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Yesterday I was interviewed by a radio program, Ch 114, of Sirius Satellite Radio, by the son of Bob Dylan, no less. All very exciting. New to radio, I entered as the quintessential Innocent, and quickly realized I’d need to reassess. I’d assumed the Interviewer would ask questions (as in a job interview for example, of which I have experience. Some would say way too much experience. But let that pass.) and that my task would be to respond. It seems the better way is just to take charge and tell them stuff so they don’t have to ask. I know that now, because we ran out of time before I was truly finished, and I regret my first few polite minutes. Since we only had 11 minutes total it’s not impossible to cram a whole book into that time period, but it can be a bit breathless. Unfortunately they didn’t tell me it was only 11 minutes as a segment. When someone tells you an interview will last from 2 til 2:30 I tend to think job interview (see above) so I pace myself accordingly. My mistake. My assumption.

So my apologies to any of you out there who were tuning in to ‘The Good Life’ with Jesse Dylan, if the points didn’t come across fully.

By the way, if you don’t know the program do tune in anyway. It’s a brilliant broadcast, all about a better world and a better life, and Jesse has hosted such folks as Deepak Chopra so it’s no lightweight operation. It’s the real thing - a radio station that cares about human and spiritual values as well as the environment and our physical well being. Now there’s something to be truly grateful for. There are good people out there, doing magnificent work, and I’m delighted to be a part of what they do - however imperfectly I may do it.

Altogether a learning experience. I’ll be ready for the next one….