The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings May 23, 2019 We should many times question our questions?   Yesterday I was sitting in my class room after a week or two of articles and innuendos about who and why Georgia students in high school and middle schools across the state do so poorly on certain mandatory tests which are Georgia’s…

Bird Droppings May 22, 2019 Can we die a happy death?   Perhaps it was the recent passing of my mother that pulled me to this dropping from years ago. I sometimes wonder in the mornings why I am writing about a specific topic although often it is something simply on my mind. I have…

Bird Droppings May 21, 2019 Is there a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?   “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Abraham Lincoln   Perhaps in the scheme of things there are people who are inherently grouchy and or by Lincoln’s view they simply…

Bird Droppings May 20, 2019 Always try and see through eyes wide open   “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” Dolly Parton   It has been nearly twelve years since we last moved and seems we might stay here a while. I recall back…

Bird Droppings May 19, 2017 Filling cracks in leaky pots   Many thousands of years ago Buddha compared people to four kinds of clay vessels. Borrowing these words today as I am thinking to several days lost traveling to see a new grand baby, from my normal routine of writing and doing things. A couple…

Bird Droppings May 17, 2019 Culture is far more than just a word   “Silence was meaningful with the Lakota, and granting a space of silence before talking was done in the practice of true politeness and regardful of the rule that thought comes before speech. In the midst of sorrow, sickness, death or misfortune…

Bird Droppings May 16, 2019 Always trying to find at what point we exist and thinking about banning war   I went outside earlier and as I am getting ready to go enjoy a sunrise I have been sitting thinking back to so many friends who have been lost in wars and battles around the…

Bird Droppings May 15, 2019 Pondering early in the morning in my search for wisdom   I started my day as I routinely do fixing breakfast for my wife and myself. I walk out checking the outside ambient temperature and air, clean up the kitchen from dinner and proceed to my writing area upstairs. I…

Bird Droppings May 14, 2019 Life and acceptance is often getting over fears   As I stepped outside into a beautiful clear chilled morning, we were hoping for a stop to the rain but the humidity still hung in the air. The grass was like walking on a sponge soggy and wet but then again…

Bird Droppings May 13, 2019 In the pursuit of excellence I was listening to crickets and tree frogs as the sounds of morning surrounded me with the rustling of leaves in the steady breeze as I sojourned out in the wee hours with our dog. It is a great day to walk this reality thank…