Ted Paddack, LPC, LCSW began his writings mainly to document some of his ramblings and ‘war stories’ told to his grandkids. They often would beg, “Tell us about that . . . . again”. Many were the incidents that he and Sandy, his life-long companion of 58 years, had experienced on their journey. 90% of the narration of events were true and relevant, but somewhat unusual (with 10 % embellishment). Soon these writings turned into more than autobiographical ramblings, covering some of the more substantial life-changing issues, and valuable lessons learned.