Welcome to the ramblings of a man with his mind on the slipway to madness

I recall many years ago a friend and colleague proudly bringing his newly published book to the office for us to admire. One of our gathering read the blurb aloud, adding at the end 'these are the ramblings of a man with his mind on the slipway to madness'.

And that is how I introduced many of my lectures as an academic (the subsequent lectures beginning 'welcome to the further ramblings of a man with his mind on the slipway to madness').

I always liked that and it seems apt for my blog.