Greetings & Salutations!

Wayne is a polymath who was born at a very early age and, quite impressively, has not died yet-something he considers to be a notable achievement.

He joined Freemasonry in 2006, the Holy Royal Arch in 2007, the S.R.I.A. in 2012, and the Ancient & Accepted Rite in 2013. In 2011, Wayne became the Master of Llannerch Lodge and has spent fourteen of the following fifteen years in one chair or another. His commitment to Masonry is extensive. He was a founding member of the Widows Sons North Wales chapter, served as the Provincial Webmaster for five years, the Assistant Provincial Mentor for five years, and was part of the Membership Pathways Team also for five years. Additionally, Wayne was an active member of the North Wales Association of Masonic Study for eight years,  as both a Speaker and committee member, he has also been giving talks across several provinces since 2017.

Wayne is also a fervent supporter of the Blood Bikes Wales charity, dedicating his time and effort to this vital cause, raising over £50,000 from talks and presentations.

Put simply Wayne is A Blood Biker, A CodeNinja, A Gamer, A Hacker, A Blogger, A Writer & Poet, A Speaker, A Freemason, A Rosicrucian, A Reader, A Spod, A Son, An Uncle, A Brother, A Man, AN INDIVIDUAL!

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Recent News & Blog Posts

The 30 Day Book Challenge – Day 08

The idea is delightfully simple: for 30 days, you post once a day in response to a book-themed question. That’s it. No essays, no footnotes, no need to summon the ghost of Shakespeare, just honest answers, curious reflections, and maybe a few cheeky confessions about...

The 30 Day Book Challenge – Day 07

The idea is delightfully simple: for 30 days, you post once a day in response to a book-themed question. That’s it. No essays, no footnotes, no need to summon the ghost of Shakespeare, just honest answers, curious reflections, and maybe a few cheeky confessions about...

Happy International Women’s Day!

I’ll be honest… when I first heard it was International Women’s Day I assumed it was like the food aisle in Aldi. You know…Italian women… Spanish women… maybe a limited-time Greek one in the middle aisle next to the inflatable kayak. So naturally I asked if you get a...

The 30 Day Book Challenge – Day 06

The idea is delightfully simple: for 30 days, you post once a day in response to a book-themed question. That’s it. No essays, no footnotes, no need to summon the ghost of Shakespeare, just honest answers, curious reflections, and maybe a few cheeky confessions about...

The 30 Day Book Challenge – Day 05

The idea is delightfully simple: for 30 days, you post once a day in response to a book-themed question. That’s it. No essays, no footnotes, no need to summon the ghost of Shakespeare, just honest answers, curious reflections, and maybe a few cheeky confessions about...

The 30 Day Book Challenge – Day 04

The idea is delightfully simple: for 30 days, you post once a day in response to a book-themed question. That’s it. No essays, no footnotes, no need to summon the ghost of Shakespeare, just honest answers, curious reflections, and maybe a few cheeky confessions about...

Dear Roadwork Gods, Have I Upset You Again?

I am increasingly convinced that I’ve once again offended the Gods of Roadworks. There can be no other explanation for the chaos that unfolded last night, so allow me to present the evidence. I’d been over in Mostyn for a meeting. All perfectly ordinary. I already...

O2 Contract Renewal – AKA Scam Cold Callers

I’ve just received (checks notes) the twentieth phone call this week from a very polite, very determined, very Indian‑sounding gentleman named Dave. Or Steve. Or occasionally John. All of whom, coincidentally, are “just calling from O2 about my contract renewal.” Now,...
NetIM BotNet – Part 2

NetIM BotNet – Part 2

Update time, for NetIM BotNet – Part 1. I have now got the project running on version control (subversion), so that I can keep track of changes, revert to working versions in the case of irrevocable coding errors. and ease of installing on multiple servers. This...

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A Sisyphean task

A Sisyphean task

Now a lot of people think that governments, or legal types thrive in pointless red tape, and the rest of us mere mortals are driven insane with the pointlessness of their tasks.  The truth is somewhat different, Busby* could teach these lovers of the red tape a thing...

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WOW! A good update, Let the Zombie Massacre begin.

WOW! A good update, Let the Zombie Massacre begin.

So yesterday I was gearing up for a session of Zombie killing with my usual l4d wingman SuperSpiro, Booted up the ole Xbox, connected to XBox-Live and BANG. “Updates are available for this program… Downloading Updates” Now the last time my xbox insisted i had an...

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Violence has its place.

Violence has its place.

Today I was reminded why I make it a policy to be unarmed in the office.  The extra time needed to find a suitable weapon gives my temper time to loose its edge. And on days like today every second gained helps keep people alive… Now I’ve been busy all week, my...

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NetIM BotNet – Part 1

NetIM BotNet – Part 1

As my Dear Readers you may be aware (If you recall back to the Jibber Jabber posts). We at the Insane Asylum have switched to a uniform IM chat system that we now all use for inter communication between padded cells. Which is much simpler that the days when some were...

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In the velvet darkness, of the blackest sky

In the velvet darkness, of the blackest sky

In the velvet darkness, of the blackest sky All morning the skies above the Insane Asylum have been dark & brooding as we are sat under a Thunder Storm. Now this is not necessary a bad thing,  OK. So my dogs are outside getting drenched, OK I will spend longer...

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BSG: The Final Flight of the Galactica

BSG: The Final Flight of the Galactica

Adama: Starbuck, what do you hear?Starbuck: Nothing but the rain.Adama: Then grab your gun and bring in the cat.Starbuck: Aye-aye, sir! The series has come to the end of its four seasons run. And we have the 2 hour finale, where they get to tie up all the loose...

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Micro$oft 0: WayneOwens 1

Micro$oft 0: WayneOwens 1

Tales of My delve into the world of Micro$oft repair work. I had put out requests during the day yesterday for the parts I needed to repair my X-Box, and rectify the inherited design flaw of the system. So I had a half dozen M4 bolts (always get more than you need in...

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The Dreaded 1RLOD

The Dreaded 1RLOD

So I have a free evening with no plans, nothing urgent requiring my attention, so have the opportunity to go a bit further on re5.  Time to try and get past the heavily armed zombies who had me pinned down with their machine gun fire when I last played. So a quick...

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Wayne + shotgun + Infected = Happy

Wayne + shotgun + Infected = Happy

Friday the 13th saw not only the Knights Templar’s keeping a low profile, but the release of Resident Evil 5! Saturday morning (This being first available chance since I was busy Friday evening.), I shot to my nearest town and hunted down a copy of the game. I settled...

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Beware Ninja Developers

Beware Ninja Developers

All is on edge in the Techno Insane Asylum today, I think its just a coincidence that I also happen to have brought a shinai into the office. “You took a weapon to work?” I hear you ask! Which tells me two things :- You don’t know me, You don’t know developers. I...

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