Some details about the important people in my life

Most important and beloved of all the people in my life is my partner, Helen. My significant other, my better half, my beloved and the other half of my heartbeat, my life would be intolerable without her love and support. Helen and I have been together since 1996 and have lived together since 1997. Helen has three children whom I adore, eldest to youngest is Hannah, Adam and Calum. Hannah is working in our local hospital and is studying chemistry with the Open University. Adam has started college studying A levels and Calum still has a couple of years left to him at secondary school. They have many and varied interests, which you can learn about on this site if they have updated their pages lately.

Next up we have my mother and father, John and Jenn. My Mum is going through an incredibly hard time at the moment, as she has a severe stomach problem which causes her to require repeated hospitalization as well as a crushed vertibrae in her back resulting in limited mobility. My father died on January 20th 2003 whilst undergoing his second series of chemotherapy treat for his lung cancer. He is sorely missed by many people.

Andy 'IronSpike' Bishop

On to my friends . Oldest friend of all is Andy, the Ironspike, bane of rabbits and the keeper of Cobra Mk III's. Andy has an irrepressible spirit and although thoughtful and deep always seems to be happy and willing to lend an ear or a hand. Andy is married to Sally, a lovely person whom I don't know half as well as I would like. Andy and Sally live a good 3-4 hours drive from Helen and I so we don't get as much real world interaction as we'd like, but the net does help to keep us all together, as we all have Windows Messenger and nice internet connections. Andy has joined me in my recent addiction to Bioware's Neverwinter Nights.

This is Sally on the beach at Wells enjoying the cold :-)

Luke 'Hairy' Samuels

Luke, or 'Ole Hairy is also an old friend from 'back in the day' in the late eighties. We originally met when I was chatting up his girlfriend, but we soon discovered we had something else in common. Dungeons and Dragons. ( I can hear the clicks of people leaving the page in droves ;-) ) We've never looked back and still talk about playing even now. Luke's computer was upgraded not so long ago purely so he could play Neverwinter Nights. Once a week now, Luke Andy and I kick arse together in the lands of the forgotten realms. Luke is a trustworthy, intelligent and caring kind of a person although you'll never be able to tell that from the image of him I'm going to post. Luke is living with his partner, Jenny. Luke and Jenny also live 2-3 hours away from Helen and I so again, we don't see as much of each other as we would like. Jenny is also a very kind and caring person and seems to be honestly fulfilled by helping the people she cares about. Another person I would like to know better than I do.

This is Jenny, throwing shapes in the church of dance in a club in Derby.

Ant 'Leatherballs' George

Lastly (for the time being) Ant, or Leatherballs as he is sometimes known. Another friend of the long standing variety, Ant is my fellow computer geek. When I want to talk techie, Ant is the man to listen and understand whatever the hell it is I'm talking about. Ant's love of gadgets equals my own as well, so we have a whole lot in common as well as a long history together. Ant is a programmer, so his skills compliment mine, as I'm a hardware/applications/networking kind of a guy. Ant has really been there in times of need for me in the past, and for that alone, I will always love him. Ant is a stubborn sod and refuses to upgrade his machine sufficiently to play Neverwinter Nights with me and the lads (How is that Kyro?).

Ant, this is a manky old picture of you, please supply a new one.

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