{"product_id":"my-circus-my-monkeys-reflections-on-an-interesting-life","title":"My Circus, My Monkeys: Reflections on an Interesting Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eI selected my first college by virtue of it's proximity to my duck hunting fields. I was promptly kicked out of that school, and enjoyed a brief and aborted naval career. After serving a year of exile at a junior college, I entered the University of Mississippi. Despite my best efforts, my time at Ole Miss was marred both by graduation and a brief stint in Law School\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the nearly 40 years since that time, I have had a wonderful life. My family and life has been filled with innumerable encounters of meaning, glimpses of a reality that often leaves me wondering how I could have been so blessed. Some years ago, I began writing a blog in association with my competition barbecue team (The Memphis Barbecue Company - not to be confused with the Memphis Barbecue Company in Memphis which is a real barbecue restaurant). After publishing my first novel, \u003cem\u003eMe, Boo and the Goob: A Southern Adventure\u003c\/em\u003e, I continued my blogging in my own blog. Some of my blog entries are a mixture of truth, fiction, exaggerations and outright lies, but they present a reflection of the reality of a wonderful lifetime. While it can be said that not all of this stuff is completely true, it can not be said that any of it's spirit is false.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the suggestion of several readers, I have compiled my blog entries into a single volume. I hope they provoke in you thoughts and memories, smiles and laughter, and the occasional tear. In working on this volume, I have again been reminded of what a wonderful family I have, what an incredible life I have lived, and what amazing friends I have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife has truly been good to me so far.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Garner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51981742342375,"sku":"9780999891629","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_b9841f03-9c46-49cc-a6c2-7e89aa02bb21.jpg?v=1776217116","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/my-circus-my-monkeys-reflections-on-an-interesting-life","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}