Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Quick Daytona Trip
Headed to Orlando/Daytona for a jui-jitsu seminar this weekend. Might as well stay at the beach since I'm so close. Rubi was ready to go way before me.
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Providence Canyon
I visited the 2nd place on my 7 Places to See in Georgia list today - Providence Canyon. From what I read it was originally caused by poor farming practices but it really is spectacular in places. First I saw a random link on TripAdvisor.com about the Four Winds Restaurant and Ranger Burgers. We ate there and it was great. Our waitress Shannon asked why we were there and gave some good tips on Providence Canyon.
Appetizer
and the main attraction - Ranger Burger. It was huge and came all the way by default.
Next was about a 30 min. drive to the canyon. Once there we decided on the easy white blazed trail that was a 3 mile loop.
A fun way to spend almost a whole day.
Appetizer
and the main attraction - Ranger Burger. It was huge and came all the way by default.
Next was about a 30 min. drive to the canyon. Once there we decided on the easy white blazed trail that was a 3 mile loop.
A fun way to spend almost a whole day.
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Radium Springs
As part of my goals this year I plan to visit lots of places in Georgia that are interesting. The first was Radium Springs in Albany. I happened to see it on a Facebook link of 7 Places to See in Georgia. It was extremely cold so I didn't stay long but it was worth going to.
My selfie game is weak. Have to work on that.
I ate at the #1 Yelp rated place in Albany. Albany Fish Company. It was great and I would definitely recommend to anyone to visit.
Shrimp and grits.
My selfie game is weak. Have to work on that.
I ate at the #1 Yelp rated place in Albany. Albany Fish Company. It was great and I would definitely recommend to anyone to visit.
Shrimp and grits.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Marriage 2012
This is really the truth these days. It's why men don't want to get married.
1. Find business partner with a multiple personality disorder
2. Sign a binding contract that risks all of your assets but none of theirs(include your children). Make sure to include a clause that sends you to prison if they dissolve the contract and you fail to keep up with business expenses.
3. Run up as much debt as you can, consider borrowing money from leg-breaking loan sharks
4. Take all of your aspirations, dreams and goals and bury them in the backyard with your dignity
5. Hover above the floor in a house full of eggshells until one of them cracks and your partner needs an exorcist to calm down."
2. Sign a binding contract that risks all of your assets but none of theirs(include your children). Make sure to include a clause that sends you to prison if they dissolve the contract and you fail to keep up with business expenses.
3. Run up as much debt as you can, consider borrowing money from leg-breaking loan sharks
4. Take all of your aspirations, dreams and goals and bury them in the backyard with your dignity
5. Hover above the floor in a house full of eggshells until one of them cracks and your partner needs an exorcist to calm down."
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Catching Up
It's been awhile since I posted. In that time I've changed jobs and was really busy so I didn't find the time to write anything. What's been going on with me? Well, for starters the family life is still busy. School is out for the summer so that will be a little bit of a break. Bought a car for my 15 yr. old. She will learn to drive in it and it will be hers when she turns 16.
My new job is quite a bit different than my old one. Technically it's almost identical but the non technical factors are totally different. My old position was a daily grind and very stressful due to my boss and i having what basically was a personality conflict. I really saw no way to resolve it in the long run. This position kind of came out of the blue. They called me. I named a (slightly) ridiculous salary and I was hired. Simple as that. I had really expected to stay 10-15 more years in my old position but things change and you just have to roll with it.
On the personal front I'm still hitting the gym and doing my yoga consistently. Lately I've added mountain biking back in. We'll see if i can stick with it this time or will life interfere again. Who knows. The gym and yoga are my staples. Anything else is good i can do it but not terrible if I can't. I'll be attending some yoga teacher training in August and I'm pretty excited about it. Except for a 2 day class in Atlanta I've never received any kind of formal instruction. It will be at Yin Yoga Training. So not only will I get to do that it will be in Vancouver. Hopefully I'll have plenty of time to explore the city while I'm there also. I've been doing Yin for over a year now so the class couldn't be at a better time. I know enough to follow along but i'm not yet stuck in terrible habits.
So that's it for now. Hopefully now that my job has settled in Ill find the time to post a bit more.
My new job is quite a bit different than my old one. Technically it's almost identical but the non technical factors are totally different. My old position was a daily grind and very stressful due to my boss and i having what basically was a personality conflict. I really saw no way to resolve it in the long run. This position kind of came out of the blue. They called me. I named a (slightly) ridiculous salary and I was hired. Simple as that. I had really expected to stay 10-15 more years in my old position but things change and you just have to roll with it.
