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Ken

Helping design the fuels of the future to run on the cars of today.

About Me

I enjoy reading poetry, taking long walks on the beach, and poking dead things with a stick.
Myspace Layouts + Myspace Graphics

My Interests

Travel, model railroading, travel, designing advanced fuels, travel, theatre, travel, shooting pool with my daughter, travel, protecting the environoment, bicycling while I travel, gardening, traveling (do a lot of that with my work), playing with my 3 dogs who still think they are puppies...Did I mention travel???

I'd like to meet:

New friends from all over the world as I travel the Earth and Myspace.

Music:

Anything but rap.

Movies:

Movies where people give something back to the world (Stand and Deliver, Rudy, American President, Shrek, Fields of Dreams), most science fiction, some movies with trains/planes/automobiles (OK - I'm an engineer)...anything with Sandra Bullock in it.

Television:

Reruns of CSI.

Books:

Rereading model railroading magazines.

Heroes:

My Dad, anyone in the military, and everyone who volunteers - giving something back to the community they live in.

My Blog

Connecting With Others

Friend of mine, Katherine Brooks, has had an interesting blog ongoing on the difference between Soul Mates and Twin souls.  She described them as follows: Soul Mates are souls we have met and liv...
Posted by Ken on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:00:00 PST

I Will Not Die An Unlived Life

Heading to Carmel and the beach for a "non-fund raising" social to network for my favorite charity.  It's a nonprofit called Nevus Outreach, which provides support and medical research on th...
Posted by Ken on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:35:00 PST

Angel For A Day

So I was in Detroit most of this week attending a conference on new diesel engines.  It was put on by DOE, and even though it was really interesting (yes, I know, I'm a gearhead), the last day of...
Posted by Ken on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:37:00 PST

Spiders At 600 Feet

  So I'm on the 69th floor of the Marriott in downtown Detroit this week with this gorgious view of Windsor across the river.  But what fascinates me the most is a couple of spiders ou...
Posted by Ken on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:27:00 PST

Best Damn Survey Ever

I've had a request to repost a survey that I took that went around and around MySpace awhile back.  Not sure it was my best work but several friends have mentioned it over the past few years as s...
Posted by Ken on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:19:00 PST

What Is Happiness?

"Never put happiness at center stage.  It is the by-product of service, never the chief aim of life.  Happiness is not a right to be grasped but a serendipity to be enjoyed."~  Richard...
Posted by Ken on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:51:00 PST

Building Bridges Instead of Barriers

This was sent from a friend; I find myself building a couple of these barriers instead of bridges in my life when I am not connecting with others and the world around us...   "People are lonely ...
Posted by Ken on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 03:54:00 PST

Planting The Right Trees

I've had 2 trees busted up by the high winds this Spring.  I've been looking for one of those fast growing redwoods from china to quickly replace the southwest shade to my house.  But after ...
Posted by Ken on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:04:00 PST

Facing Our Discomforts

How often do we struggle with decision?  Even when you know what path you want to take, sometimes the thought of crossing over to that other side is too much of a barrier to think about. body {b...
Posted by Ken on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:30:00 PST

I Will Stop Brooding Over The Tiny Things

At what point does worrying take over your life and start sucking all your energy?  I am finding myself much happier as I stop brooding over the little things that don't amount to much or that ot...
Posted by Ken on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:05:00 PST