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1. One of my favorite songs is "Running on Empty" by Jackson Browne. It really resonates with me, particularly because of lines like, "In '65 I was 17..." and "In '69 I was 21..." because I was also 17 in 1965 and 21 in 1969. When I first got a full-time job, retirement age was considered 65. So in what year did Jackson Browne and I reach 65?
2. I was born in Fort Dodge, but grew up and graduated from high school in Waterloo. I got my degree in Cedar Falls and I've lived over 40 years in Odebolt while ending my career path in Ida Grove. Can you guess what state all these place are, where I've lived my life?
3. One of my favorite activities is officiating high school sports. I have served as a line judge for over 35 years. Of the following sports, which pair has officials designated specifically as line judges?
4. Back in the '70s and '80s, Odebolt also had a community theater. Among the roles I've played are Teddy "Teddy Roosevelt" Brewster (who has two eccentric aunts), Charles Webb (editor of the "Grover's Corners Sentinel"), and Bill Starbuck (a charming confidence man living in the Great Depression). In which of the following plays did I NOT take part as a member of our community theater?
5. I also acted in plays while in college. As a matter of fact, I had roles in productions in my major area in each of my four years. My favorite was Curt Götz' "Der Lampenschirm", in which I played a character named Janeck Erfurt.
Memorizing the dialogs to act in plays like "Der Lampenschirm" helped me master which language, which then became my major area of study?
6. So what have I spent over 40 years doing in my small town? I have been a high school teacher and coach. What is another term that would refer to me in my career choice?
7. For two years I did not live where I live now, but taught in another state. I taught for two years in Fairbanks, but in the summer in between I umpired in the men's state slow pitch softball tournament in Anchorage. And returning home, the wife and I camped overnight at the foot of Mount Denali. In which state was I lucky to spend those two years?
8. My wife and I now have four grown sons. In high school, their participation in sports was as individual as their personalities. Three were diamondmen, two were grapplers, two were gridders, while one was a cinderman, one a cager, and one a linkster. From this list, can you pick out one high school sport that NONE of them participated in?
9. My first work experience, beginning while still in high school, was in construction, my father's occupation. In the six summers I worked before my first teaching position, I belonged to a local common laborer and hod carrier union. Which of the following acronyms was that union a part of?
10. One more acronym question. I was an assistant wrestling coach for 18 years and, as such, was required to drive the team bus to or from Saturday tournaments (the head coach and I shared the duty). But to do so in my state, I needed a particular certification. Which was it?
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