Who Let the Bugs Out

Children's Books

Montgomery, Robert U.

Animals

RUM Publishing

The value of the national Meals on Wheels program transcends delivering meals to home-bound recipients. In Nourishing the Soul--- the Real Value of Meals on Wheels, author Robert U. Montgomery documents how it improves life emotionally, spiritually, and even physically for volunteers, as well as recipients. Ninety-five-year-old volunteer Dorothy Gouin provided the inspiration for this book, and she is profiled in Part I. "Some might say she's a legacy," said Cher Robinson, director of the center where Dorothy volunteers. "She's been here approximately 19 years, helping, guiding, teaching, listening, and most of all loving all who have met her. I believe Dorothy is an angel." The second part uses stories and experiences from volunteers and meal recipients to reveal how the value of the program extends far beyond delivery of food. "It is an honor and privilege to be part of this great program," said one volunteer. "Everyone needs that human contact, and it's a really great feeling to do this for them. It fills our hearts with appreciation, gratitude, compassion, and, sometimes, even love."Research reveals volunteering and random acts of kindness of most any kind stimulate the same pleasure centers of the brain associated with food and sex. In other words, helping others provides a natural high.And a meal recipient shared this: "What can I say? So many times the volunteers are the only human contact I have for weeks. The meals mean more than you can ever know. This program and the volunteers are a great blessing and so is the information that you provide for other programs, such as the pet food pantry. Thank you to each and every one for what you do."In fact, 59 percent of home-delivered meal recipients live alone. Nine out 10 added that the meals help them feel more secure and live independently.The third part is about the often-unappreciated senior centers, where meals are prepared, and the valuable resources that they provide for their communities. Unfortunately, many people mistakenly people believe that they are only for "poor people." In fact, the centers are multi-purpose gathering places for seniors of all income brackets. Yes, they provide meals, but they also assist with health needs and questions and tax concerns. They offer educational programs and recreational opportunities. They play host to and/or sponsor fun-filled events as fundraisers. Montgomery hopes that this book will inspire more people to volunteer and, by so doing, improve their own lives while helping others. And he hopes that it will encourage more seniors to visit their local centers for food, fun, and friendship.Montgomery hopes that this book will inspire more people to volunteer and, by so doing, improve their own lives while helping others. And he hopes that it will encourage more seniors to visit their local centers for food, fun, and friendship.

Nourishing the Soul: The Real Value of Meals on Wheels

Parenting & Relationships

Aging Parents

Who Let the Frogs Out?

"While out exploring, Bobby and his friends discover dinosaurs! The friends, also known as The Four Musketeers, think that the reptiles "look like little T-Rexes." They manage to catch two and take them back to Bobbys house. They want to keep their discovery a secret until they can set up a "dinosaur show." They plan to charge admission and get rich! But Bobbys little sister, Missy, is a big snoop and an expert at getting the boys in trouble. Uh, oh, did she see the dinosaurs? Will she tell their parents? The next morning, the gang discovers that the dinosaurs are gone!"--

Who Let the Dinosaurs Out?

Action & Adventure

Author Robert U. Montgomery and Sam Griffin have been friends for about 30 years. And for well over a decade, Montgomery has traveled annually from Missouri to fish with Sam and friend Dave Burkhardt on Lake Okeechobee. As a Senior Writer for B.A.S.S. Publications, Montgomery has featured Sam in many of his magazine and online articles, as well as in previous books, including Kickin Bass and Better Bass Fishing. The author also has written books about dogs, nature, nostalgia, and the value of volunteering. In addition, he has a series of illustrated children's books. They are mysteries that teach kids about nature and encourage them to go outside and explore. The latest is Who Let the Dinosaurs Out?

Big Sam and the Big O: Recollections and Revelations From a Lifetime of Bass Fishing and Luremaking on Lake Okeechobee

Biographies & Memoirs

Regional U.S.

Yes, there’s a serial killer in this story, along with a Hollywood producer, an adventure in Europe, and my introduction into a life of crime by the daughter of a prominent actor. It’s a true story too.\nI present it to you as journal entries, almost exactly as I wrote them more than 40 years ago. I have added a little clarification as to who’s who and cleaned up a few spelling and punctuation errors. Also, I’ve changed some names out of respect for the privacy of those people.\nOtherwise, this is a truthful account of the adventures and misadventures I experienced after my divorce in 1976.Although I was 28 at the time this occurred, I was always years behind my peers in terms of landmark life events. I didn’t even date in high school. I didn’t get my driver’s license until I was 18. And when I got married at age 24, I probably was closer to 18 or 19 in terms of maturity. I’d always been a “good boy” too. I didn’t drink in high school or take drugs. I made good grades and never got into trouble. In other words, I was an exemplary Baby Boomer--- go to college, serve your country, find a job, get married, have kids . . .\nOnly my wife and I never got to that last part. During the first two years of marriage, we moved around, searching for a place where we both could find good jobs. But when we finally found that place--- Tallahassee, Fla. --- achieved the American Dream and settled into a routine, the relationship began to deteriorate. At least I think that’s what happened. I still was the good boy and mostly oblivious. I almost certainly would have stayed married if Lois had not taken the first step.\nBut she told me that she was bored and depressed. By implication, even someone as oblivious as I was could see that she believed I was the reason for her unhappiness. She said she wanted a divorce. Slowly I began to realize that I was in a place that I’d never been before. I had fulfilled all obligations and, from this point, there was no societal road map to guide my behavior. In other words, I was free!\nThe first thing I did was buy a totally impractical car, an MGB convertible with stick shift. Mostly it was impractical because I’d never driven a stick. So I taught myself.\nNot long after, I decided that I’d go to Europe. I’d always thought about visiting there someday, especially Paris. For reasons I couldn’t explain--- and still can’t--- I’d always been drawn to that city. So my plan was to buy a Eurail pass and a French-English translation guide, strap on a backpack, and have an adventure!\nPart I of this book is about that European adventure and exploration of my inexplicable attraction to Paris. It features a little romance, but mostly is about what I saw and experienced as I met new friends and traveled with them through France, Spain, and Great Britain, with brief stops in Monaco and Andorra.Part II is about my first Christmas back home with my small-town family in about a decade. And, yes, there’s romance--- and sex--- here as well.\nPart III is where mono and mayhem join romance upon my return to Florida. I became ill the day I arrived back in the Sunshine State and, consequently, spent weeks confined to a rental bed in friends’ living room. Not long after, I committed a crime and fled the scene, and, in revealing this, hope that the statue of limitations has run out. This part also is about Hollywood, good friends, and summer at the lake.\nPart IV is the most serious in tone, dealing with loss, addiction, and murder by someone who I’d later learn was one of the nation’s most notorious serial killers. But it also features a little sex, some special brownies, and a quirky adventure with a theater crowd as I struggle to decide what I want to do when I grow up.

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