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!
Recent News & Blog Posts
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...
It’s not “What you Know” or “Who you Know” But “Who you ARE!”
King of the Lab! As those of you who have to deal with the world of emails know BT, Yahoo have recently upped their fight against Spam in a rather Draconian Manner. and SysAdmins around the world have learnt to dread the influx of the following in their logs :-...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Some people seem to want me to hurt them!
“I’m not antisocial: I’m just not user friendly!“ I’m almost positive he’s doing it on purpose! In fact I am tempted to bring a shinai to the meeting tomorrow and teach the customer, not to mess with me! I’m working on MPD‘s project. You may remember him from "Why? Oh...
Cyborgs Work for the RAC
An interesting thing happened to me on the way to work… I start my car and leave home heading to the Insane Asylum. I stop off at the petrol station to fill up on diesel, notice one of my tires is looking a bit deflated. After several failed attempts at humor to make...
Chaos Seems To Follow Me
I finally gave in to peer pressure, and went to see the doctor about my eye. So a quick in/out to get it confirmed I have conjunctivitis and need eye drops, get a prescription, and sorted, all under 10 minutes. God bless the NHS! So I’m standing outside the door to...










