6_CRD Who_PNQ Is_VBZ That_DT0 Girl_NN1 ?_SENT 
MY_DPS TITLE_NN1 AT_PRP CNN_NP0 was_VBD assistant_AJ0 assignment_NN1 editor¡ªnot_NN1 much_DT0 of_PRF a_AT0 step_NN1 up_AVP from_PRP desk_NN1 assistant_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC there_EX0 was_VBD one_CRD big_AJ0 difference_NN1 :_PUN Here_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP actually_AV0 got_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI on_PRP TV_NN1 (_PUL not_XX0 the_AT0 vote_NN1 of_PRF confidence_NN1 it_PNP might_VM0 sound_VVI like¡ªthere_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF airtime_NN1 to_TO0 fill_VVI and_CJC they_PNP were_VBD desperate_AJ0 for_PRP people_NN0 to_TO0 fill_VVI it_PNP )_PUR ._SENT 
On_PRP camera_NN1 was_VBD where_AVQ I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI ._SENT After_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN I_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN "_PUQ on_AVP "_PUQ my_DPS entire_AJ0 life_NN1 ,_PUN whether_CJS it_PNP was_VBD at_PRP dinner_NN1 with_PRP my_DPS family_NN1 or_CJC at_PRP the_AT0 lunch_NN1 table_NN1 with_PRP my_DPS friends_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 remember_VVI a_AT0 time_NN1 I_PNP ever_AV0 shied_VVD away_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 spotlight_NN1 ._SENT Which_DTQ made_VVD me_PNP wonder_VVB :_PUN Why_AVQ would_VM0 I_PNP come_VVI up_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 ideas_NN2 ,_PUN write_VVB the_AT0 scripts_NN2 ,_PUN find_VVB the_AT0 visuals_NN2 ,_PUN pick_VVB the_AT0 sound_NN1 bites_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC not_XX0 be_VBI front_AJ0 and_CJC center_NN1 ?_SENT Determined_VVN to_TO0 get_VVI on_PRP camera_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP would_VM0 settle_VVI for_PRP scraps_NN2 ,_PUN gladly_AV0 covering_VVG an_AT0 obscure_AJ0 hearing_NN1 on_PRP Capitol_NP0 Hill_NP0 or_CJC a_AT0 no-news_AJ0 press_NN1 conference_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 Department_NN1 of_PRF Transportation_NN1 ,_PUN hoping_VVG they_PNP 'd_VM0 turn_VVI into_PRP stories_NN2 ._SENT 
My_DPS big_AJ0 break_NN1 came_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 fall_NN1 of_PRF 1981_CRD when_AVQ Washington_NP0 Bureau_NN1 Chief_NP0 Stuart_NP0 Loory_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ looked_VVD a_AT0 little_DT0 like_PRP Groucho_NP0 Marx_NP0 ,_PUN said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB you_PNP 're_VBB interested_AJ0 in_PRP becoming_VVG a_AT0 reporter_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 here_AV0 's_VBZ your_DPS chance_NN1 :_PUN Tomorrow_AV0 morning_NN1 I_PNP want_VVB you_PNP to_TO0 go_VVI live_AJ0 from_PRP the_AT0 White_AJ0 House_NN1 and_CJC report_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 president_NN1 's_POS schedule_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 day_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP panicked_VVD ._SENT Live_VVB ?_SENT As_CJS in_PRP live_VVB from_PRP the_AT0 White_AJ0 House_NN1 ?_SENT I_PNP 'd_VHD never_AV0 gone_VVN live_AJ0 before_AV0 ._SENT Live_AJ0 TV_NN1 is_VBZ working_VVG without_PRP a_AT0 net¡ªno_NN1 do-overs_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Really_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD incredulously_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Okay_AV0 ,_PUN great_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ While_CJS inside_AV0 I_PNP was_VBD thinking_VVG ,_PUN Oh_ITJ ._SENT My_DPS ._SENT God_NP0 ._SENT 
