Aric Johnson

Senior Recruiter for the USA TODAY NETWORK

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We are working with our friends at 12 News today.

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Son calls, I miss the call so i call: Son, 7: "Whatya want?" "Well, you called." "I needed help with the tv, but i figured it out. Bye!"

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Had two choices for pre-dawn coffee today: regular and extreme. Probably easy to imagine what the coffee tasted like.

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That time of the year: I watched the sunrise...from my cubicle at work, which faces west. A little weird I have to say.

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All mornings should start with listening to the Glee soundtrack and eating a Krispy Kreme jelly doughnuts.

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skateboarded (if that is a verb) to get the mail yesterday night...in work clothes...and freaked out a fellow skateboarder.

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Looking forward to a trip with the kids to Legoland and then Manhattan Beach.

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One of my students just asked, "Did you have to use a typewriter (to write news stories) or was that before you?"

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There is actually rain, not from thunderstorms, in the Valley this morning.

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A lot to chase this morning after a lot news broke Monday afternoon.

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Watched Star Wars in Concert with his oldest. Better than expected and had a great time. But it would have been better in a symphony hall.

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Had a great anniversary weekend with the family at a Scottsdale resort.

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Wondering if, as a mixed-race person, I should be bothered by the term "half-blood."

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Getting ready for weekend of snowboarding in Colorado.

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Having a busy morning.

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Looking forward to a weekend potluck with friends.

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Looking forward to a nice, long weekend.

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Is watching the sun rise, from work.....

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Waiting for my rain today.