The daily meanderings of a teacher

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  • All in words: we find them, how we use them, and perhaps others’ perceptions.

    Bird Droppings January 3, 2025 All in words: we find them, how we use them, and perhaps others’ perceptions. “The farmer channels water to his land. The fletcher whittles his arrows. And the carpenter turns his wood. So, the wise direct their mind.” Dhammapada Many years ago, there was a folk song entitled “If I…

  • Reflecting on getting older, I might ponder here for a bit.

    Bird Droppings November 1, 2025Reflecting on getting older, I might ponder here for a bit. As I am now another year older, I have been thinking or pondering, as I say. I started writing my daily sojourns nearly twenty-five years ago. I first used a YAHOO group, then Myspace, and graduated to WordPress and Facebook.…

  • I was eating some leftover chicken and rice casserole with broccoli and thinking about the circle of life.

    Bird Droppings October 23, 2025 I was eating some leftover chicken and rice casserole with broccoli and thinking about the circle of life. I made a huge pan of chicken and rice casserole with broccoli a couple of days ago and had plenty of leftovers. So I am sitting at my computer working on my…

  • It is about understanding

    Bird Droppings August 31, 2025 It is about understanding I started back to school, and it has been a struggle getting a pace set for three classes and then doing an internship as well. One of my classes is a reading diagnostic class, and the subject of decoding, but not understanding, came up. I read…

  • Should we even consider ignorance, or I could say lack of experience, a part of the journey?

    Bird Droppings July 27, 2025 Should we even consider ignorance, or I could say lack of experience, a part of the journey? Over the past few days, I have been looking at or pondering the idea of experiences and how many people do not have experiences, for example, in comparison to my own.  I have…

  • Isn’t every day a good day?

    Bird Droppings July 1, 2025Isn’t every day a good day? Recently, I had the great privilege of spending time with some dear friends. These are people I have known for many years. Over the past few weeks, I have driven nearly two thousand miles on various, always exciting excursions. There were several trips to Athens…

  • Why is seeking peace so difficult?

    Bird Droppings June 10, 2025Why is seeking peace so difficult? Around the world, armies are moving as I write. There are missiles being aimed and tanks rolling. War is a profit-driven machine for industry, and sadly, it is more about money than ideology. I have always been against war and have always felt that there…

  • Can we find learning on the banks of the Chattahoochee River?

    Bird Droppings May 1, 2025 Can we find learning on the banks of the Chattahoochee River? About ten years ago, I was apprehensive as I got up on that morning, taking much longer than normal to get my day started. A good friend had called me and said that he would be in Phoenix City,…

  • Hunting for the right words on a spring morning

    Bird Droppings April 28, 2025Hunting for the right words on a spring morning “The place to improve the world is first in one’s own heart, head, and hands.” Robert M. Pirsig, American author Whether we are trying to offer a few words of condolence to friends whose loved ones have passed away or trying to…

  • Eating some leftover green beans, ham, and potatoes and thinking about the circle of life

    Bird Droppings March 31 – April 1, 2025 Eating some leftover green beans, ham, and potatoes and thinking about the circle of life I made a huge crock pot of green beans, ham, and potatoes last evening and had plenty of leftovers. One of my favorite childhood memories is of meals with the family. I’m…