Lou Barba is a recent retiree, with his latest stint being about twenty years as a school bus driver. His time at the Ithaca City School District added to a wealth of stories he had accumulated during his sixty six years. When Lou was born, only rich people had rugs on the floor, and his parents were not among the wealthy. His life was the kind that provided rich soil for the development of a great story teller. Lou now lives with his wife Louise in central New York.