On the personal front I'm still hitting the gym and doing my yoga consistently. Lately I've added mountain biking back in. We'll see if i can stick with it this time or will life interfere again. Who knows. The gym and yoga are my staples. Anything else is good i can do it but not terrible if I can't. I'll be attending some yoga teacher training in August and I'm pretty excited about it. Except for a 2 day class in Atlanta I've never received any kind of formal instruction. It will be at Yin Yoga Training. So not only will I get to do that it will be in Vancouver. Hopefully I'll have plenty of time to explore the city while I'm there also. I've been doing Yin for over a year now so the class couldn't be at a better time. I know enough to follow along but i'm not yet stuck in terrible habits.
So that's it for now. Hopefully now that my job has settled in Ill find the time to post a bit more.
Monday, November 28, 2011
The other student loan problem: too little debt - Yahoo! News
Yeah, this is a giant problem. Kids working their way through school. Sigh. Can the colleges get any more disconnected from reality than this?
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Garden Update
I've been eating radishes (in salad) , grilled squash and pole bean casserole for the last 2 weeks. I still can't get myself to try the sauerkraut even thought it's good when I try it by itself. I even bought 2 bratwursts to cook for it.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Fermentation Experiment
Sauerkraut is 2 weeks old and definitely getting "sauerkrauty". Plus I'm going to give fermented radishes a try. I have no idea if they will be good.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
First Principles - Praising the Puritans
First Principles - Praising the Puritans: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
CCIE Update
This week I think I've seen definite progress. My first 5 labs from INE Vol. 2 I scored as 0 points. I scored myself like a real lab where even one minor omission means no points awarded for the whole section. However, on Saturday I finally broke that barrier! On Lab 6 I got 27/50 points in the "core" sections which is all I am attempting at this point per my study strategy. Whether this was a fluke or not it's a much needed motivational boost for me. Probably 10-12 more points involved only minor omissions of configurations. Only two sections did I totally miss. One was port security where I configured a mac access list and the other I totally blanked on involved OSPF sham links for MPLS PE-CE VPN's. I am reviewing those tonight and tomorrow.
Mot likely I will start Lab 7 Wednesday night although I might wait until Saturday again and use the week to do mini-labs or video training.
I'm hoping this is the point in my learning where the non-linear study strategy supposedly pays off. Things will just start making sense and i will remember them easily. I've got about 2-4 more weeks and then non-core training starts. This will involve more INE Vol.1 and completely reattempting INE Vol.2 labs 1-10 with the aim of completing the whole labs( core + non-core) to pinpoint my weak spots. Then the final push will be Vol. 2 labs 11-20 and all troubleshooting labs. This will probably be in Dec/Jan timeframe. At that point I will assess my readiness and schedule a lab date.
Mot likely I will start Lab 7 Wednesday night although I might wait until Saturday again and use the week to do mini-labs or video training.
I'm hoping this is the point in my learning where the non-linear study strategy supposedly pays off. Things will just start making sense and i will remember them easily. I've got about 2-4 more weeks and then non-core training starts. This will involve more INE Vol.1 and completely reattempting INE Vol.2 labs 1-10 with the aim of completing the whole labs( core + non-core) to pinpoint my weak spots. Then the final push will be Vol. 2 labs 11-20 and all troubleshooting labs. This will probably be in Dec/Jan timeframe. At that point I will assess my readiness and schedule a lab date.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
CCIE Study Tools
I've been trying to cover all the angles in my study process since I believe (based on my experience) that even a little every day will add up to something over 6-12 months. So far this is what I'm using:
INE Advanced Technologies videos
INE Workbook 1
INE Workbook 2
INE Audio Bootcamp Week 1
Apple IPOD - for my jeep to listen to above
I recently bought CCIE R&S Short Notes. I finally decided to get them based on my knowledge that I am a horrible note taker. It's just not going to happen. So I'll gladly substitute someone else's well thought notes for the ones I'll never do anyway.
Future purchases? I'm not sure but most likely INE Workbooks 3 and 4 but only if I feel I need them.
Right now I think I'm on track but per the strategy I'm using it's very very frustrating right now. I "almost" can do many things but I'm not to the expert level in any yet. I still think it's a better fit than deep diving each separate subject and forgetting 75% 6 months later once I finally hit multi-protocol labs.
INE Advanced Technologies videos
INE Workbook 1
INE Workbook 2
INE Audio Bootcamp Week 1
Apple IPOD - for my jeep to listen to above
I recently bought CCIE R&S Short Notes. I finally decided to get them based on my knowledge that I am a horrible note taker. It's just not going to happen. So I'll gladly substitute someone else's well thought notes for the ones I'll never do anyway.
Future purchases? I'm not sure but most likely INE Workbooks 3 and 4 but only if I feel I need them.
Right now I think I'm on track but per the strategy I'm using it's very very frustrating right now. I "almost" can do many things but I'm not to the expert level in any yet. I still think it's a better fit than deep diving each separate subject and forgetting 75% 6 months later once I finally hit multi-protocol labs.
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