How much garlic is too much? Is the Roman collar actually part of the priest's skin? Does morphine really make you invisible? These and other similarly weighty subjects are addressed in a Dave Barry manner. Follow the life of a "Pre-Boomer" growing up in a small town within a tight loving family as he humorously revisits his childhood memories and looks on the travails of growing older. Interspersed with the hilarious tales are sensitive and perceptive looks at things as different as the impact of 40 years of communism on society, to family Christmas rituals.