In Your Times: A 20th Century Grandfather Writes to His 21st Century Grandchildren - Paperback

by Farrell F. Neeley Phd (Author)

In my childhood I only met my grandfathers one time over a few days when they were elderly men and in their final decline. I was four years old and they were in their eighties. Across a lifetime I've wondered what it would have been like to truly know my grandfathers, how they experienced their world, and how those revelations and relationships might have changed my life for better or worse. When I first decided to write down the things which mattered most to me in life, I had to ask myself who was my intended audience. I decided I had no more important audience than my children, my grandchildren, and their friends. I wanted to share with them my life, my experiences, my mistakes, and the lessons I've learned. This doesn't mean they'll heed any of it: it does mean they'll have the opportunity if they wish too.

Author Biography

After living and working in numerous states and on four continents in jobs as varied as short order cook, craftsman, contractor, pastor, entrepreneur, business manager, COO, CEO, and professor, Farrell Neeley has returned to the community of his birth. For the past decade he's lived in his childhood home in California with his long-suffering wife Kim, his neurotic Chihuahua Pixie, his rose-colored memories, and some of his childhood dreams.