John Goodman:  

Life - Seems like only a lifetime ago we ventured out wide-eyed; smack into the "Summer of Love" and a date with your local draft board... So, here's my little boring bio... - Kinda fuzzy and semi-conscious '67-71 - got hungry and went to work in the SD produce markets '71. Started as a warehouseman, became a short-haul, then long-haul semi-truck driver '71 - '79 - Meanwhile, went back to school part time. 3.5 yrs. at Grossmont Coll. - 4yrs. at SDSU (not a record; but qualifies for certified PROFESSIONAL student standing) BA - geography '79 - Married Mary Maestas 1977 (we met at work)-(no Children) - My usual impeccable timing; Got my degree in planning and looking for entry level job in 1980 (can you say re*ces*sion?) - Meanwhile, feeling the need for another meal or two( you'all know, I never passed many up.), I signed on with the International Union of Operating Engineers 3yr. Apprenticeship program. Started working full-time in heavy construction. - Deciding I needed more pressure in my life, I went back to Grad school (SDSU) '80-'82. - With the heavy work hours, I couldn't hang: dropped out with 24 units and half a thesis...(sound familiar ?) - Another period of job search, in the public sector. Nada, Zip, Zilch... Back to the world of dirt. - Worked in SD area as a Operating Engineer 1979-1994 - Divorced in '96 after 19 years of marriage. - Moved to Central Coast of CA - '95 - Still in Operators Union,(running cranes mostly) In and around Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, San Luis Opispo. The last few years steady work at Vandenberg Air Force Base, on the new ICBM launch pad for (Boeing Corp.'s) new Delta IV rocket. Also, most of 2004 remodling old underground launch silos for G.W.'s Ground-Based; Mid-Range Defense System (Star Wars Jr.) Both projects funded by your tax dollors (tha...Expand for more