Short anecdotes to read to your grandchildren or children (or just to enjoy yourself) that tell of adventures from a boy trying to be Superman to fending off bullies, from losing a battle with a tiny crab to earning a Life Saving Merit Badge, from encounters with giant waves to saving a girl and a dog that fell in a waterhole, stories that will delight and amuse you and maybe lead to a young person asking about how YOU grew up. Told in a conversational style, these stories will stay with you and remind you how we all struggle with dealing with the world unfolding as we pass through life, learning from our mistakes and hoping those coming after us make their own instead of repeating ours. This is a book to be enjoyed and savored.