Answer 1: Yes.
Answers 2, 3 & 4: I actually started out reading a book composed of blog entries by Tom Reynolds. After I finished his book, I continued to read his blog here --
http://randomreality.blogware.com/blog. He writes good stuff. I highly recommend his book and blog. I read his blog whenever he has a new entry. His entries are mostly related to his job as a paramedics in East London. =)