Personal is associated with posts that might constitute my diary or memoirs - not a category that gets a lot of use.
Concerned with Facebook's increasingly abusive privacy terms, I decided to vote with my feet and delete my account. If only it were that simple.
The last six years have been a tale of chronic ill-health resulting in varying degrees of incapacity. January/February 2007 was pretty much the nadir of all of this - scarcely able to get out of a chair or work more than 2-3 hours per week. This article is a story of hope - how things have improved since then and what I have done to aid those improvements. A good doctor, weight training and life management have been three of the key factors in getting where I am today.
The Twitter landing-page for Smiffy's Place. This is the page linked from my Twitter profile (@smiffytech) to explain, in brief, who I am and how/why I use Twitter.
Smiffy talks about International Women's Day 2009
Smiffy has joined the Twitter crowd. Twitter is a powerful social networking tool, not the silly gimmick that first impressions might make it.
Smiffy reflects on a year of weight training.
Smiffy returns to his writings after a three-month silence and makes some excuses.
Smiffy's Place finally gets the facility for visitors to leave comments.
A typical day in my life, being a composite of the last few days plus a little artistic license. There is always hope.
It is now 31 days into the new year, and Smiffy breaks his silence.
