Coco at The Shiny Butter Blog

17 JULY 2024 Wedges are for Salads, Not People. Because our shared humanity is at stake. Not bad looking for a salad. Well hi there, shiny Reader, What a helluva an American summer we're having, no? It's hot as Hell's front porch right now, sure, but what's really got our attention is this dagblasted election. I pulled up an email I sent back when the current candidate appropriately named Trump was indicted in the Big Apple last spring. I felt like it was a good email then about watching out...

8 November 2024 Here's what I choose What I'm changing and what I'm not changing. A gentle hello to you, Reader, What a week. My inbox is full. Full of reaction, reflection, and analysis about Tuesday's US election. Reactions are easy to come by, which is understandable, as this is where we often begin. Reacting, responding, reflecting When I wrote What to Do When Someone Throws You a Flaming Beach Ball I was talking about adjusting our tendency to react rather than respond to things. We have...

29 october 2024 Thirty-Seven Days Later! Thoughts and stories From H-O-M-E. A welcome-home toast (with n/a wine 😉 )! Left to right, that's me, "GrandDavy," my sister, and my longhaired son in the back. Hello there, Reader, After sixteen nights in the hospital followed by nineteen nights in a very-nice rehab center (praise be for that rehab center), my sister and I, along with my son, brought 87-year-old "GrandDavy" back home following his stroke six weeks earlier. We spent every night with...

22 october 2024 Google Thinks I'm Swedish. On being a good listener. Me asking Google What are you talking about? 😂 Shiny note to shiny you: Did you know you can be a supporter of The Shiny Butter Blog for just $5/month? You'll receive a second hot, fresh email each week (on Fridays). Click HERE to become a Friday Club member. Your support means a lot and makes a big difference. Hello, magnificent Reader, I think Google has me confused with someone else. I recently clicked on the link to an...

14 october 2024 If We Don't Turn Up the Energy, Who Will? On using our powers for good. The lotus—read on for why I'm sharing this picture... Dear shiny reader, You're invited to become a financial supporter of The Shiny Butter Blog right here for $5 per month. It may seem small, but it makes a difference. THANK YOU. Shiny greetings, Reader, While I've been round-the-clock busy following my stepdad's stroke three weeks ago (and am storing up plenty to talk about pertaining to the US medical...

11 october 2024 Questions: A Baker's Dozen ...to help us embody the things we want to see in the world I'll take a baker's dozen of these! Thank you, Friday Club hero! Thank you for being a supporter. You're the bomdiggity. Hello, magnificent, Reader, The energy and general atmosphere feels really uneven, chaotic, and even frightening these days. It's times like these when we just hold on and try to keep our wits about us. But rather than exist in survival mode—that is: fear, anxiety, and...

8 october 2024 Be the Light When it's So Easy to See Darkness Five (Short) things that are on my mind Let the light in Hello, your magnificence, You're invited to become a financial supporter of The Shiny Butter Blog right here. THANK YOU. (Friday Club members, thank you for already being a supporter. I'm so glad to have your confidence.) Gorgeous greetings to you, Reader, Things feel frantic and weird right now. Here are a few things on my mind. 1 The internet where I am at the moment is...

27 September 2024 Walking Our Talk otherwise we're just making noise. We're all in this together. SHINY THANK-YOU: Thanks for being a Friday Club supporter of The Shiny Butter Blog. I don't need to tell you, but just a reminder anyway: you're awesome. MWAH. Gentle greetings, shiny Reader, In my last email I wrote that my sweetheart and I thought that a political sign we wouldn't mind sticking in the yard during election season this year would be one that says "vote for whoever you want to."...

24 September 2024 New on the Blog! On childhood memories, love-and-peace, and voting for whoever you want to. Respect, live and let live, let go and let God, all that... SHINY NOTE: I invite you to become a supporter of The Shiny Butter Blog by joining the Friday Club HERE. You'll receive an additional hot, fresh email each week, delivered on Fridays. Sunshiny greetings, Reader, I have a couple of new posts on the blog for you! Also, I'm reminding you about a couple of classics that I happen...