the kiss principle

many years ago, a geordie feller gave me a job in the silicon chip design business

so i was quite surprised when he turned out to be a real high flyer

then he introduced me to his mate, a real live professor from california ... who turned out to be another geordie

the first design principle they taught me was THE KISS PRINCIPLE

... "Keep It Simple, Stupid !"

of course, it turned out to be an aspiration rather than a rule

the universe abhorrs a vacuum and life is the antithesis of simplicity

i dedicate this picture to their laughter ... and to their memory