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It Started with a Pickle Crock . . . my life that is. You see Mom was very pregnant with me and was inadvisably moving a heavy clay pickle crock in the garage, unpacking from the big move to our new house. She felt a twinge and soon was in labor with me a full month early. I have a few peculiarities which I attribute to the extra month of prenatal development that I didn't get. Just ask my wife and kids, they'll tell you that my brain function is impaired. I'll let you be the judge. It Started with a Pickle Crock takes a look at my life, using embarrassing pictures of myself and others whenever possible. It covers my childhood with stories about my big sister, ill-advised neighborhood games, adolescent science experiments, poker, football, and dancing. I delve into such grownup affairs as customer service battles, irresponsible parenting, vacation mishaps, workplace weirdness, beer, and gruesome animal tales. I move on to an impartial look at spousal arguments (they're all her fault), and list words and phrases which my family has banned me from saying. I recap injuries I've suffered over a lifetime of activity and present to you some unfinished stories which, if I had more discipline, could become bestsellers. My 8-month-baby mind tells me so. The final chapter is a compilation of random things presented in Jeopardy format. Ready? Hands on buzzers. Go.

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"Here's what others are saying about It Started with a Pickle Crock: ""There is something redeeming about an author willing to share humor at his/her own expense."" -Pete Springer, author of They Call Me Mom ""It's a book!"" -Joel Shaffer, author's eldest son ""A real piece of work!"" -Matt Shaffer, author's youngest son ""Pretty good, despite being laced with spousal embellishments."" -Karen Shaffer, author's wife And the author's literary idol has no time to say anything about It Started with a Pickle Crock: ""First, I'm honored to be your idol. Thank you. But I don't know if I'll still be your idol when you find out my policy on blurbs, which is that I really don't do them anymore. When I started getting several every week, I decided I had to Just Say No to the whole process, or I'd never get any of my own work done. But I wish you luck with your book."" -Dave Barry, famous humorist"

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Bruce Shaffer has written feature magazine stories and sports articles for publications near his adopted hometown of Folsom, California. As a civil engineer, he authored many water resources documents during his 26-year career. Now retired, Bruce enjoys tapping into his life experiences and creativity to compose works of non-fiction and fiction, including his humorous personal memoirs, It Started with a Pickle Crock. He lives happily with his wonderful wife, a playful dog, and a defiant cat, and has two awesome grown sons in Northern California.

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