Carlos Ortega, a very bright, successful businessman, had earned $12,770 from his computer business in 1966 - at age 16 (Remember, a new Chevrolet only cost $2,500 in 1966.) Considered 'tall, dark and handsome' by the girls at high school, one, Ann O'Grady, was strongly attracted to Carlos. The feeling was mutual. Ron Rossetti, the 16 year old son of a local cop. wanted Ann for himself. Carlos, to Ron, was just another 'dirty Mex' and had no right to date an Irish girl, much more marry her. Ron's anger, initially displayed by vandalism, culminated in the murder of Ann. A very 'anti-Mex'...

Here are a dozen stories about people who encountered 'speed bumps' in their lives but were successful in negotiated them to go on living an even fuller life. Plus an extra story about a family of cats who, also, successfully negotiated their 'speed bumps'. Enjoy Stories included in this volume are: The Tip, Happy Birthday , Up or Down, The Angry Pin Cushion, The Dementia Patient, Gratitude, A Little Consideration, That Forties' Disease, The Divorce That Wasn't, The Little Monsters, The Preemptive Launch, and my bonus, Need a Shrink? Get a Cat