Omar and Bryan were consuming life-saving pastries and joking. The easy body language and camaraderie made me wistful. Good friends aren't easy to come by, but these two seemed to have it. When I approached them, each was happy to help and spent most of the time kidding and laughing.
I asked them if they were from Sarasota, and each said yes?
"Did you go to Sarasota High School?"
Omar: "Yeah."
Bryan: "God no, I went to Riverview." (laugh)
Me: "Did you know each other as rivals in high school?"
Bryan: :No, we just know each other now as rivals." (laugh)
Omar went on to the State College of Florida and happened to take one course in Film Production. After graduation, he showed a Film Production course project to an official at a local cable TV station, Sarasota News Network (SNN). He was hired and received lots of on job training. Now he is a staff photojournalist at SNN. Neat!
