Can butterflies be tamed? What does a Native American do during the wheat harvest? Can men survive the typically deadly man flu? What’s the deal with the monsters under the bed? Does the sock-eating washing machine really exist? What’s the phenomenon of sandals and socks all about? This book provides answers to these and other questions of life, sometimes serious but mostly with a wink. It contains a total of 56 everyday thoughts, short stories, nature observations, and childhood memories of the author, which he has written down in his blog over the past four years. Included are also three Christmas stories for children or adults who can still be enchanted. The book is rounded off with mostly amusing travel experiences.