pThe story of creating this book goes back to 2008 when James Jim Munson published the book he had been thinking about writing for 40 years. However, he had not discussed this plan with anyone on a realistic level until sometime in 2006. Jim and Joy lived in the same neighborhood from 1940 until their's HS graduation from the same school in 1948. Jim married Joy in 1981. I Joy was the first to hear about his idea sometime in 2006, as best I can recall. I was surprised to find myself convinced and excited as lengthy discussions continued, and we, at last, started the journey of writing his story.pp ppJim asked me to help him, and we began the project. He did not learn the keyboard, but he was typing, one finger, hunt and peck method, and reached an acceptable speed in a few weeks. He wrote his story while I sat next to him at my own computer and only offered changes of grammar or language suggestions and corrections, etc., throughout the 2-year project.pp ppAfter Jim's death, while agai