The ups and major downs of home ownership in Tarzana, CA.
55 Hawaiiana 1
56 Hawaiiana 2
57 Hawaiiana 3
59 Hawaiiana 4 [Ponograms in
this series were interspersed with other topics]
63 Hawaiiana 5
66 Hawaiiana 6
87 Hawaiiana 7
92 Hawaiiana 8
102 Hawaiiana 9
109 Hawaiiana 10
Items, events, observations and people peculiar to Hawaii.
58 A
New Outlook
Pono’s cataract surgery.
60
Crash Dummy
Memories of an automobile accident in 1961.
61
Dogs,
Boards, Kids...
Photographic memories of the Tillner cottage on Lake Gogebic in Upper Michigan.
62
Photographic Treasures
More photographic memories.
64
My
Comb is Crooked
Pono goes to Non-Commissioned Officer Academy while in the Army.
65
Call Me
A Doctor
Pono’s youngest gets his PhD.
67
Home
for Christmas
California to Michigan for Christmas with Helen who stopped in Minnesota.
68
Led By Words
To translate Swedish estate inventories I pinned down the English for 700 nouns.
69 Pono
Bowls
The high points of my four decades of league bowling.
70
Poppy Tour
Sandins congregate on Maui and the Big Island.
71
An Invitation
An attempt to gather a bunch of relatives that failed for several reasons.
72
Wunderkammer I
73
Wunderkammer II
74
Wunderkammer III
75
Wunderkammer IV
76
Wunderkammer V
77
Wunderkammer VI
[Ponograms in this series were interspersed with other topics]
80
Wunderkammer VII
81
Wunderkammer VIII
88
Wunderkammer IX
94
Wunderkammer X
98
Wunderkammer XI
99
Wunderkammer XII
112
Wunderkammer XIII
113
Wunderkammer XIV
114
Wunderkammer XV
An exposition of many of the
"wunders" that Pono has accumulated over the years.
78
What Is
Teaching?
A paper written by Pono for the only education course he took at MSU.
79 A
Gathering
Report of a trip by Bittenbrings and Sandins to Bar Harbor, Maine.
82
My
Gluten-Free Test
Pono went gluten-free on 2014-01-01 – this is the results report after three
months.
83
Grandpa and FDR
Eleanor Roosevelt confirms Grandpa Leavitt’s story about visiting FDR.
84
Atomic Energy by a 12yo
A
contemporary report of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan by a 5th
grader.
85
Genealogy Quilts
A fellow genealogist records her genealogy in a set of quilts for her children.
86
Per
Nilsson Västgöte
Amazing details of an ancestor born more than 400 years ago.
89
Maui
First Class
Pono treats an old friend to a special tour of Maui – she may never return.
90
Genealogy Kicks
122
Genealogy Kicks - 2
159 Genealogy Kicks - III
High points in Pono’s genealogy research.
91 Glass
Art
An overview of my daughter-in-law’s stained glass hobby.
93
Outlines of Paradise
Some of the many clever uses of outlines of Maui and other Hawaiian Islands.
95 Aunt
Rubie
A tribute to a very special person who happened to be Pono’s aunt.
96
A
Family Visit, part 1
97
A
Family Visit, part 2
Pictures of three granddaughters and other family in their new home in Maine.
101 Michigan Outlines
167 Michigan Outlines Two
Clever
and artistic applications of the outlines of the state of Michigan.
103 Kids of Maine - 1
104 Kids of Maine - 2
More pictures
of Pono's middle son and his family in Maine.
105 Clarence Sandin
Memories of
the life of Pono's father in Michigan.
106 Tech House
A tour of
Pono's son's tech-laden house in Maine.
107 Hawksbill Hatching
A wonderous
night on a Maui beach culminating in the hatching of 180 Hawksbills.
108 Facial Recognition
An
introduction to facial recognition using Pono's lifetime profile changes.
110 Spring in Maine - 1
111 Spring in Maine - 2
Another visit
to three granddaughters in Maine to monitor their development.
115 JOVIAL Programming
Language
Memories of
the early days of computer programming
116 "Big Like a Soldier
Officer"
His mother's
view of the birth of son JR in Bangkok, Thailand.
117 TV Shows That Never Were - 1
119 TV Shows That Never Were - 2
121 TV Shows That Never Were - 3
123 TV Shows That Never Were - 4
[This series
is interspersed with other topics]
128 TV Shows That Never Were - 5
135 TV Shows That Never Were - 6
140 TV Shows That Never Were - 7
143 TV Shows That Never Were - 8
153 TV Shows That Never Were - 9
154 TV Shows That Never Were - 10
155 TV Shows That Never Were - 11
156 TV Shows That Never Were - 12
160 TV Shows That Never Were - 13
161 TV Shows That Never Were - 14
166 TV Shows That Never Were - 15
168 TV Shows That Never Were - 16
Samples of what
happens when random occurrences are allowed.
118 Gecko Rejects Moth
A big bad
green gecko thinks better of attempting an attack on a large moth.
120 The Story of Four
"Four" becomes a family legend just because.
124
From Land to Lindbergh
Lindy is a
cousin to JR and Stuart.
125 Pono In Dreamland - I
126 Pono In Dreamland - II
Pono visits an unimaginable kingdom.
127 Licensed to Drive
A collection of Pono driver licenses.
129 Colon Cancer Surgery
130 CC Reattachment
131 CC Chemotherapy
132 CC Personal Review
Colon cancer
(CC) surgery and chemo experiences.
133 A Trip to Maine - 1
134 A Trip to Maine - 2
Two Ponograms that cover a trip to Maine with granddaughters.
136 Lucky I Live South Maui
137 The Rest of South Maui
The case for choosing South Maui to reside in.
138 The Family Birdman
A famous
English birdman is cousin to JR and Stuart.
139 My Plumeria Tree
My pet plumeria tree across the street.
141 Pono Slept Here - I
142 Pono Slept Here - II
Infrastructure in the life of Pono.
144 Collecting Postal Strips
A cheap and fun hobby.
145 Just Another Trip
Adventures on the road.
146 Some Gates, Doors, Etc.
147 More Gates, Doors, Etc.
Gateways that Pono found interesting.
148 Shark Teeth
149 Shark Teeth Bycatch
Hobby of Pono's son and his wife.
150 El Campo Santo Cemetery
A San Diego tourist stop.
151 Shadows
A fascination with shadows.
152 Rabbit Ears
How to annoy friends and family.
157 Lahaina Noon
Only in the state of Hawaii.
158 Hawaiian Personalities
Well known people in local commercials.
162 Pono's Nutrition
163 More Nutrition
Pono's eating habits.
164 Pono in Nature
165 More Pono in Nature
PONO presented in various forms.
169 Pandemic Notes
A
day in Pono's Pandemic.
AFTERWORD
This index will be put on the website and updated periodically so that anyone
interested can quickly get to a Ponogram.
If you have been on my distribution list from the beginning, the index may
remind you of a Ponogram that caught your eye “back when”.
Newbies will be able to review earlier editions that might promise some
interest.
Note that I feel free to modify Ponograms from time to time, so you may see
changes from when you first read a given one.
As always, thank you for your attention - I will appreciate any comments.
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