Category Archives: Weigh In

Went Running Today

Posted on March 5, 2020 by larry

First time this year, in fact for a long time since I went running. Just did half a mile on Cedar River. Easy low stress run. Felt Good. Weight: 302.8

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Calm Before The Storm At Work

Posted on March 4, 2020 by larry

Things have slowed a bit at work, but it really looks like things are set to explode. There looks to be a a big set of things about to happen at work. Tomorrow I get a break during the day, … Continue reading →

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Western Digital My Passport

Posted on March 3, 2020 by larry

So last week on Amazon there was a sale for this 5 TB Western Digital Drive for $99.99 plus tax. I purchased this primarily to backup files and bring them to work. Having 5TB in a small package seemed cool. … Continue reading →

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Learning About Melatonin

Posted on March 2, 2020 by larry

Last night did not go well with Melatonin. I did not sleep with my first dose, and that was a mistake, when I took it I should have gone to bed. I took a second dose couple hours later, and … Continue reading →

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Awesome Sleep

Posted on March 1, 2020 by larry

No ambien, for several days, since Wed night. Yet I had a nice deep sleep today. Wonder how many more days I can go on, Switched to melatonin and it works. Weight: 302.8

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Backing Up Linux Machines

Posted on February 29, 2020 by larry

I figured out how to backup a bunch of my Linux machines, the OS, not the entire VM, nor the data. I am getting better at scripting, but some stuff not working. Also documenting the install of pihole, I have … Continue reading →

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Audit Of Network 2020

Posted on February 28, 2020 by larry

I need to look at my network and see what the heck is on it. Sure I can do a portscan, but I have multiple subnets of things. Then I have things offline Then devices that do not ping Then … Continue reading →

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Graphing Script Works Well

Posted on February 27, 2020 by larry

I will probably post more on my script in the next few days. Cleaning it up a bit and making it more modular. But it seems to work nicely Weight: 301.8

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Need To Get Active

Posted on February 26, 2020 by larry

Going to look at getting a bike, want to start biking to get some activity. Been busy though, started early came home late. I am beat. Also it is Ash Wednesday, giving up late night snacking. 10AM to 5AM Weight: … Continue reading →

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Graphing Disk Storage

Posted on February 25, 2020 by larry

Trying to put together a simple script that will get disk space for a linux box and graph the space. I am using rrdtools for the graph and snmpwalk for the data. Need to figure a good way to parse … Continue reading →

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