Sir Cumference

I am English and live in a small town in the East of England. Originally from the Manchester area, I still class myself as a 'Northener' - I only came to the Midlands on missionary work, but for some reason am still here 25 years later.

For a living I have served in the Royal Air Force, have been an electronics engineer and am currently a software programmer.

I am not on facebook or twitter or on any other networking/dating/gaming/blogging site. When I finish work my mobile phone is switched off and left in a drawer. Am I a Luddite? I tell myself I can't be because I'm a  programmer - but I could be kidding myself and am really a secret technology hater who is trapped in the 21st century. And anyway, I'm on this site, so surely that's one small step.

To blow away the cobwebs I like to get out in the fresh air and go hiking. Anywhere will do, but generally the higher, the better (coastal walking excepted.) Other interests include astronomy, photography and reading. And, like many here, I like to write. I write about anything, usually short stuff, but would like to do something more ambitious in the future. Unfortunately, I am one of lifes great procrastinators, but who knows, perhaps I'll get around to it one day!