Growing up as a boy during the 1960s in a Midwestern small town was a special experience. This book allows me an opportunity to reminisce about those times in my hometown of Cole Camp, Missouri. No matter where your hometown might have been, you'll surely recognize many of the stories as similar to your childhood memories. My adult years presented a whole new set of challenges. From a time of "hitting a wall" through the years of facing my demons, this book tells it all. It's not all pretty, and I'm not proud of many of the things I did during my earlier adult years, but as my 67th birthday approaches, it seems like I may well have come out safely on the back end of my struggles.