Ken Ramos

Buzsaw said I enjoy the God given wisdom of King Solomon. One of my favorites from Proverbs goes something like this; "The voices of fools are heard in great halls but wisdom in the quite streets."

Thank you Sandi for your welcome and response I see that you live in Yorktown or maybe near Yorktown. I have visited the NWS there on occasion. I was the ships Missile Tech and ALM (Air Launched Missile) Rep. One may find it odd that I would be interested in protozoa after leaving such a technical field. Ah..but technology has passed me by, now its milk and cornbread and a rocking chair on the front porch. Not really (LOL)! No I am somewhat of an avid microscopist and microphotographer. The images that I produce may not be breath taking but they are suitable for my purposes and maybe even for classroom use. I have met, over the internet, some very good microphotographers whose images or subjects, I should say, look as though they would crawl right out of the monitor. As I said I delve into Protozoology and actually have been researching and studying those organisms known to be pathogens e.g., Naegleria fowleri and/or Acanthamoeba culbertsoni. Both known to cause the often or should I say very much often, deadly infection known as Amebic Meningoencephalitis or Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. I should clarify that when I referred to the infection as often, I ment often as in 100% fatal. Actually the infection is quite rare but from time to time cases do crop up. Well, chemosynthetic bacteria I will have to look that one up. Sounds like it maybe a bit interesting to an aging protozoologist, who really likes to stick his nose in everything dealing with microbes. So thanks once more for the welcome Sandi and hopefully I will come across a Protozoologist or two here.

Greetings to all members of SFN My name is Ken Ramos. I am a retired US Navy veteran with 21.5 yrs of service to my credit. My interests are in the study of Nature, in general, Protozoology, and Stream Biology. I am an amateur in all of the afore stated. I have studied Protozoology for about two years now and have only began in the study of Stream Biology. I also do macro and microphotography of my subjects. Having completed the basic requirements for education, I am a high school graduate only. Having been in the naval service, I am well traveled, or at least I think so, and have visited many places around the globe. Southeast Asia and those countries which lie or border on the Mediterranian have been the primary ports of call. However I have made a stop or two in jolly ol' England. I enjoy the study of the life sciences and for the most part I am self educated in my fields of interest. So, with this all having been said, I do look forward to some interesting discussion here with those having like interests in my fields of study. Thanks & Cheers! Ken Ramos