: About Me

Curiously, it was a recent decision to join an on-line dating service which rekindled my enthusiasm to write. Even in an arena such as this a certain amount of artistry in the written word reaps rewards for the craftsman. With my repartee having been well received I determined it was time to inflict my ramblings upon my peers, whether for criticism or acclaim, so be it.

I was recently described as being logical, amusing and mildly egotistical. Despite this coming from a young lady at the tender age of fifteen it is a summation which I find to be, somewhat unnervingly, perceptive.

Professionally, the majority of my career to date has been spent as a help desk/technical support operator and training manager for a retail media company.

I have written and been published previously on a small scale and have done a fair amount of work producing text for sales/marketing literature. Yes, I regret to say I have been responsible for some of those irritating items of junk mail which land on the doormat all too regularly. Time to take my abilities more seriously.

In a less than two year period I endured the breakdown of my marriage, suffered ill mental health followed by being made redundant at work resulting in my house being repossessed. A set of circumstances that could bestow anyone. On 10th March 2008 I became homeless.

Please check out my blog about life as a homeless person, The Hobo Days.

My passion is ...

Whichever young lady is the current focus of my attentions.

I know too much about ...

Homelessness

My parents always told me ...

I would succeed despite myself.

My childhood ambition ...

To rule the world.

My favorite memory ...

A sea of Christmas gifts covering the living room floor as a child.

Why I write ...

Belief in my ability.

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

Whatever my mood steers me towards.

My first job ...

Stock room assistant in a frozen food store.

My best moment ...

Seeing my soon to be wife 'choke' as I read her my vows.

My inspiration ...

Friends, enemies, lovers, life and the human condition.

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Love at first sight is, unfortunately, a myth. Love is far too complex an emotion to be decided with the eyes alone. Under any other circumstances, it would be considered socially unacceptable to make a judgment of another person based on what amounts to a brief glimpse of physical appearance. There is a lot to be said for intuition. Certainly, a notional amount of information can be gleaned within just a few seconds. A physical attraction could be almost immediately apparent. Perhaps the way a person smiles, or use of body language, may suggest that this person has the attributes of someo...

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