| Getting inspiration in dreamland
A recurring dream is not uncommon. But Donald Meyer's is a bit of a doozy. The St. Cloud, Minn., resident is a number cruncher by day and game inventor by night. And not just by night, but in his dreams. Talk about taking sleeping on the job to a new level. "After a few hours of sleep, my mind is rested, my body's rested and that's when the games want to come," Meyer said. "I'll wake up at 2 o'clock and have this game in my mind. Then I refine it over and over in my sleep over however many nights and catch most of the bugs. At some point, boom, the whole thing is there. I don't talk about it too much because it sounds crazy." Ya think? Still, creativity works in mysterious ways, and it's hard to argue with Meyer's results. His first game, Keesdrow, has garnered honors ranging from a Children's Choice Award in Canada to a "Top 5 Games Award" from Mensa and sold 25,000 units in less than three years.
Pop Quiz: Fordham Prep's An Llanes
I drive to school every morning (from Rockland County) and I get pretty hungry. I'm trying to eat kind of healthy, like a plain bagel with cream cheese." Preferred season: Frozen winter or sunny summer? "Summer, even though it's my birthday (Jan. 25)." Animated dad: Homer Simpson or Peter Griffin? "My favorite character might be Peter; he's pretty dumb. I think he's dumber than Homer." Quick meal: Burger or veggies? "(I try to eat more) health food, although I've had some McDonald's recently. I usually have a double Quarter Pounder. I get pretty hungry after practice." Class: Math or English? "English class, definitely; it's one of my better subjects. I'm not a big fan of numbers." Baseball team: Yanks or Mets? "Yankees, for sure.
King cake tastes like Mardi Gras
When Mitzi Lovecchio-Webber moved to Nashville from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, she didn't expect to find fanaticism for her hometown traditions here. But when she started selling king cakes through her catering company last Carnival season, she baked more than 400 of the Mardi Gras-themed confections in less than a week. "For a 72-hour period, we did not sleep," she said. "My house smelled like cinnamon and almond two months later." .
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