What A Day

Fast moving Monday, one of those days next thing you know it was done.

Also I did finally finish the NAS box, just some minor touches left.

I did have to raid the JBOD prototype for cables, ordered more but I want to call this project done. Note that cables are more expensive then the JBOD itself.

I did hit the gym and did a walk as well, weight shows it.

Weight: 314.8

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Easter 2026

Got couple things done today, cleaned my office, got my rack done for portable training. Works and looks well.

Finishing up with trying to get ansible automation platform going.

Been a busy day.

Weight: 317.2

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Well Hello There Sun, Long Time No See

Repost from Facebook

Sometimes you enter the weekend with plans to clean the garage, sort through boxes in the basement, do paperwork like taxes.

Then the sun does something nice and your plans get derailed.

Pretty much did nothing today but enjoyed life.

Finished with a beautiful evening walk.

Weight: 319.8

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Good Friday 2026

Posting at about 11:37PM, got 23 more minutes before I can eat.

Did another fasting for Good Friday.

Still worked today, was tired for most of the day. But got a bit done regardless. Going to have to catch up this weekend. Still busy.

Weight: 318.0

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End of Lent

Today is the end of lent, I know it is up to a person to extend past today, and I normally hold off till Easter myself.

Tomorrow I am going to fast again, at more than usual to increased stores.

Speaking of increasing stores, maybe I should buy more filament, doesn’t look like things will ease up soon in the middle east, and even things like filament will be hard to get.

Weight: 320.8

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April Fools 2026

Day was busy, started off with reports we could not log in to work and stuff was down.

I logged in, checked nagios, I thought it was a big joke on me.

Ended up being a real outage. Network filipped from one ISP to another ISP.

Day was just filled with work and meetings. Glad it is over, still more tomorrow though.

Weight: 319.6

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Hope and Progress

Doubt I will be able to run a 1/2 marathon this year, but I do have a real shot at cracking 300 before summer. Summer hits June 21, so I got two months and 20 days, 82 days before it hits. Two pounds every 10 days would get me there.

Also house is getting more organized, I am financially stable, all is good.

Life is looking better.

Also got to do a fulfilling presentation at Puget Sound.

Ordered an HBA that I think will fit the M920Q. AN IBM 9220-9i.

Had a good run on the treadmill at the Y today, for most of the run I was at 3.2MPH and hit 3.3 then did a mile walk.

Busy day, also got my 10,000 steps.

Weight: 316.8

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Another School Visit Tomorrow

Going back the school for more mentorship. It is the Puget Sound Skills Center.

Almost forgot to post tonight. Been busy preparing. I got what I got, not sure if I need anything else. Maybe I got too much stuff.

We will see.

Weight: 319.2

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Rack for Education

Over 10 years ago I wanted to have a mobile rack for training. It was a big monster heavy to load. Too damn heavy, not practicle.

Today I build a smaller one, hoping to see if kids will like it on Tuesday.

Weight is a bit high, I think if I weighed in after I got home would be lighter.

Weight: 320.4

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Major Migration Done

Moved from the old FreeNAS server to the new TrueNAS server.

Wasn’t smooth, let me count the ways

  • for one thing, don’t move the entire pool that has the system folders, it wrecked some havok on the new server
  • Wasted a lot of time moving data I thought was already moved.
  • Although I have the old data, the move is permanent 1 way.
  • I lot of legacy junk could be removed.
  • Home dirs are in a different location.
  • Perms were different
  • Sudoers were different
  • Need to make sure snapshots were still running
  • and backups
  • and monitoring

Calling it done though, not moving back. Will look to replicate some stuff though. Feels like a greenfield environment.

Pushed it with the weight, needed it under 320

Weight: 318.2

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