Duck Man

A sky blue coat and an oversized, bright yellow rain hat are the two least distracting elements that this old man adorns. His smile, large and expressive, sits below a plastic duck beak he wears on his nose, the elastic straps reaching back behind his ears. He moves the beak down long enough to tell the woman behind the counter what he wanted from the selection of pastries that are piled on the counter. In his left arm he clutches his trusty friend Donald duck and loudly announces something to the crowd observing him. He engages them - intrigues them. Everyone wondering where he came from and what ever enticed him to become “duck man”. Although Seattle is an eclectic city, occurrences like this, still throw people off a bit… its pretty fun to watch!

He pays, gets his banana bread and sits down, although not for long. Jumping up he exclaims to all who will listen (and who could really ignore him?) “Before I came here I took my mother-in-law to the airport. She’s on her way back to the Windy City! WOOOYAAAA!” Random… and although he looks a tad bit too old to still have a mother-in-law, the joy on his face lifts 10 years from his complexion. How can you fault the man? Characters, Disney or not… that’s what this city is made up of.

Everyone has their moments, whether you will admit it or not, where a duck beak and an oversized bright yellow rain hat sounds quite enticing. Everyone wants a reason to make a fool out of themselves at least for a split moment, and those who can laugh at themselves because of it, are all the better for it. Moral of the story: embrace your inner duck and find your beak…

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This blog is entitled "Soap Box Central" because I love to get up and passionately propagate my opinions. When I was shown this website I was at a loss for words. Icaro Doria's work has visually stunned me... flags are a symbol of national pride for many, and yet if we look, if we truly look, each nation has their reasons to humble themselves. The question is: can we hide behind flags any longer? -- Meet the World Campaign