Jeffee Palmer
Lawyer, history buff, writer, mother, grandmother, native Texan, UT grad, and proud Austinite!-
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Pray Away the Altar of More Wealth for the Few
I’m sorry to say that I didn’t get to participate much in the Day of Debauchery and Gluttony, the so-called day created on Facebook (and elsewhere, maybe?) as a reaction to Rick Perry’s Day of Prayer and Fasting. But, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocalypto, Edith Hamilton, Jesus, Reverend Jim Rigby, Rick Perry, The Response
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The Trouble with Men is . . .
I am sure glad the latest “politician acting badly” (PAB) scandal has gone by the wayside. I don’t think I could handle any more revelations concerning what lives under Mr. Weiner’s underwear and in his mind. If I hadn’t been … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Weiner, Charles Sumner, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Leonard Pitts, scandals, Team of Rivals
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All Children Left Behind
Maybe I’m simplifying matters, but these days I see media overly preoccupied with stories about the guessing game of which Republican will run for president, a Frenchman who accosted an American maid, another philandering governor, and, to a lesser degree, … Continue reading
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Tagged education cuts, Grover Norquist, Paul Krugman, Peggy Noonan
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The Amazing Man who Stopped the Can
Based on a friend’s high praise (from about 5 years ago), I finally knuckled down and immersed myself in the book, Team of Rivals, the Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Within its 750 pages I discovered … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Doris Kearns Goodwin, slavery, Team of Rivals, Thirteenth Amendment
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Check that Authenticity at the Door, Ladies!
As Michelle Obama traveled around Brazil with her husband last month, I thought she looked particularly glamorous and represented our country well. During her few public speaking engagements, she exhibited her warm personal demeanor along with the intelligence she wears … Continue reading
Symphonies in the Key of Life
As a friend fights on in the ICU at Seton Hospital, I’ve been thinking about our lives and how they get summed up in many ways when we were gone. If you are a loyal reader, you might remember an … Continue reading
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Tagged Eileen Orton, memorials, Mimi Segal, obituaries, Spencer Reid, Susan Fay Bush
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Plates of Food for the Poor American Children
No doubt, many of you of my generation will remember parents instructing us to eat all the food on our plates, motivating us into this act of “cleaning our plates” with major guilt trips. Specifically, they’d appeal to overseas guilt: … Continue reading
Latest in the War on Women
Very thought-provoking: http://www.austinpost.org/content/sonogram-bills-reveal-political-misogyny
The Thrill of Body Scans
I’m no fan of the ever-increasing security gauntlet we must endure to board a plane these days, but I’d rather let some stranger leer at my body x-ray (if so inclined), than get blown up in mid-air. Call me crazy, … Continue reading
Somewhere from the Audiosphere!!
As we put 2010 to rest, I want to thank you for all the time you spent digesting my musings, commiserating with my pet peeves, and simply coming along on this journey of mental meanderings, disappointments, indignities, amusement, and wonderment. … Continue reading
Now and Thenadays 