A little bit about Me...
It is incredibly difficult to write about one's self objectively. What do you say that doesn’t sound pretentious? Well, certainly, not those first two sentences!
I am growing old disgracefully, of that there can be little doubt. Inside I am still that stupid 17 year old lad who likes to do daft things, the only difference being that now I know they are dumb, but still I continue to do them. I figure that when I don’t want to go to loud rock concerts, drink too much, go to a strange city and get hopelessly lost exploring, then I will be, officially old.
I class myself, professionally, as an ‘e-Learning Specialist’. I have been doing it for the last 24 years and, mostly, I enjoy my job. Back in the day, I started off as a programmer, learned how to do my own graphics out of necessity, became an Instructional Designer, learned about video, computers, animation, and a whole raft of stuff that comes in useful in creating training courses for large blue chip companies. Generally, it pays the bills.
My work has taught me lots of things I find useful for doing the jobs I don`t make any money from. That is to say the writing, photography, and artwork for a rock band of my acquaintance. I may not reap financial gain from these areas of my life but they make the pain of having to work worthwhile.
I sometimes feel that at my age I should be financially secure and not have to concern myself with money and, truth be toid, I could be better-off than I am. Then again, I have done some things that some people will never do and, yes, I have spent my money as I’ve earned it doing these things, and in trying to give my two beautiful daughters a better chance in life than I had. Both of them are creative, talented, and passionate about the things and people they love. They are also feisty. I may have had more than a little to do with that. They are the one thing in my life that I am truly proud of and, if they are my only worthwhile contribution to this world, then I think that my life will have been worthwhile too.
Hopefully, you will find something on this website to amuse, inform, maybe even inspire you. As long as it doesn’t bore you, or leave you indifferent, then it will have been worth the effort.
Mark L. Potts
The God of Thunder
January 2010
I am growing old disgracefully, of that there can be little doubt. Inside I am still that stupid 17 year old lad who likes to do daft things, the only difference being that now I know they are dumb, but still I continue to do them. I figure that when I don’t want to go to loud rock concerts, drink too much, go to a strange city and get hopelessly lost exploring, then I will be, officially old.
I class myself, professionally, as an ‘e-Learning Specialist’. I have been doing it for the last 24 years and, mostly, I enjoy my job. Back in the day, I started off as a programmer, learned how to do my own graphics out of necessity, became an Instructional Designer, learned about video, computers, animation, and a whole raft of stuff that comes in useful in creating training courses for large blue chip companies. Generally, it pays the bills.
My work has taught me lots of things I find useful for doing the jobs I don`t make any money from. That is to say the writing, photography, and artwork for a rock band of my acquaintance. I may not reap financial gain from these areas of my life but they make the pain of having to work worthwhile.
I sometimes feel that at my age I should be financially secure and not have to concern myself with money and, truth be toid, I could be better-off than I am. Then again, I have done some things that some people will never do and, yes, I have spent my money as I’ve earned it doing these things, and in trying to give my two beautiful daughters a better chance in life than I had. Both of them are creative, talented, and passionate about the things and people they love. They are also feisty. I may have had more than a little to do with that. They are the one thing in my life that I am truly proud of and, if they are my only worthwhile contribution to this world, then I think that my life will have been worthwhile too.
Hopefully, you will find something on this website to amuse, inform, maybe even inspire you. As long as it doesn’t bore you, or leave you indifferent, then it will have been worth the effort.
Mark L. Potts
The God of Thunder
January 2010
