Handle: JDiver (I'm José, a Master Scuba Diver diving 57 years in 36 countries with about ~26 certifications; yeah, I do like it; we have done a lot of wreck diving and diving with sharks.

Location: Roseville, California and many other places (home airport is SMF).

DOB: HAH! Let's just say I am an early Vietnam veteran.

Country of Origin: México. Natal language is Castilian / Spanish.Can order cold beer in many languages.

Marital Status: Married three times. To one woman. Uh, yes, Lady JDiver, from the east coast; we met in Japan and married there - once in the Tokyo ward office, once in the U. S. Embassy, once in the chapel. We've been together 47 or 141 years, depending on whether we are serving concurrently or consecutively.

Occupation: Management, OD and Training Consultant (behavior in workplace and diversity issues specialties, work with government, industry and law enforcement.) Previously global navaids / comm engineer, (now inactive) pilot.

Travel: 7 continents, ~95 countries - LOVE travel, the best education there is.
Last international travel: Never ends.

Favorite place: Many, but possibly Antarctica and some underwater special places.

Favorite aircraft: DC-3 (first commercial flight AA DC-3 MEX-MTY-SAT)

Spare time: None , I'm a volunteer Moderator and Senior Moderator here (and was the equivalent on CompuServe and GEnie before that), do some local volunteering, and I also do some freelance writing.

Hobbies: Our dogs (a Basenji and a "Basomeji"); photography; scuba diving; natural history; travel.

I love: early morning walks, watching the steam rise from the creek, observing otters, wood ducks and listening the calling of birds.

I hate: Nah, life's too short; I am kind of intolerant of intolerance.
Why am I responding now? After 5 years of holding out, it was about time!

What about FlyerTalk? Great community sharing information that adds immeasurably to my travel. I'm an active member of the FlyerTalker Lending Team on www.Kiva.org. We have over 300 members and have lent over $150,000 to budding entrepreneurs.