The diary of a Mr. Nobody and how the war on terror affects his modern family. 

Arthur Lakelady is a man with many worries. Alys, his wife, is infatuated with the home renovator re-modeling their kitchen, or so their teenage daughter Gwen says. How Gwen knows this is a mystery to Arthur for she never leaves her bedroom, except to go to school and work.

Gwen's worried a family breakup will spoil her chances of a good university. That doesn't concern Arthur for Gwen passes all her tests, often with more than 100%. That does worry Arthur; schools, he feels, should understand the meaning of percentage.

While Gwen's university career may be assured,Arthur is worried his son Lance may not even graduate from junior school, unless Lance forsakes ice hockey and soccer soon.