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Author Archives: Butch
What was Christmas like when your kids were young?
What was Christmas like when your kids were young? Butch Karen started one Christmas tradition early and it was one of my very favorites. Sometime in November or December she would start getting the kids to draw a picture for … Continue reading
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Flying in a helicopter
Flying in a helicopter Butch For a couple of years before I started working for the Department of Planning and Redevelopment at the City of Cedar Rapids in 1972, I had been developing a keen interest in photography. So shortly … Continue reading
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What are your favorite memories of your children growing up?
What are your favorite memories of your children growing up? Butch I have two memories of my kids that are particular favorites of mine. With Lance it was the time we spent in the Boy Scout movement. With Wendy it … Continue reading
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How did you celebrate your 30th birthday?
How did you celebrate your 30th birthday? Butch I don’t recall doing anything in particular on my 30th birthday. We may have gone out for dinner or something but I don’t remember doing it. I checked my yearly calendars to … Continue reading
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Describe your personal fashion style.
Describe your personal fashion style. Butch I was not going to answer this topic but my daughter Wendy wanted me to write about it and even named one memory that she particularly wanted to hear about, my homemade bell bottom … Continue reading
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Which astrological sign are you? Does it suit you?
Which astrological sign are you? Does it suit you? Butch Being born on September 12 makes me a Virgo. I see astrological signs as meaningless drivel. They are a little fun to fool around with however. Virgos are often looked … Continue reading
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What are your favorite songs?
What are your favorite songs? Butch There are just too many rock and roll songs for this to be a category to comment on. Also, technically I think that a tune must have lyrics to be considered a song. I’ve … Continue reading
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What skill or area of expertise do you have that most people would find unusual?
What skill or area of expertise do you have that most people would find unusual? Butch I decorate birthday cakes. I started when my kids were little. The first one I remember doing was for Lance in 1971. I come … Continue reading
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Describe the homes you lived in as a child.
Describe the homes you lived in as a child. Butch 454 ½ Second, Webster City, Iowa. (Birth -1949) We lived in an apartment above my grandfather’s auto parts store. My grandparents also had an apartment there as did my Uncle … Continue reading
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Sign Painting
Sign Painting Magic Car Wash In 1965 my grandparents, Arch and Grace Bellamy, traveled from their home in Peterborough, England, to visit my folks in Cedar Rapids. As part of their vacation my folks planned a little road trip for … Continue reading
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