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Other things I have done are working on a farm in exchange for meat or

chicken. I baled hay, plowed fields, disked fields, and harvested crops. I
worked on my father-in-law's farm for no pay; however, I did get to marry his
daughter! A few other things I did over the years: pick asparagus; cut and sell

firewood; dress up as Santa Claus at churches, Randall’s, and for Boy Scouts;
sell Christmas trees with the Boy Scouts, and do the maintenance for Western
Hills Mobile Home Lot in Coralville.

I am a certified, retired pyrotechnician. I have a plaque for that. It is on the
wall in my office, at the far end, by the window. It's just a bunch of gibberish.
I can't read it. The words are huge. I wish they'd have said it in my language.

My best accomplishment in my estimation? When old capitol called me to
refurbish the old floors-- both I and my daughter Cindy worked on it together.