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Do you want my help or advice?.

Unfortunately, in my experience, advice is rarely taken well unless it reinforces the extant prejudices or preconceptions of the enquirer.

I have often been called a contrarian. I blame Joseph Heller's wonderfully contrarian novel ‘Catch-22’ for influencing me so profoundly at a young and formative age. Later, I Discovered despair.com and my life and atttudes were (almost) fully defined and rounded out.

Accordingly, if you aren't prepared to hear it like it is, then don't ask (me).

My oldest and dearest friend is grounded all the way up to his chest. He is seriously OCD and a true control freak. His mind and life are so organised that I'm certain he has trained dust to accumulate in ordered patterns in defined areas.

He is appalled at my habits. You see, I am a messy thinker and my ecosystem clearly reflects this, which is why I naturally fell into project work. My record in this area has not been "messy" as has been proved by the various awards that I have garnered over the years. Nonetheless, his admonitions persist and have even become more strident. I remain resolute in my lifestyle and habits.

A wicked, droll and irreverant sense of humour can add spice to a conversation. Mine has been described as the bird's eye pepper in the spice of life.

If you are into political correctness, then I suggest you cross the road when you see me. I don't take words at their face value; I want to know and understand why they are being used.

I'm often told that I ‘can't’ do or say something, to which my instantaneous auto-response is: "I think you mean ‘shouldn't’, because I have just clearly demonstrated that I can."