Sparkling with fun and humor, these tales from 40 years of newspaper columns will make you laugh out loud, giggle, and nod with a knowing grin. Cowboys negotiate with the herd during a trail drive; a giant shrimp comes to rent a room; the Thanksgiving turkey blasts off; teenagers nettle their parents to the point of madness; and fairy tales stand on their heads. The author captures human failings and foibles with a comic eye, presents history in a...