: The recollections, thoughts and musings of growing up in a family environment that was not quite normal. George describes whimsical relatives like Grandma Rose who literally had Jesus on her side, his mother who thrives at age 77 despite living on a diet of nicotine, caffeine and candy and father who scored a coup by re-marrying someone thirty years his junior. Del Pozzo also has a unique perspective on other topics from politics and physical conditioning to the challenge of dating.