We were minutes away from the special “Easter Devotional” concert at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Newport Beach when Mona told me she was feeling nervous.

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I blew it today.

If you’re looking for our weekly “Checking In” feature in the Pilot today and can’t find it that’s my fault. I’m in charge of coordinating our “Checking In” feature each week. You might have seen it on our weekly shopping page — it goes with Greer Wylder’s terrific column. It’s a relatively new chore for me that I’ve picked up, but I get a kick out of it. Generally, ideas come from all kinds of places. Sometimes I time it for a holiday or an event — like the time I did the Q and A with a matchmaker to coincide with Valentine’s Day.

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OK, so I had plans Tuesday night to attend Bill Lobdell’s appearance at the Newport Beach library to discuss his new book, “Losing My Religion.” Basically, I was just gonna post something on it, but it turned out to be one of those crazy, super busy days that are becoming all-too-common.

Anyway, I was attempting to shovel the last of my tasks into the out basket when Mona called. She was planning to attend as well and offered to pick me up. Sounded good to me.

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