This autobiography talks about the author's life starting with his early childhood and into his adult life. He tells how he became a licensed pilot at the young age of sixteen and flew several different aircraft at that age. Furthermore, this book speaks about how the author survived a major fire aboard an aircraft carrier and how he has survived prostate cancer for sixteen years. The author has traveled to 13 countries and he gives a quick glimpse of travel to foreign and exotic places. Moreover, he gives a little history about each country visited, and include several pictures that may encourage the reader to visit some of the places mentioned. Approximately, ninety-five percent of the author's travel was on Someone Else's Dime, namely, the Department of the Navy.
During his 40-year military and professional career, the author traveled to 13 countries, where he chronicled people, cultures, and experiences. A native of Richmond, Virginia, he attended the University of Illinois, and has lived in New York and Connecticut. He currently resides in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and has three grown sons.