The author who is a "professional listener" as it were, collecting wisdoms and insights through the decades, has now assembled them happily in a group of 500 word bits each. Dealing with issues relevant to all of us.It is made up of editorials/essays which were previously published in a local newspaper (the Gray Area NC). To great enjoyment and profit of it's readers. These essays of about 500 words each, are dealing with issues dear to our hearts as humans of any level, and background A few examples The Killing of Our Children, Some Thoughts About Religion, The Five Main Rules in Successfully Raising Children, All About Oomph, Some Thoughts About the art of Living, How we choose our mates, among others. These topics are charming, informative and quite enjoyable in reading them. They answer questions that we all of us, from time to time contemplate secretly in our thoughts but they remain unanswered.