It's September 1961. Freshman Joe Murphy is just starting premed studies at Loyola's Lake Shore campus in Chicago. There're a lot on his mind besides biology and chemistry; he has to make friends, fit in and survive a long, daily commute on public transportation. This humorous memoir tracks the author for three decades-through college, dating, marriage, kids and an eclectic writing career that starts with the Sears catalog. Next, he tries his luck...