Apolonio Blog | The Next Year

Hard To Move

Posted on July 3, 2023 by larry

Left knee hurts, right ankle hurts. Hard to get around the house let alone getting any steps.

Yet I still endure.

House is getting organized and my projects are coming together.

Weight: 341.0

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Not Much Workout Today

Posted on July 2, 2023 by larry

I did not do much on the workout today, but I did really get some boxes out of the way in my home.

I was expecting to do 4 boxes, but I think I did 30 only 5 more left in the hallway.

Most of it was done sitting down.

Not sure why but my ankle really hurts. Could be gout.

Weight: 340.8

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Goals for 2H 2023

Posted on July 1, 2023 by larry

July 1st, half of year gone by. Time for a little reflection.

The year has not been bad, but I am not where I wanted to be health wise and financially.

The house is coming together, it is getting neater and my projects are coming through but I still struggle with getting them across the finish line.

Couple things I would like to do

get my weight under 310. That is a lot to ask, but I really want to get it done.
Get my network upgraded to Rocky 9, even though the future is uncertain for RHEL distros.
Automate with ansibile, including cloud stuff.
Get the 433Mhz gateways up
Get visual audio alarms up
Get second core strip installed
Massive 48TB installed.

There are other non public ones. But here are the ones willing to say.

Today I walked a 5k, when got home, even though I had breakfast I was under 340. Barely

Got the arduino audio visual alert running.

Got the rasperry pu audio visual alert started.

Got the wemos D1 mini 433mhz sensor working. I screwed up, I burned out one due to mis wiring. Need to order replacements now. But eh development board is running.

Did hit my fitbit goals.

Weight: 339.8

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Did Good On Trip

Posted on June 30, 2023 by larry

Wife and I had fun on a little get away.

Got home and rested so this is a really late post.

Was going to post ideas for the rest of the year, but will do it tomorrow.

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Documentation Paid Off

Posted on June 29, 2023 by larry

I am out of time and last night my son who was home said he could not get to the Internet.

Luckily (or maybe I am just prepared) I had documentation and I was able to trace his connection remotely because I have good ducmentation.

I had him reseat the plugs and he was able to get back on.

I suspect I accidentally disconnected him and some other devices.

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Tasmota 433Mhz Bridge

Posted on June 28, 2023 by larry

I was able to get the 433Mhz Tasmoto on a wemos D1 mini and 433mhz working.

I used the tasmota-sensors.bin image.

There was some initial success, but after a while disappointment crept in when only some devices were picked up. One thing I looked at was distance and the antenna, but they did not work. So now I am going to try a different radio module.

But that will have to wait, headed out of town.

Weight: 339.6

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