: About Me

I live in the UK and I was born in London.

I was educated at Liverpool University where I gained a degree in English Language and Literature.

I am married with two boys and a cat.

I am a director of an Internet company which builds websites and hosts them as well as providing marketing skills.

Unusually, I work from home - we have a virtual office set up - I have already written a few articles on working from home - why not check them out.

Language has always been my great love. I am a grammar and spelling fascist.

I can write on many topics as my professional life in IT and the Internet, developing websites, marketing them and hosting them has given a wide range of technical and business experience in this area.

I am also interested in Middle East politics, the Holocaust, Jewish History, classical and classic/pop crossover music, general history, astronomy, space exploration, ornithology, photography and the creationist/evolutionist debate to name but a few.

I have recently relaunched my blog to try to add my small voice to the Israel/Palestine debate

My passion is ...

my family, useless facts, lists and Sudoku

I know too much about ...

the planned invasion of Earth by visitors from.... aaargh!

My parents always told me ...

dress up warm

My childhood ambition ...

to live forever - so far so good

My favorite memory ...

going to a film premiere and meeting my hero Gene Kelly

Why I write ...

to see how good I can be and maybe do well enough to do it for a living

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

working thru Booker prize winners

My first job ...

Data Entry Clerk - I was 18 and was promoted to supervisor within 3 months

My best moment ...

seeing my first son being born and living to tell the tale (and the second was rather special too)

My inspiration ...

people with amazing talents who use them to enhance our lives

Health & Fitness > Nicotine Dependence Should people be allowed to smoke in public places?

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Not long ago, traveling to work on public transport, being in the office, dining out, going to a bar, or visiting the cinema exposed me to second-hand smoke. I don't smoke. I never have. A cigarette has never touched my lips. I was raised in a smoke-free home. I developed an absolute intolerance for cigarette smoke even before I was old enough to realize how harmful it was. So for me the question of whether people should be allowed to smoke in public places is an easy one. No, is the answer. No, no and no. But now I am already feeling a little guilty. How do you define "public place" and w...

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