Aug

27

Letters to Dad – Sue

Posted On August 27, 2008 | Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment

For all of you who have known my father John Poffenberger, you know that he was a very strong willed man, and a character, and a man who was doing it his way, right or wrong.

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Aug

26

Letters to Dad – David

Posted On August 26, 2008 | Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment

John Poffenberger, John P, JP, Old Man, Puffy, Little Brown Jug, Johnny, John, Grandpa, Great Grandpa and Dad. For those that knew him, these are at least some of the names we called John Poffenberger. Personally, I called him dad.

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Aug

25

Letters to Dad

Posted On August 25, 2008 | Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment

Over the next three days, I’m going to be posting letters written by Dave, Sue and Julie. These letters were written to my Dad, and all of them (including I will miss you Dad) were read at his memorial on Saturday. Peggy read Sue’s and Mine. Julie read hers. Kelsie did a particular good reading of Dave’s.

First up on Tuesday will be Dave’s. On Wednesday, I’ll be putting Sue’s up. And finally on Thursday, I’ll be posting Julie’s. If any family member reading this wants to write a letter to Dad (or Grandpa), please send them to me and I’ll be glad to put it on the site. Even if you are not a family member, but would like to have something posted regarding my Dad, please let me know and I’ll put it up. Or, you can just write something in the comments.

Aug

25

Wish Granted

Posted On August 25, 2008 | Filed Under Family | 1 Comment

I took my Dad for a ride this morning. I talked about the weather (his favorite subject). Told him that Russell is starting college next week. Let him know that Steve’s first football game is on Thursday.

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Aug

11

Make someone happy today

Posted On August 11, 2008 | Filed Under Musings | Leave a Comment

Over at zenhabits.net, they have a post “32 Ways to Make Someone Happy Today“. It’s not nearly a complete list, but it certainly is a start.

What have I done to make someone happy today? 1, 4, 7, 14,19, 21, 31, 32.

As you go about your day, think of other ways that you can make someone happy.

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Aug

3

I will miss you Dad

Posted On August 3, 2008 | Filed Under Family | 1 Comment

My Father, John Poffenberger, passed away on Friday, August 1, at 2:42pm. He leaves a loving Wife of 50 years (+-11 years) Barbara Poffenberger. He had 2 sons (David and Mark) and 2 daughters (Sue and Julie). He will be missed by all that knew him.

Updated Aug 6 : Dad’s memorial service will be held at on Saturday August 23, 3pm to whenever at North Christian Church, 5201 Camden Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46825. You can read Dad’s obituary here.

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Jul

23

Aim is a little off

Posted On July 23, 2008 | Filed Under WTF | Leave a Comment

Katherine Gunther of Lebanon Indiana is a Wiccan. And as a Wiccan, dear old Katherine decided to perform a good luck ritual in a cemetery in Lebanon. It was during this ceremony that involves the use of swords, candles and incense that Katherine stabbed herself in the foot. She was aiming at the ground, but her foot got in the way.

And the reason that Katherine was performing this good luck ritual? It was to give thanks to the good luck that she had been having recently. Makes me wonder if there is a bad luck ritual.

Jul

22

Stupid is as Stupid Does

Posted On July 22, 2008 | Filed Under WTF | Leave a Comment

I’m sure there are some morons out there that will try and duplicate what these two idiots did. In what I’m sure is a lesson to all who drink too much, you don’t want to pass out when you are around your “friends”. You never know what they will do. Maybe set your nuts on fire.

Jul

21

Today it’s your Birthday

Posted On July 21, 2008 | Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment

Are you gonna have a good time?

I hope so, considering you are at wrestling camp today. And let’s see… It’s going to be in the mid 80′s and the gym is not air conditioned? I say that’s a good place to spend your birthday.

We all love you.

Happy 17′th Birthday, Steve.

Jul

18

Coffee was a little weak this morning

Posted On July 18, 2008 | Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment

I have it made. Marilyn loves me so much. Every morning she makes me coffee and has it ready when I wake up. If I’m not working that day, all I need to do is just push the start button on the coffee maker. She does not drink coffee (hates the stuff), but she makes a real good pot of coffee.
This morning when I got up, there was a note by the coffee maker “Just Push Start”.

So I did.

After about a 5 minute brew time, I’m pretty well jonesing for some coffee. I went back into the kitchen, and got my coffee cup. I grabbed the coffee pot and started to pour my coffee.

Hmmm. This looks a little different. It looks very weak. What? It’s just water. O great, the damn coffee maker is broke. If you have to have coffee in the morning before you can function you know that this is the end of the world when a coffee maker breaks.

I open the top of the coffee maker to see if I can see anything wrong.

O Crap.

There’s no coffee in the top. You can’t make coffee with no coffee grounds. All you get is hot water. And that is what I got.

I call Marilyn, thinking that maybe she’s pulling a joke on me this morning. She told me that she “forgot”, but I’m thinking that she wanted to start out the morning on a fun note.

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