Bird Droppings April 2, 2018 Is there ever a clear pathway in Life   I had did Weight Watchers about two years back and I had lost about twenty five pounds. I never thought of changing medications for blood pressure. It seemed as the week progressed I became dehydrated and by that Thursday my kidneys…

Bird Droppings April 1, 2018 I detest shopping but I really like Kroger   About two years back I spent nearly a week of using ice packs as heat extractors for my computer. It was interesting I had two thoughts while similar that came to me this morning as I started the day out. One…

Bird Droppings March 31, 2018                                                                                                      Looking for reasons for why kids go bad “Come; let us put our minds together to see what kind of life we can create for our children.” Sitting Bull, Lakota Sioux Nearly sixteen years have passed since I did a research paper on the causes of various emotional issues with…

Bird Droppings March 30, 2018 Gratitude is more than a word it is an action   “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” Chief Seattle, 1854   Back in…

Bird Droppings March 29, 2018 Is it only a bird dropping?   “If we consider the eagle feather with its light and dark colors, we could argue that ‘the dark colors are more beautiful and, therefore, naturally more valuable,’ or vice versa. Regardless of which colors are more beautiful, or necessary, or valuable, the truth…

Bird Droppings March 19, 2018 Can we teach again a love of learning   This has been a perplexing time of my life. I recall an event, a car wreck in which a young man was killed and his passenger who was a good friend of my youngest son was severely injured. My thoughts rambled…

Bird Droppings March 15, 2018 Teacher’s should always be near the edge   I recall taking groups hiking in North Georgia and always there is that one person who has to be at the edge of a gorge or edge of the trail dropping two hundred feet down looking over and nearly falling. Maybe they…

Bird Droppings March 14, 2018 Sacredness, of finding Foxfire in the Kalahari Desert   I have known about Foxfire for nearly fifty years since I bought my first copy of a Foxfire book in 1972 or so. Since that time coincidence as it may be I have taken courses in the Foxfire approach to teaching…

Bird Droppings March 12, 2018 Going to school again for the first time So often as I start my writings each morning there has been an experience recently to build upon. It is utilizing these previous experiences that provide windows and doors into future experiences. I was driving through our town and a shop I…

Bird Droppings March 9, 2018 Using pronouns to cover up   My mornings used to consist of a trip to Quick Trip to get unsweet tea and fill my thermal cup with ice. Today was different and as I drove toward QT I by chance caught a blur on the road, some movement in my…