Hogmanay was celebrated in the standard Scottish way with 12 hours of cleaning followed by 12 hours of drinking. It is nice to be in a clean house but it knackers you for the following events.

This is a pivotal year in a lot of ways. We will see what happens over the next 12 months. The NHS is changing, NetWare is changing and my own family is changing. I don't know what this life will look like in 12 months time but it certainly will not be as it is today.

I used to love change. Now as the years have piled on, it is becoming more scary. It seems like I don't jump like I used to and have to be pushed to get some form of change under way. Maybe that is a sign of reliability or a movement towards middle age.

The Middle Ages of Andrew - Nice ring to that.

Travelling from Paisley to South Gyle has made it obvious to me that I do not want a long commute as part of my work. Two hours each way is too long and the trains are going to get worse not better as the week goes on.

Need to get this Zenworks project flying at work. It will mean some major upgrades in OS and hardware but should be worth the trouble at the end.