It's good to have a hobby
Posted by David on Friday, August 22, 2003 at 7:19 AM.
In these cynical times, it's nice to see that someone still believes in something. I guess.
STERLING, Kan. (AP) - After three years of crossing the state on a quest for hamburgers, Bill Bunyan tasted victory on his 65th birthday.Fifty friends and strangers gathered at a restaurant in downtown Sterling Thursday to watch Bunyan eat a hamburger. When he bit into the burger, Bunyan, a retired teacher, had completed his effort to eat a hamburger in every one of the state's 105 counties.
Bunyan's wife, Susan, made hamburger-shaped invitations and sent them to all the friends who'd helped Bunyan eat his way across the state.
rfkj, on Friday, August 22, 2003 at 11:23 AM:
If he's retired, he could have done it in a lot less time. Doing 35 burgers a year sounds like it's setting your sights a little low--35 a week is more like it, and you're done in less than a month. Sure, it's a long time away from home, and a lot of burgers every day, but if you've got a goal, you don't screw around! Plus, as a teacher, he could have used it as a traveling-salesman exercise. Mmmmmm, burgers.
Tin King, on Friday, August 22, 2003 at 3:08 PM:
Yeah, I've gotta agree, I'm a little disappointed in today's dilettante seniors. When I was a boy, my grandfather ate a jar of pickles in every county in 14 Western states in one summer, travelling mostly by freight train. Where's the pluck? Where's the can-do gusto? The AARP's the culprit here, of course, leading our eldery to believe that painting the occasional birdhouse is a sufficient hobby. No doubt Robert Benchley is fidgeting in his grave.
David Adam Edelstein, on Friday, August 22, 2003 at 3:12 PM:
So this just struck me: He's only 65. He's finished his life quest. What the f*ck is he going to do now? This is his PEAK, people.