Bandon Rains

Friday the 17th Here is an odd thing.      I was thinking on my life, and it's various chapters, and was struck by some of the parallels built within them. My life both in London and Technology can be described in pretty much the same structural terms.   beginning with a bit of bravado, followed by a minor deception then hard work to a point where I achieved a degree of independence and a degree of success to which I could be financially comfortable while at the same time never attaining complete financial success. London In London, I was young and fearless, and even though I was not legally allowed to work and live in the UK, I decided that that is what I wanted to do anyway.   I flew over there on a cheap flight at the age of 21, then walked into an NHI (National Health Index) office and asked for a NHI number and they gave me one, even though years later I was told they never should have given me one.     This NHI number is sort of like a social security number in America.     T