The great pumpkin paddle

Harvard student Benjamin Chang said he fulfilled a lifelong dream when he paddled across the Charles River in a hollowed-out, 1,500-pound giant pumpkin on Saturday.Brian Zhou

Thank you to Benjamin Chang (“What it’s like to row a giant pumpkin across the Charles River?” Metro, Oct. 18) for taking our minds off all the current news events for a billionth of a nanosecond!

Dan Whalen

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