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Thread: RIP Kenwritez
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Miffy
Ship's elephant
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Originally posted by Moth:
Kenwritez was such a big presence on the ship when I first posted here. He was so witty and such fun. He was also kind, explaining numerous cookery tips to me, like how to spin pizza dough. I will miss him.
Me too. Even if his cookery veered towards the *ahem*
extreme at times; remember his rabbit pie in the Soap Opera thread, anyone? And his 'trenchant' advice on child-rearing in 'Ask Sine' cheered me up no end at a time when IRL it seemed as if Mum could do no right. I'm sure he'd be glad to know that five years down the line, Miffyson is now a dab hand at laundering his own smalls!
RIP Ken, and ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif) to SW and your family.
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Jen.
Godless Liberal
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He'll be missed so much.
for those that are left.
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Was Jenny Ann, but fancied being more minimal.
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Sparrow
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For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life,nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Tubbs
Miss Congeniality
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Ken was such a lovely and kind guy, this is such sad news. Prayers for him and those left behind.
Tubbs
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"It's better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than open it up and remove all doubt" - Dennis Thatcher. My blog. Decide for yourself which I am
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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Only once in the many years I've been aboard this vessel have I printed out a post and taken it home so I could read it over and over again whenever I wanted or needed to. That post has given me comfort and peace ever since. That post was by Kenwritez.
What more is there to say? A true master of the medium, a wit to rival any and a wisdom second to none. A truly sad loss for us all, but especially for his family.
![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
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Hail Gallaxhar
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Pine Marten
Shipmate
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I've just come across this sad news, after seeing mousethief's sig on another thread, and thinking, 'Oh, what's happened to Kenwritez?'
May he rest in peace and rise in glory. for his family.
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Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. - Oscar Wilde
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kingsfold
Shipmate
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Noooooh!
I too will treasure memories of the interpretive dance, and how best to serve shipmates. He'll be much missed.
Go with God, Kenwritez, and for sturdywench and the family.
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Angloid
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Brian: You're all individuals!
Crowd: We're all individuals!
Lone voice: I'm not!
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Mad Cat
Shipmate
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I enjoyed Ken's posts - sad news.
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Weird and sweary.
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IngoB
Sentire cum Ecclesia
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I just saw this.
I'm sad and shocked to hear this. I'm afraid I can only judge him by his posts, since I never met him IRL. But what a fantastic poster he was!
It is All Souls' Day today, an appropriate time for a prayer from the heart that he may join the glory of God in all love and peace.
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They’ll have me whipp’d for speaking true; thou’lt have me whipp’d for lying; and sometimes I am whipp’d for holding my peace. - The Fool in King Lear
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Cranmer's baggage
Ship's Opinionated Dame
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Sad news indeed.
The Ship, and all those whose lives he touched, are poorer for his passing.
the Sturdy Wench and son.
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Eschew obfuscation!
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Cinnamon cicada
Shipmate
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I loved his intelligence and his quick wit. Now he's making the angels laugh...
RIP KenWritez
Ken's family
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The most inward and loving of all, he came forth like a new beginning,
the brown-robed brother of your nightingales,
with his wonder and goodwill, and delight in Earth... Rainer Rilke
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Sine Nomine
Ship's backstabbing bastard
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Ken was a generous man in so many ways, humble about his own gifts and quick to give credit to others. That's not something you run into very often.
He was life-enhancing, which isn't something you run into very often either. Truly a rare bird.
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Precious, Precious, Sweet, Sweet Daddy...
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Moo
Ship's tough old bird
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Ken's kindness, originality and wit were so outstanding that if he had had only one of these characteristics, he would still have been one of my favorite posters.
Into thy hands, O merciful Savior, we commend the soul of thy servant Ken, now departed from the body. Acknowledge, we humbly beseech thee, a sheep of thine own fold, a lamb of thine own flock, a sinner of thine own redeeming. Receive him into the arms of thy mercy, into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the glorious company of the saints in light.
