Thursday, August 16, 2012

Why Mitt Romney is Unlikable



Guest Post from an email I received this morning...food for thought everyone.

Why Mitt Romney is Unlikable !!!

A lot is being said in the media about Mitt Romney not being "likable"
or that he doesn't "relate well" to people.
Frankly, we struggled to understand why.
So after much research, we have come up with a Top Ten List
to explain this "unlikablility."




Top Ten Reasons To Dislike
Mitt Romney:

1.
Drop-dead, collar-ad handsome with gracious, statesmanlike aura.
Looks like every central casting's #1 choice for Commander-in-Chief.
2.
Been married to ONE woman his entire life, and has been faithful to her,
including through her bouts with breast cancer and MS. 
3.
No scandals or skeletons in his closet.
(How boring is that?)
4.
Can't speak in a fake, southern, "black preacher voice"
when necessary.
5.
Highly intelligent.
Graduated cum laude from both Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School...
and by the way, his academic records are NOT sealed. 
6.
Doesn't smoke or drink alcohol, and has never done drugs,
not even in the counter-culture age when he went to college.
Too square for today's America? 
7.
Represents an America of "yesterday",
where people believed in God, went to Church, didn't screw around,
worked hard, and became a SUCCESS!
8.
Has a family of five great sons....
and none of them have police records or are in drug rehab.
But of course, they were raised by a stay-at-home mom,
and that "choice" deserves America's scorn.
9.
Oh yes.....he's a MORMON.
We need to be very afraid of that very strange religion
that teaches its members to be clean-living, patriotic,
fiscally conservative, charitable, self-reliant, and honest. 
10.
And one more point.....
pundits say because of his wealth, he can't relate to ordinary Americans.
I guess that's because he made that money HIMSELF.....
as opposed to marrying it or inheriting it from Dad.
Apparently, he didn't understand that actually working at a job and earning your own money
made you unreliable to Americans.

My goodness, it's a strange world, isn't it?

Personal Information:


His full Name is:
Willard Mitt Romney
He was Born:
March 12, 1947 and is 65 years old.

His Father:
George W. Romney, former Governor
of the State of Michigan

He was raised in
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan


He is Married to
Ann Romney since 1969; they five children.

Education:

B.A. from Brigham Young University,J.D. and M.B.A. from Harvard University


Religion:

Mormon - The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints

Working Background:
 

After high school,
he spent 30 months in France as a
Mormon missionary.

After going to both 
Harvard Business School and
Harvard Law School simultaneously, he passed the Michigan
bar exam, but never worked as an attorney.
In 1984, 
he co-founded Bain Capital a private equity
investment firm, one of the largest such firms in the
United States.
In 1994, 
he ran for Senator of Massachusetts and lost
to Ted Kennedy.

He was President and CEO 
of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games
In 2002, he was elected Governor of the State of
Massachusetts where he eliminated a 1.5 billion deficit.

Some Interesting Facts about Romney:

Bain Capital, starting with one small office supply store in Massachusetts,
turned it into Staples; now over 2,000 stores employing 90,000 people.

Bain Capital also worked to perform the same kinds of business miracles again and again, with companies like Domino's, Sealy, Brookstone, Weather Channel, Burger King,
Warner Music Group, Dollarama, Home Depot Supply and many others.


He was an unpaid volunteer campaign worker for
his dad's gubernatorial campaign 1 year.



He was an unpaid intern in his dad's governor's
office for eight years.

He was an unpaid bishop and state president of
his church for ten years.



He was an unpaid President of the Salt Lake
Olympic Committee for three years.



He took no salary and was the unpaid Governor of
Massachusetts for four years.



He gave his entire inheritance from his father to charity.



Mitt Romney is one of the wealthiest self-made men
in our country but has given more back to its citizens in terms of money, service and time than most men.



And in 2011 Mitt Romney gave over $4 million to charity,
almost 19% of his income.... Just for comparison purposes,
Obama gave 1% and Joe Biden gave $300 or .0013%.



Mitt Romney is Trustworthy:
He will
show us his birth certificate

He will
show us his high school and college transcripts.

He will
show us his social security card.

He will
show us his law degree.


He will
show us his draft notice.

He will
show us his medical records.


He will
show us his income tax records.


He will
show us he has nothing to hide.



Mitt Romney's background, experience and
trustworthiness show him to be a great leader and
an excellent citizen for President of the United States.


You may think that Romney may not be the best
representative the Republicans could have selected.
At least I know what religion he is, and that he won't
desecrate the flag, bow down to foreign powers,
or practice fiscal irresponsibility.

I know he has the ability to turn this financial debacle
that the current regime has gotten us into. We won't
like all the things necessary to recover from this
debt, but someone with Romney's background can do it.

But, on the minus side, he never was a "Community
Organizer", never took drugs or smoked pot, never
got drunk, did not associate with communists
or terrorists, nor did he attend a church whose pastor
called for God to damn the U.S.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Snake Charmers like "Sweet Jane"

I've had the most unusual thing happen to me since June..I've learned that one of my best friend's of my whole life...since age 18 and I am 57...has used me betrayed me basically all my life.  She is the God Mother to my oldest child, the one I confided in more than even my sister, and the one that I thought loved me unconditionally.  The fact is, she was not my true friend at all.  Rather, I was someone she used to achieve her means.  Her nickname with the college sorority girl YaYa's, which is actually a "click", is "Sweet Jane".

