Apolonio Blog | The Next Year

First 12k Steps of 2023

Posted on January 3, 2023 by larry

Finally got my first 12k steps, as I start this post I am actually at 11965 so a simple walk to the kitchen and back will make me reach my 12k steps.

Looking good, need to get new shoes, hurts my feet.

Overall feeling good.

Weight: 326.2

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Starting To Get Steps

Posted on January 2, 2023 by larry

Still a struggle, but legs are starting to get the steps in.

Weird football game someone got hurt bad.

Got backups going, looking good.

Lost at casino after not losing in December.

Looking to get mobile devices properly backed up in 2023.

Weight: 325.0

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Happy New Year 2023

Posted on January 1, 2023 by larry

We cautiously back, 2022 was not bad which is good, hoping 2023 will be better.

Recall (in my Jan 1, 2022 post)

The 2020 New Year’s Space Needle celebration was cancelled, much like the year.

The 2021 New Year’s Space Needle celebration was virtual.

The 2022 New Year’s Space Needle celebration was augmented reality.

This year it was full on fireworks.

Another tradition is back, using DSLR

Kids did a polar bear plunge into Lake Washington at Coulon, I have pics, but following my no photo of people rule, I have to leave it out.

Got my list of goals for this year set, recall reading somewhere to not set goals put to create a plan. Totally agree.

One of the goals, is my steps, I also want to note that I have 6,000 steps per day incrementing each month, if I crack 10k regardless of the month, I can mark it off as a fitbit goal. Got 1600 steps more to 10k so I probably will make it. Will mark it done here and will update tomorrow if I do not make it.

Weight: 326.8

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Reflections On 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022 by larry

Just finished my 10 floors, so I did it, recall at the beginning of the year I made it a goal to do 10 floors a day. I did it.

Reflecting on the year, I did my 1/2 million steps in a month, I did a timed 5k (ok they wanted us to walk but I did it)

I reversed some of the weight loss, last year I weighed in at 350.6 so here it the 2022 list

The Bad

More in debt, was hoping to be on the other end of this equation, tomorrow will start planning
Still on meds albeit at a much lower dose
Cold kind of affects me a lot
Knee problems and swelling still here
Not affected me directly, but Russia Invaded Ukraine
Got Covid

The Good

Got the shed
All major internal work is done.
Meds working, Nucula really got me breathing again.
Did 1/2 million steps in a month
Met my goal of 10 floors a day
Actually flew on a plane
Upgrade underway to ESXi 7 (should be good till 2027)
Upgrade underway for Rocky 9
Reduced physical machines in home.
Overall feeling good

So we will see, 2020 and 2021 were disappointing, 2022 wasn’t bad which made it better. Its like getting D’s for grades then suddenly getting a solid B and it felt good, but could be better.

Goal setting tomorrow, got to get back to the party. But it was a good year.

Weight: 326.2

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Painful Lessons

Posted on December 30, 2022 by larry

I consider my network and passwords relatively secure, it has its vulnerabilities and there is a balance between ease of use and security.

Lastpass which I mentioned a few blog posts ago made it painfully obvious that cloud is not trustworthy. So I figured out a way to use keypass, webdav and secure login.

So it was painful to here from my neighbor when she was seeking for help regarding her apple account. I don’t think she maintained backups. Feel bad for her but nothing I can do.

On a related note, I been securing our passwords.

On the technical side, I got the new bench station working. Trying to get a video card that is supported.

Got the end of year stuff done too. Still a bit more to go.

Weight: 325.8

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