Winner of the &quot;Indie Book of the Day&quot; award, this short collection of humorous essays explores such quirky topics as annoying pet people (&quot;I&#39;m Not Talking About You, Of Course&quot;), analyzing your inner child (&quot;Irrational Fears&quot;) and how to live like the Amish in the aftermath of a hurricane (&quot;A Jolt of Electricity&quot;).<br /><br />Included are also stories of just how much damage can be caused by a sneeze (&quot;It All Started with a Loud Sneeze&quot;), why it is so complicated to buy a tube of toothpaste (&quot;Ask Me No Questions&quot;), how not to prepare dinner (&quot;Martha, I Let You Down&quot;), making new friends (&quot;Friends in Low Places&quot;), how a parent&#39;s obsessive hobbies can become an inescapable vortex (&quot;Crazy Hobbies&quot;), and why spending the night in a sleep clinic is like being abducted by probing aliens (&quot;Nightmare at the Sleep Clinic&quot;).<br /><br />If you don&#39;t see yourself in one of these entertaining essays, then I&#39;m not talking about you, of course...