My name is Ray and I want to write. I love reading, learning and thinking, often simultaneously or else I get bored. My sources of information and entertainment are always chosen wisely and with cynical evaluation. I advise you all to do the same.

A natural raconteur, engaging with like-minded strangers is another of my favourite past-times and is a feature of the internet I have always found fascinating. I find helping others rewarding and am lucky to have held professions in a similar vein.

I travel often, my favourite game is chess and I laugh at everything. I nearly always say too much.