So Tell Me ... Who Am I?

We see; we hear; we make use of many common things throughoutour lives but do we ever really see those things? Do we ever really acknowledge or pay attention to our surroundings?This book is intended to accentuate those things that we see and use on an everyday basis; basic things that, if they could speak, would be attempting to explain to us who and what they are. How easily would we be able to recognize them while reading that particular objects descriptive review?These are not abstract objects; they are part of our everydaylives, and your challenge, while reading what these things have to say, is to ascertain who or what is communicating with you, if posible, before reaching the final descriptive paragraph.So, turn the pages and tell me Who Am I ?

Carl B. Downey was born in Dayton, Ohio. He has two sisters, Linda and Theresa, and a brother, Phil, (now deceased). Linda and Theresa were quite instrumental in the encouragement for and the completion of this book. Some of Carl's childhood was spent in Penns Grove, NJ but he did finish his public education where he began, in Dayton, Ohio. During high school, Carl, who majored in English Lit., dabbled in poetry and did maintain a collection of his writings, many of which reflected real-life situations and many of which are included within. Carl was inspired by the works of Helen Steiner Rice for her inspirational themes and by Ernest Thayer and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for their 'story telling put to verse' in . "Casey at the Bat" and "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere", respectively. He extends a special honorary thank-you to Mrs. Mowen and Mrs. Long, two of his English teachers spanning classes at Residence Park Elementary School and Roth High School in Dayton, Ohio. They will be forever remembered.