"The book is a collection of his journal entries from his homeless days and a few entries from before and after his summer of homelessness. It provides lots of chuckles and many insights into Kenny's philosophy. Throughout the book he reminds us "... to get out into the wider world," -- only then can we begin to understand the "... world, our place in it as well as that of our companions on this spinning globe." He always tries to get in touch with the environment and with himself. And the book illustrates that he has an unmistakable and sincere empathy for others. I would love to meet some of the friends he talks about and some of the strangers he bumps into!"

"Many of the chapter titles are quite catchy: In the chapter entitled "Mighty Glad to Visit Home," he explains the very real difference between a house and a home. The physical space, walls, yard, etc. make up the house, but "home is something profoundly different altogether." He then remembers visits to his Granny's house, where she always greeted them with hugs and more food than they could eat, and then later sent them home with more hugs and more food. I loved his observation, "Grannies are good at making houses into homes."

"Another chapter was "Waffle House Prophets," a great description of Kenny's hanging out in Waffle Houses, watching people from all walks of life, writing in his journal, or just drinking coffee and thinking. He says 4 - 6 am is the VERY best time to be there!Kenny never forgets where he came from.... in the chapter named "What up Ju Ju?," I loved the description of his contribution to the menu for a party he attended-- he brought Spam, pickled eggs, EZ cheese, Vienna sausages, and Ritz crackers, just to remind everyone of their childhood. And they all loved it! Later the group of friends talk about their childhood ballgames, tree-climbing, fort-building, etc. and Kenny laments, "You just don't see packs of wild kids roaming neighborhoods anymore. It's very sad.""

"I have gone camping, and enjoyed it, but I'm not sure that I would want to try actually LIVING in the woods and sleeping there every night-- bears, snakes, bugs, and mountain lions all live in the woods, right? "Didn't you get creepy crawlies in your sleeping bag"? But I'm awfully glad that Kenny did it, so we could have this book to enjoy. I think in actual fact, Kenny wasn't "homeless" -- he was just "houseless" for a time." -By Sherry