Name: Louis John Padgug
Born: April 9, 1955
Birthplace: Houston, Texas USA
Current Home: Sacramento, California USA
Life Partner: Kathy
Education: BA Geography, California State University Sacramento
Occupation: Retired Airport Operations Officer, Sacramento International Airport. I now volunteer at the airport information booths and at the California State Railroad Museum.
Hobbies: Travel to exotic destinations. I've been to 70 foreign countries, all seven continents, all 50 U.S. states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. I've visited 157 of the 391 U.S. National Park System Units (Parks, Monuments, Historic Sites, Battlefields, etc). I also lived in Japan and Germany for 2 years each. Other hobbies include photography and numismatics.
Other Interests: Star-gazing, history, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, antiques, classic movies, archaelogy, outdoor adventure activities (I'll try anything at least once), the Civil War, music, world religions, art and architecture (ancient to modern buildings, bridges and old movie palaces from the 20's and 30's).
Pets: Cat - Nova
Favorite Books: "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee", "Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank and "Up From Slavery" by Booker T. Washington
Favorite Movie: "Dr. Strangelove"
Favorite Musician: Jimi Hendrix
Favorite Contemporary Artists: Los Lonely Boys
Favorite CD: "The Future" - Leonard Cohen
Favorite Night Club: Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago
Favorite Artists: M.C. Escher & Albrecht Durer
Favorite Art Style: Art Deco
Favorite Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright
Favorite Teams: San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants & Sacramento Kings
Favorite Stooge: Larry
Favorite Quote: "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy" - William Shakespeare Hamlet
Greatest Accomplishment: I haven't eaten at McDonald's since 1977 in Friberg, Germany.
Greatest Fear: I fear that reality as I know it is really someone's dream, and when they awake, I won't exist anymore.