Author Archives: Butch

What is the best job you’ve ever had?

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Butch

What is the best job you’ve ever had? Butch At Midwest Metal Products I still had a lot of freedom about the way I did things, but all the administrative nightmares were assumed by others. MMP was a “job shop”. … Continue reading →

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Describe the homes you’ve lived in as an adult.

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Butch

Describe the homes you’ve lived in as an adult. 3020 Southland Street SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1969-1970) Butch: I moved back home from college in 1969 and in March I got a job at Collins Radio in preparation for Karen’s … Continue reading →

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What qualities do you most value in your better half?

Posted on September 25, 2021 by Butch

What qualities do you most value in your better half? Butch It’s early. 4:00 in the morning maybe. The sun is only starting to lighten up the midnight blackness. The increasing light only just gives the tiniest glow to the … Continue reading →

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What is the longest project you have ever worked on?

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Butch

What is the longest project you have ever worked on? When this topic arrived I sent it to Karen to comment on too. She got Johnny-on-the-Spot and knocked out her story in record time. I put it off however. Her … Continue reading →

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Morning Wash Up Routine

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Butch

Morning Wash Up Routine I jokingly like to refer my morning wash up routine as having 3 phases… Phase 1 (in which Doris gets her oats)Decrustation and Jellification: Mr Washrag says hello to his opponent, Mr Stinkum. He breaks up … Continue reading →

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What advice do you wish you had taken from your parents?

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Butch

What advice do you wish you had taken from your parents? Butch I don’t really think that I ignored any advice that my parents gave me. Mostly it was things like be a good person. Pay your bills first. Don’t … Continue reading →

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What were your favorite cartoons growing up?

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Butch

What were your favorite cartoons growing up? Televisions were just becoming popular when I was about five years old (I’m 72 as I write this). One of the first families in the neighborhood to get a TV was Rex and … Continue reading →

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Ear Blockage

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Butch

Ear Blockage A couple of days ago I was washing up in the morning, ready to start my day. I had combed my hair and taken my medicine like I do every day. Grabbing 2 Q-tips I started to clean … Continue reading →

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How did you choose your children’s names?

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Butch

How did you choose your children’s names? Since naming our children was a shared event for my wife Karen and I, I will tell the story of Lance’s name and Karen will talk about Wendy. Robert Thorpe starts… Lancelot Aubrey … Continue reading →

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Who are your favorite artists?

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Butch

Who are your favorite artists? Butch When people think of artists they most frequently think of painters. I like painters of course, but more often I tend to think of sculptors. The kind of sculpture I like best is cubist. … Continue reading →

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