Category Archives: Training

This is all items related to my physical training.

Mid Summer Bar B Que

Posted on August 3, 2025 by larry

It is the middle of summer, Blue Angels rocking our area and the Mid Season Bar B Que happened. So to recap, there is normally a Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor day one. But added this one I think … Continue reading →

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May have to get off Zepbound

Posted on August 2, 2025 by larry

Bummer, my insurance company is saying I am no longer covered by zepbound and I should switch. Such good progress too. Late getting steps today though, as I post I have 9969 steps, 31 left. Everything else has been met. … Continue reading →

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No Lab Work Today

Posted on August 1, 2025 by larry

Not intentional, but I stayed out to the lab today. I think the lab has been off the whole day. But the lab is pretty well off, also today is a Friday got all day tomorrow and Sunday. Got up … Continue reading →

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Status on Demo Network

Posted on July 31, 2025 by larry

I am going to call home assistant good in my demo network. It is done, I am ok where it is at. Just finished monitoring, specifically nagios as well. Last thing is the Certificate Services and Securing. But with that, … Continue reading →

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Escape Room

Posted on July 30, 2025 by larry

Had an all day “meeting” for my team today. It is true we had some real administrative things to do for the first half of the day, but we all did lunch together at Red Robin in Tukwila. I spoke … Continue reading →

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Exhausting Productive Rewarding Day

Posted on July 29, 2025 by larry

One of those days that finished was fulfilling, got a lot done and next thing you know it work was over. I checked my steps and I had less than a thousand. Here I am nearly 11PM and still need … Continue reading →

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Revisit Linked Clones

Posted on July 28, 2025 by larry

Been exploring cloning in qemu/kvm and looked at cloning images. Building throw away VMs is fast now. Combine that with ansible and it is possible to spin up machines quickly. Still need to get backups going right. Kind of exhausted … Continue reading →

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Is the Lab Done?

Posted on July 27, 2025 by larry

Serious question I need to ask myself, I keep tweaking it but maybe I should call it done. I did just go through a rebuild for the PODHOST today because I replaced the physical box, also upgraded KVMHOST with more … Continue reading →

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Low Plans Week

Posted on July 26, 2025 by larry

Kind of nice to have a chill afternoon. Not that we did not have any plans. We got home late last night and still had to get up early to take dog to vet. Afterwards we did our annual Renton … Continue reading →

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Weight Reset

Posted on July 25, 2025 by larry

Kind of nice to crack 340 again resetting the clock… er scale. So technically still under 340. Was a weird day, I was so tired. Day not done but my workouts are. Glad the weekend is here, going to Renton … Continue reading →

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