Bird Droppings November 24, 2015 Trying to understand giving thanks, war and teaching I had a difficult time sleeping due to some sinus issues I have generally associated with the dry heat from our gas furnace. When I got up and started to walk around and downed a large mug of mate and black tea…

Bird Droppings November 23, 2015 Finding solace along the way A few days ago a good friend said I could read every word in Bird Droppings today and I did not think I used too many fancy words, although I have a bad habit of inventing words. They said there were no fancy high fangled…

Bird Droppings November 20, 2015 Life is raw material Morning is a special time a beginning I am always questioned why I get up so early. My response is to get a great start to the day. Several aspects make it special first one of taking the dog out and talking with her as she…

Bird Droppings November 19, 2015 Filling the cracks in leaky pots Far too often in the course of existence we tend to miss so much in our wandering about. hurrying here and there and never taking time to understand or to even try and understand what is going on. Yesterday was a blur of discussions,…

Bird Droppings November 18, 2015 Teaching is always climbing up another rung We have a break for Thanksgiving then a week or two of class time and then a week or so of testing and the mountain is nearly climbed as we approach the holidays. Even with my aversion to shopping I will be going…

Bird Droppings November 17, 2015 While deadly a spider spins to survive “When Peter pulled his sword and attacked the Roman soldier he was told to put it away and his boss turned to the injured soldier and healed his ear but that was before Christianity” Frank Bird Ed.S. D.D. Every other Facebook post is…

Bird Droppings November 16, 2015 I am still trying to figure out teaching The names are withheld but on my Facebook page. “Good morning Mr. Bird , I would like to thank you for being a great teacher, my son John Doe speaks highly of you, John has grown up to be hard working, an…

Bird Droppings November 13, 2015 Determining what it is we need to learn and teach I often wander in my morning writing. Traditionally I do try and focus on a point or two as I ramble. I have folks complain about spelling and punctuation every now and again but then I think back to my…

Bird Droppings November 12, 2015 Teachers need to consult their hearts I was amazed walking out this morning to the car and 73 degrees frogs chirping away. We had the day off yesterday and I was lazier than I had planned. I was going through some research material and pulled out a little book. It…

Bird Droppings November 11, 2015 A day to honor and to remember Feeling old today now that I working on my sixty sixth year and a cold front coming in, my bones are aching. I remember nearly eight years ago as we got closer to the last day in our old house it was actually…