You go where weak, thin, dumb guys fear to tread.
-- The theme song of ``The Strong Guy, the Fat Guy, the Genius''
Of the above three qualities, I'll confess to trying to become more, less and any, respectively. To eschew obfuscation: my feet reach the ground; I am not an animal; having the appelation of ``Bof'' does not define me, nor do my clothes; I am an Axolotl; I put my shoes on one at a time; music doesn't always play when I am near; I have never dated a supermodel (nor do I look like one); I cannot hurl a refridgerator up to the moon even if I stretch first; and I'm not a poet (and I know it).
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.
-- William Shakespeare
The picture that I paint is based partly on the truth and on a complete lack of an artistic background both here and in my education (no coincidence or paradox there) but at least this page doesn't look like a dog's breakfast or a pizza. Entering is a gamble so you should be aware of the dangers of expecting too much of your investment. I haven't spellchecked anything, although I have censored some cross words, so hopefully you won't have a cow if the language used here doesn't measure up. These pages also tend to evolve without my help.
O what a tangled web we weave,
when first we practise to deceive.
-- Sir Walter Scott (I think)
There is no guided tour to the twists and turns of this real estate, no laws or logic, no signs saying ``You are here'', no sketches showing where the toilets are, no theatre usher to guide you from the door to your seat. However, there is a quick find index if you don't feel like following your nose, but you can carry on drinking here and not worry about being breathtested by the police. I make no inferences as to the effects on your sanity of swimming through my train of thought.
``...for there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.''
-- p.8, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
Having to spell my name one letter at a time over the phone, having nobody ask me to sign their baseball and seeing no references to me in the news (despite having appeared on television) are probably not related. Either way, let me dream about having to duck or go a long way to avoid having my photo taken, and believe in the predictions from horoscopes and Tarot cards.
There used to be an odometer to count the numbers of hits on this part of the Web, but I removed it to prevent me getting too big for my boots.
The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.
-- James Baldwin
After my last search for work (using a resume that hopefully portrays me as an adaptable employee) I am now working for the Software Verification Research Centre (SVRC) (check out my my official home page where there is no horsing around), a Special Research Centre at the University of Queensland in Australia.
If you have done no ill the six days, you may play the seventh.
-- Proverb
The occasional triathlon or other exercise gets my heartrate to climb. A game of poker with some friends, the culling of canetoads and building of metabins all get juggled in there, somehow.
Unsound minds,
like unsound bodies,
if you feed,
you poison.-- G. Herbert, ``Outlandish Proverbs'', 1640, 2nd Ed., entitled ``Jacula Prudentum''.
I always appreciate having people get in touch with me (except in touch football) to share some feedback with me. Even simple things like when I've stuttered in my writing or punctuation that is in need of repair, of which I'm sure you'll find some if you examine it thoroughly.
It is a rank courtesy when a man is forced to give thanks for his own.
-- Proverb
It's not all mine (what a joke) but with a bit of luck, all the stuff hasn't just been parroted without proper attribution (in the text and the bibliography apart from those quotes with unknown sources), I haven't broken any Zen copyright laws (and thus come back as a worm or some other animal with a sticky karma).
Since this is the ultimate section, hope you've had a whale of a time and haven't had to combat falling asleep too often from me rabbiting on and stringing things out while giving you a resume of my life. So on your bike and go because there's no postscript following.
You are somewhere in my tangled web pages. If you're completely lost, there's a a quick find list or you could ask me for directions.