I was born and raised in south central Kansas, getting my remedial education in the small town of Sedgwick. I had four sisters and one brother. The stories told in the book are true stories, and have been told in the family for years. I left Sedgwick after graduating, migrating to Oklahoma, California, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, and finally settling in Missouri, in the small community of Rader, some thirty-five miles from Springfield. My work has always been in engineering, and my education for this field was from the school of ahard knocks.a My life and childhood gave me the best education and experience for my field, as common sense had to be the heart of it all. Although while reading my book, you will wonder how much common sense I really had. I am now pushing sixty years old, and find that the era I grew up in was an innocent time, and the adventures I had were the foundation of my learning and integrity. I have five children, and six grandchildren. I am still working as I now have a personal business, which takes much of my time. The story here was written over a period of three years. I am ever indebted to my family for urging me to follow through with this book.