OK so I had a blog many moons ago documenting my travels around Australia and New Zealand, which is now long lost in the cyber ether. I had a special focus on amusingly dressed tourists. Largely, being honest, American, middle aged tourists. Sock and sandal / fanny pack combos all over the joint. It was off the hook. You'd have loved it.

A lot has changed since those frivolous and care free days. Somehow almost 5 years have passed and largely I've been in cruise control, knowing really that I needed a jolt again to shock me into fulfillment!

That has now come full force, and of my own bidding when in one tumultuous week I not only mutually ended a relationship with a ladyface, sold the financial annoyance that was my car and most importantly, quit my job and after 12 years of "shall I shan't I" dillying and dallying, decided, balls out, to get my arse to Uni!

This blog will, I hope be the true insight into "mature" age academia that you have all been waiting for. I shall regale you with tales of beard stroking, studiousness, learned fables and obviously much purile nonsense besides. Oh and for the next 5 weeks I'll be in London, New York and Amsterdam, and will be doing my uptmost to fit in some open mic slots in the process! Watch this space!

Welcome......