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So who am I?

I'm a thirty seven year old single guy living in Chesham, South Bucks (that's in the UK nearish to London), I share my home with my furry best friend Sheppie, a four year old Border Collie, although sometimes it does seem the other way round! He's great for getting me out of bed in the morning and often distracts me from work. His all time favourite toy is a rubber dog frisbee that my ex-girlfriend got him for Christmas in 2008. I've nearly always got some sort of camera with me since I enjoy photography, I write poetry (which often surprises people), enjoy cooking and my sense of humour has been descirbed as unique (there's ninety jokes and bits of fun stuff on my site that amuse me). I have a Blog here on my site where I blog about all sorts of random things. The little display on the right by the menu shows the latest content I've added to my site (along with tweets and stuff).

I've been a freelance web developer for a while now, designing websites using a variety of languages depending on what's needed. I'm currently involved with a variety of projects, including co-authoring a few eBooks. I use this site as an online playground, trying out new ideas and concepts. Some of the results from these experiments get used on my site or other websites I develop, some just to try new ideas and a few are kept so I can use them later. It's through these experiments that the automatically updating sitemap and Latest Content Updater were born.

I'm a traditionlist in that I hand code rather than using software like Dreamweaver. I like the level of control that hand coding gives and it allows me to produce elegant code that is easier to maintain. I do use site building/creation software when needed but don't get the same sheer pleasure as I do by hand coding. My current editor of choice is a long term favourite of mine CoffeeCup HTML Editor, I'm really impressed with the new 2009 version.

When I was sixteen, I went to a Steve Flashman concert (Baptist Minister and Rock Musician). While at the concert I became a Christian. I'm a regular at a thriving local church and enjoy lots of the different parts of church life. In recent months I've witnessed plenty of examples of answered prayer especially in healing. In September at Restor Hope Latimer I saw dozens of people healed. On a personal level as a Christian I know I'm only human. I often fail to live my life the way God wants, I sin. However I also know I'm forgiven thanks to Jesus Christ and the gift of the cross.

In my twenties, I was a member of a search and rescue unit as a Search Medic and Trainer, I still keep in touch with some of the members, including some who are still active in the unit. I keep my skills updated by doing medical event cover work at White Star Medical. I get to treat a variety of unusual injuries (the most unusual injury I've been involved in is probably a vulture bite) and get paid to go to some great events. I'm still humbled by the trust placed in me by complete strangers when they or their loved ones are injuried or ill. Through both the search and rescue unit and White Star Medical I've also been to places and seen things I just wouldn't have done, stood twenty feet away from well known music stars and watched them perform, met (and treated) Olympic athletes, seen motorbike races extremely close up and I've acted in the role of medical management at a number of different events from sports events to musicals events with crowds in their thousands. I also currently hold the White Star Medical company record for working the furthest from the office - Marrakech, Morrocco! (At a VIP/Celebrity wedding).

I'm also a qualified First Aid Trainer, I get a real buzz out of teaching First Aid, I see it as a massive responsibility, training people who will end up quite possibly saving someone's life. Over the last sixteen years I've taught all ages and backgrounds including adults with learning difficulties. To my knowledge my students have saved someone's life on at least nine occasions, one of these was only eleven years old when she saved her Grandmother's life after a heart attack. My youngest student so far was seven, my oldest seventy three.

Still want to know more.. try the about me page or feel free to contact me (any questions concerning medical event cover or first aid training should go to White Star Medical). If you're bored I've made an extensive collection of useful links.