Category: Humor Publisher: Bob E. Sherman
ISBN-10: 1507815239
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 210
Copyright: 2015
ISBN-13: 9781507815236
Price: $1.99 (eBook)
Tongue-in-cheek essays on everything from Alpha to Zulu
Second edition of Am I the Only One That Signals?
Excerpt
PREFACE
Am I the Only One That Signals is a collection of tongue-in-cheek essays on a variety of subjects covering everything from Alpha to Zulu. As the title suggests, I consider myself one of the few people in this world who uses his turn signals. The Journey Continues is the second edition which is revised, updated, refined, and polished.
I am solely responsible for the opinions expressed in this book. They are based on over fifty years of extensive research and interviews with hundreds of people. No drugs were involved. I hope I didn't offend anyone. But, the genre is Provocative Humor; so get over it.
Throughout the book, I pose lots of questions. I do this only to make you think, not because I don't know the answer. Bear in mind that not every subject in the book is meant to be funny. I have also included many topics in an attempt to hopefully make you reflect on another viewpoint. And, if I manage to give you reason to pause or even make you mad then I’ve accomplished my goal.
As I mentioned previously, I have worked on this book for many years; so many of my thoughts or opinions are about people, places or things that are no longer remembered by anyone alive or may have even happened before you were born. If the latter applies, ask your parents; if the former applies, don't worry, most likely you're dead. Critics of the first edition questioned the timeliness of the articles. So I have freshened up the material. Some is so fresh it hasn’t even happened yet.
Under advice of counsel some of the names in the stories have been changed to protect the innocent, namely me. Furthermore, any resemblance to actual people, places and things is purely coincidental. Or, at least that is what I will swear to in court. I can also take comfort in the fact that I don't know any important people.
The book is arranged in chapters labeled A to Z using the phonetic alphabet. Wouldn’t it be a lot easier to spell your name to someone over the phone if everyone used this system? For instance, Bob would be spelled: bravo-oscar-bravo. Chapter Sierra discusses peo¬ple, places and things that all begin with the letter S. When my writing critique group read a sample chapter, one of the first things they wanted to know was what School Prayer had to do with turn Signals. Hopefully, you’re smarter than my critique group.
Until everyone uses turn signals, the journey continues.
