For the Birds: Loss and Gain : iUniverse : 9780595518876 : 0595518877 : 15 Mar 2012 : Sometimes life comes back at you twice as hard and twice as fast as you live it. This is the lesson four young men with successful careers learn as they navigate through life in the South. Lesane is a high school counselor who runs a small studio for local music talent. He once thought he could swear off love, but he learns the hard way he is sorely mistaken. Scooter is an athletic coach whose little black book is as deep as a phone directory. He runs through women like he puts his students through practice drills. Will is a basketball star in New Orleans. Everyone said he was too small, but no one could deny his skills. He and Janet - who proclaim themselves "just friends" - have a little boy. You can count on Will to be super dad during the off-season. Ray is a DJ for a local radio station. Despite being surrounded by women, he finds it hard to stay connected. He's either trying too hard or just