I am, at least nominally, a software developer. Or more accurately, I do software development to support family and lifestyle. It is often fun and challenging, however it may be telling that I almost never do it outside work. My CV says that I specialise in C++. After almost 50 years, it’s not the most…

So….. where do we find ourselves…. “Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.” — Yousuf Karsh We have an expression in our household. “Here’s an AFOG” : an opportunity for *** growth, and I have a good example suddenly arriving. After 11 years in a wonderfully cushy tech job, it suddenly vaporised when the company…

When we moved to this house two years ago, the affable seller was immediately slotted (in my mind anyway) into the ‘capable and precise’ category. Well presented and organised, such souls are the sort that form the backbone of many workplaces. They know their universes back to front, have all the procedures defined and working,…