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.