{"id":121,"date":"2013-05-21T13:35:32","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T20:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2023-03-15T15:48:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T22:48:52","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hi, I&#8217;m Jim Blodget. I&#8217;m enjoying art, music, and photography in my retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a7ttoQfgStI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timeline:<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/21jim-fang.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"1725\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/about\/21jim-fang\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/21jim-fang.jpg?fit=519%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"519,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"with Fang\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/21jim-fang.jpg?fit=519%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/21jim-fang.jpg?resize=104%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/21jim-fang.jpg?resize=104%2C150&amp;ssl=1 104w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/21jim-fang.jpg?resize=374%2C540&amp;ssl=1 374w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/21jim-fang.jpg?w=519&amp;ssl=1 519w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>1948 to 1966<\/strong><span class=\"Style26\">\u00a0&#8211; I grew up in suburbia. I lived in the same house in Concord, California until I graduated high school and went off to college.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/28jim-berkeley8.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"106\" data-attachment-id=\"1728\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/about\/28jim-berkeley8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/28jim-berkeley8.jpg?fit=1065%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1065,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"U.C. Berkeley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/28jim-berkeley8.jpg?fit=700%2C493&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/28jim-berkeley8.jpg?resize=150%2C106&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/28jim-berkeley8.jpg?resize=150%2C106&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/28jim-berkeley8.jpg?resize=540%2C380&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/28jim-berkeley8.jpg?resize=768%2C541&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/28jim-berkeley8.jpg?resize=1024%2C721&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/28jim-berkeley8.jpg?resize=213%2C150&amp;ssl=1 213w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/28jim-berkeley8.jpg?w=1065&amp;ssl=1 1065w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>1966 to 1970<\/strong> &#8211; These were my college years. I went to U.C. Berkeley and graduated with a degree in Communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/43jim-kvdotv.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1730\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" data-attachment-id=\"1730\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/about\/43jim-kvdotv\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/43jim-kvdotv.jpg?fit=996%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"996,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"at KVDO-TV Ch.3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/43jim-kvdotv.jpg?fit=700%2C527&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/43jim-kvdotv.jpg?resize=150%2C113&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/43jim-kvdotv.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/43jim-kvdotv.jpg?resize=540%2C407&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/43jim-kvdotv.jpg?resize=768%2C578&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/43jim-kvdotv.jpg?resize=199%2C150&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/43jim-kvdotv.jpg?w=996&amp;ssl=1 996w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br><strong>1971 to 1975<\/strong> &#8211; I moved to Salem, Oregon and for four years I lived in a small house on 60 wooded acres in the hills south of town. My first professional job was film director (later production manager) at the local tv station, KVDO-TV channel 3.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/47jim-kris-wedding.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"101\" data-attachment-id=\"1731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/about\/47jim-kris-wedding\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/47jim-kris-wedding.jpg?fit=1109%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1109,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kris and Jim wedding\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/47jim-kris-wedding.jpg?fit=700%2C474&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/47jim-kris-wedding.jpg?resize=150%2C101&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/47jim-kris-wedding.jpg?resize=150%2C101&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/47jim-kris-wedding.jpg?resize=540%2C365&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/47jim-kris-wedding.jpg?resize=768%2C519&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/47jim-kris-wedding.jpg?resize=1024%2C693&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/47jim-kris-wedding.jpg?resize=222%2C150&amp;ssl=1 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/47jim-kris-wedding.jpg?w=1109&amp;ssl=1 1109w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>1975 to 2008<\/strong> &#8211; I married my wife, Kris, and started working at Chemeketa Community College where I taught photography, web graphics, and fencing, ran the tv studio, and worked with other faculty to produce educational materials such as interactive laserdiscs, CD-ROMs, computer simulations, websites, and online classes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/49jim-elizabeth.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"126\" data-attachment-id=\"1733\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/about\/49jim-elizabeth\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/49jim-elizabeth.jpg?fit=890%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"890,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"with Elizabeth\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/49jim-elizabeth.jpg?fit=700%2C590&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/49jim-elizabeth-150x126.jpg?resize=150%2C126&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/49jim-elizabeth.jpg?resize=150%2C126&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/49jim-elizabeth.jpg?resize=540%2C455&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/49jim-elizabeth.jpg?resize=768%2C647&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/49jim-elizabeth.jpg?resize=178%2C150&amp;ssl=1 178w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/49jim-elizabeth.jpg?w=890&amp;ssl=1 890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>1981<\/strong> &#8211; Our daughter Elizabeth was born. She left for college in 1999 and graduated with a degree in Journalism from the University of Oregon in 2004. She married Josh Wyman and they now have a son, Jacob, born in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/66jim-now2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" data-attachment-id=\"1738\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/about\/66jim-now2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/66jim-now2.jpg?fit=1000%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPod touch&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1424108075&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jim now\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/66jim-now2.jpg?fit=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/66jim-now2.jpg?resize=150%2C113&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/66jim-now2.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/66jim-now2.jpg?resize=540%2C405&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/66jim-now2.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/66jim-now2.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/66jim-now2.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>2008 to present<\/strong> &#8211; I retired. I&#8217;m pursuing my interests in art and music and photography. I enjoy walking, kayaking, and gardening and the company of good friends and family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I&#8217;m Jim Blodget. I&#8217;m enjoying art, music, and photography in my retirement. Timeline: 1948 to 1966\u00a0&#8211; I grew up in suburbia. I lived in the same house in Concord, California until I graduated high school and went off to college. . . 1966 to 1970 &#8211; These were my college years. 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