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...Eliot poems into his dictaphone for later listening during his workout at the gym. Others pull up to the bar where, incongruously, they drink water. But it's good to be a Krok, it seems. They joke and laugh, despite their evident differences, because these guys are tightoor as Kirk Bangstad, a senior baritone with a million-dollar smile, puts it half laughingly, half wistfully, "Once you get in the group, that is your social life...
...best of friends to the point where, if you see one Krok, you can count on seeing two. The second is that they must all be friends with every other member, no exceptions. And so self-described "diva" Jason McNeely still spends time with would-be ladies man Kirk Bangstad, though outside the group, it's pretty safe to say they would never know each other. Scots-Texan Chess Stetson remarks that "everyone in the group is such a good dresser," and while he says he doesn't quite understand the style, he chivalrously carries McNeely's suitcases of Hong...
Killar found similar success as he fought to a sixth place finish in his first trip to Nationals. He came out striking fast, easily winning his first two. In the quarterfinals, however, Killar lost, 12-11, to Kirk White of Boise State. Killar battled back with wins against Sean Morgan of Oregon and No. 6 Mark Samples of Edinboro. He lost his next two but already had qualified for All-American status...
Just a minute into the second overtime, Terrier junior midfielder Kirk Miller barely missed a golden opportunity after juking past Meagher. His shot banged off the right post and rolled left precariously along the goal line, but the Crimson defense was able to knock the ball out of bounds before a Terrier could capitalize on the rebound...
Some "swamp rats," of course, have been known to treat the Everglades like a trailer park. But most, like Hinsley and Kirk, say they just want to preserve Florida's version of outback cowboy life--and a rare piece of history. Since the pre-Columbian era, the stilt house has been as much a part of the Caribbean waterscape as the windmill in Holland. Venezuela got its name when conquistadors marveled at the Indians' stilt huts and dubbed it "Little Venice." The Spanish dotted the Florida coasts with stilt houses, often built from wrecked galleons...