Category Archives: Fitbit

Purchased Second Unit

Posted on December 4, 2023 by larry

Got a second unit for testing. First thing I did was to try and test a Windows install, unfortunately I had a bad drive and wasted a bunch of time trying to get it to work. I found a good … Continue reading →

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Awesome Weekend Recap

Posted on November 26, 2023 by larry

A lot of cool things happened this weekend, but wanted to put an important milestone first, not for me but my son. He ran his first timed 1/2 marathon. We left the house at 5:45AM to make it to the … Continue reading →

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Plantar and Walks

Posted on November 14, 2023 by larry

Got my 10000 steps and 10 floors. Primarily through the office. But I noticed my plantar fasciitis is back. I rested a bit when I was done and my feet hurt. Thinking of going to bed early. I really should. … Continue reading →

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PLU College Visit

Posted on November 8, 2023 by larry

Took my youngest son to Pacific Lutheran University. I like how he was excited to go there. If he does go there, I hope he can take advantage of the contacts he will make. I did get my steps done … Continue reading →

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Final XC Meet as a Parent

Posted on October 28, 2023 by larry

Today I witness my youngest son run his last Cross Country Meet. There is still track so my days as a parent spectator are not over, but XC has a special place in my heart. Dropped my son off at … Continue reading →

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Checking My Code

Posted on October 3, 2023 by larry

Learned something IT from my son. He taught me pylint to be used to check my code. That was cool. Been super tired today, I had ok time for sleep. Hoping tonight I will sleep better. Weight: 343.4

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Script Working Well

Posted on September 30, 2023 by larry

Posting a bit early today, gonna have a busy evening. It looks like I will make my fitbit goals so I will log as such. Will update this post if anything changes. Looks like my scripts are working. Going to … Continue reading →

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Python As A Service

Posted on September 27, 2023 by larry

In Centos 7 I have been running screen on reboot (via cron) to start a script like this. @reboot screen -d -m -S pir /opt/bin/myscustom.py But wanted to be more modern and use systemd unit files and as of Rocky … Continue reading →

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State Fair 2023

Posted on September 23, 2023 by larry

Only 1 of my kids (although he brought 2 of his friends) went with my wife to the state fair. Next year I am not sure if we are going to do it again. This was the last free ticket … Continue reading →

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Upgrading Physical Boxes

Posted on September 21, 2023 by larry

Getting together things needed to do the physical boxes upgraded to R9 Got 4 that are at CentOS 7. Eventually will get all of them to Rocky 9. For sure will do my last Plex server this week, and if … Continue reading →

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