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!

From the Pen of Wayne Owens

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Recent News & Blog Posts

St Swithin’s day – 2026

St Swithin has always been one of those saints who feels less like a figure from a dusty manuscript and more like a quiet companion who walks beside us through the British summer. His day arrives every fifteenth of July, slipping into the calendar with a kind of...

Remembering the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army

A day like this asks for stillness. It asks for the kind of quiet that settles over the hills of North Wales when the wind finally pauses and the world seems to hold its breath. Today marks the anniversary of the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army, the...

Heatwaves, Headlines, and Historical Amnesia

All week the news has been DOOMSAYING that we’re living through “record‑breaking weather the likes of which we have never seen before.” Yet this morning a memory popped up on Facebook from eight years ago, Wales sitting at 39°C, and me slowly roasting like a Welsh...

Final Meeting of the Season (Rosicrucian #5)

The Saturday sun was already blazing when I abandoned my precious lie in and pointed the car back toward England. Everything seems sunny at the moment, sunny and far too hot, as though the weather itself has joined some grand cosmic conspiracy. This time the road...

A New Order

The heat hit like a wall the moment I stepped outside, the kind of shimmering, impossible hundred‑degree blaze that makes a man question every life choice that involves wool, lining, and a tie. Yet there I was, stubborn as ever, armouring myself in a suit and setting...

Talk: Clwyd College – A Quest for the Holy Grail

​This evening I attended Clwyd College at Mostyn, for my fourth Rosicrucian event this month. It was our Installation meeting, which went exceptionally well considering the College Secretary had quit all things Masonic so there was a few organised in a rush. This...

Installation and the Holy Grail… Maybe (Rosicrucian #4)

This evening carried that familiar blend of quiet anticipation and gentle chaos that seems to follow me around the Rosicrucian world. I made my way to Clwyd College at Mostyn for what turned out to be my fourth Rosicrucian gathering this month, a detail that suggests...

Government Heat Warning

As I swelter under this oppressive never seen before heat, I find myself glaring upward at the strange and mysterious ball of fire that has taken up residence in our clear cloud free skies. Thirty seven degrees tomorrow. Thirty seven. I live in Wales for goodness...
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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