I'm now over 6 weeks post transplant and everything is still about as perfect as it could possibly be. Appointments reduced to once a month, blood draws weekly, creatinine around 1.2 and eGFR over 70. Amazing! There was however, just one thing hanging over my head and if you read my previous post, you'll know … Continue reading Transplant Epilogue
Author: Wayne Smith
I am a British technologist that has been working in and around the world of digital media since its inception in the early eighties, and since moving to Seattle, USA in 2006 held senior roles at Microsoft, Sitecore and Hootsuite.
I was one of the early pioneers of Desktop Publishing and thanks to a background in telecoms and photography, I quickly saw the potential of the Internet and have been involved with some fascinating web projects throughout the years. I have spoken at lots of conferences and exhibitions throughout these years – a part of my job that I particularly enjoy. I’m a musician too with a love of most music, but especially Irish/Celtic. I guess my biggest hobby as such, is running the internet life of musician Rick Wakeman! Family wise, I’m married to Jo and I have five children, Stephanie and Maegan and with Jo, Ali , Liam and Jake.
The Road to A Kidney Transplant
My name is Wayne and I’m a 58 year old British guy living in Sammamish, near Seattle WA, USA. On Monday 12th August, I had a successful kidney transplant at Swedish First Hill Hospital in Seattle WA. I thought it might be helpful to write a blog post about the journey in the hope that … Continue reading The Road to A Kidney Transplant
Ear. Cannot. Forget.
I’ve been wanting to write this “mini review” almost since my first play of Steven Wilson’s release Hand. Cannot. Erase. but I haven’t for some reason. I don’t really know why, maybe because I knew I’d be writing a gushing piece and I didn’t want to appear to be fawning towards him after my gushing … Continue reading Ear. Cannot. Forget.
High Resolution Audio (by my reckoning)
I’m often asked by friends and colleagues about high resolution audio, or 24 bit audio. They ask my opinion simply because they know that I like music, both playing and listening and presumably decide that I must have an opinion on it. And I do have opinions. I decided to try and write up my … Continue reading High Resolution Audio (by my reckoning)
Ranting and Raven
It seems that whenever I take to the internet to post something, I’m either ranting about something, or raving about something. Which is fair enough I guess – if you’re somewhere in the middle, chances are you have nothing to say anyway. Well this time I’m raving. Raving about a Raven, specifically one that refused … Continue reading Ranting and Raven
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