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My friend Trooper pondering, remembering and digesting the stories.
Bird Droppings April 19, 2026My friend Trooper pondering, remembering and digesting the stories. My youngest grandson turned six today, and my wife and I were talking about Facetiming with Henry later. I was outside today chasing a sunrise that ended in a swirl of clouds and a weather report calling for rain. The wind was…
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Trying to find a way back to normal, or is it abnormal? Is your child a hippy?
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Ethics and Politics are not synonymous; they could be antonyms.
Bird Droppings April 9, 2026Ethics and Politics are not synonymous; they could be antonyms. So many things are happening in our world that are often whims of a politician we voted for or, in my case, against. Industry is being remade, wars are being fought, jobs are appearing and disappearing, and health care reform is…
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How do we know on a cloudy day whether the moon is setting or the sun rising?
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I’m not too fond of shopping, but I like Kroger.
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The inability to surmount learning difficulties
Bird Droppings March 25, 2026The inability to surmount learning difficulties I will borrow from old droppings and share them again, perhaps in the future when the message is important to me. In one of my last IEP meetings, my student was reaffirmed, yes, you do have a deficit in math according to state testing. However,…
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We must reconcile the present, past, and future to find balance
Bird Droppings March 24, 2026 We must reconcile the present, past, and future to find balance Several months ago, we spent a few days in Southern Pines, North Carolina, visiting our son, daughter-in-law, and grandkids. On our way home, we side-tracked to Pawleys Island, South Carolina, and Huntington State Park for a quick drive through…
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Why is seeking peace so difficult?
Bird Droppings March 19, 2026Why 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…
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Reflecting on getting older, I might ponder here for a bit since I might forget something.
Bird Droppings March 9, 2026Reflecting on getting older, I might ponder here for a bit since I might forget something. As I am now seventy-six, going on twenty-five, 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,…
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I am reading a friend’s book for the sixth time, might even go for seven.
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The daily meanderings of a teacher 