An Open Letter To the New Year
Dear 2006, You have a big shoe to fill. Your predecessor got a lot done, and your client expects you to do as much if not more for him. Yet, there is no way...
Ken Is Speaking Blog
Even CNN Can Miss The Point
CNN has a news article out today entitled: Senate Democrats pin hopes on seven states. And this just misses the point, the bigger picture. The Republicans are defending only 15 of their seats this...
Movie Mania
On Christmas Day, I and a friend went through a movie marathon, watching 3 movies in the theater. Here’s a brief run-down of what we saw: King Kong. Good remake of the original, very...
Christmas Eve in Philly
Okay, so I spent Friday and Saturday in Philadelphia. Well, I spent part of Friday getting there, and another part visiting the Valley Forge national park. I then visited Edgar Allen Poe’s house in...
3rd Anniversary
Today marks my 3rd anniversary at the UMWA Health & Retirement Funds, having started on December 16, 2002. To date, I have: 1) Served on the employee union’s grievance committee since April 2003, and...
The Politics of the Future
I have always enjoyed Star Trek, and I’ve always enjoyed politics. So why not put the two together? Someone else thought of it first, and wrote the book, “Articles of Federation”. Well, let’s just...
Mark the Calendar!
Last night, my first novel (“Reunion at University Avenue“) reached a sales rank of 59,263 on Amazon.com – the highest it has been in a while. My secret? I mentioned the novel at the...
The Wisdom of Teams
I’m on a blogging marathon tonight. LOL. Anyway, so I’ve been promoted at work… again. From Special Payments Analyst, I become one of 4 Benefits Processing Team Coordinators, a semi-experimental blend of quality control...