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Category: Life
The last couple of weeks have seen a radically positive shift in my state of mind, ironically triggered by finding out that my ex-wife has her boyfriend moving in. I've realised that life is too short to live in the past (even though I wasn't conscious of doing so) and that looking forward is the … Continue reading Beginning Again
It's easy to treat a silly slogan on a coffee mug as little more than just a few words designed to evoke a wry grin from a slightly antisocial co-worker. Sometimes it can take on a deeper meaning, if you let it.
I had an unexpectedly emotional departure from Brisbane last week. It was supposed to be a standard flight to Sydney, but became something a lot more. When I first started travelling by air, flights to Melbourne were on 737s and to Sydney were 767s. I guess you knew you were going to the "big smoke" … Continue reading The last time
I have settled into a somewhat sedentary lifestyle. My partner tries valiantly to get me involved in her personal training sessions, but I have a lot of inertia. I know that I need to do something about being more active and increasing my fitness level, but have struggled to find a motivator. While in Europe … Continue reading I lost my Fitbit… and found it
Like most international travellers in the Internet age, during our recent travel through Europe I was confronted by the ridiculous situation that exists for mobile data access. By ridiculous I mean ridiculously expensive. Look, don't get me wrong: the technology that allows GSM/UMTS global roaming is pretty magical[1]. But it's not exactly new! It's not … Continue reading On global roaming for data
Back when I last posted here, I would never have imagined that within twelve months I would be in a new relationship, travelling overseas on holiday, and generally happy with my life. And yet, that's exactly where I am. I write this from a hotel room in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, having recently returned … Continue reading A long time away
Partly for R U OK? Day, but also because the time has come to stop hiding from it, I've decided to disclose the change in my life that occurred in February 2012.
Unless you've been living in a geekness Faraday cage for at least the last twenty years, you will have some idea who Wil Wheaton is. To many, he's Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation, to others he plays himself (or an evil version of himself) on Big Bang Theory, to yet others he's … Continue reading Wil Wheaton on depression
As I write this, I'm sitting in the Qantas Club lounge in Sydney Airport. For the last week I've been working with a customer installing a new IBM zEnterprise 114. It was a great week, full of learning and new experiences for both my colleague from the customer and me. But as the highs of … Continue reading Update on my illness
Crossed Wires 