This book captures the essence of life in this world with all its whims and fancies and dreams. It takes you through a virtual tour of a common man's life in his own words. Learn from these stories as if they are shared with you, as if over a cup of tea and warm conversation. You will learn history, facts, trivia, and interesting tidbits that will make you appreciate things in general in this world--children playing, birds chirping, thunder clapping, then a silence that will set in, never to be broken, unless perhaps in the far pasture of the Milky Way. I meant this book to be entertaining, relaxing, armchair reading, and the stories are such that you can identify with them. And I wanted to keep my memories alive. In doing so, you will find some factoids to be chewed on.