In growing up in post-World War II America, there seemed to be much less for me and my neighborhood chums to worry about. It was a time when the simple pleasures of life family, friends, church, sports and the great outdoors sufficed to keep one's mind, body and spirit healthily occupied for hours and days at a time. Tis is a reminiscence and often whimsical recall of a different time in America; a time when life seemed slower, more complete a time when children were allowed to be truly and completely just children without being rushed into adulthood prematurely. The content of each short story, while my memory entirely, is meant to inform with a little piece of history; to entertain with a little bit of humor and to satisfy your yearning for a time gone by."