One man, One group of enthusiasts, (Romantic opportunities?) Two consecutive Summer holidays, Two women, Totally different, but equally fascinating. How on Earth will he cope?

IT JUST SO HAPPENS that sometimes life is stranger than fiction. It just so happens that sometimes life takes dramatic and unexpected turns. It just so happens that, though God may not give us more than we can handle, life will. It just so happens that tragedies are endured everyday. It just so happens that an unexpected turn of events cast a family into a tragic situation that provided no exit. Just when the events showed signs of hope, any relief provided by it was snatched away by another twist of fate. Cancer does that to people. It just so happens, it did it to us. Wes, our 21 year old son, was inexplicably diagnosed with leukemia while being treated for a case of the sniffles. The next year provided trials we thought unendurable. That's not to say that hope didn't loom on the horizon or that humor couldn't find a way into the mix because they did. It's just that cancer patients live their lives in installments between tests. Once the "all clear" is received, hope fills the void; until, just before the next test, when fear shoves hope out of the way. Later is a story about the struggle between hope and fear and how we treat each during the battle. It just so happens that life is what it is and that hope is eternal. Come take this journey with us and see why it proves that nothing "just so happens." W. E. "Bill" Smith is an Atlanta native and retired in 2000 after spending 30 years in the automobile business. He received his undergraduate degree and masters degree from Georgia State University. During his time in the automobile business, Bill was active in trade associations on both the local and state level and was a frequent public speaker at association events and affiliate meetings. He and his family are long time members of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, Georgia where Bill has served as a deacon, held various committee assignments and frequently is asked to teach adult Sunday School. He and his wife, Claire, live in Duluth, GA with their Australian Shephard, Doodle.

Bill Smith's introduction to winemaking happened when he worked in California, where he visited wineries in the Napa Valley. Back in England, he became a keen amateur winemaker. Adapting his skills as a research scientist in anaerobic fermentation to winemaking, the author soon became a prize-winner at shows, furthering his interest in the hobby by becoming a National Wine Judge He wrote this book for winemakers at all levels; all aspects of home winemaking are discussed from the basic equipment to the Wine Clubs that are the backbone of this widespread hobby. It gives the author's own views on methods that will improve on standard winemaking techniques and concludes with a selection of over fifty recipes from him and his winemaking friends.

Includes solutions to all of the problems at the end of each chapter. Written deliberately without the use of calculus or advanced mathematics to explain the practical engineering principles and design choices in AC circuits involving capacitors, inductors and transformers. After a review of alternating current in circuits, topics include types of inductors (core selection, types of windings, size) and their behavior in different types of circuit configurations. The next topic is capacitors and how they function, including something seldom discussed - a look at how different types of capacitors vary in functionality in circuits (ceramic, mica, paper, electrolytic, variable, etc.) This leads into the topic of inductive and capacitve reactance, and impedance (calculations in a circuit and balancing stages). The next section is on transformers, including power transformers as well as audio and RF types (subsections include operating principles, core selection, types of windings, the effect of loads, mutual flux, transformer losses, efficiency rating, like- and unlike-wound transformers, etc.) Concludes with an appendix, glossary of terms and index of topics.