Perspective

The essays contained in "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things" are thoughts, ramblings, anecdotes, and observations straight from the mind of the author. The stories have been collected over a long period of time and include tales from all phases in the man's life, as well as a bit of fascinating history.

Fulghum was born in Waco, Texas in 1937. The opportunity to travel around the country before settling in Washington State has permitted the author to experience many things not available to the average man. Most of these things revolve around places of interest and perhaps more importantly, people of great character. Those experiences show up in unexpected ways in various essays. For example, in the story of San Saba, Fulghum talks about dating a girl in his teen years and the adventure involved with being able to buy...