Hailing from a suburb north of Chicago, his experiences laced with Christianity, desegregation, the challenges of interracial relations, combat environments, marriage and fatherhood, the author locked away memories that he is overtly revealing within the covers of this book. Sarcasm along with the manipulation of words have dominated conversations directly and indirectly during all stages of his life. The art of listening exposed the behavior of people in his surroundings and ignited his desire to write.