Category Archives: Training

This is all items related to my physical training.

Returned Loaner, Loan Finalized

Posted on July 6, 2021 by larry

Finally returned the Nissan Rouge loaner I had, it was crappy anyway. But now we are down to tow cars. Good news is that I can now apply for an auto loan (not sure if I will though), things are … Continue reading →

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Looking for Another Car

Posted on July 5, 2021 by larry

Spent the holiday off shopping. Most of the morning was shopping for clothes and stuff. But spent the afternoon looking at cars. A Nissan Rouge and a Honda HR-V. Still weighing on which one to get. Weight is at an … Continue reading →

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Getting 10GB to work

Posted on July 4, 2021 by larry

Finally got 10G to work on my network. But not without some hoops. I got this Dell 10G card, apparently it is a Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82599ES, or an Intel X520-DA2 10Gb, apparently it is picky on what GBIC … Continue reading →

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New Office Ready To Be Reconfigured

Posted on July 3, 2021 by larry

Spent a nice chunk of the day moving stuff out of a bedroom to get it ready to be reconfigured. Also ordered a some switches to support 10G, unfortunately they are the MikroTik, it will have to do. House is … Continue reading →

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Back To Tearing House Apart

Posted on July 2, 2021 by larry

House looks like a mess again, I guess moving things around between rooms will do that. Currently staging stuff in living room and garage, while one of bedrooms and office is starting to empty out. I think it will take … Continue reading →

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Normal Day

Posted on July 1, 2021 by larry

Needed one, simply went to work and did stuff. It was nice to have a normal day. Was finally cool, and got time to relax. Keeping my post short. Weight: 323.6

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What I Wild Seven Days

Posted on June 30, 2021 by larry

This was a crazy week for sure, interesting way to start summer of 2021 Picture sure says a lot, First the Mask, today we no longer need it in King County Washington State, kind of ending the pendemic. As of … Continue reading →

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Cooling Down

Posted on June 29, 2021 by larry

Finally cooled down, still hot, but much more bearable. Busy day full of meetings, tomorrow will be more normal. Temps not above 100 at least. Accomplished a lot today on a personal level, fixed a hose, installed a new sink … Continue reading →

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Apex Heat

Posted on June 28, 2021 by larry

This is as hot as it will get, thankfully tomorrow will be much cooler. Everything was overheating, even new clothes from the closet felt like it was in the dryer. Pets were behaved and seemed to know the room was … Continue reading →

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Historic Heat

Posted on June 27, 2021 by larry

Wow it is hot, hit triple digits today. Wishing we had central AC. We don’t. Going to be worse tomorrow. Scary because tomorrow will be worse. This is some epic heat, I was outside and it was hot. Walking in … Continue reading →

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