The Little Boy
The Engineer
The Entrepreneur
and
The Activist
An autobiography
By
Colin Walker
About the Author and this book.
This is the story of a man who knew from a very early age that he had exceptional talents and this is the story of his lifetime struggle to find his way out of the restrictions inevitable in the lives of most of us.
The early part is told in third person narrative as it was written much after the event. The later parts are written in the first person as they are much closer to home and, indeed, the story is not yet finished.
Some people would consider the production of such a book to be vanity publishing but I have always wanted to write and this is it. I have written thousands of pages of technical reports, letters, articles and community documents, many of which have been “published” within their own environment but this is the only document I have ever written for general consumption.
Many people will be able to say “so what ?” as they have had similar life experiences but we usually only hear about the good and the great and one has to wonder what they know about real life. For better or worse, here it is. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.
Two of the later chapters describe some pretty nasty events. I have named names and events and am prepared to defend my publication of these if necessary. Everything I have said is backed by third party documentary evidence. Some of my enemies have tried to cast doubt on my sanity but I am content to leave you to decide that.
Copyright July 2004
Colin Walker.
Contents
Chapter 1 The Early Years
Chapter 2 The Early Teens
Chapter 3 The Developing Teens
Chapter 4 Work and College
Chapter 5 The CrunchChapter 6 The Wedding
Chapter 7 A new life
Chapter 8 Professional Development
Chapter 9 Martha
Chapter 10 The HomecomingChapter 11 The Business
Chapter 12 Revenge
Chapter 13 Other Business
Chapter 14 Jill
Chapter 15 TransmissionsChapter 16 Dissolution
Chapter 17 Community
Chapter 18 The Forum
Chapter 19 Greenspace
Chapter 20 The Road CampaignChapter 21 Divorce
Chapter 22 Black Swan Terrace
Chapter 23 The Building Preservation Trust
Chapter 24 Fascism is alive and well
Chapter 25 Waiting to Die
Philosopy
I spent many of my younger years examining religious and philosophical constructs and I was forty years old when I decided I am an atheist. I have respect for the personal beliefs of all people provided their code accepts my equal right to hold and exercise my beliefs.
The majority of religions give great comfort to many people and some do much good work in their communities but I reserve the right to opt out.
My philosophy concerns human freedom. I often give thanks that I was born into a relatively free society. Life in Britain is tied around with traditions, inhibitions, rules, regulations, precedents and control freaks but we are still one of the least authoritarian communities on earth. It is so only because of the battles fought and won by our ancestors – often at great cost.
The United States often claims to be the source and keeper of freedom. It should not go without comment that the US was founded by Englishmen who claimed in their Declaration of Independence that they wished to remain so. They have certainly developed a relatively free society but we have developed ours alongside them. We have gone in slightly different directions in some major details, but the principles that bind us remain profoundly correct. Their best expression is in the Declaration of Independence. It is a fact that the US constitution, and ours, is always under great deviant pressure. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
The thrust of my spare time life work has been to define the principles that make us free. One day I shall write about these. For now I hope the lessons of this story will set the scene.