Back from La La Land

I went, I saw, and I remembered why we moved from Southern California to the wilds of Northern Utah. Too many people! They were everywhere. Like little ants moving through the tunnels. My 4 daughters were in awe. Everything they saw was a new adventure for them to explore. They loved the Beach. They got to know Jack in the Box Hamburgers, they strolled the boardwalk at Knotts Berry farm and got too used to cable TV in the Hotel! My daughters learned quickly that their cousins who live in Southern CA have quite a different 'lifestyle' than we do. It's faster, it's more modern. It's CRAZY!

But, it was good.

I took my daughters down a trip through memory lane. We saw the home I grew up in - which my family no longer owns. We got permission from the new owner to take a slip off the my magnolia tree. My late father planted that tree, and I would give all to smell it's sweet fragrance again. It reminds me of him, and how much I miss him. I took the girls to see where the grandfather they never met, rests. We shed a tear or two and moved on. Now, my niece is married, we've eaten cake and have returned to our quiet, 'normal' life back in Utah.

Obama has now submitted the name of a Hispanic woman for USSCJ. I have Hispanic children - daughters, at that! But I can't help but feel that we have gotten carried away with our identity politics. Why can't we just achieve greatness because we have it in us? Why must we be the first this, or the first that? I have worked in male dominated careers. I never once thought I was there as the token female. I was there because I was qualified, and did the job just as well as the men I stood beside. We GOP are falling into this same trap. Gotta have a woman. Gotta have a person of color. Gotta have a purple toe nail or a tattoo in the shape of a fish. How about picking someone because they are QUALIFIED?

Go forth, and have a great day.

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Off to see the Wizard

In the wee hours of my Utah morning, I'm packing my 4 daughters into the Kia and heading West. My neice is getting married in California, and I think it's time for girl time with my 'bounce offspring'. (4 of the 7 wonders). The boys are staying home for some boy time with dad.

It's been a few years since I've been to the motherland. Last time we were there, we had only 4 children. Now we have 7. One of my daughters was born in CA, but moved to Utah when she was a babe in arms. She came to our home at 5yrs old. My youngest daughter is 4, and she's never ever been there. I don't know if she truly understands how far CA really is!

I'm still trying to process the new Cantor/Romney gig. Sounds good to get a working group up. I've heard more than a few GOP's bellyaching about so and so not being invited, or not getting prime speaking spots, etc. In my view, doing nothing won't work. At least they are doing SOMETHING. And, it's a WORKING GROUP, not a preening for president fan club. In order to get our party back on track, we need to stop the in fighting and let those that have brain cells, knock them together to see what sparks fly out.

When I get back, I'll be working full stop on getting new designs up on my stores for the up coming 4th of July gig's. I've some really cool and thought provoking ideas. Here's a question my dad asked me when I lived in England for a few years: "Is there a 4th of July in England?" the answer is, you betcha! It comes between the 3 and the 5th!

Cheers, and have a great weekend. Tell your friends about me, and let me know who you are

Chris
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Opening Remarks

Hi all!

Gosh...the water sure is warm here! This week have been eventful in the world of Politics. Spector jumped ship into the muddy waters, Obama celebrated his first 100 days with a buzzing of ground zero with a Air Force One look alike, gleaning the ultimate in photo ops (and scare tactics), David Souter is going to retire and the GOP is still playing like the idiot in search of a village. The Democrat party has created a huge vacuum in Washington, and the GOP has yet to take advantage of that great sucking sound, and present some useful and do able solutions. Instead, were pretending to be upset with Benedict Arlen, when he's been heading to the dark side for many a year. It's like the cousin who announces he's gay, and everyone looks at him and says "duh".

Let the hand wringing continue.

When will we get it right? Where is Ronald Reagan when we need him? Anyway we can call Regan Lazarus and get him raised from the dead? Where is our knight in shining armor, who can right the ship, set the sails and tack into the wind? Where is true leadership, and how do we get it?

President Obama is screwing it all up. He's found out pretty quickly that being president is a J-O-B. It's not a series of glamorous cocktail parties, and swishy, swrilley balls to attend. This is not a movie set, but real life. He's got a economy to run. He's got a military to run. He's got a country to run and he's got a veep who can't keep his feet out of his mouth. Walking the new puppy on the WH grounds looks cute in People mag, but we'd like to see some real action and results. Results that won't cost my family more money. Were stretched pretty thin as it is.

Central casting is not going to show up and give Obama a new veep, but we can give him a new congress in 2010. I learned in the Navy that one needs to neuter the enemy first, making the battle much easier. To win back in 12, we need to win in 10.

I guess my question for the GOP now is this: "Whats the Plan?"

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