Things I Do

Today we filmed a segment with Valerie Jarret, a close associate of the Obamas. Tomorrow we have as a guest Janet Napolitano.  Two powerful women on the show.

KQED Newsroom continues to be a major focus of my efforts.

Also today, we had Alex Emslie at our monthly lunch for on-call staffers and interns. He talked about our investigative reporting efforts and was brilliant.

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Power Outage

Around 6:00 the gas and electric power quit. It wasn't dark yet I lit this candle julia gave me to be ready just in case. When power was restored I blew it out.

Today I had lunch with my colleague Scott Shafer.

Now the power's back I'm happy.

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Ghosty, Our Cat

Ghosty had to be put down today. She was 17. Aidan rescued her and her siblings when he heard their cries on a school picnic in GG Park when he was a kindergartner. He crawled under a thorny bush to pull them all out. Other families adopted the others.

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Routines

As I have aged, I have settled into certain patterns of daily habits. I get up, get ready (i.e. The Temptations) and if it is a workday, walk to the office in a certain manner (crossing 20th Street at Hampshire, 19th & York as a set, and finally 18th before proceeding to Mariposa and the front door to KQED.)

I greet almost everyone I pass ("Good Morning") but most people don't answer, because they have earbugs in and can't hear me.

I speak softly anyway, so I am used to being unheard.

On a weekend, like this one, I wake up very early. Today I doing my laundry and have already taken out the trash and moved the bins to the curb.

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One habit I have been hoping to re-cultivate is working on my memoir. But so far, that isn't happening. I am discouraged about telling my story. I am worried about money and am also probably growing a bit lazy.

Writing is work. I have been working at least part-time for 61 years.

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