Talking to a friend one day, having left pure science early in my career, I described myself as a ‘lapsed scientist’. My friend replied that he saw me, not as ‘lapsed’, but as ‘an evolving scientist’. Hence the name of this blog.
Born in Melbourne but growing up in Sydney, I graduated with a Science degree, majoring in Maths & Physics. After five years working in a laboratory, I moved to Marketing and Sales. After Marketing & Sales, I found myself in many different commercial roles, including Supply Management and leading many Projects. Thirty eight years after graduation, I retired from the same firm, having worked in two states of Australia and for one year in the UK.
Married with two adult daughters and four delightful grandchildren, I am quite busy in retirement. My card shows me as an IT&T Consultant, which means I sometimes provide [unpaid] advice on International Travel and Technology. I am the father of a cathypowell.com and julietchandler.com.
I have recently rediscovered the joy of writing. If I have something to write, I will write. I do not intend to write just for the sake of it. Because of my interest in photography, I will be posting photos quite often, often in response to challenges.
‘Carpe Diem’ is my personal motto.
Updated 14September 2017. All comments below were made in respect to the original blog, created on another host.
Such a good name for a blog, Ken! Sounds like a perfect place for you to share your memories and experiences, scientific and not so scientific alike. Enjoy the journey!
Thank you so much for visiting, Janine. I have to admit that coming up with the name of the blog took longer than the first post.
Thank you so much for following our blog 🙂 we have lots of similarities & are keen to see your future posts 🙂
and thank you for returning the compliment 🙂
Your blog name attracted me and I am here to stay for I love what you are saying. I am a scientist too and my blog at present showcases more my creativity than science. I look forward to reading more from you. Nice to have found you!
Hello Sam
Nice to meet you and thank you for dropping in on my blog. I am now following you in return. I hasten to add that I am not as prolific as you appear to be. That’s one of the joys – we are all different 🙂
Grace and peace
Ken
Hello! Thank you for following Words Like Honey.. Maybe see you at weekly photo challenge.. (:
Thank You so much for visiting my blog http://www.enjoytowrite.com Ken & decided to “follow”! I hope You enjoy it! I found out about your blog within the “Weeklly Photo Challenge” page & I really like Your work! Keep Posting!! 🙂
Hi Marian and thank you also. I will keep posting the ideas dry up, but not only in the weekly photo challenge 😉
Cheers KenP
I have to look up Italophile now! Light and Love, Shona
Oh dear, be careful, Shona. When you look it up, you may want to become one yourself. 😉 Un abbraccio 🙂
Nice meeting you! I am always happy to meet those lapsed or re-lapsed cases of science 😀
Nice to meet you also, Dajena. Grace and peace, Ken
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Thanks very much for visiting my blog!
The pleasure is all mine, and thank you for the reciprocal visit 🙂
Hi Ken. Nice blog you have here. The bridge and opera house shot never gets old does it. I’ll look forward to your future posts. Cheers from sunny Brisbane. 🙂
Hi Kim. You’re right, and stale it may be, but with an international audience, I feel we have to make a statement of pride in our country.. That is the generic header, of course. I now have fun with individual header posts. Glad we found each other 🙂 Cheers, Ken
Yes, nice to find another Aussie amongst the masses of bloggers.