A Stand-Up Comedian's Middle East Travel Journal. Jeffrey Simon, stand-up comedian and insurance salesman, hated what he was doing, and despised what his job was doing to him. When his wife walked into his office and said, "Let's sell all our things and go live on a Kibbutz for awhile," he didn't even flinch. Here's the story of how Jeffrey Simon goes from a three-hundred-pound unhappy life insurance salesman with serious doubts about his marriage and future, to a one-hundred-eighty-pound happy husband . . . with serious doubts about his future. A journey that teaches him how - with a little creativity and a lot of guts - anything is possible.

"Notes From The Sand" is a hilarious and insightful journal about Jeffrey Neil Simon's adventures in the Middle East at a time in his life when he was looking for answers about the meaning of life. Simon, once a stand-up comedian, used humor to highlight the absurd which, combined with sincerity and warmth, earned the hearts of many readers who anxiously awaited his regular e-mails about his travels. This is Simon's legacy to the world and to his children, his imprint on mankind, and his gift to all who take the time to read his "Notes", gaining insight into our endless search for the answers to the universe.