Thanks to my wife, Vicki Conrad, for being a motivator, supporter. She helped to make this book happen by taking dictation as I told my stories and worked diligently in formatting my book for publishing. A special thank you also to my friend Dan Benson, who helped edit the “vomit edition” before turning our manuscript over to a professional editor. David Ferris was our editor and was very helpful and patient in dealing with me as a first-time book writer.