Ken is from Norfolk, Va, loves to work with his hands, building things from metal and wood. He also loves to write about Eastern Carolina history where he currently lives and has family roots. Ken is an artist that loves to paint when he has the time, and does graphic and website work for the Albemarle Tradewinds Magazine. In his younger days participated in NASCAR racing and had a shop building cars and engines. Spent most of his life making a living repairing and programming computer systems from PC's to mainframes.