I'm back :)

Self Portrait September 2008

So far in 2008 my blog has been dormant. This will be my first posting in over 9 months. Okay 9 months is the gestation period for a baby and every time I write it’s as painful as giving birth. I know I’m a mere man so how can I understand the pain involved in child birth!

In future there will be little writing but hopefully plenty of photos from myself, but I would also like to share the work of other photographers who have caught my attention. This will be done ad hoc though it could become a weekly feature, we will see how it develops and how disciplined I can stay as regards this blog. From past experience the omens are not promising.

A short update is perhaps required for the last 9 months. My daytime job continues to be very busy and eventful, following the joint raid by the OFT and European Commission, arrests by the FBI, and investigation by the DOJ 18 months ago. Although former work colleagues are now serving prison sentences, the fallout from their actions continues to envelop my work place and is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. It can certainly make my working day eventful and unpredictable at times.

Butterfly Stitches

I have a scar on my forehead following a confrontation with a swinging gate in a gale force wind early in the year. I had to have butterfly stitches to knit the wound together and stop the bleeding. Oh the gate is okay and undamaged.

My health has generally been good and my weight constant, though I have suffered the occasional bad back. It’s either down to old age or a lifetime of poor posture. Perhaps I should use my works gym more often and build up muscle as well as do more jogging which I have neglected since I acquired a bad back.