About Me
During my long life, I have lived in Saudi Arabia, where I worked as an electronics engineer making sure the intensive care equipment in hospitals in Jeddah, Taif, Riyadh and Dammam were working properly. From there, I went to Iran (during their revolution) to teach electronics to the Iranian air force. This was an 'interesting' time, but the people were always friendly right up to the end. I wish I had known then what I know now about the way the Shah had been forced onto the Iranians in order to allow the USA and the UK to manipulate the oil that Iran had. On my return from Iran when the revolution succeeded and all foreigners were ejected, I went to university where I gained my 1st class honours degree in electronics and computer science. I then stayed at the university where I worked as a lecturer and then a senior lecturer for many years. As I write this now, the evils that are Trump's USA and Netanyahu's Israel are doing their best to destroy Iran. You would think that the world could have grown up by now and turned away from evil.
Mainly for interest after leaving the university, and while working as a computer consultant, I studied hypnotherapy. Although never practicing full time, I have had many successes both in the UK and later in Spain where I have been able to help people overcome issues such as a lack of confidence which is such a terrible problem across the world. If you would like to discover more about this part of my life, please feel free to contact me. I have worked with people using online video calls as well as face to face so no matter where you live I might be able to help you if you get in touch. You can learn more on my site https://simply-relax.com
In later years, I moved to Spain where I spent a wonderful 7 years and helped to produce an English ex-pat magazine which my now wife and I started. On returning from Spain, something which wasn't planned but proved necessary for family reasons, I moved to Scotland. I miss the way of life in Spain a lot, but since the politically motivated and cruelly manipulated vote to leave the EU, I am unable to return to live there. Scotland is a wonderful country though, with scenery unmatched in the world, although I do wish the temperatures could be a bit higher (especially in the winter). My favourite parts of Scotland are in the Highlands, especially around Dornoch.
All the magazines I have helped produce can be seen online at:
Mainly for interest after leaving the university, and while working as a computer consultant, I studied hypnotherapy. Although never practicing full time, I have had many successes both in the UK and later in Spain where I have been able to help people overcome issues such as a lack of confidence which is such a terrible problem across the world. If you would like to discover more about this part of my life, please feel free to contact me. I have worked with people using online video calls as well as face to face so no matter where you live I might be able to help you if you get in touch. You can learn more on my site https://simply-relax.com
In later years, I moved to Spain where I spent a wonderful 7 years and helped to produce an English ex-pat magazine which my now wife and I started. On returning from Spain, something which wasn't planned but proved necessary for family reasons, I moved to Scotland. I miss the way of life in Spain a lot, but since the politically motivated and cruelly manipulated vote to leave the EU, I am unable to return to live there. Scotland is a wonderful country though, with scenery unmatched in the world, although I do wish the temperatures could be a bit higher (especially in the winter). My favourite parts of Scotland are in the Highlands, especially around Dornoch.
All the magazines I have helped produce can be seen online at:
- Mellow Magazine: https://mellow-magazine.com This was our first magazine and was originally produced as a printed A5 magazine in El Campello, Spain. After our return to the UK, and when the Covid pandemic hit, we brought it back as an online magazine with free advertising to help our Spanish friends. All the magazines can be found on the site, from our first in 2006 onwards.
- Tickled Squirrel: https://tickledsquirrel.com The final year of our magazine in Spain was published under this name since we had sold the original magazine when we first returned to the UK. Sadly, the new owners didn't keep Mellow Magazine running but they kept the name. When Covid hit in the UK, we created an online version here in Southern Scotland, again with free advertising to try to help the hard pressed businesses around us.