This Memoir Describes What It Was Like Growing Up As The Youngest Member Of A Large Boisterous Irish-American Family In Massachusetts During The 1940S And 1950S. The Author Also Tells About His Experiences As A Young Naval Officer During The Cuban Missile Crisis His Work In International Communicable Disease Control As A Commissioned Officer Of The U.S. Public Health Service And Later Teaching And Research Involvement At Several Universities In The Development And Application Of Computer-Based Individualized Instruction And Emerging K-12 Classroom Technologies.