Who?

I was born in the last century (there was 319ppm of CO₂ in the atmosphere) and am a husband, father, old leftie, and engineer living in Edinburgh, Scotland. I get excited by books, music, photography, walks and beaches, fountain pens and inks, malt whisky. And learning new things. I use the pronouns he and him because it’s easy to do and include that here things that were once thought of as strange and new often turn out to be better.

I have been living with early stage, low risk, prostate cancer for the last seven years. If you are a man over 50 you are at a higher risk of getting prostate cancer, so check your risk and have your PSA measured.

I am trying to focus more on experiences and less on things despite appreciating well-designed quality products. I am trying to be more reflective about my consumption.

Why?

Why is this site called ‘Sulluzzu’ and what does it mean?

My wife is Maltese and sulluzzu is her favourite word in Maltese. It means hiccups and that seems to fit with how (ir)regularly this site is updated.

I write things here because writing for a reader, whether real or imagined, helps me to distil these thoughts down to their essence.

Fun

I have been a keen photographer since I was a teenager and my first camera was a Russian-made Zenit E and my darkroom was a wardrobe in my parents’ bedroom. Since then there have been many cameras through to my most recent Leica Q2 Monochrom. I still enjoy using film cameras, particularly when loaded with Tri-X film.

I’ve been a member of the SMWS (Scotch Malt Whisky Society) for longer than I can remember. My favourite whisky is Springbank but I also recently invested in two casks of Ardnamurchan whisky that will be ready to drink in ten seven four three years.

I particularly enjoy reading, averaging a book per week, and try to maintain a list of all the books I’ve ever read.

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