So today we lost another music great. The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. I was first introduced to her music through The Blues Brothers film: I'd been a punk and a goth before I saw that and had my ears, eyes and heart opened to the world of soul and blues by the film (which …
Diversity vs Inclusion
A recent Cybersecurity Ventures report showed that women currently only make 20% of the cyber security profession’s workforce, while another of their reports predict 3.5 million cyber vacancies globally by 2021. It is clear that there is an urgent need to recruit more professionals into all aspects of cyber security, and that women are massively …
Undiscovered country
I think I'm venturing into undiscovered country right now. I know that at some point in our lives we expect our parents to pass away, but there are those who choose to carry on with their lives without their parents in them while they are still very much alive, for a variety of reasons, and …
Before you speak…
This advice originally came from Buddha, and even now, 2600 years later, is very wise I think. It's actually more difficult than you might think, to ensure you pause before saying something and work out whether it's kind, helpful or true. If the answer to any of those is "no", then you shouldn't say it. …
Trails and Travails 