That_DT0 night_NN1 I_PNP laid_VVD out_AVP my_DPS light_AJ0 blue_AJ0 pin-striped_AJ0 pantsuit_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 I_PNP grabbed_VVD my_DPS hairbrush_NN1 Marcia_NP0 Brady_NP0 ¨_NP0 Cstyle_NP0 ,_PUN stared_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 mirror_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC said_VVD in_PRP earnest_AJ0 ,_PUN measured_AJ0 tones_NN2 over_AVP and_CJC over_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ Katherine_NP0 Couric_NP0 ,_PUN CNN_NP0 ,_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 White_NP0 House¡­Katherine_NP0 Couric_NP0 ,_PUN CNN_NP0 ,_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 White_AJ0 House_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ hoping_VVG my_DPS given_AJ0 name_NN1 would_VM0 lend_VVI an_AT0 air_NN1 of_PRF authority_NN1 my_DPS face_NN1 and_CJC voice_NN1 lacked_VVD ._SENT My_DPS stomach_NN1 churned_VVD ._SENT I_PNP spent_VVD most_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 night_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 bathroom_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP woke_VVD up_AVP at_PRP 4_CRD :_PUN 30_CRD a.m._AV0 ,_PUN got_VVD dressed_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC drove_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 bureau_NN1 to_TO0 rip_VVI the_AT0 AP_NP0 daybook_NN1 off_PRP the_AT0 wire_NN1 machine_NN1 that_CJT detailed_VVD the_AT0 president_NN1 's_POS schedule_NN1 ._SENT Unfortunately_AV0 for_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN President_NP0 Reagan_NP0 was_VBD meeting_VVG with_PRP former_DT0 national_AJ0 security_NN1 adviser_NN1 Zbigniew_NP0 Brzezinski¡ªa_NP0 nightmare_NN1 to_TO0 pronounce_VVI ._SENT 
At_PRP the_AT0 White_AJ0 House_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 crew_NN1 member_NN1 helped_VVD me_PNP insert_VVI my_DPS IFB_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 earpiece_NN1 that_CJT allows_VVZ the_AT0 control_NN1 room_NN1 to_TO0 communicate_VVI with_PRP reporters_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 field_NN1 ._SENT With_PRP minutes_NN2 to_TO0 go_VVI before_PRP my_DPS "_PUQ hit_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP stood_VVD there_AV0 practicing_VVG under_PRP my_DPS breath_NN1 ,_PUN waiting_VVG for_PRP the_AT0 anchors_NN2 to_TO0 throw_VVI to_PRP me_PNP ._SENT Through_PRP the_AT0 earpiece_NN1 I_PNP could_VM0 hear_VVI them_PNP reading_VVG the_AT0 headlines_NN2 ,_PUN then_AV0 going_VVG to_PRP a_AT0 commercial_AJ0 break_NN1 ._SENT As_CJS I_PNP listened_VVD to_PRP a_AT0 jingle_NN1 about_PRP the_AT0 joys_NN2 of_PRF orange_AJ0 juice_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP suddenly_AV0 heard_VVD the_AT0 anchors_NN2 '_POS voices_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Who_PNQ is_VBZ that_DT0 girl_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ She_PNP looks_VVZ like_PRP she_PNP 's_VBZ 12_CRD years_NN2 old_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
And_CJC suddenly_AV0 I_PNP was_VBD on_AVP ._SENT One_CRD of_PRF them_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Katherine_NP0 Couric_NP0 is_VBZ standing_VVG by_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 White_AJ0 House_NN1 with_PRP more¡­_NN1 "_PUQ 
