Richard “Dick” DuGong was born in Crystal River, Florida and raised alone by his adoring, if whiskery, mother. He moved up and down the Gulf coast throughout his childhood, where he developed an appreciation of carpentry…primarily docks, piers and trestle bridges, but also the occasional swing set and backyard pergola. Dick loves water lettuce, nuclear power plants, and naps, in that order.
While he lacked access to tools, or even electricity, he’s been a vegetarian since birth, and what is wood but a plant? And if one cannot appreciate that plants can both feed a hungry mammal and securely hold them up out of the water, well then, you can go choke on a plastic bag for all he cares.