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...discussed in great depth the technical aspects of a tornado, but you barely touched on the emotional impact that a twister can cause. I was an avid lightning and storm watcher before a building I was in was hit by a small tornado. Although I escaped without any physical injury, I doubt I'll ever again enjoy a lightning display without wondering if there is a tornado with my name on it lurking in the storm. I wonder if Sheriff Donnie Joe Yancey, who played tug-of-war with a tornado in Arkansas, feels the same way. DAN STEWART Ashburn...
...anthropology concentrator and avid guitarist (his current musical preference is South American folk, but past styles have included rock and "funky reggae"), Kirshner is writing his senior thesis on the Andean folk musicians who perform in Harvard Square...
Steve Goodman, a cancer patient and avid Chicago cubs fan, once wrote a song called "A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request," in which he says that his ideal funeral would be in a ballpark...
Yesterday more than 100 fans showed up to watch the Crimson be manhandled by the Minutemen. That didn't surprise me. What did surprise me was that the crowd was non-partisan. It seemed to be mostly young adults -- maybe alums, but certainly not avid fans one way or the other -- who had taken their kids to go watch a ballgame for three dollars...
Each of the two masters worked to build a house of distinction. Merriman, a Rhodes scholar and an avid crew fan, established Eliot as a rowing powerhouse with unquestionable dominance in the College's crew cup competition...