Blessed are the nonchalant...

obbies.¹ Interests. Who needs 'em? I do. A chap should write a book², plant a tree, and raise a son. Been there, done that. ICL published my first book in 1975. I planted my first tree in 1961. And my wife Christa and I raised our son Peter from 1980. I took early retirement in January 2007 after 33 years in the UK computer industry preceded by 5 years spent becoming an aeronautical engineer. I also keep an online diary that helped me as Christa fought her final cancer last year. Tributes paid at her funeral comfort Peter and me in our dreadful loss.

If I voice the occasional opinion³ you find uncomfortable, remember I do not set out to offend. I just get lucky sometimes! Enjoy your visit — and please tell me if you find any problems with the site. Thanks for dropping by.
Typographical errors are (of course) deliberate. I like to feel I provide something for everyone and some people are always looking for mistooks.

Footnotes

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²  Evidence. UK academic Martin Campbell-Kelly asserts (in the Preface to his 2003 book From Airline Reservations to Sonic the Hedgehog which quotes, here and there, from one of mine that I sent him) "In the whole scheme of things, CICS is much more important than Microsoft Windows". This was a conclusion I was delighted to see him reach.
³  See Harlan Ellison's^® take on opinions.