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Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:00 AM

Great couch potatoes of history

Inspired by his deadbeat son, former wanderer Tom Lutz explores 250 years of horizontal heroes -- from loungers and "nerve cases" to Beats, playboys and slackers.
By Gary Kamiya

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  • Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:03 AM

    Play boy!

    Work or play, the human dilemma. Though I’d like to be a couch potato, my wife already thinks I am. While turning over soil in the garden last evening, I observed my dog watching me as he rolled languidly then exuberantly in the cool grass. Stupid slacker!

    —Rick in Repose Read Rick in Repose's other letters

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