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
Recent News & Blog Posts
There Can Be Only One!
Unless you are the Highlander, and suffer from an endless stream of sequels! Here we go: - Highlander 1: Was a film that stood on its own as a decent film, in so much that it had a plot, followed a time line, and made sense. Not to mention the file was fantastic, and...
FCMA: A Good nights Training
Well tonight’s training session was one of the best I've had for a long time. We did not do as much training as normal, but I got to work with a couple of the black belts, and I think that makes all the difference. Going through my grade work with a senior grade has...
Plagiarising the Poet – I’m mad, bad and dangerous to know.
Well to take my mind off the drudgery of dealing with some stupid people. “Are you sure you want your domain name redirected there? You know that doesn’t exist so your site won’t work? No my redirecting it will not magically make the other place exist?” All the while...
It is 14th Century Japan!
Well I bravely battled the winds, the rain, the fallen trees, closed roads, and other dangers to make it to the dojo for training last night. Well, I braved all that after leaving the office early (Well tis hard to work in IT with no power) to get to PlanetPete‘s to...
The Commute to Work? OR A daily Adventure?
Well for once the BBC weather service got it correct. They said the morning’s commute traffic may be affected by the heavy storms, and it was! I left the house this morning as normal, started driving down the hill. I was thinking it was wet, it was wetter, there was...
The Straw is Speedily Approaching The Camel
You have to wonder about some people, and their problem solving abilities.. I work for an ISP, and our current main support person is off work with stress, and has been for over a month. The director in charge of support has also decided he has had enough and is no...
The Year That Was – 2006
Its that time of year again. Where I look back over the previous year and answer the same 40 questions.
2006 Edition
FCMA: Weather V Ninjas
It is like the age old question, Ninjas V Pirates, but with less Pirates, and more rain! The weather is having an effect on the dojo atm. The cold, rain, and wind is for some unknown reason making people think twice about going to train in a freezing cold factory...
Weekend Review
I’ve not done a weekend review for a while, or any post really. So here goes, highlights from the weekend! FridayI went to see the film “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.”. Now I am not really a fan of Sacha Baron...
Work Rant!
You have to love customers who think they are better, cleverer, more skillful than yourself. Although you do have to ask yourself the question “If they are better than me, why are they paying me to do this work?” I just had several emails from a client asking for...
Bristol Bierkeller
I visited the Bristol Bierkeller at the weekend. It is an Interesting club, it reminds me of a cross between Edwards No 8 (Birmingham) and the kings (Wrexham). It was a good night, well they served a passable snakebite & black, and you got a free shot with every...
FCMA: From BoJutsu to Bowties
Sometimes, I think my life is a bit unusual. Take today for instance. 9am until 2:30pm was spent at the dojo learning the ways of the warrior and technoshaman. I was playing with dangerous weapons, bouncing people and being bounced around the dojo. Then after getting...