Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017
My small group of Southern California neighbors had just finished a modest meal together when one of them pulled a well-worn harmonica from his pocket and began to play delightful music that enticed all of us to...
Tuesday, December 20th, 2016
Barbara had come to help me, but just not in the way I expected her to. We were talking, as she was getting ready to leave. I invited her to sit while she put her shoes back...
Tuesday, December 13th, 2016
It was just after the first major winter storm of the season. Snow covered most of the grass in my field, so I knew the animals would be hungry and as soon as I walked toward the...
Tuesday, December 6th, 2016
My right leg was cradled in a yoga band stretching straight into the air, toes pointed toward the sky. I snickered about it. “This is the highest stretch I’ve ever completed!” Well, only because I was settled,...
Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
Steve was seated in the front passenger seat of my car. “I was sitting, elbows on my knees, hands covering most of my face and I was filled with despair,” he said. “My position had me looking...
Monday, November 21st, 2016
No. I’m not dead yet! “Sounds just like you!” Mark said. My friend Mark works out of town, so it seems as if we talk by text more than we do “over the fence.” It was one...
Tuesday, November 15th, 2016
Glenn had a sincere look on his face and honesty resonated in his voice. “I don’t know what I could have done differently!” he said during a discussion about his interaction with political adversaries. “But …” he...
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
Editor’s note: The Tooele Transcript Bulletin welcomes a new weekly column called Monday’s Warm Cocoa by local businessman Lynn Butterfield. It focuses on uncommon wisdom from common people. It had been months since the last time I...