So one of the things that I’ve been doing to keep stress at a manageable level is to exercise. It started with just walking and then got to lifting weights and lastly, and most recently, situps. Situps are the bane of my existence, I actually bought an inverted bench to help with them.
I’m at the cusp of being finished with my degree, I’m working on an unsupervised machine learning class, and when I finish that there is only the 4 credit capstone project to knock out. With any luck, I’m finished by September.
Well it was just at the rec center but it was 5k and completed in 54:39. Total transparency, I did have to take a nap in the afternoon because of this.
Roger’s memorial was today. Mom, Cortney and I went, it was nice to get a chance to remember him. Although I didn’t know him well, he was one of the great ones. Truly one who wanted to help others. And during the memorial, I was struck that the more you assist and aid and help others the more resources you seem to be given to do so. There’s probably something to that.
I run a development desktop with 6 monitors, a RHEL server, a desktop Mint with 4 monitors, and a Synology NAS and they are all tied together with a 16-port gig switch. I bought a UPS several years ago and hooked everything up to it. Needless to say the batteries are long since passed and to the point where a slight loss was taking everything down. So I blew $400 on 2 new UPS’s and bought new batteries for the old one. Now everything is evenly distributed across the battery backups and it’s exciting to have everything running on smooth power.
Stealing this from here.
I really love alfredo sauce but it’s another one of those things I just buy a jar of even though I’ve heard it’s easy enough to make at home. So I looked it up and it does look simple. We’re starting with a half batch, we got the cheese at Aldi and we’re working with the assumption that a cup is 4 oz of shredded cheese, probably a bit over but this way the 8oz of parmesan is split neatly in half, or double for a full batch.
When blogging, creating a draft does not mean you will actually finish it and publish it.
So the idea of a vacation is that you get to relax, but getting to the vacation is anything but relaxing. For example, I’ve got to clean the house, get packed, finish up work stuff and school stuff, make sure the cats are taken care of and get myself to Denver, then it’s just a couple days there and another drive back to TX. Seems like a lot of work to me.
I’m driving with mom and sister to Denver for Brit’s wedding this Friday. I should be all set, I bought a Nintendo Switch to keep me entertained and I’ve got computers, and cell phones with 1 TB of entertainment, and hopefully, I’ll do most of the driving. Not sure about taking my sister’s car but it’s either that or the truck or Xterra, considering gas is at an all-time high her car is probably best for the trip. Newer and less cylinders than anything I’ve got.
I, of course, worry about the cats when I travel but I’ve got cameras set up on the inside to keep an eye on them and of course there’s camera’s everywhere outside. Cali doesn’t seem to understand the new food setup where there’s an auto feeder and camera, she’s still looking on the old table. Oh well, hopefully she’ll figure it out. More fun to come, stay tuned.
Pasta is a staple, for us, Sam’s club Classico sauce is bought by the case and it is perfect as a base for either ground Italian sausage or meatballs. But as I start to explore healthier options a simple meatless tomato-based sauce would be nice to have in my back pocket.
This is from Marcella Hazan and is simply:
First, the ingredients. You’ll need a 28-ounce can of whole, peeled tomatoes; one peeled, halved onion; and 5 tablespoons of butter. (Yes, 5 whole tablespoons of butter.) You’ll also want a pinch or two of salt.
Put everything together in a single pot and set it to simmer over medium heat on the stove for 45 minutes, uncovered. Give it the occasional stir.
And that’s it. After the 45 minutes is up, toss out the onion halves, and pour the sauce over your favorite pasta. Easy.