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 …
Every Team needs a Midfield General
There are loads of analogies and life lessons that you can take from the beautiful game of football and if you need any convincing of this – just watch a single episode of Ted Lasso. Be warned however – that …
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 …
“Everybody Has a Plan Until You Get a Punch in the Mouth”
I heard this recently on the TV being attributed to Mike Tyson which made me chuckle for a couple of reasons. One because it is a great quote and secondly the surprise that such wise words actually came from Mike …
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 …
Do You Wanna Be A Record Breaker !?
I have now got to that time in my life where I am starting to reminisce about how good things were in ‘my day’ and although I love new technology and advances in science – I still think of ‘when …