1. Kansas farm boy who came of age in the 1970s
2. Medical professional with a colorful and checkered background  
3. Irreverent lapsed-Catholic with distain for organized religion but still very spiritual 
4. Imaginative and accessable humor writer

     I've had many bizarre adventures and I've met a lot of off-the-wall characters I write about.  I like writing non-fiction humor, mostly about my colorful past. There's already too much drama in the world as far as I'm concerned and I like to lighten it up a bit.  Laughter is the best remedy for just about anything.

Influential writers: Hunter S. Thompson, Augusten Burroughs, Stephen King, Matt Taibbi (Rolling Stone Magazine), P.J. O'Rourke, Tennessee WIlliams, Dave Barry