Monthly Archives: January 2022

What inventions have had the biggest impact on your day-to-day life? Butch I can think of 4 main inventions that have impacted me; television, telephones, transport, and computers. Television We got our first television when I was about 7 I … Continue reading →

Describe your experience with the derecho Butch On August 10, 2020, people in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, experienced a derecho. It is sometimes described as an inland hurricane and it progressed along an East/West line that extended right through the middle … Continue reading →

What has your retirement been like? Butch My retirement came a lot earlier than Karen’s. About the time we moved into our house on Bever Circle my major client, Omnilingua, decided to restructure their work process. That resulted in all … Continue reading →

How did becoming a parent change you? Butch When I found out that Karen was pregnant with Lance, my whole world utterly and irrevocably changed. My easy going, somewhat irresponsible, and fairly uncommitted life came to a screeching halt. To … Continue reading →

What was your Dad like when you were a child? Butch My dad died when I was only 25 years old. Up until we got married and Karen and I started our own family, my father functioned as a parent. … Continue reading →