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Reconciliation of trust
Bird Droppings December 27, 2025Reconciliation of trust I came upstairs to look at my photos this morning and to write a morning Birddroppings. I thought back a couple of years. I was talking with my wife; she was headed to a funeral in Dublin, Georgia, for her aunt, who had just passed away. Her G.P.S.…
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I do wonder about getting older.
Bird Droppings December 23, 2025 I do wonder about getting older. “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Mark Twain I find myself using my age to my advantage when the little girl at the Kroger register asks if I’m a senior citizen. I carry my AARP…
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Quietly listening to Hot Tuna and pondering the word inspiration.
Bird Droppings July 15, 2025 Quietly listening to Hot Tuna and pondering the word inspiration. Over twenty years ago, at a county-wide teacher kick-off meeting, it was traditionally a packaged inspirational meeting and welcome before state and federal budget cuts. This was the startup for the new school year led by a brought-in speaker. They…
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It is said dreams do not stand alone.
Bird Droppings December 20, 2025It is said dreams do not stand alone. “You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.” Richard Bach It has been so many years since I first read and experienced the whimsical book Jonathan Livingston…
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Families and Friends
Bird Droppings December 19, 2025Families and Friends The holidays are coming here soon. This holiday will be different, and Thanksgiving was less crowded. Pat and I were talking, Thanksgiving will be the sixth in forty-seven years we have had a smaller meal. This semester of graduate school is ending. I have some work to complete.…
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Why do we WORK?
Bird Droppings December 18, 2025 Why do we WORK? “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” Aristotle How many times do we all hear how difficult the job is or how “I hate my job”? I am always confused when I hear this. I want to ask why you are doing this if…
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Finding a pathway even when one does not appear
Bird Droppings December 17, 2025Finding a pathway even when one does not appear The past week has sort of run together, though each day was interesting in its own right. It may have been sitting and watching movies with the family, three hectic days shopping with Pat, our 47th anniversary, chasing sunrises every morning, trying…
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The fragility and power of life
Bird Droppings January 16, 2025 The fragility and power of life I was awakened early with a vivid dream this morning. I am also getting old and needed to take a potty break. Hearing a teenager, I assume, tearing out of our subdivision about two in the morning also did not help my sleep. Around…
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Looking for synchronous moments
Bird Droppings December 13, 2025 Looking for synchronous moments Every year for five or so years, I have had lunch during teacher preplanning with my oldest son and a good friend with whom I used to co-teach, and afterward, I walked around the school, visiting with an old friend from the high school where I…
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Who would have thought that a buffalo snort in the dark could impact me almost thirty years later?
Bird Droppings November 24, 2024 Who would have thought that a buffalo snort in the dark could impact me almost thirty years later? I use the word synchronicity quite often. Perhaps more than twenty times a day. I drove up to the corner store for gas, and I gathered up coinage from the dashboard. I…
The daily meanderings of a teacher 