David King:  

It's October 2009 and life is good. There's nothing like surviving cancer to make one appreciate the life we have. Every day is more precious. My wonderful wife Karyn and I enjoy our days together and keep two spoiled cats as companions. Married in 1986, we've lived in Washington since 1989 when I started working at Aerojet in Redmond, WA. Before that I worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. Some of you may remember that over one summer I turned a decrepit VW bug into a dune buggy. Realizing how impractical that vehicle was, I sold it two years later. The next car was a used, 1971 VW fastback. It died and was brought back to life (it's a long and funny story, isn't it John Skrypa?) on the honeymoon with my now ex-wife. Not too surprisingly, I'll never own another VW. We volunteer time and energy, primarily to an local organization that helps victims of domestic violence get back on their feet. All that positive karma we've been putting out there flowed back our way last year. I went in for th...Expand for more