Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2000, Page 219

Description:	M lthough juniorsMm James and ThomasBuhls are twins, they* ■ were not the closebrothers that onemight assume twins to be.They differed in interests andpersonality. Thomas was theoutgoing twin and James wasthe more reserved one.Q: What activities are youinvolved in?T: Paintball, cutting grass forearnings and school.J: Spanish, I am taking Frenchnext year and I am excitedabout that. Also arcade gamesand reading.Q: How close would you sayyou guys are?T: As close as normalbrothers. We dont alwaysspend time together.J: An arms reach away. Werenot good friends, but were notenemies. We talk to eachother every now and then, butwe dont share a lot ofcommon interests.Q: Do you ever wish youQ: What would you say aresome advantages anddisadvantages to having atwin?T: Just like having a normalbrother. Everyone tells us toswitch class on our teachers,but I dont think it would workbecause my brother is moreThomas & James BuhlsStory by Tammy JarvisPhoto by Brett Whitedidnt have a twin?T: Only when someone comesup and ask us Are youtwins? but it is kind ofunavoidable.J: No, I am glad I have a twin.It has molded me into theperson I am today and I likethe person I am.intellectual.J: Always having someone tohelp you with things. If youneed help, they are alwaysthere. Only bad thing is we willalways be grouped together, noseparation.had and Chase Peterson werertwo freshman brothers who hada wide-range of commoninterests, spanning from theworkplace to athletics. The twoof them were very close, andclearly would rather have a twin than justanother ordinary sibling.Q. Do people get you mixed up a lot? Ifthey do, how do you feel about it?Chad: When we are at work and I havey 0 c h m 0 nhacT S? Chasfe PeMQ. How are you different from yourbrother?Chad: I am a lot more talkative, and he ismore quiet and laid back.Chase: I have more hair on the top of myhead. I also have scars next to my eyes. Ialso make better grades. He is meanerthan me, too.Q. What interests do you have incommon?Chad: We work at Kroger together and weboth like football. We are also both hardworkers.Chase: Wehave thesameersoninterests; weplay the samesports.Story by Tiffany SchopmeyerPhoto by Matt Gibsonalready taken a break, they confuse me forChase. They tell me to go on break and itis Chases turn for a break.Chase: The only time people get usconfused is at work once in a while. Itdoesnt really bother me though.Q. How closeare you toeach other?Chad: We arepretty close to each other. We hang outwith the same group of friends. Wewanted to have a job together, too.Chase: We always fight a lot. It is usuallymore joking around. We do abouteverything together.219
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