In TIME
Disclaimer: Yes, I was Googling myself. Like you’ve never done it.
So I heard something about Google having this “Universal Search.” I still don’t know what it’s all about because as soon as I started trying to figure it out, I stumbled upon a search result for “cory pina” that came from TIME magazine.
When I was eight years old I won a contest to name the mascot of the Monterey County Squid Festival. In reality, my dad won the contest, but my name was on the entry form. We called him “Cal Amore.”
This writeup in TIME has a paragraph on the third page about the contest and the fact that I won a trip to Disneyland where I purchased a plastic pirate sword which broke immediately upon our return home.
As the weekend drew to a close, the happiest participant probably was Cory Pina, 8, winner of a contest to name the fair’s squid mascot, henceforth to be called Cal Amore. Receiving a $500 savings bond and a family trip to Disneyland (plus $500 in cash for his school), Cory is already well financed for next year’s squid gala.
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