The world needs characters
Here’s a great story from NPR about a great character — Simon Sleigh, a Brit who holds the world record for eating 76 feet of a plant called a Stinging Nettle. An eating contest is held every year in...
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Ray Bradbury — another great character
And speaking of characters, science-fiction author Ray Bradbury is another good one. He’s 88 now and is still going strong. (He’s the last of the great sci-fi triumvirate of Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke,...
View ArticleHis favorite tie
Watch my brother-in-law show off his favorite tie. It’s good entertainment. Like I’ve said before, the world needs characters. This guy fits the bill. Find out about the other things John Duffy loves...
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Another great character
Meet Dale Price. For one year, he dressed up in a different costume and waved to his 16-year-old son as his school bus passed his house. Mermaid, football player, wedding bride, pirate — a new costume...
View ArticleRegarding dwarf vampires and drinking water
Do yourself a favor and read this Jonah Weiner profile in the NY Times Magazine on the reclusive brothers behind the Dwarf Fortress complicated, but retro-graphics computer game. It profiles a couple...
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