I_PNP heard_VVD myself_PNX reciting_VVG the_AT0 president_NN1 's_POS schedule_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS voice_NN1 so_AV0 high_AJ0 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD as_CJS if_CJS I_PNP 'd_VHD inhaled_VVN two_CRD balloons_NN2 '_POS worth_NN1 of_PRF helium_NN1 ._SENT 
Everything_PNI was_VBD off¡ªmy_AJ0 tone_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS pacing_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 way_NN1 I_PNP looked_VVD down_AVP at_PRP my_DPS notes_NN2 instead_AV0 of_PRF at_PRP the_AT0 camera_NN1 (_PUL although_CJS I_PNP did_VDD pronounce_VVI Zbigniew_NP0 Brzezinski_NP0 correctly_AV0 )_PUR ._SENT After_CJS I_PNP threw_VVD back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 anchors_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP looked_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 crew_NN1 for_PRP positive_AJ0 reinforcement_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 say_VVI a_AT0 word_NN1 ._SENT 
Back_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 Washington_NP0 bureau_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP hoped_VVD someone_PNI ,_PUN anyone_PNI ,_PUN would_VM0 tell_VVI me_PNP I_PNP had_VHD done_VDN a_AT0 good_AJ0 job_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP walked_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 assignment_NN1 desk_NN1 ,_PUN where_AVQ Bill_NP0 Hensel_NP0 was_VBD sitting_VVG ._SENT 
"_PUQ Hi_ITJ ,_PUN Bill_NP0 !_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD eagerly_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Reese_NP0 Schonfeld_NP0 "_PUQ ¡ªpresident_NN1 of_PRF CNN¡ª_NP0 "_PUQ just_AV0 called_VVN ._SENT He_PNP never_AV0 wants_VVZ to_TO0 see_VVI you_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 air_NN1 again_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Did_VDD he_PNP say_VVI anything_PNI else_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ No._NN1 That_DT0 's_VBZ it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Bill_NP0 looked_VVD at_PRP me_PNP sympathetically_AV0 and_CJC shrugged_VVD ._SENT As_CJS I_PNP slunk_VVD away_AV0 ,_PUN some_DT0 Sandra_NP0 Boynton_NP0 wisdom_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 coffee_NN1 mug_NN1 caught_VVD my_DPS eye_NN1 :_PUN DO_VDB N'T_XX0 LET_VVI THE_AT0 TURKEYS_NN2 GET_VVB YOU_PNP replaced-dns_NN2 though_CJS they_PNP had_VHD ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP was_VBD ._SENT I_PNP looked_VVD around_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 reporters_NN2 and_CJC wondered_VVD ,_PUN What_DTQ do_VDB they_PNP have_VHI that_CJT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 ?_SENT Then_AV0 it_PNP hit_VVD me_PNP :_PUN experience_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN at_PRP the_AT0 DC_NP0 bureau_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 year_NN1 and_CJC my_DPS reporting_NN1 future_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 looking_VVG particularly_AV0 rosy_AJ0 ._SENT By_PRP now_AV0 ,_PUN Don_NP0 Farmer_NP0 and_CJC Chris_NP0 Curle_NP0 were_VBD at_PRP CNN_NP0 in_PRP Atlanta_NP0 and_CJC looking_VVG for_PRP an_AT0 associate_AJ0 producer_NN1 for_PRP their_DPS noon-to-two_NN1 broadcast_NN1 Take_VVB Two_CRD ._SENT They_PNP asked_VVD me_PNP if_CJS I_PNP was_VBD interested_AJ0 ._SENT 
