My name is jonathan and i am here from the Washington Post about 18 years my wife and i were living on capitol hill with my stepdaughter who was working at the time at the National Geographic and one day said can i bring a friend home. [shouting] im afraid that thats a technical problem that someone else is going to have to cope with. Pr if i shout does that help . [laughter] my stepdaughter was working at National Geographic and one day asked if she could bring a friend home for dinner and we said sure, the next day at dinner time this lovely young woman shows up with our stepdaughter and my wife and i were immediately enchanted with her and shes still lovely and young and enchanting. But now shes one of the most respective, most accomplishede successful writers of serious nonfiction in the united states. Very good to see you again. Very good to see you. Thank you. [applause] could i just say just very briefly what an incredible honor it is to sit here with jonathan who all of you kno