Of course people know me. I find reasons to compliment them. I make sure they re

Of course people know me. I find reasons to compliment them. I make sure they remember me. This is how you build lots of options in your community. That short man with the beard who is friendly? Yes I know him. Some people hate it. Natural politicians love it. Watch Clinton. He’s the master of it. I was like this all my life.

Flip it around. How can you live in a town without making lots of friendly relationships?

Small town people. We were raised this way. To acknowledge not ignore. To make people feel safe, not distance ourselves from them.

To build a civic society. Not retreat from it.