![[Tear]](graemlins/tear.gif)
Moo
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See you later, alligator.
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neandergirl
Opposing the thumb
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Terribly sad news. Others have said it better than I can, but his wit and wisdom will be missed.
for sturdy wench and all those mourning his loss.
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Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. Hebrews 13:5 NIV
We come from love, we return to love, and all around is love.
Lord, ease our burdens, give us peace and enable us to do your work. Tree Bee
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Zwingli
Shipmate
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Originally posted by Leaf:
Kenwritez won the Simmie for Best Post on the "Let's Offend" thread, when he voiced his outrage via typed interpretive dance. I laughed so hard I wept - it was one of the funniest things I'd read online. I'm sad to lose a stellar shipmate of great wit, intellect, humour, and moral sense.
Prayers for the Sturdy Wench and for his other family members. It was a privilege to have trod these boards with him.
Somewhere in Heaven, angels are expressing their grief via interpretive dance.
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Belisarius
Lord Bountiful of Admin (Emeritus) Delights
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I am so sorry to hear this; I can only echo what others have said about his humor and kindness.
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Animals may be Evolution's Icing, but Bacteria are the Cake.
Andrew Knoll
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jlg
What is this place?
Why am I here?
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Thanks to everyone for the reminders of some of Ken's finer moments. I'm afraid that I am sitting here at the keyboard madly laughing because I now have this mental image of Phil the WizeGuy (wearing Hawaiian shirt and smoking a cigar) up in Heaven doing interpretive dances with Miss Molly.
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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Originally posted by Zwingli:
Somewhere in Heaven, angels are expressing their grief via interpretive dance.
Oooooh!!! ((((Zwingles))))
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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During the All Saints service yesterday, we were asked to name friends and family who had died the preceding year. KenWritez was the first name called! A bell was rung and a candle lit in his memory.
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Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Leetle Masha
Cantankerous Anchoress
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For Ken, in heaven:
The Seraphim, six-wingèd, many-eyed,
Cherubim upon their shoulders dance a joyous 'lectric-slide,
While the Thrones and the Dominions
Soar aloft, borne on their pinions,
As the Virtues and the Powers
Dance a polka 'round the side.
Principalities will keep the beat
With their stomping, shining feet;
But the Angels and Archangels steal the show
As they hold Ken in their arms and rock him
Slow, slow, slow....
Mary
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eleison me, tin amartolin: have mercy on me, the sinner
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Amazing Grace
High Church Protestant
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Originally posted by jlg:
Thanks to everyone for the reminders of some of Ken's finer moments. I'm afraid that I am sitting here at the keyboard madly laughing because I now have this mental image of Phil the WizeGuy (wearing Hawaiian shirt and smoking a cigar) up in Heaven doing interpretive dances with Miss Molly.
With some kitchen ninja moves thrown in!
Deepest sympathy to the SW and to Scot and MadGeo and Ken's other close friends. His loss leaves a big, big hole.
Charlotte
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WTFWED? "Remember to always be yourself, unless you suck" - the Gator
Memory Eternal! Sheep 3, Phil the Wise Guy, and Jesus' Evil Twin in the SoF Nativity Play
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Trudy Scrumptious
BBE Shieldmaiden
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I just remembered that I nominated Kenwritez for Shipmate of the Year in last year's Simmies. He didn't win: ken was the winner -- ironic because when I first came to the Ship I used to confused ken with Kenwritez. I was so happy last year to have Kenwritez back and posting again ... I still can't quite grasp that he's gone.
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Books and things.
I lied. There are no things. Just books.
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Otter
Shipmate
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I'm speechless, and have just (re-) discovered how much Shipmates mean to me.
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The plural of "anecdote" is not "data", YMMV, limited-time offer, IANAL, no purchase required, and the state of CA has found this substance to cause cancer in laboratory aminals
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Fr Weber
Shipmate
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O LORD, support us all the day long, until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then in thy mercy grant us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last. Amen.
May his soul rest in peace.