Uh_ITJ ,_PUN yeah_ITJ ._SENT Not_XX0 only_AV0 had_VHD I_PNP found_VVN my_DPS mentors_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP 'd_VHD found_VVN my_DPS next_ORD chapter_NN1 ._SENT 
7_CRD The_AT0 State_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Onion_NN1 
IHEADED_AJ0 SOUTH_NP0 ONI-95_CRD in_PRP the_AT0 white_AJ0 Toyota_NP0 Corolla_NP0 my_DPS parents_NN2 had_VHD bought_VVN me¡ªa_NP0 gift_NN1 for_PRP going_VVG to_PRP an_AT0 affordable_AJ0 state_NN1 school_NN1 (_PUL my_DPS first_ORD year_NN1 at_PRP UVA_NN1 cost_NN1 less_AV0 than_CJS $_NN0 2_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD )_PUR ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 car_NN1 was_VBD bare-bones_NN2 ,_PUN with_PRP no_AT0 AC_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC by_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 I_PNP passed_VVD the_AT0 giant_AJ0 peach_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 big_AJ0 blue_AJ0 sign_NN1 welcoming_VVG me_PNP to_PRP Georgia_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 serious_AJ0 case_NN1 of_PRF swamp_NN1 ass_NN1 ._SENT 
My_DPS father_NN1 grew_VVD up_AVP 140_CRD miles_NN2 south_NN1 of_PRF Atlanta_NP0 ,_PUN in_PRP Dublin_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ he_PNP spent_VVD hot_AJ0 ,_PUN lazy_AJ0 afternoons_NN2 shooting_VVG squirrels_NN2 with_PRP a_AT0 12-gauge_AJ0 shotgun_NN1 and_CJC reading_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD bespectacled_AJ0 and_CJC studious_AJ0 ;_PUN at_PRP Mercer_NP0 University_NN1 in_PRP Macon_NP0 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD editor_NN1 in_PRP chief_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 school_NN1 newspaper_NN1 ,_PUN theCluster_NP0 ._SENT 
His_DPS great-grandfather_NN1 Charles_NP0 Mathurin_NP0 was_VBD an_AT0 orphan_NN1 ,_PUN left_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 doorstep_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 hospital_NN1 in_PRP Brittany_NP0 ,_PUN France_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD taken_VVN in_PRP and_CJC given_VVN the_AT0 name_NN1 Cour_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ in_PRP Gaelic_AJ0 means_NN0 "_PUQ the_AT0 smallest_AJS little_AJ0 person_NN1 "_PUQ ;_PUN the_AT0 icwas_NN2 tacked_VVD on_AVP as_PRP an_AT0 endearment_NN1 ._SENT Et_NP0 voil_NP0 ¨_NN0 ¤_NN0 ¡ªCouric_NN0 ._SENT 
In_PRP 1831_CRD ,_PUN when_CJS he_PNP was_VBD just_AV0 a_AT0 teenager_NN1 ,_PUN Charles_NP0 stowed_VVD away_AV0 on_PRP a_AT0 ship_NN1 bound_VVN for_PRP America_NP0 ._SENT Onboard_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP met_VVD a_AT0 woman_NN1 named_VVN Henriette_NP0 Fontaine_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ was_VBD traveling_VVG with_PRP her_DPS husband_NN1 and_CJC child_NN1 ._SENT Before_CJS the_AT0 ship_NN1 docked_VVN in_PRP Pensacola_NP0 ,_PUN Charles_NP0 jumped_VVD overboard_AV0 to_TO0 avoid_VVI getting_VVG caught_VVN ._SENT Soon_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP and_CJC Henriette_NP0 crossed_VVD paths_NN2 again¡ªher_NN1 husband_NN1 and_CJC child_NN1 had_VHD both_AV0 died_VVN not_XX0 long_AV0 after_CJS they_PNP 'd_VHD arrived_VVN ._SENT Charles_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 widow_NN1 Fontaine_NP0 (_PUL 12_CRD years_NN2 his_DPS senior_AJ0 ,_PUN an_AT0 early_AJ0 cougar_NN1 )_PUR fell_VVD in_PRP love_NN1 ,_PUN married_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC took_VVD a_AT0 wagon_NN1 train_NN1 to_PRP Eufaula_NP0 ,_PUN Alabama_NP0 ,_PUN near_PRP the_AT0 Georgia_NP0 border_NN1 ,_PUN where_CJS they_PNP settled_VVD and_CJC raised_VVD four_CRD children_NN2 ._SENT One_CRD of_PRF them_PNP ,_PUN Alfred_NP0 Alexis_NP0 ,_PUN was_VBD my_DPS dad_NN1 's_POS grandfather_NN1 ._SENT 
