Off the leash is one way to interpret retirement.
Some of what I learned during a long career in the media and public relations services business is reflected in the Digital Deception series of posts and in the occasional rants about publishing, online audiences and digital marketing.
I wrote the Growing Up in the 50’s stories from the unique perspective of someone who was born just hours before the start of that decade. I am thus well positioned to describe the phobias, prejudices, politics and lifestyle of those times as seen through the eyes of a child.
There’s lots of pictures here of Paterson, Newark and the Jersey shore. That reflects where I live. And the sports commentary comes from an avid New Jersey Devils and New York Mets fan.
History is a popular Off the Leash topic. That has something to do with the history of my education at Kent State and NYU. And then there are posts just about some of the things that I do like reading and traveling.
You can follow me on Mastodon @babka@mastodon.world or email me at kdowell@yahoo.com.
By the way, the guy peaking over the fence on the home page is my dog Pepper.
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Ken, Hope you are doing well. I truly enjoy reading your blog. Best regards.
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Hey Ken, do you remember who at the Y taught you to swim? It might have been me or one of my friends.
Roger Bornstein
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Pleased to meet you.
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Another old guy like me. So, you must have been at Kent State when…
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I was. Here’s that story https://offtheleash.net/2015/03/29/jfk-to-ksu-ii/
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I enjoyed while reading this interesting blog. Good efforts Ken.
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Having fun visiting with you on your website. Looking forward to following.
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Thanks JoHanna. I’ll be following you as well.
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Thank you.
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Hi Ken,
Thanks for taking the time to stop by my little corner of the Blogosphere and for the follow. Your support is greatly appreciated. I hope you enjoyed you visit and look forward to seeing more from you.
Have a great weekend,
Eddie
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I nominated you for a Sunshine Blogger Award. https://greenlifebluewater.wordpress.com/2016/02/09/sunshine-blogger-award/
Have fun!
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Thank you.
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Hi Ken — happy to meet you over here from a fellow blogger, Susan Cooper at “Finding Our Way Now”. It’s nice to see a fellow easterner, having grown up not too far from the Jersey Shore in the suburbs of Philadelphia near Chester, PA. It’s been many years since I’ve lived back there but have many fond memories of Route 13 on the way down to Ocean City and the Eastern Shore.
Hope to read more and connect sharing our stories. 🙂
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Nice to meet you too Pat. Thanks for stopping by. You’ll find that I rarely go more than a couple months without some sort of Jersey Shore related post .
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It is our pleasure to meet you and your dog, Pepper 🙂
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Hi Ken, just wanted to drop a line to say that my thoughts always run to the Jersey Shore right about this time each year. Hope you have an excellent beach season!
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It’s nice to meet you here.
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Thanks Ken for the ‘follow’. I especially enjoy your posts on American culture, politics and America’s National Parks. Happy trails!
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Hi Mr. Ken! I am really in need of your help as a blogger. is there anyway I can contact you via email? Please email me at ritzellv@gmail.com
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Off the lease! Chuckle. Good boy, Pepper
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Nice dog.
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