{"id":15,"date":"2020-05-20T11:10:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T11:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecaptainslog.co.nz\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-03-15T19:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T07:24:33","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thecaptainslog.co.nz\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/thecaptainslog.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/me.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecaptainslog.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/me.jpg 250w, https:\/\/thecaptainslog.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/me-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thecaptainslog.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/me-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/thecaptainslog.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/me-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andrew Kirk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My name is Andrew, and I&#8217;m a Trekkie&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also like to think of myself as an IT Solutions Architect, an Astronomer, and an Innovator&#8230; 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