danielbearh

He absolutely IS using his 15 minutes on something related to his career. He works as a copywriter in advertising.

Half of the copywriting professors at my ad school were improv or standup comics as a hobby (middle-aged). It's largely a similar skillset. You need to have wit and insight coupled with the ability to package that into the right structure.

He doesnt have much to lose by doing comedy. This type of break isnt all that weird for creatives and makes for an interesting story next time he sits with an interviewer.

As a southern American, I'm nice, and genuinely not being fake. I actually have a positive attitude towards strangers. It might not be the same as actual friendship, but it certainly isn't grumpiness that I'm just disguising with niceness.

There are reports that there were bomb sniffing dogs both at the start of the race and the finish line before the race began. According to this account, they announced over the speakers that this was a training exercise. http://www.local15tv.com/news/local/story/UM-Coach-Bomb-Sniffing-Dogs-Spotters-on-Roofs/BrirjAzFPUKKN8z6eSDJEA.cspx

Can you confirm if you saw heightened security like rooftop spotters, bomb sniffing dogs and loud speaker announcements?