In this memoir, John Nelson combines personal correspondence, diaries and autobiography to give a revealingly honest portrait of an ordinary man's pleasures and disappointments, activities and opinions.The opening chapter shows how letter-writing can be a means for thoughtful discussion of life's issues, and later chapters present various aspects of the author's childhood, hobbies and life with his late wife. While some may make you smile, others may cause you to reflect on universal experiences of sadness and loss.