Atlanta_NP0 figured_VVD in_PRP my_DPS mother_NN1 's_POS side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 family_NN1 too_AV0 ,_PUN after_PRP a_AT0 lengthy_AJ0 detour_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 Midwest_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS mom_NN1 ,_PUN Clara_NP0 Frohsin_NP0 (_PUL Nana_NN1 to_PRP us_PNP ,_PUN pronounced_VVD "_PUQ Nah-nah_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 French_AJ0 way_NN1 )_PUR ,_PUN married_VVD Bert_NP0 Hene_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 successful_AJ0 architect_NN1 and_CJC contractor_NN1 primarily_AV0 in_PRP a_AT0 neighborhood_NN1 of_PRF Omaha_NP0 called_VVD Happy_AJ0 Hollow_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP raised_VVD my_DPS mother_NN1 and_CJC her_DPS younger_AJC brother_NN1 ,_PUN Buddy_NP0 ,_PUN like_PRP high-class_AJ0 nomads_NN2 ,_PUN occupying_VVG the_AT0 fancy_AJ0 homes_NN2 Bert_NP0 built_VVD and_CJC moving_VVG on_AVP when_CJS they_PNP were_VBD sold_VVN (_PUL a_AT0 particular_AJ0 point_NN1 of_PRF family_NN1 pride_NN1 :_PUN my_DPS grandfather_NN1 built_VVD the_AT0 boyhood_NN1 home_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 future_AJ0 Oracle_NN1 of_PRF Omaha_NP0 ,_PUN Warren_NP0 Buffett_NP0 )_PUR ._SENT When_CJS Bert_NP0 died_VVD of_PRF a_AT0 heart_NN1 attack_NN1 at_PRP 58_CRD ,_PUN Nana_NN1 joined_VVD her_DPS brothers_NN2 Leon_NP0 and_CJC Lewis_NP0 in_PRP Atlanta_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ they_PNP had_VHD opened_VVN a_AT0 pair_NN0 of_PRF high-end_AJ0 women_NN2 's_POS clothing_NN1 boutiques_NN2 ._SENT 
As_CJS a_AT0 child_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP loved_VVD when_AVQ Nana_NN1 came_VVD to_TO0 visit_VVI ._SENT The_AT0 minute_NN1 she_PNP arrived_VVD ,_PUN she_PNP 'd_VM0 unzip_VVI her_DPS sky-blue_AJ0 Skylark_NN1 suitcase_NN1 and_CJC start_VVB pulling_VVG out_AVP gifts¡ªcute_AJ0 outfits_NN2 and_CJC stuffed_AJ0 animals_NN2 wrapped_VVN in_PRP tissue_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 girls_NN2 ;_PUN sugared_AJ0 jelly_NN1 candies_NN2 shaped_VVN like_PRP orange_AJ0 slices_NN2 for_PRP Johnny_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VM0 sit_VVI on_PRP her_DPS bed_NN1 and_CJC chatter_NN1 away_AV0 while_CJS she_PNP got_VVD dressed_VVN ,_PUN rolling_VVG a_AT0 nylon_NN1 stocking_VVG up_AVP each_DT0 shapely_AJ0 leg_NN1 and_CJC attaching_VVG it_PNP to_PRP the_AT0 snaps_NN2 dangling_VVG from_PRP her_DPS girdle_NN1 (_PUL that_DT0 medieval_AJ0 precursor_NN1 to_PRP Spanx_NN1 )_PUR ._SENT Then_AV0 she_PNP 'd_VM0 step_VVI into_PRP some_DT0 formfitting_AJ0 dress_NN1 (_PUL the_AT0 lavender_NN1 ultra-suede_NN1 was_VBD my_DPS favorite_NN1 )_PUR plus_PRP heels_NN2 ._SENT Always_AV0 heels_NN2 ._SENT Even_AV0 her_DPS slippers_NN2 had_VHD kitten_NN1 heels_NN2 ._SENT Nana_NN1 was_VBD so_AV0 accustomed_AJ0 to_PRP her_DPS calf-flattering_AJ0 heels_NN2 that_CJT when_CJS she_PNP was_VBD barefoot_AJ0 ,_PUN she_PNP walked_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 balls_NN2 of_PRF her_DPS feet_NN2 ._SENT 
