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About Me

Born and raised in Texas. Spent some time in MS and then in Japan for two years as a teacher. Traveled home the long way through Asia and Europe, moved back to Texas, got involved with State politics. Got hooked and then moved to DC. I started a group called the DC TEXAS DEMOCRATS. We have about 100 members do a HH every month. Last year I was doing legislative work for a small association. This year I'm on the Hill and we JUST TOOK BACK CONGRESS!Y'all, don't forget to check out my new business: www.commoninterestparties.com. I can't help mixing business with pleasure!
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My Interests

Politics, things Chinese, traveling, cooking, crafts, Texas Football, wine, star-gazing, good stereo systems, dancing, boating, camping, concerts...

I'd like to meet:

Texans away from home, Liberals, travelers, Jeremy Piven, James Earle Jones, John Taylor (from Duran Duran), Grace Kelly and my grandmother, Gigi.

Music:

Boston, U2, The Killers, Moby, Ski Patrol, Simply Red and too many others to name

Movies:

Star Wars (the originals), Out of Africa, Apollo 13

Television:

Grey's Anatomy, Sex in the City, Friends, discovery Channel, PBS shows, news junkie (not Fox news), Sci Fi

Books:

"At War with Ourselves" -Hirsch, "Lonesome Dove" -McMurtry, "Barn Burning, Barn Building" -Ben Barnes

Heroes:

Barbara Jordan, Ann Richards, Sydney Portier, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and my Mom.

My Blog

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Posted by Hope on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:03:00 PST

Thinking twice before buying products "Made in China"

Hello friends and family, I'm not sure if you have been following the news about how the Chinese are buying up and going through the world's resources at an incalculable rate, but I wanted to r...
Posted by Hope on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:25:00 PST

Long time...no blog...

Hello everyone, Ok, so I'm back from my absence. I know that some of you know, but for those who don't, my father passed on last month on April 16th, 2008. He was only 72. This year h...
Posted by Hope on Tue, 13 May 2008 01:34:00 PST

Hope's update

Ok, now...my update. Well...where do I begin? As you may recall, I was working on the hill? Well...I did that for a while and got it out of my system. I no longer have ANY urge to work up there and po...
Posted by Hope on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:01:00 PST

Hope's DC Update

Greetings friends and family, I know it's been a long long time&but I had thehankering today to reach out and say hello! As you may know, I'm in the midst of my third year inWashington&and my t...
Posted by Hope on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:00:00 PST

The Epiphany!

Today is the Epiphany...whatever that means. The only significance this day has for me is that it is the birthday of a man I once wanted to marry, Jim McIntyre. Though I love him dearly, I...
Posted by Hope on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 12:52:00 PST

Well... WE DID IT!!! We took back Congress!

I think I'm still in shock. YES, we TOOK BACK CONGRESS! I don't think that even Democrats thought we'd take back the Senate as well. I'm so tired of hearing the R's on Fox news say how this isn'...
Posted by Hope on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 11:54:00 PST

Emergency Preparedness in DC

So...living and working in one of the biggest targets on the planet often gets you thinking about the concept of "what if". So lately I've been wondering how connected downtown DC office buildin...
Posted by Hope on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:58:00 PST

Rainy days and Mondays

They both stink. This rain is making me moody...maybe I'll clean the apartment. Speaking of the apartment...I have decided that living with a man vs. a woman presents its own host of issues. Where my ...
Posted by Hope on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 04:05:00 PST

Surprises everyday!

I'm so excited! In the last couple of days, I've heard from 4 old high school friends! One especially...who I thought I had lost forever! Isn't life funny. Strange little things have been going on l...
Posted by Hope on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 03:21:00 PST