Being Thankful

On thanksgiving day (in the United States) one usually expresses what they are thankful for. The tradition and reasons for celebrating this holiday is well laid out in Wikipedia, and I am sure many other authoritative sources, for those not too familiar with the holiday. As for me I am thankful for many things; this life I would not want to trade for another.

In addition to family, friends, associates and other, I am thankful for Linux (the Kernel and everything above it, the GNU tools, apps etc.). I am thankful for Linux and what it represents. I am thankful for the freedom that Linux affords, the pleasure of working with it, the challenges that Linux and the associated use presents. In so many ways, Linux and I seem to be similar? On Thanksgiving Day 2010, I am thankful for family, friends, associates and Linux.

I am also thankful for the contributions made by everyone who has contributed to, and still continue to give to FOSS.

Until next time, walk good.


The Lion Roars On!
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A New Direction

Sometimes it becomes necessary to focus on just one thing and make it your priority. This does not mean that you will no longer be flexible, however, in order to do, and become great one must focus on that which he/she wants to be good or great at, which is usually not more than one or a few things.

That said the new direction of this post will be focused on admin tips. What I mean by this, is tips or just things that I have found useful in my journey as a Systems Administrator. Most of the material will not be new, perhaps none of it will be new, however, it should be useful which is indeed the plan. On my part it will seek to address gaps, yes gaps in my knowledge as well as present concepts that at first appeared to be difficult to grasp but in the end turned out to be oh so simple :)

Perhaps the initial focus will be on Linux Systems Administration, however, many topics will be applicable to other operating systems and applications in general. Fear not, this journey will be enjoyable.

That said, here is your admin tip for the day:

A recommendation, the podcast called linuxreality this will be a good place to start if you are new to Linux and it should keep you occupied for a while. Chess the creator of the podcast was able to do 100 excellent episodes. Chess did such a good job with this podcast that I highly recommend it.

Until next time, walk good.

When you just can't say what you need to

Today, after many years here on earth I realized in a somewhat vivid way that we are not always able to simply say what we need to. I am not talking about the inability to speak because of some physical impediment nor because of language differences. What I am talking about is making an effort, doing everything we know we should be doing but still failing to say what we need to say. Fundamentally this boils down to communication and not just simply speaking. So perhaps the next time a situation appears to be not what you think it should be and your stress level begins to rise, stop and think for a moment and try to figure out if it is because you are not able to communicate. This could save you a lot of heartache.


Until next time, walk good!

Making it worth my while

I suppose at some point it has to be worth the time, effort and energy you spend. As you get older you realize how valuable time is and how little of it you have left and that you are simply counting down as soon as you are born. This is true except for that weird movie about the guy who grew younger and of course for the "Highlanders" like Duncan MacLeod of the clan MacLeod. I know some of you will be able to relate, though so many of the folks I come in contact with lately cannot. Perhaps I am moving with a different generation now? "So much has changed since we started it seems" is what I like to say. In time or should I say with time it will all become more clear as to the new direction.

Until next time, walk good.