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I am sitting by my computer, thinking of a circle.
Bird Droppings October 21, 2025I am sitting by my computer, thinking of a circle. I missed the last rerun of a favorite miniseries, Into the West, and one of these days, I will find it streaming somewhere. The movie starts and ends with a circle of stones with a line going east to west and…
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For some, creating and writing in a digital world is difficult.
Bird Droppings October 13, 2025For some, creating and writing in a digital world is difficult. “Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.” Aldus Huxley In 1965, I was introduced to this author in a tenth-grade English Class. The book Brave New World was…
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Is synchronicity a focal point on the pathway during our life experiences?
Bird Droppings September 24, 2025 Is synchronicity a focal point on the pathway during our life experiences? Every morning, if possible, I look for a sunrise, driving out or walking depending on where I am at the time. In the past ten years, I have only missed a few. Today, the sky was beautiful, and…
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I was listening to the stillness of the morning and the sunrise, and sometimes, we need a window rather than a mirror.
Bird Droppings September 23, 2025I was listening to the stillness of the morning and the sunrise, and sometimes, we need a window rather than a mirror. I was driving alone this morning, as I do often, trying to get a few photos of the sunrise. Today, it was a beautiful day. The ambient temperature is…
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Why are we not seeking peace?
Bird Droppings September 17, 2025Why are we not seeking peace? “In this week of great destruction, we must each choose what road we are to walk and live. The road of destruction is war; it has always been so. The road of creation is deeper and more complicated; it has always involved forgiveness, love, light,…
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Bird Droppings September 7, 2025An epiphany of sorts on a moonlit September morning I spent the better part of yesterday avoiding any direction, so intent on the moment I was missing cues to the past and future. It was five years ago that our neighborhood changed. On top of everything, I was worn out from…
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Grandparenting/Teaching is telling our students and grandchildren; the stories.
Bird Droppings September 3, 2025 Grandparenting/Teaching is telling our students and grandchildren; the stories. I have been lazy lately. I have been reading over my dissertation, working on a chapter for a book with some friends, but I have not pulled it up in a few days. I am finishing up the first three chapters…
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Reconciling the importance of the present, past, and future to find balance
Bird Droppings August 11, 2025 Reconciling the importance of the present, past, and future to find balance I spent the better part of yesterday going to a reptile show with Pat to see our son and his wife and their exhibit. On Saturday, I played with grandkids and worked around the house, avoiding my direction,…
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What do we miss as we move through life?
Bird Droppings July 6, 2025What do we miss as we move through life? All Along the Watchtower There must be some way out of here,Said the Joker to the thief,There’s too much confusion,I can’t get any relief.Businessmen, they drink my wine,Plowmen dig my earth,None of them along the lineKnow what any of it is worth.…
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Finding Soul in looking at the Curriculum, or can I get a nickel’s worth of cheese, please.
Bird Droppings July 4, 2025Finding Soul in looking at the Curriculum, or can I get a nickel’s worth of cheese, please. I interviewed for a part-time teaching position yesterday and then had lunch with a fellow teacher and friend from the last school I taught in. After driving home, I had many thoughts about education.…
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The daily meanderings of a teacher 