Community Corner
Meet Danielle Breckenridge, 17, and Lee Griscom, 70
A new weekly segment in which a high school senior and a senior citizen tackle the same set of questions.
This week our seniors are Danielle Breckenridge and Lee Griscom. Breckenridge, a veteran of art, is a senior at Ocean City High School, while Griscom, a veteran of the military, is a senior living in Ocean City on Central Avenue.
How old are you?
Danielle: 17 years old
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Lee: 70 years old
What street do you live on?
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Danielle: Arkansas Avenue
Lee: Central Avenue
Where in town might one run into you?
Danielle: The 34th Street Wawa
Lee: On Asbury Avenue
Biography in 20 words or fewer:
Danielle: I'm fun, outgoing and I love to draw. I'm looking forward to going to Montclair for animation/illustration next year.
Lee: I was a child in Pitman, NJ, in World War II. My father was in the Pacific. I graduated and joined the military from 1958-1962. I married in '64 and was an executive/business person. Moved to O.C. in 1999.
What is your favorite spot in O.C and why?
Danielle: Atlantic Books, because I am always going in to find different things to read, especially during the summer.
Lee: Downtown because of different shops and such.
Do you have an insider tip about O.C?
Danielle: Well, before the new bridge was built, there is a road called Palen Avenue at Ninth Street where you could turn and avoid the summer traffic lights.
Lee: Beware of the tourists' driving habits in the summer.
What was your favorite childhood TV show?
Danielle: Pokemon
Lee: I Love Lucy. She's an icon.
How many hats do you own?
Danielle: Several hats, but I only wear about two or three.
Lee: About 20. Some of the hats are 100 years old. A few from Russia, Australia, France, Kazakhstan, Britain and the U.S.
What did you eat for lunch today?
Danielle: Angel food cake
Lee: Nothing. I was on the road, driving.
What is your favorite activity?
Danielle: I love drawing and playing video games with my friends.
Lee: Reading.
If I were to tell you the CIA sent me to ask these questions, how would you react?
Danielle: I would ask if you were working for Mr. Perdue. (Mr. Perdue is comically rumored at OCHS to be working for the CIA.)
Lee: Why would they bother?
Do you know the muffin man?
Danielle: No, but I have heard many things about him.
Lee: No, I have never even heard of him.
