Life and Times of a Nobody
Growing up in the 1950's
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A nobody is a wonderful position to be in. A nobody answers the question, "Who do you think you are?" with, I'm just a nobody.
However, a nobody can impact your life in ways that just aren't supposed to happen. A nobody can cost you your job, cause chaos to your nervous system, win when winning isn't in the cards. A nobody doesn't take no for an answer. He can shake up city hall, steal headlines from the movers and shakers, affect change for he is the unknown. He is feared because "we don't know what he is going to do next."
A nobody is the unexpected, he just doesn't figure into the equation, but he may have the solution regardless of his age. For example, the kid that said, "Let the air out of the tires and lower the vehicle height so you can clear the obstruction." A nobody doesn't have a title, a business card, a position, a lot of degrees, a secretary to screen his calls, a nobody never gets invited to important meetings, nor does he keep regular hours. Matter of fact, he doesn't even get medals.
A nobody gets drafted, is seated in the rear, never gets called on, dresses funny, says the unexpected. He is never, ever a yes man. His common sense answers are often answered with "Why didn't I think of that."
A nobody doesn’t have a network, a nobody never volunteers (he might get noticed). He only speaks out when his common sense is challenged offering observations, suggestions, and a course of action. While the nobody doesn't have a large power office with a nice window view and plenty of assistants, he does have peace of mind, his own schedule, makes his own coffee, comes and goes as he pleases. He doesn't even require a leader. He is a free spirit, it is like being the boss' son or your dad is the top general, almost untouchable. He never worries about "60 Minutes" showing up at his door.
This book is dedicated to those nobodies we will never know. They prefer being the invisible, never taken seriously, until the other side wakes up and sounds the alarm with "Who do you think you are?" and has to answer, "I just got tattooed by a nobody."
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About the Book
A classmate recently remarked "That was so long ago I can't remember if I ever had a childhood." Return to those thrilling days of yesteryear – the 1950’s – when the big entertainment was at the State Theater, featuring “Ma and Pa Kettle” and “Francis the Talking Mule.”
This is the true story of life in small town
It is a fast moving and funny story of numerous mishaps by a carefree fifty's kid. A kid who accidentally freezes his spirited horse, "Shorty", gets canned as an altar boy after one long week, becomes a young entrepreneur selling dirt. There are stories about camping out, Boy Scouts, BB guns, Irish Nannies, Nuns in charge, ringing the holy fire bell at St. Teresa’s. Then there is a description of what life was like before McDonald’s.
There is never a dull moment. It's a childhood autobiography filled with memorable surprises. Learn, as I did, everything you’ll ever need to know about f growing up from Woody, the street-smart Italian kid that somehow knew how life really worked. Woody was a true “biker” from the 4th grade on. Enjoy reliving the tranquil 1950's with someone that still remembers being there.
About the Author
John Malowney was born in
In 1963 John enlisted in the U.S. Army. In 1967 he received his Army Aviator wings and was promptly assigned to an Air Cavalry Squadron where he saw duty as a Cobra gun ship platoon leader. After
In 1982 John received a kidney transplant from his younger brother at