My Grandpa Kucera:
As you may know or can see he was a great artist. I would like to paint the picture of some of the fun things I remember about my Grandpa.
I remember cubs games. Trips at 4am with the children from 4Oaks.
I [...]
Entries from March 2008
March 17, 2008
Grandpa Kucera as I remember him…
March 14, 2008
Alvin Kucera – Grandpa Kucera
Kucera, Alvin F. “Al”
Cedar Rapids Alvin F. “Al” Kucera, 84, of Cedar Rapids, passed away after a short illness March 12, 2008. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Cedar Memorial Westside Chapel, with visitation preceding from 9 to 11 a.m.
Al was born Sept. 19, 1923, son of Frank and Anna Kucera [...]
March 7, 2008
300 Workout
Butler’s training for 300 simultaneously built muscle, increased muscular endurance, and stripped fat fast. To achieve movie muscles that pop, he and other cast members used this grueling, unorthodox 300-rep rite of passage.
“One actor from 300, Andrew Pleavin, completed the workout in 18 minutes,11 seconds,” says Ballantyne. “He didn’t practice this workout…and neither did I. [...]
