Category Archives: Family

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

What were your favorite toys as a child? Butch I have made entries for these in previous Butchie Boy blogs, but they fit this topic to a “T” and it was over 10 years ago that I posted them last, … Continue reading →

What foods do you dislike? Butch RANT ALERT! Since I have been asked to name the foods I dislike, it should be no wonder that these comments will take a negative tone. Onions Anyone who knows me can name my … Continue reading →

What is the best meal you’ve ever had? Butch I figure at 3 meals a day, 365 days a year, and at 72 years old, I’ve had about 78,000 meals. That’s way too many to have any one of them … Continue reading →

What are your favorite TV shows? Butch Antiques Road Show One of my favorite programs is Antiques Road Show. I watch both the English one and the American one. The best thing about the British one is the depth of … Continue reading →