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It is the small pieces that seriously matter, not how many presents
Bird Droppings December 20, 2024It is the small pieces that seriously matter, not how many presents I was driving around and reading a holiday post or two. One caught my attention, arguing the idea of Santa’s gifts. Santa is first a legend contrived over the years and developed sadly to be more of a marketing…
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How do we know if we are still human?
Bird Droppings December 18, 2024How do we know if we are still human? About four years ago, I was listening to the news about the activities at the nation’s capital that many called an insurrection; I wondered, as people were interviewed and ideas were tossed around, are we all human? It seems some in Congress…
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Symbolic Totem Pole
Bird Droppings December 14,, 2024 Symbolic Totem Pole Growing up in my family, my father had made numerous totem poles in our backyards over the years. Each was painted images of creatures. Eagles, bears, and wolves adorned the totem poles. The last one was torn down or fell only a few years ago. In Cub…
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What is the Holy Grail in education?
Bird Droppings December 12, 2024 What is the Holy Grail in education? Teachers in Georgia High Schools on block schedules are scrambling this time of year to get ready for the semester’s End-of-course and or tests/milestones. Basically, teachers are told by administrators to prepare for the tests. Teachers are encouraged to be proactive and practice…
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Bird Droppings December 11, 2024 Venting a bit on a Wednesday Morning I was slack with my daily photography and journaling the past week. I have missed a few days with doctor appointments and rain. Yesterday, I read several alarming posts on friends’ pages on Facebook and internet news sites. I followed links, and they…
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Understanding the symbols of life
Bird Droppings December 10, 2024Understanding the symbols of life Symbols express and represent meaning. Meaning helps provide purpose and understanding in the lives of human beings. Indeed, to live without symbols is to experience existence far short of its full meaning. Ways of expressing and representing meaning include the symbol systems of mathematics, spoke and…
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Finding a pathway even when one does not appear
Bird Droppings December 9, 2025Finding a pathway even when one does not appear The past week has all run sort of together, although each was an interesting day. It may have been sitting and watching movies with the grandkids, eating all day long, and then getting ready to head to North Carolina or South Georgia…
The daily meanderings of a teacher 