again i would like to say especially for the claire booth luce policy institute, have a great little story. i told a friend that i was coming here, and for those that might know dana, i've know dana for older a decade and she works for my father at the american enterprise institute. she actually got that job because she came to washington to look great job, came to one of these events, met somebody decade of her life you never know who you might events so make sure you all mix and mingle later on. she is married to a gentleman, lui haga for those of you who are symphony lovers. he was the first chairs violinist for the washington symphony for a long long time. he retired a year ago. they met because she went to a meet and greet and now they live happily down the saint simons in georgia so you never know when an event might lead to a happily ever after. again my first memory of d.c. was in the 70s, and this was way before my dad one. i'm going to take you want a little bit of a reminder of kind of my background and his career because i think it is important for us to understand where