John Oliver Wilson
My statement of faith:
... and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you
a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
(1 Peter 3:15)
When you come to the edge
Of all light you have known
And are about to step off into the
darkness
Faith is knowing there'll be
something to stand on,
Or you will be taught how to fly.
(Anonymous)
I am a Christian, but I don't go along with, "In your face",
Christianity. I am however prepared to talk about my faith by email -
all you have to do is ask. My email address is at the bottom of this
page.
Reiki
As well as being a Christian, I am also a Reiki practitioner. For those
of you who don't know what Reiki is, may I direct you elsewhere, to http://www.reiki.org/FAQ/WhatIsReiki.html.
This site describes Reiki far better than I ever could.
For those who do know about Reiki, I am attuned to Reiki master level.
If you're still interested, and would like to receive a treatment,
please feel free to email me - my email address is at the bottom of
this page.
Personal details.
Below are a few details, both personal and more general. Others have
described things much better than I ever could, so there are liberal
links to other web sites in there as well. One thing I do not believe
in is re-inventing the wheel (or anything else for that matter).
Date of birth : 17th February 19**.
Place of birth : Edinburgh, Scotland.
Occupation : Senior Systems Engineer.
Work History : A copy of my CV is available on request.
Favourite Literature: I love science fiction and fantasy, but my
favourite books simply have to be the Discworld series by the late Sir
Terry Pratchett!
Hobbies : Motor Rallying, Amateur Radio, Photography, Swimming and
Hillwalking.
Although I was born in Edinburgh, I was brought up in the Scottish
Borders, in Berwickshire, and have always enjoyed the wide open spaces.
Unfortunately, due to an unforseen change of employment, I am now
living in Kingston upon Hull (of all places) - well, they do say home
is where the heart is, and mine is still in my chest! (Or it was last
time I looked.)
Scotland (& haggis in particular).
Some years ago, in order to share the folklore of Scotland with others,
I wrote the (in)famous Haggis stories.
These were at one time kept on
http://www.electricscotland.com/haggis/index.html, but because of
problems in updating them, I decided to move them to my own
pages. They can be found here http://www.wilsonjo.com/haggis.html.
Music.
Music plays a big part in my life - I'm a fan of progressive rock, but
I listen to other genres as well.
Some bands I think well worth a listen are:
Wolfstone,
Wishbone Ash,
Yes,
Man,
Electric Light Orchestra,
Barclay James Harvest,
Runrig,
The Moody Blues,
Breathing Space and
Mostly Autumn to name but a few.
Rallying.
As some of you might have noticed, one of my hobbies is motor rallying
- although I seldom compete these days, I have in the past navigated,
driven and marshalled. These days, as an MSA Radio Controller, I spend
most of my time sitting in a nice dry car, co-ordinating safety
coverage (often from the top of a hill, or somewhere equally as
obscure), so I don't see as much of the action as I'd sometimes like
to.
Recorded for posterity (and a few years old now), here are a few
pictures of me in action!