We_PNP 'd_VM0 play_VVI gin_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 kitchen_NN1 table_NN1 ._SENT Nana_NN1 would_VM0 have_VHI a_AT0 tissue_NN1 tucked_VVD under_PRP her_DPS sleeve_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 wrist_NN1 or_CJC in_PRP her_DPS cleavage_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP 'd_VM0 hold_VVI a_AT0 Tareyton_NP0 between_PRP her_DPS lips_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 ever-lengthening_AJ0 ash_NN1 threatening_VVG to_TO0 dump_VVI on_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 cards_NN2 ,_PUN my_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT Sometimes_AV0 she_PNP 'd_VM0 tap_VVI it_PNP into_PRP an_AT0 ashtray_NN1 shaped_VVN like_PRP a_AT0 cast-iron_AJ0 kettle_NN1 on_PRP three_CRD little_AJ0 legs_NN2 that_CJT now_AV0 lives_VVZ in_PRP my_DPS kitchen_NN1 ._SENT (_PUL In_PRP seventh_ORD grade_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP 'd_VM0 retrieve_VVI the_AT0 butts_NN2 and_CJC smoke_VVB them_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 woods_NN2 behind_PRP my_DPS elementary_AJ0 school_NN1 with_PRP my_DPS friend_NN1 Betsy_NP0 ._SENT )_PUR 
By_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 Nana_NN1 was_VBD in_PRP her_DPS eighties_CRD and_CJC started_VVD complaining_VVG about_PRP all_DT0 the_AT0 cats_NN2 she_PNP was_VBD seeing_VVG under_PRP her_DPS bed_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP was_VBD moved_VVN to_PRP a_AT0 nursing_AJ0 home_NN1 ._SENT Now_AV0 that_CJT I_PNP was_VBD living_VVG in_PRP Atlanta_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP visited_VVD often_AV0 ,_PUN playing_VVG the_AT0 piano_NN1 for_PRP her_PNP and_CJC the_AT0 other_AJ0 residents_NN2 ,_PUN then_AV0 giving_VVG my_DPS mom_NN1 a_AT0 full_AJ0 report_NN1 ._SENT 
AS_CJS AN_AT0 ASSOCIATE_NN1 producer_NN1 on_PRP Take_VVB Two_CRD ,_PUN my_DPS job_NN1 included_VVD thinking_NN1 of_PRF teases_NN2 for_PRP upcoming_AJ0 segments_NN2 ,_PUN like_PRP cooking_VVG demonstrations_NN2 with_PRP British_AJ0 chef_NN1 Graham_NP0 Kerr_NP0 ._SENT One_CRD time_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 recipe_NN1 involved_AJ0 onions_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC because_CJS President_NP0 Reagan_NP0 had_VHD just_AV0 delivered_VVN his_DPS State_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Union_NN1 address_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP came_VVD up_AVP with_PRP "_PUQ Next¡­the_AJ0 state_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 onion_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP love_VVB that_DT0 !_SENT "_PUQ said_VVD one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 middle-aged_AJ0 bookers_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ put_VVD a_AT0 little_AJ0 pep_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS step_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC I_PNP was_VBD always_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 hunt_NN1 for_PRP opportunities_NN2 to_TO0 report_VVI ._SENT To_TO0 get_VVI past_PRP my_DPS disastrous_AJ0 debut_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 White_AJ0 House_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP paid_VVD a_AT0 visit_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 voice_NN1 coach_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD kind_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 