Tony is a Geek

I've broken my annual pattern of going all retro over the Dec/Jan period of time.  don't know why. Maybe I've lost my mojo? maybe the COVID-19 stuff has been a bit draining? maybe I've spent far too long of my spare time doing all the paperwork to apply for this (  https://www.credly.com/org/ibm/badge/architect-profession-certification-level-3-thought-leader   Which auto-grants me to be certified as an Open Group "Distinguished Architect": https://www.credly.com/org/the-open-group/badge/professional-certification-level-3-distinguished-architect  )  Yes, even though I've been working at the top of my game for the past 30years in the IT industry and have successfully delivered FOAK (first of a kind) awesome projects around the world - I still have to justify my existence to my employers.  No, I do not believe it is an "age" thing, even though I agree I am getting on a bit now, I'm still skilled up with all the relevant know-how, mainly because