There are poems, essays, articles, short stories, and well over 100 individual pieces of humor. Subjects range from light to heavy expressions, in all their shades, of love and its opposites; from statements on politics, religion, despair, hope, and to questions about the meaning and mystery of the greatest of gifts, Life itself. Some inclusions in this book are may also be found in part or whole in some of my other books. In fact, earlier editions of this title were previously available in digital format, as Ebooks. One chapter, "What In Means To be a Democrat in 2013" uses the format for previous years, but the content for this year includes conflict about the Affordable Care Act; a government shutdown, and, in the words of President Harry Truman, a ..."do-nothing Congress...."