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Why should there be no teasing?
Bird Droppings January 19, 2026Why should there be no teasing? “Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, and is it true, does it improve on the silence?” Hindu proverb So, I often speak first and clean up afterward, simply walking away, leaving whoever I am conversing with confused. I have a…
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Taking and making the most of each moment and learning about moleskin: I think we need to find moleskin in education, along with switchbacks.
Bird Droppings January 15, 2026 Taking and making the most of each moment and learning about moleskin: I think we need to find moleskin in education, along with switchbacks. In years past, before my son got married and took Timber with him, I sometimes miss waking up to our dog barking because he needed to…
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Wind in the trees can be peaceful or bring fear.
Bird Droppings January 13, 2026Wind in the trees can be peaceful or bring fear. I was sitting at my computer, thinking back to three years ago, when several storms had come through the area. Just before I went to bed, according to the weather, we would get another storm during the night. My granddaughter was…
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Our perceptions vary greatly about life
Bird Droppings January 11, 2026 Our perceptions vary greatly about life “Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it.” Irving Berlin Over twenty-five years ago, I was waiting to return to teaching after nearly twenty-three years in the publishing business. I was anxious. I had gone by the high…
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Empathy: Does anybody have it anymore or is it gone from humanity?
Bird Droppings January 10, 2026Empathy: Does anybody have it anymore or is it gone from humanity? Sixteen years ago, I was sitting in my room in Statesboro, back to school for my doctorate. It was a June morning, and I was wide awake, pondering. “It is still dark in Statesboro, Georgia, as I sit here…
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A long drive, pondering solitude
Bird Droppings January 9, 2026A long drive, pondering solitude It has been some time since I set down and wrote a totally original dropping. Three of my grandchildren spend the night, as they tend to do on Thursdays, we have supper, play around, and they sleep over. I am always getting late to my sunrise…
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Looking in a different direction to start the morning
Bird Droppings January 8, 2025Looking in a different direction to start the morning “Beginnings start in the east – from where the sun rises, we begin a new dawn. Each day is a good new day with a fresh beginning, a new start. East is the direction of the physical body and newness, including children…
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Can we define our success, or does it take another?
Bird Droppings January 7, 2025Can we define our success, or does it take another? Recently, teachable moments have been rare, as I have been very monastic between retirement, grandchildren, and cautious awareness. Yesterday, while grocery shopping, I ran into a former student of sorts. I think she was in a class with me when I…
The daily meanderings of a teacher 