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Mind the Gap

I have been driving a car since the late 80’s.  On a scale of 1-10 I would say that my driving is an ‘8’.  In all the years I have been driving I have had two minor rear-end shunts (my …

Buckle Up for CISSP!

Following on from my last blog – this year I have decided (and been actively encouraged by my boss!) to get some certs tucked away and so for the past 3 years – it has been a target of mine …

You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks!

Every year in the military it was a mandatory requirement to conduct some basic training on some of the fundamental elements of being on active military service.  It was called Ground Defence Training (which probably dates me – as it …

Take 5 Against the Scammers

I am (finally) moving house.  My lovely wife gets a new kitchen, bathroom, bedroom furniture, carpets, curtains etc and the trade-off is that I get a new TV.  Got to be big and got to be OLED but not too …

Learning to Spread Your Wings

Many of you will know that I love wildlife and nature.  I am very lucky to live in the countryside where we share our garden (and sometimes the house) with a multitude of wild creatures. It also means that it …

Surfing LNER

Anybody remember the classic Beachboys song ‘Surfing USA’?  Well how about ‘Surfing LNER’ as an alternative? I am getting dismayed in my classes as my references to all time great music hits are now being met with sideways glances and …

Transferable Skills

Recently on LinkedIn there was an interesting post from a chap who was looking to help a young friend who was not doing well at school but was gifted with computers and wanted to get into the world of hacking …