San Juan’s kaleidoscope spring Remember when you were a kid and saw your first kaleidoscope? San Juan County has reminded me of a kaleidoscope this spring.
Journal keeping Last week a lady stopped me in the Post Office and said, “Buckley, you have an amazing memory. How can you remember all the details of the experiences you share in your columns?”
San Juan’s Michelangelo How would you like to start selling your drawings in the fourth grade for a nickel and 20 years later command $65,000 for a single work of art?
The slivers of life Having been an intermittent builder for the past 39 years, I am no stranger to slivers. At my age, you would think that I would never be caught handling wood without gloves, but I am occasionally c...
A humbling enterprise When I suggested the Giants of San Juan series to Editor Boyle 16 months ago, little did I realize the ramifications of that commitment.
A sign that affection hath not perished For as long as any of us can remember, the method used by the Buckaroos of Monticello and the Broncos of Blanding to express teen-age affection for each other was to paint the old wreck in Devil’s ...
Off the beaten path in San Juan I recently shared my experience as a Boy Scout in Monticello. My Scoutmasters planted the seeds for my love affair with San Juan County.
Remembering great Scout leaders This week is National Boy Scout Week. Last week in the Salt Lake papers a Boy Scout from Ogden was featured having earned all 121 merit badges offered by the BSA. What an accomplishment for one ...
A billion is a bunch Recently, I heard a wise man say that the average human being simply cannot get his brain around the concept of how many is a billion.
