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Teaching and or 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Manchu
Bird Droppings May 1, 2026Teaching and or 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Manchu After returning from taking pictures, I walked into the house after running a few errands and sat down to write. I will assume retirement will not be as tense and hectic as my first day teaching high school on September…
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POTENTIAL is only a word unless applied
Bird Droppings April 27, 2026POTENTIAL is only a word unless applied “Love is a complex experience which seems to follow no rules but its own. Romantic love can have the power of a hurricane or the tenderness of a soft, wet wind. I have known, too, a chance introduction which instantly and magically merged into…
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“Peaceful evolution versus violent revolution,” what a powerful thought
Bird Droppings April 24, 2026“Peaceful evolution versus violent revolution,” what a powerful thought I have read extensively over the past few years, compiling thoughts for my dissertation during my studies at Georgia Southern University. One of those that passed through my hands these past few days, and actually a few minutes ago on my writing…
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Being reborn is listening with the heart
Bird Droppings April 22, 2026 Being reborn is listening with the heart So often in life, we hear words, rationalize those utterances, develop an opinion, and then logically state a response. I returned to a conversation discussing existentialism with my granddaughter one night nearly fifteen years ago as she cooed and babbled, trying her best…
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Is curriculum sacred?
Bird Droppings April 21, 2026Is curriculum sacred? My wife and I have been talking about taking a few days’ hiatus to head to the South Carolina coast with no schedule and little baggage—just a spur-of-the-moment trip. I was thinking about our last crazy trip, which included a nursery or two, tourist traps, museums, and good…
The daily meanderings of a teacher 