August 2024 archive

Day 22,250

Evie Day 519 Good morning, and a happy Friday to you all! It is 16 August 2024. Yesterday morning after I posted my blog, my wife played a little video on her phone. Our granddaughter… she’s learning how to talk. My daughter shot a video of Evie saying “apple”, “bye bye” and “hi mom”. Apparently …

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Day 22,249

Evie Day 518 Good morning, and a happy Thursday to you all. Today is 15 August 2024. Yesterday was a good day. I had a small turnout for my session, my little one-day exploration of some security concepts and tools related to AI, but those who did attend seemed to have a good experience. Last …

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Day 22,248

Evie Day 517 Good morning, and welcome to Wednesday. Today is 14 August 2024. Last night there was a near disaster. Well… that might be an exaggeration – I’ll let you be the judge. On Monday night, I decided to order food from Jade Garden, a favorite of ours, and a convenient spot for Lisa …

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Day 22,247

Evie Day 516 Good morning and a happy Tuesday to you all… you already know what I’m having for dinner, right? Today is 13 August 2024. I read some things that bugged me a little bit yesterday. I came across some folks mocking Minnesota governor and Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz because he chose to …

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Day 22,246

Evie day 515 Good morning, and a happy Monday to you all! We are starting this work week on 12 August 2024. Mark McKinnon said something funny – I’m watching the news, and he’s a former campaign advisor that pops up every now and then to comment on the current political environment, and he was …

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Day 22,243

Evie Day 512 Good morning, and a happy Friday to you. It’s the end of the work week for most. Today is 9 August 2024. I’ve got some things I need to attend to today, and my work schedule didn’t have any deadlines due, so I’m taking a day of PTO to address the things …

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Day 22,242

Evie Day 511 Good morning, folks! I see you all survived Wednesday. Today is Thursday, 8 August 2024. We have a storm rolling through right now, and the thunder is scaring the dogs. Odin (yes, the irony is not lost on me) is sitting with Lisa. He does not like storms. The sisters Von Floof …

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Day 22,241

Evie Day 510 Good morning! Humpday! Today is Wednesday, 7 August 2024. The news is on. Yesterday there was a little bit of a surprise… I was fully expecting Vice President Kamala Harris to pick Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as a running mate, but she threw a curve and selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. After …

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Day 22,240

Evie Day 509 Good morning, and happy Taco Tuesday to you all. Today is 6 August 2024. I have a session in a couple of hours, walking folks through setting up some security tools. It will be interesting to deliver a one-day class. I’ve done the same sort of thing before, with a different topic, …

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Day 22,239

Evie Day 508 Good morning and a happy Monday and a new beginning to the work week! Today is 5 August 2024. We had a weekend, and it was a pretty good one. We spent some time with Gracie and Evelyn on Friday and Saturday, and Bonnie and her dog, Ruthie, came over for a …

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