Merchant marine captain who was Somali pirates’ captive says he may not return to the seaUNDERHILL, Vt. — He’s got a book deal, and a movie could be in the works. He’s been to the White House to meet the president, to the Queen Mary ocean liner for a vacation and back to his modest 1830s Vermont farmhouse. He gives motivational speeches on the lecture circuit. Western NY friends hit 30 cities in a month, a marathon of fun using all-you-can-fly passesBUFFALO, N.Y. — Two adventure-seeking college buddies are back on the ground in Buffalo after squeezing 50,000 miles — and a marriage proposal and new careers — out of a pair of all-you-can-fly plane tickets that took them to 30 cities in 31 days. its no joke! recession turns folks into comedians
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LOS ANGELES — There’s just something about a recession that makes people want to do funny things. Like wannabe comics who are out of a job and hoping amateur hour at comedy clubs could be the ticket to a paycheck — and maybe stardom. Because, really, how hard could that be?
