Category Archives: Personal

Team Challenge: Why did I recommit?

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Kevin A. Barnes

I’m currently mentoring nine individuals who will run or walk the 2011 Las Vegas half marathon as part of Team Challenge. We are two weeks aways from the recommitment deadline, which is when Team Challenge participants must make a final … Read the rest of this entry →

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JPL Tweetup Highlights

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Kevin A. Barnes

On Monday, June 6, 2011, I was fortunate to be among the 100 or so individuals invited by NASA to attend a daylong Tweetup at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in Pasadena, California. The event included briefings by members of … Read the rest of this entry →

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NASA JPL Tweetup

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Kevin A. Barnes

I’ve been selected1 by NASA to participate in a special Tweetup event this Monday, June 6, 2011, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in Pasadena, California. Visiting and touring JPL, which oversees all of NASA’s unmanned space probes, rovers, etc., … Read the rest of this entry →

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The Online Date Auction Has Begun!

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Kevin A. Barnes

My Online Date Auction to benefit Team Challenge1 is now underway! The winning bidder will receive an all-expense paid evening on the town. In addition, every person2 who donates $30 or more during the Online Auction will receive a bottle … Read the rest of this entry →

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The Coveted Cork Award

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Kevin A. Barnes

Recently I was hospitalized for yet another new (new to me, at least) Crohn’s-related side effect — in this case a nasty blood infection. Unlike most of my Crohn’s issues over the last several years, this wasn’t something I could … Read the rest of this entry →

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