Author Archives: Butch

Stonehenge

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Butch

National Geographic had a new documentary last week called “Stonehenge Decoded”, a curious title since that was the name of a book published over 40 years ago. One that I read at the time. Stonehenge has always been of interest … Continue reading →

Posted in Autobiography | 6 Comments

Last Gourmet Club Dinner of the Year

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Butch

After a little delay because of remodeling, we finally had our last gourmet club dinner of the year. This time it was at John and Sue Hawns. The Menu The Presentation See you next year!

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Movie Reviews – May 2008

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Butch

Here is what we saw: Title Made Saw Rating Underdog 2007 5/3/08 3 In the Valley of Elah 2007 5/5/08 3 Babel 2006 5/8/08 3 In the Name of the King 2007 5/9/08 2 The Last Mimzy 2007 5/11/08 3 … Continue reading →

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Doppelgänger

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Butch

When we were in Racine last weekend visiting Karen’s sister Sue, I gasped when I saw this ad for a Toyota dealership. I wasn’t the only one. At least two others gasped too. As you see below, the ad featured … Continue reading →

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An Art Project for Rachel and Grandpa Butch

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Butch

A couple of months ago Rachel stayed over on a Thursday. Usually she stays on the weekend so this was something special. It also happened to be free day at the Museum of Art. We thought we would take a … Continue reading →

Posted in Sculpture | 4 Comments

Waterbed Follow Up

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Butch

So, you ask, “Whatever happened about that leaky waterbed?” It took us a while to figure out what we were going to do. But in the end we decided to go with a regular bed. We just couldn’t face having … Continue reading →

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Tattoos, Weirdos, and Sign Painting – the Beginnings of a Graphic Arts Career

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Butch

My father, Raymond Miller Thorpe, had beautiful handwriting. I first noticed it when I was in junior high. He was also very good at writing in Old English script. That interested me and I asked him to show me how … Continue reading →

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Movie Reviews – April 2008

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Butch

Here is what we saw: Title Made Saw Rating The Darjeeling Limited 2007 4/2/08 4 Kon Tiki 1950 4/3/08 3 L4yer Cake 2004 4/6/08 3 Tales of Rat Fink 2006 4/7/08 3 The Assassination of Jesse James 2007 4/9/08 3 … Continue reading →

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Tree Limb Follow-up

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Butch

You may remember last December I related a story about one of our tree limbs breaking off and falling onto the roof of our house. It was snowy at the time as you can see in the picture below. Because … Continue reading →

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Wood Duck Surprise

Posted on April 19, 2008 by Butch

The other day when client Melissa Holcomb was visiting my office Karen told us that something strange was going on. There was a duck perched in a tree in our backyard. I had to wrap a few things up on … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily life | 8 Comments