All About Me

I wanted to write down some memories for my kids. This seems a good place to start.

Aug 11, 2024

My kids might be interested, but why would anyone else want to read my memoirs? Well, I’ve had a fun life, and I’m writing some stories down here. You might enjoy them too.

I started out poor, living on a council estate. I took my younger next-door neighbour on a tour of London by bus when I was 10. I joined the Navy at 16. I was an anti-aircraft gunner in the Falklands at 18. Sonar engineer on a ballistic missile submarine at 21. I drank 34 drinks at my leaving do (with no two drinks the same colour!)

Defense Stations in a 30mm BMark — ALARM AIRCRAFT! RED NINE-ZERO!

I hitchhiked around the world at 22. I swam with sharks on the Great Barrier Reef and was chased by a fur seal on South Georgia and a Komodo Dragon on Komodo. I survived for three days on mangos & coconuts straight from the tree when I ran out of money in Tahiti.

Christmas 1984 on my warship in The Falklands

I’ve lived in 13 cities, 3 US States and 4 countries. I’ve met Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, King Charles and Bill Gates. I scratched Prince Andrew’s car and I met Vice President Biden at the White House. I’ve worked on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley and I’ve danced naked in a shopping centre.