I’m not a brilliant, or even a very competent ice skater, having skated somewhat fewer than ten times in all my years. Still, I do enjoy venturing out onto the ice, and it’s been made far easier since being shown how to lace my boots properly. The big issue is that I’ve always been scared…
Thank you to a chap who I think was called Richard. This was way back in 1995/6, when I was at a set of workshops for people looking for work. He saw that there was an internet cafe opening in Guildford, and gave me the impetus to make a speculative application for work. I certainly…
Words interest me, but sometimes they also… mislead me. Or I allow myself to become misled by them – I’m not sure. Typically I misread things leading to a minor confusion and a wee smile. Alternatively (and more commonly, recently) I end up saying spoonerisms. I caught myself making a slight mistake with one line…
Thank you to Mr Hollins. I’m afraid you’re not with us any more, but you gave me a Sunday morning gardening job when I was at 6th form. It was well paid, enjoyable, and I learned a lot. I still enjoy gardening, and I reckon this is down to you. Thank you, I only wish…
Thank you to Phil Chandler for interviewing me for and offering me a job at Optichrome, back in 1998. I’d been out of work for a period, living in my mother’s spare room with Elena when I applied for this job. This job really was the springboard into a full IT career for me, I…
My first, greatest and most important thank you is to my family. I’m not going to go into enormous depth, but beyond the normal and obvious, my family have been a massive tower of strength and support when I’ve been down, and made life special and good. Thank you all.
What on earth is the point of starting yet another blog? How many does the internet have, how many does it need? This is here so I can collect and share those wonderful insights I have on life, words, and all sorts of exciting sysadmin things. The last of these might actually be helpful to…