revelation¡ªshe_NN1 told_VVD me_PNP not_XX0 to_TO0 project_VVI from_PRP my_DPS throat_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ resulted_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 high-pitched_AJ0 nasal_AJ0 sound_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC to_TO0 relax_VVI my_DPS belly_NN1 and_CJC speak_VVB from_PRP my_DPS diaphragm_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS tone_NN1 instantly_AV0 got_VVD lower_AJC and_CJC my_DPS voice_NN1 more_AV0 mellifluous_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP veered_VVD dangerously_AV0 close_AJ0 to_PRP James_NP0 Earl_NP0 Jones_NP0 territory_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP would_VM0 take_VVI me_PNP another_DT0 few_DT0 years_NN2 to_TO0 find_VVI just_AV0 the_AT0 right_AJ0 register_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP also_AV0 had_VHD to_TO0 learn_VVI the_AT0 craft_NN1 of_PRF interviewing_NN1 :_PUN how_AVQ to_TO0 put_VVI people_NN0 at_PRP ease_NN1 ,_PUN ask_VVB the_AT0 right_AJ0 questions_NN2 (_PUL nothing_PNI that_CJT could_VM0 be_VBI answered_VVN "_PUQ Yes_ITJ "_PUQ or_CJC "_PUQ No_NN1 "_PUQ )_PUR ,_PUN act_VVB interested_AJ0 (_PUL 99_CRD percent_NN0 of_PRF the_AT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD )_PUR ,_PUN listen_VVB carefully_AV0 (_PUL but_CJC never_AV0 nod_VVB as_CJS if_CJS I_PNP 'm_VBB agreeing_VVG )_PUR ,_PUN recognize_VVB a_AT0 sound_NN1 bite_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC write_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 pictures_NN2 ._SENT 
Don_NP0 and_CJC Chris_NP0 knew_VVD how_AVQ much_DT0 I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI on-air_AJ0 and_CJC happily_AV0 supplied_VVN the_AT0 training_NN1 wheels_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP sent_VVD me_PNP to_TO0 interview_VVI Ray_NP0 Charles_NP0 ,_PUN Liberace_NP0 (_PUL we_PNP played_VVD a_AT0 duet_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ Heart_NN1 and_CJC Soul_NN1 "_PUQ )_PUR ,_PUN and_CJC newcomer_NN1 Boy_NN1 George_NP0 as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS former_DT0 Alabama_NP0 governor_NN1 and_CJC segregationist_NN1 George_NP0 Wallace_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP did_VDD a_AT0 story_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 outlet_NN1 malls_NN2 in_PRP Reading_NP0 ,_PUN Pennsylvania_NP0 ,_PUN putting_VVG together_AV0 a_AT0 montage_NN1 of_PRF bargain-hunters_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 tune_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 "_PUQ William_NP0 Tell_NP0 Overture_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ When_CJS I_PNP showed_VVD it_PNP to_PRP Don_NP0 ,_PUN he_PNP pointed_VVD out_AVP that_CJT the_AT0 editing_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 in_PRP sync_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 music_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VM0 never_AV0 make_VVI that_DT0 mistake_NN1 again_AV0 ._SENT 
