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Interview on NYC Radio

Here's an interview with Bill about the show.  I think you'll enjoy how he brings so many strands of the story, and the production, together.  

 http://www.wnyc.org/story/all-of-it-2020-11-19/

The Answer Man

 

I started watching Jeopardy again during the lockdown.  I wasn't paying attention for many years.  Bill told me that his friend Tim Joyce had won $20,000.  I missed the showdown between Watson and Ken Jennings.  In fact, I missed Ken's relentless march to his millions.  When I was a young housewife, I watched all of the popular quiz shows.  I knew lots of the answers.  Now, there are whole categories that have passed me by.

This summer I got to watch the match between Jennings and a recent Champion, James Holzhauer.  I was glad when Ken won. I like his personality.

We all knew that Alex Trebek was fighting pancreatic cancer.  He looked great and carried on with his special command of every answer.  He had a unique dignity that made Jeopardy the favorite that it is.

Thanks Alex for keeping me company.  Here he is in his own words:

“Don’t ask me who’s going to replace me because I have no say whatsoever." "But I’m sure that if you give them the same love and attention and respect that you have shown me … then they will be a success and the show will continue being a success. And until we meet again, God bless you and goodbye.”

I Can Breathe

 

Biden certainly wasn't my first choice.  Or Harris.  But I, along with the rest of you I imagine, broke into a huge grin when the announcement came.  Yes, it may all end up in gridlock.  And certainly continuing death.  But today, just now, let's all sit back and imagine a news cycle without Trump enraging us at every turn.

2020 was so difficult.  And lonely.  And frightening.  And then, The Queen's Gambit came along to add so much to my family story.  Now, I get to stick around long enough to smile about the exit of Trump.

It's a winding road indeed.

The Counting Continues

 

I poked my head out of my sublime Queen's Gambit bubble only to find the hideous election going on and on and on.  I'd much rather spend my time counting the articles applauding the series than watch the TV pundits watch the ballot counting and try to explain why they got it so wrong.

And the virus doesn't care.