Today we decided to put in a simple pergola on the back deck.
Budget was 200 but I think we will exceed it when we paint it.
Also took time to power wash back deck.
Couple other things, after this post I will do my zepbound shot for the first time.
The nearstore server is live, tomorrow should be the first snap.
Weight: 348.4
Working on my 4 day weekend to do list.
Got the finances done, kids fafsa form, my new server is getting staged, took wife to dentist and got my son to mow the lawn.
Was thinking tomorrow will have more, but sleeping in.
Tomorrow will try to do that reflection.
Weight: 345.4
Today my eldest daughter went to work with me, not as some bring your daughter work event, but she had her own work thing (a conference) where I work it. I was proud of her today.
Need Reflection Time, Memorial day weekend 2025, for me it is a 4 day weekend.
Tomorrow I do have some stuff to do, but I want to reserve some time for reflection and to plan. Something I have not done with profound effect for a while now.
So not sleeping in late tomorrow because of errands. But an opportunity to get ahead of my weekend errands.
I did hit the rare fitbit goals today.
Weight: 344.8
My youngest son is home for the summer from. Cool, he can help me with my weight loss, but even more so, do work around the house.
On another note, at a burger, onion ring and a shake from Carl’s Jr. I think I over did it though, felt sick afterwards.
The food wasn’t bad, just that I think my body wants smaller portions.
Also starting to load my nearstore with data.
Weight: 348.6
Today got my first set of shots for Zepbound. Holding off till Saturday because this will be a once a week medications.
Also makes for a nice starting point. Rest of the week I will be forecasting and planning because this weekend is Memorial Day May 26, 2025 to Thanksgiving November 26, 2026.
This will be an interesting set of time, more than a year. Hoping to drop under 250. Maybe even triple digit weight loss.
Also wanted to add a note on the programming front. I got a python script displaying Zigbee and 433mhz events in my home. Hoping to leverage that into a database.
Weight: 348.2
Haven’t been myself lately regarding work.
I was able to get back a bit into it today, I need to really get into the rock and roll of it.
I am in another funk for sure.
Need to get on some sort of schedule.
Weight: 347.6
Sunday’s are starting to be the days I catch up with things, be it sleep or paperwork etc.
Today, woke up late, I needed the sleep, but also worked on some financial planning.
Normally done Friday.
Tonight going to Casino then dropping off my son at PLU, so evening will be busy.
Weight: 347.4
Been thinking about what my new nearstore server, and some other things that happened to me today.
But I realized I do way more planning then doing. I just want everything to be right.
For this nearstore server, going to change it up a bit. I will follow established documentation, but will “do” more, rather then “plan” more.
I think there should be a balance, but I think I am too much into the planning side. I have lost the ability to accomplish and do.
Weight: 350.6
I was thinking of building this box next weekend, but I am so far ahead I think I will take a crack at some of the steps this weekend.
I got the OS installed, need to do some hard drive and RAM checks.
May go for 32GB, minimum 16, so this can be done in another machine while I stage things.
Weight: 349.2
I been checking out ZFS, got it working in a lab.
Side note with the lab, with my use of images instead of kickstart, my builds and rebuilds are faster.
Was able to document ZFS on Rocky 9, the install, full backups, differential backups, how they restore, piping it to be encrypted and even allowing snapshots via samba.
Cool deep stuff.
I think this weekend I will put together the nearstore server I was planning.
Weight going down. Woot.
Weight: 346.6