I_PNP started_VVD dating_VVG the_AT0 show_NN1 's_POS director_NN1 ,_PUN Guy_NP0 Pepper_NP0 ._SENT Raven-haired_AJ0 ,_PUN bearded_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC newly_AV0 separated_VVN from_PRP his_DPS CNN_NP0 anchor_NN1 wife_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD not_XX0 my_DPS usual_AJ0 straight-arrow_NN1 preppy_AJ0 type_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP was_VBD so_AV0 clever_AJ0 and_CJC quick_AJ0 (_PUL he_PNP called_VVD me_PNP Katrina_NP0 )_PUR ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 blast_NN1 soaking_VVG up_AVP all_DT0 things_NN2 Southern_AJ0 :_PUN grits_NN2 and_CJC biscuits_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 Silver_NP0 Skillet_NN1 ,_PUN horseback_NN1 riding_VVG in_PRP Dahlonega_NP0 (_PUL we_PNP were_VBD almost_AV0 thrown_VVN when_CJS our_DPS horses_NN2 got_VVD spooked_VVN )_PUR ,_PUN the_AT0 laser-light_AJ0 show_NN1 at_PRP Stone_NP0 Mountain_NP0 ._SENT For_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 fun_NN1 ,_PUN 20-something_AJ0 extended_AJ0 fling¡ªwhich_NN1 reminds_VVZ me_PNP of_PRF the_AT0 time_NN1 I_PNP flung_VVD several_DT0 shoes_NN2 at_PRP Guy_NP0 when_CJS I_PNP thought_VVD he_PNP was_VBD cheating_VVG on_PRP me_PNP ._SENT 
Taking_VVG Take_VVB Twoon_AJ0 the_AT0 road_NN1 always_AV0 felt_VVD like_PRP the_AT0 big_AJ0 time_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP went_VVD to_PRP Dallas_NP0 ¨_NN0 CFort_NP0 Worth_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP did_VDD a_AT0 feature_NN1 on_PRP Billy_NP0 Bob_NP0 's_POS Texas_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 massive_AJ0 honky-tonk_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP headed_VVD home_AV0 on_PRP Christmas_NN1 Day_NN1 ._SENT Wandering_VVG the_AT0 deserted_AJ0 airport_NN1 ,_PUN wearing_VVG the_AT0 black_AJ0 cowboy_NN1 hat_NN1 Billy_NP0 Bob_NP0 had_VHD given_VVN me_PNP ,_PUN I_PNP remember_VVB missing_VVG my_DPS parents_NN2 terribly_AV0 but_CJC thinking_VVG it_PNP was_VBD all_AV0 for_PRP a_AT0 good_AJ0 cause¡ªi.e_NN1 ._SENT ,_PUN my_DPS career_NN1 
In_PRP the_AT0 spring_NN1 of_PRF 1982_CRD ,_PUN thanks_NN2 to_PRP a_AT0 budding_AJ0 bro-ship_NN1 between_PRP Ted_NP0 Turner_NP0 and_CJC Fidel_NP0 Castro_NP0 ,_PUN we_PNP broadcast_VVB for_PRP a_AT0 week_NN1 from_PRP Havana¡ªthe_NP0 first_ORD American_AJ0 network_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI so_AV0 since_CJS Castro_NP0 took_VVD over_AVP ._SENT A_AT0 crew_NN1 that_CJT included_VVD Don_NP0 ,_PUN Chris_NP0 ,_PUN me_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC Guy_NP0 chartered_VVD a_AT0 DC-3_CRD to_PRP Cuba_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP marveled_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 pastel-hued_AJ0 buildings_NN2 and_CJC vintage_NN1 Chevys_NN2 with_PRP their_DPS Batmobile_AJ0 fins_NN2 in_PRP a_AT0 land_NN1 untouched_AJ0 by_PRP time_NN1 since_PRP the_AT0 '_PUQ 62_CRD embargo_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 hotel_NN1 buffet_NN1 was_VBD laden_VVN with_PRP salads_NN2 drowning_VVG in_PRP mayonnaise_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC everyone_PNI drank_VVD Coca-Cola_NP0 by_PRP the_AT0 gallon_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 embargo_NN1 had_VHD apparently_AV0 extended_VVN to_PRP toilet_NN1 seats_NN2 ._SENT When_CJS we_PNP got_VVD to_PRP our_DPS hotel_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP discovered_VVD that_CJT nobody_PNI had_VHD one_PNI ._SENT Except_CJS me_PNP ._SENT Everyone_PNI was_VBD so_AV0 jealous_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VHD never_AV0 won_VVN anything_PNI ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP guess_VVB you_PNP could_VM0 say_VVI I_PNP hit_VVD the_AT0 jackpot_NN1 ._SENT 
