"Hold on for a wild ride through the life of Clay Simons. This saga is full of carpentry and construction details starting when he built his first home by hand without power tools and lived life off-grid. You'll move around the country with Bud and his family in a long parade of old cars and trucks, be wowed by his creative art projects, go along with him messing about in boats, and watch him survive his teenage years in Vietnam. He's both ahead of his time (in sustainable design) and yet wants to go back in time. You'll learn from his joys and challenges of relationships. If your lucky, his unique way of seeing the world will make its way into your life, too." -- back cover.