Bird Droppings July 4, 2026Is “Counting knuckles” a thing? One Friday several years back, a student asked what day of the month next Friday would be.  I responded on January 30, and just as quickly as another said he thought it was the first. I said no, it was the thirty-first, and he proceeded to…

Bird Droppings June 28, 2026 Quietly listening to Hot Tuna and pondering the word inspiration. Always a good feeling to be home after vacation. We had a fantastic week with our son and our grandkiddos. We never slowed down, and the week flew by. I cooked breakfast, my favorite meal, seven mornings, and made maybe…

Bird Droppings June 24 and 25, 2026 The head of education in the US should not be an idiot. It was nearly twenty years ago that I was reading an article, actually an interview with Arne Duncan, the former Secretary of Education. I selected a few choice quotes from his interview to savor and ponder…

Bird Droppings June 22, 2026Teaching in a spiritual sense I went out earlier to fill up my gas tank so we could go cruising the Island after all the grandkids get back. I went down a side road, and a sunrise appeared. I know the sun comes up, but the timing and the characters all…

Bird Droppings June 21, 2026Can you be dreaming, imagining, thinking, ponderingAnd reflecting all in a few minutes? I drove to southeast Georgia nearly twenty years ago to take my oral exams for my doctorate. This was a face-to-face follow-up with my committee of professors and, in turn, responding to my three written questions, which were…

Bird Droppings June 20, 2026Standing in line at Kroger, always thinking about teaching I am always looking for coincidence. This could be why so often I find it just about anywhere. It might be walking in my yard and seeing an owl sitting in a tree or standing in line at an odd hour at…