Iโve lived eighty years and experienced much of what is written in this book. Some really happened and some are the figments of my very fertile imagination. Itโs about love, life, and death. Itโs also about living in and around Charleston, South Carolina, during and after World War II. Itโs about fishing in the rivers and lakes, which, at that time, were teeming with fish and other wildlife. Itโs funny, itโs profound, and itโs thought provoking, perhaps influenced to a large extent by the writings of the great Lewis Grizzard. Itโs about laughing and crying with my friendsโmany times about myself. As Mr. Shakespeare said, โLaugh and the world laughs with you . . . cry and you cry alone.โ So enjoy this book as we go through life smiling together.