The Gypsy Carpenter Diaries is an accounting of the author's adventures from, at the age of five being talked into jumping off the barn roof, to first experiencing the wonders of indoor plumbing, to his service during Vietnam, and continues throughout his glorious forty-year career as a carpenter/builder around the US, Canada and even Hawaii. The tales include escaping to Canada from hit men, practicing for a month just to make sure they had John's birthday party perfect, Ernie's migration from Germany after world war 2 and creating his own version of the American dream, to the airlines losing his wife in Hawaii, to being accosted by crooked building and union officials. He tells of reserving a spot in Georgia for his RV only to be surprised by their dress code, and of Smitty, the sixties-era biker who worked with him for many years. Of course the story wouldn't be complete without mentioning old Herman and his self proclaimed "perfect retirement." He has also added stories of Cajun voo-doo women, Alabama moonshine runners, traveling pool hustlers, and of course, his twentieth century version of young Billy The Kid.