I think she got that name partially from her very persuasive act of kindness to others, and partially from her being "so sweet to me".  She was "so sweet to me" because she told all the other girls in the large group of friends my deepest, darkest secrets...I think now, to make her own self look good.  "Oh you are so sweet, Jane...to put up with her s..t".  Meanwhile, I don't even want to say the deepest, darkest secrets that I know about her.  And I won't.  Because that was the deal..the pledge of love and loyalty that I took with her a long time ago.  The only thing is, I'm now 57 and I didn't know all this time the she was on the same page.  She just POSTED my issues to the group like someone posts a status on Facebook.  She also borrowed money from me in 2001, which she never had any intention of paying back.  I was fairly wealthy then, but that has changed.  She doesn't feel it necessary to pay me back.  That's part of her user deal with people.  I'm not the only one that she has borrowed from.  I have no idea if I am the largest personal debtor, but I'll bet I am.  It's not a small amount.

She's a flight attendant for a major US airline.  I noticed that she went to the Olympics.  "How Nice!"  Right now, I struggle with a whole lot of things, finances being one of them.  For me to see her "smiling and talking about her wonderful Olympics experience"  while I wonder how I can pay my family medical bills makes me sick to my stomach.  I may have financial cash flow issues right now which makes me crazy to see her spend money which is basically mine, but that is not really the issue.

The issue is that Jane USED me for most of my life.  I thought she was a real person.  She is not.  Though I blame myself for not realizing that sooner.  I could have avoided this pain by knowing who and who was not my true friend a long time ago.

Manipulation is like a snake charmer.  It's seductive and makes a deadly creature seem gentle.  Take away the snake charmer, and the result can be deadly.  My mind was a snake charmer for over 40 years.  And it was so detrimental for me with my other friends.  The things she said about me to my friends....things that you might want to say yourself but never have it positioned so that "Sweet Jane" get the glory for being a friend to someone like me.  I'm not talking about really bad things, like doing something  illegal or really bad things, just things in life that we all regret. and we certainly don't want exaggerated.

Today I reflect a lot about my loss of a friend.  A friend that didn't actually exist.  I was a friend and a sister to someone else, not "Sweet Jane".

But I must tell you, I do have real friends that I never lost in the process and who I am very connected with now.   Some of them, too, were victims of "Sweet Jane" and her cohorts.  And I love them and I am blessed to have them as my friends.

Just a rambling personal post tonight.  Something I have never done on this blog, but something I plan to do more in the future.

Love,
Peggy
I am...the Chief Spa Gypsy

Monday, August 13, 2012

PItching SpaGypsies

I'll be pitching SpaGypsies tomorrow to a group of VC investors at a Startup event in New York tomorrow, August 14th at 3pm.  I'll be one of our 45 companies with a 1 minute "show and tell" to the 13 venture capitalists, which will follow with the 4 finalists doing a 4 minute pitch to the VC's and audience.  My upside is that I've done this before and my concept for the SpaGypsies website is quite unique.  The downside is that I am not a 20 something.  I was a lot cuter then, but I'm a lot smarter now.  So the upside to my pitch tomorrow is much greater than I might give myself credit for.  I've got a great COO/CFO who has come on board.  I've worked with him in the past, and I know his integrity, work ethic and even his very nice wife.  I've got a CIO in place now who has amazing credentials and my COO has worked with him extensively for a long time.  We're prepped, practiced and ready to roll tomorrow.

Here's the SpaGypsies elevator pitch as I'll be pitching it in my 30 second spot tomorrow.  Let me know what you think and if you understand the proposition:


SpaGypsies is a revenue generating niche social network for people who want to share their passion for spas, fitness, nutrition, health and wellness and spirituality with others who have like interests.

       The only complete spa directory online.
       We have consumer reviews, state health licensing, inspection and issue status.
       It is a desktop and mobile web App, at launch.  Building iPhone, iPad and Android Apps.
       It is commerce enabled. 

SpaGypsies is a collective group of personalized interest areas of members.  Spa, salons, gyms and fitness center will be launched with state licensing status.  Other interest areas at launch will include spirituality, nutrition, beauty and wellness. 

We are creating a niche network for community engagement, content, publishing and commerce around the spa, salon and wellness niche, which is a part of large consumer verticals of travel, hospitality, leisure, beauty, health and wellness and retail industries.

The SpaGypsies target demographic is Boomer Women and their daughters.  People like me.  My mother never took me to a spa.  I took her to her first spa!  I've been taking my daughters to spas since they were 10 years old, and to nail salons when they were 3!  I gave my God Daughter her 1st mani/pedi and also her 1st massage.

I hope you will share my passion for SpaGypsies, Health & Wellness, as well as Spirituality and will follow me on this journey.  Remember... "we are all wanderers"


Best and Say Prayers and Cross Fingers!

Peggy Lee
Chief Spa Gypsy


Monday, August 6, 2012

San Lorenzo Dojo

Guest Post...from my friend Roy Kamen


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Monday, June 4, 2012

Vegan Splendor: Cashew Pesto Pasta with Spring Vegetables

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