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Rik Ravado

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Legend has it that Rik is a prize winning writer, raconteur and one of the world's best chefs. He is also immeasurably cool. From jazz to drama, from boardroom to ballroom, Rik is the king. Visual arts are his bag. Literary prizes his oyster. He's traveled the globe trailing the world's loveliest women in his wake.

So what about the real guy behind the myth? Originally trained as a physicist, I spent much of my life working in engineering, electronics, communications, computer based systems and product marketing.

More recently I've moved into education and training. I'm a qualified science teacher (with a fear of children) and work for a large corporation as a lead training analyst and consultant. As my output is always written, in a sense, ...more

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I write about anything. I'm a techie and enjoy SciFi. Humor is a big thing with me and I've often written technical articles where I've added humor or fiction to make a point. I enjoy spoofs and 'what might happen next' articles relating to TV shows. This is quite lucrative financially although you do get a lot of stick from fans of say Downton Abbey when you proclaim that Lady Edith will have a p Read more of this blog post »

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From Goats Gruff to Glory

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