February 2023 archive

It is Valentine’s Day, 14 February 2023. I flipped on the news first thing, and the topic of conversation is the GOP candidacy for president, They just did a piece on Florida governor Ron DeSantis. I tell you what, every time I hear him say “woke agenda”, I know what he really means. He’s not …

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It is Monday morning, 13 February 2023, and I’m in a pretty good state of mind. After falling behind early, the Kansas City Chiefs rallied to take home a 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. Some folks were pointing to a late play where the Eagles’ defense was called for defensive …

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It is Friday morning! Woot! 10 February 2022. Today is the last Red Friday for sports fans around the greater Kansas City area and for Chiefs fans around the world. Super Bowl Sunday is a mere couple of days away. We’re going to go with a taco buffet and mango habanero wings for Sunday, and …

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Thursday morning, 9 February 2023. Last night I had a hard time sleeping. It wasn’t so much that something was bothering me – I really don’t have anything creating a bunch of unnecessary tension in my life right now, to be frank – but I just had weird random thoughts running through my head like …

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Hi folks, it is Wednesday morning, Hump Day, 8 February 2023. I’ve got my second glass of water sitting beside me, watching the morning report about news around the world. I’ve been asked to not be overtly political. That can be hard. Lisa and I chose not to watch the State of the Union Address …

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It’s a Tuesday morning, 7 February 2023, and I don’t think I slept that well last night. I woke about half an hour ago, and I still feel exhausted. I’ve got a couple of hours before I have to make an appearance in class (as a student), but I might sneak in a short nap …

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Good morning! Today is 6 February 2023, and in the world today Turkey is in the news following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that has likely caused the death of thousands of people. This last weekend was exciting and fun. On Saturday, there was a baby shower for my daughter and her boyfriend, as we all …

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Good morning, folks! It is Friday… and I am thankful. 3 February 2023. Next week I get to sit a class, and I will welcome the break. Yeah, I’m still in my virtual classroom, but I get to be on the receiving end rather than the giving end. I’m trying to build out my security …

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It is Thursday, 2 February 2023, and today is the last day of my advanced role-based course on cloud security. I have to admit, teaching in my current time zone will always be my preferred method. East coast time, an hour ahead isn’t really a problem for me either. But Pacific? I’ll tackle it when …

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Good morning, folks! It is the first day of February in the Year of Our Lord 2023… otherwise, it’s 1 Feb 2023. A new month, a new set of goals, and new opportunity. I’m starting off this day with some gratitude. I have so much to be thankful for. Yesterday I renewed my certified trainer …

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