i'm a longtime admirer of curtis white. he is now on the editorial advisory board of the quarterly, and i turned to him for wisdom, and darkness, which often comes over me. and i'm going to let him begin by explaining, wanting to talk as much as possible. so if you can set up the premise of the book and then i have a few stray questions that i will ask you if silence falls. >> well, from what i can tell so far, one of the things that people out there, whoever they are, readers, journalists, want to know is why i decided to write this book. now, i'm a novelist and not a science writer. and the answer to that question is familiar for me but curious probably for everybody else. >> i just had to turn it off, sorry. [laughter] >> as has happened more than once in my writing lifetime, i was driving in the car, listening to npr, and i just happened to hear, -- [inaudible] for those of you who know my book "the middle mind" you know i have a certain attitude towards rush era, and they were interviewing jonah lehrer this book to jus

curtis. >> huh? i mean, you have to be recommended by the mayor. the mayor, ella. and then still you got to be voted in by the city councilor and three other white know. >> okay, curtis, baby, listen. um... i know you're excited about your little job opportunity, okay? but i have to be honest, curtis. i don't want to leave atlanta. i like our home. i like this. >> but -- but, ella... ella, you lo... ella, come on. come on, this? come on, baby. atlanta, los angeles, what's the difference, huh? they both got an "l" and an "a" in their name. they both got bad traffic. >> curtis, listen, baby. we haven't really even discussed this, okay? what about c.j. and the kids? >> they can't go. >> curtis. >> okay, what if we let c.j. rent the house? >> i don't want to leave my friends and the church and the help center. >> what does the help center -- the help center?! >> i just don't know about this. >> ella, ella, ella, we can be in sunny l.a., baby, walking on the beach. >> or, curtis, we can just stay right here in hot-lanta. i'll walk you outside... and choke you in the streets. baby... i don't want to go. >> my mom said you was back here. i thought you

the harshness of chlorine bleach. [ jen ] that's my tide for brilliant whites. [ dan ] what's yours? >> oh, thank you, babe. curtisi cannot wait to catch up with bernice and just see what she's doing now. >> why don't you catch up with her over the phone, okay? make her one of your top 5. >> curtis, i would rather talk to bernice in person. >> i don't know why. ain't nothing changed about her. you know she's still got the same big mouth and the same big head. probably the same big pain in the butt. >> just like somebody else i know. >> now, it's not your average game night. >> really? >> no, no, i mean, it is very serious. the last time the men lost, had to all get bikini waxes. >> what? >> yes. >> hey, come on, c.j., is it really that serious? >> oh, it's serious. it's very serious, so get ready. >> okay. >> are you ready? >> i don't know, c.j. to tell you the truth, i'm getting a little scared. >> oh, no, no, don't get scared. don't worry about that. i mean, everything's gonna be okay, all right? >> yeah. >> let me give you a little something just to make sure you're okay. >> okay. >> aah! gotcha. gotcha. ooh, i

curtis bay coast guard station. >>> later today, prz obama is ex-- president obama is speced to sorn-- expected to sign a bill to slash interest rates on student loans. the white house says the plans will save millions of students for an average of 1500 dollars on loans they take out for school this year. >>> time to stalk sports. 6 minutes after 5 -- time to talk sports. 6 minutes after 5. the ravens blasted the bucs 44-16 in the preseason opener. runningback pierce scored a touchdown backup quarterback taylor threw two scores. so up next they are going to be playing the falcons at m and t bank stadium on thursday. ravens fans mark this date on your calendar, november 24th. that's the day you will be able to see new hall of famer jonathan ogden get his hall of fame ring. yesterday he tweeted out this, can't wait to receive my hall of fame ring at ravens no 24th game. that game is a sunday at 1:00 versus the new york jets. >>> all right. it's about time to shout play ball in aber done because the 14th ash aberdeen because the 14th annual-- aber dean because the 14th annual cal ripken world series will take place. the world series features kids 1 and under open

curtis. >> come on, come on. >> calm down, mr. payne. >> run, calvin, run! run! >> aah! >> oh! >> yes, 911? there's a big violent black man chasing after this little old bitty whitelittle damsel. say you right out front? look out the window? wow! where were y'all when my store got broke in? itand we're talking tome gloria, talking about the walmart low price guarantee backed by ad match. oj? they had a better price. walmart will match it at the register. really? really! cool! ready? wow! that's the walmart low price guarantee backed by ad match. bring in ads from your local stores and see for yourself! >> and you said girls don't like guys in nightgowns. >> man, you heard that? >> yeah. just to let you know, you're like a brother to me, too, man. >> thanks, man. >> thanks. >> so, yeah, ladies, did kevin tell you that i was in this accident, as well? ah, i remember it so vividly... 'cause it was yesterday. it was raining that night. i was glistening as i walked outside. morning, dad. morning. where'd you get the wall street journal? huh? oh, from the... what do you call it? the neighbor's porch? right. you stole their newspaper? i did not steal it. it is a well-kn