Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now

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Me talkin to myself

  • Real people speaking

    I recommend attending your local city council meetings. For me there are two benefits. I learn more about the policies that are going to directly impact my life, and I get to see how my elected leaders engage each other as they make tough decisions. (I’m impressed with the civility of Eugene Oregon’s city council.)…

  • So long, Tom

    It was author Tom Robbins — Another Roadside Attraction, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues — who first hinted to me that a novel can do anything. Really. Any thing. His books are funny, insightful and light on their toes. After finishing reading any of them, I understood I was reading for the journey, not the…

  • A note about the “nice” neighbors

    Hey, United States. Remember how during the War of 1812 you burned Toronto to the ground? No? Don’t remember that? Canadians know this history, how after Toronto (known at time as York) lay in smoking ruin, they headed south and fully torched Washington DC. Yeah. They did. Remember how at the start of World War…