Jeffee Palmer
Lawyer, history buff, writer, mother, grandmother, native Texan, UT grad, and proud Austinite!-
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Hell, Edna! I KNOW words!
A while back, a good friend informed me that I was not really a blogger. Bloggers, she explained, write short and pithy commentary. You, she explained to me, are an essayist. She also suggested (or maybe I inferred) that I … Continue reading
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Has America Run out of Gas?
Among one of the head-scratchers I’ve heard this political season is the notion that Congress should repeal the health care plan passed earlier this year because – whoever happens to be speaking – just doesn’t understand what’s in it! This … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Franklin, Constitutional convention, heath care plan, more perfect union
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John — at 70 — is Still My Favorite Beatle
Last Saturday, October 9, 2010, marked a milestone for us baby boomers: John Lennon would have turned 70 years of age. That automatically makes us pull out our wrinkle cream and flex our arms to make sure they haven’t calcified … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatlemania, Beatles, Ed Sullivan, In His Own Write, John Lennon
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One Man’s Trash is Another’s Treasure
All the StoryCorps segments on National Public Radio are special, but in early September I heard one that I’m still thinking about. For non-NPR listeners, StoryCorps records and collects conversations between two people who are important to each other: a … Continue reading
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Tagged Morning Edition, National Public Radio, Retirement, StoryCorps, Texas budget shortfall
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I [Heart] New York!
Once upon a time, New York City was a far-off place, 1,746 road miles from Austin, Texas, to be precise. On September 11, 2001, the city moved a little closer to Austin, just like 60 years previously when Pearl Harbor … Continue reading
Our Cabo Timeshare Caper
Recently I traveled to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and had the opportunity to question my sanity. It certainly wasn’t insane to go on a trip with five girlfriends, having been invited so graciously by our friend Ellen to stay at … Continue reading
With a Little Help from my Friends
Since I’ve been working on some other matters, including my article about traffic for Austin Post, I thought now would be a good time to spotlight some great comments by readers in response to previous entries. A wonderful gentlemen who … Continue reading
No News is Good News!
I’ve been thinking of something truly revolutionary for me: turning off television and radio news. I’m not exactly a news-junkie, but on weekdays I listen to and/or watch news from about 6:30 to 9:00 a.m. and often I’ll supplement that … Continue reading
The Small World of Doris Otero
A long-time friend recently told me she discovered that we shared a mutual friendship with another long-time friend in the course of discussing Austin “characters,” when she referred to my blog entries about Bicycle Annie. The other friend exclaimed, “I … Continue reading
“Fiddle-dee-dee. This war talk’s spoiling all the fun!”***
I’ve always considered the progressive income tax was a fair way to pay for the benefits of a civilized society. Those who can afford to pay more are taxed more, and those who can least afford it, pay lesser amounts. … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, income tax rates, shopper-in-chief, tax brackets
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Now and Thenadays 