C. B. Skelton, MD, is a retired Family Practitioner who served more than forty-two years in Winder, GA. He gained his AB degree from Mercer University at age 18, and was drafted into the U.S. Army. After two years of army service, he entered Emory University

School of Medicine, followed by internship and residency in Louisiana. He began medical practice in Winder, GA, in 1953, retiring in 1995.

His public writing career started in 1994 when he began a newspaper column, Random Rants in Rhyme. This column continues to this day. Other books by Doc are, Dirty Laundry don't Take No Doctor's Orders; Fil-Osophy/Phool-Osophy; Rhyme for All Seasons, and A Simple Seller of Noodles.