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"The Eucharist is not a play, and you're not Jesus."
--Sr Theresa Koernke, IHM
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Campbellite
Ut unum sint
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In laughter, and in tears,
sometimes all at once,
we remember.
May his memory be eternal
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I upped mine. Up yours.
Suffering for Jesus since 1966.
WTFWED?
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Lady R of Ashwood
Shipmate
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Godspeed
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Are you kidding? Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Rev***e. Giants. Monsters. Chases. Escapes. True love. Miracles.
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Angel Wrestler
Ship's Hipster
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God bless Mrs. Writez (Sturdy Wench) and all those who loved Ken.
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The fact that no one understands you does not make you an artist.
(unknown)
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agrgurich
Shipmate
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Sincere condolences.
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Life is a comedy to those who think & a tragedy to those who feel.-Horace Walpole
AJG
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amber.
Ship's Aspiedestra
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There's never words enough
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Duo Seraphim
Ubi caritas et amor
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This is such a shock - I've only just found out.
Kenwritez was such a big presence on the Ship in every single respect. He wrote wonderfully and so very entertainingly on so many things - Hawaiian shirts, recipes (including for long pig - yikes), childrearing, his Sturdy Wench and always his faith in God.
May God keep Ken's family and all those he loved safe and comfort them.
May you rest in peace and rise in glory, Kenwritez. May your soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of Christ, rest in peace.
I'll miss you.
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Embrace the serious whack. It's the Catholic thing to do. IngoB
The Messiah, Peace be upon him, said to his Apostles: 'Verily, this world is merely a bridge, so cross over it, and do not make it your abode.' (Bihar al-anwar xiv, 319)
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Banner Lady
Ship's Ensign
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Bugger.
Bugger. Bugger. Bugger. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
But one more reason to look forward to heaven, sigh.
I AM glad he is free from the pain of his earthly body, but damn I will miss that irreplaceable armpit-licking wit. I could never work out if he was tickling us or tasting his prey with a view to future slow-cookery. Miss u dearly, Ken. Fondly, and irreverently remembered.
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Women in the church are not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be enjoyed.
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rugasaw
Shipmate
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same
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Treat the earth well, It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your children. -Unknown
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Alfred E. Neuman
What? Me worry?
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Rest in peace, Friend! Thanks for your always-upbeat messages during troubled times, Ken! The cat world feels a bit safer tonight but we'll always cherish your recipes. Blessings upon you, Mrs. Writez and my sincere condolences for you and your family.
--Dan Bennett
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Lynn MagdalenCollege
Shipmate
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when I read the news, the first thing I thought was "Ship of Fools" because this is where I met Kenwritez & fell in love with his voice & mind & spirit. I was so blessed to meet him & the Sturdy Wench in person; they were so gracious with me. It's probably been about a year since I posted on SoF and reading through the memorial posts of other mutual & virtual friends makes me aware of how much I appreciate this community & how much I've missed it--
*sigh* ![[brick wall]](graemlins/brick_wall.gif)
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Erin & Friend; Been there, done that; Ruth musical
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Qupe
Shipmate
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Really sorry to hear this news. May he rest in peace and rise in glory, and may the everlasting arms surround all who are mourning.
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'Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.'
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Choirboy
Shipmate
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Give rest, O Christ, to your servant with your saints: where sorrow and pain are no more; neither sighing, but life everlasting.
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Zwingli
Shipmate
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The analogies aren't all exactly correct, but this scene came to mind as soon as I heard the news.
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multipara
Shipmate
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RIP Ken.
The Sturdy Wench is in my prayers, such as they are.
Thanks , Scot, for letting us know.
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Ultracrepidarian
Shipmate
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One of my favourite posters on the ship. I always knew that if a thread had a lot of involvement from KenWritez, it was one worth reading.
Prayers for the Sturdy Wench and all of KenWritez's relatives and friends, both shippie and non-shippie. He's a great loss to us all, even those who only knew him from his scintillating writing style.
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