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- December 26, 2019
- Christmas Afterglow
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Today is Saint Stephen's Day, when we mark the life of the first Christian martyr who was stoned by order of the San Hedrin as Saul of Tarsus (who became the Apostle Paul) held the cloaks of those participating.
Yesterday I spent time at Mama's with my sister and her family and it was a pleasant yet exhausting day. I ended up crashing in a heap and oversleeping later upon my return home.
I've been tweaking my SSL/TLS installation on my web server, having done the same thing last week on the mail server.
There were more issues to address as I really didn't realize just how many hard coded URLs exist on the three sites I maintain.
Be all of this as it may it went well and I am happy to report few remaining issues ... which I will address as they arise.
So there may be more in the way of visitation and likely another exhaustive interlude as I work my way through the week off and return on the 30th to the two workorders I know have arrived during the iterim.
I'm glad I have no pen pals. I'm ready for down time. It's all too much for an old fart like me to bear.
This may be the second day of Christmas but it's all over for me personally til next year.
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- December 25, 2019
- Christmas 2019
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On this, our annual commeration of the birth of Jesus Christ I wish you and yours all the happiness of being and the most festive of moments. May the New Year continue the happiness of the season and sustain you during all your activities of the coming year.
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- December 24, 2019
- Joyeaux Noel
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Luke Chapter 2
2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. 2:2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 2:3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 2:4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) 2:5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. 2:6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. 2:8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 2:9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. 2:15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. 2:16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. 2:17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. 2:18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. 2:19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. 2:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. 2:21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 2:22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
Holy Bible King James Version
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- December 23, 2019
- Christmas Time Is Here
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Christmas Time Is Here
Christmas time is here
Happiness and cheer
Fun for all that children call
Their favorite time of the year
Snowflakes in the air
Carols everywhere
Olden times and ancient rhymes
Of love and dreams to share
Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there
Christmas time is here
We'll be drawing near
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year
Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there
Christmas time is here
We'll be drawing near
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year
Lee Mendelson & Vince Guaraldi
© Lee Mendelson Film Prod Inc
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- December 22, 2019
- Christmas Eve Eve Eve 2019
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We embark on Christmas this year and I'm rather down in the moment.
It becomes increasingly difficult to focus on yuletide in the presence of that sadness enveloping me.
But it's okay — I'm sure this too will pass. My mind would be "on the prize" if there were one.
All I can do is live for the moment.
Spend those moments with mama and others significant to my existence. And surely things will improve ...
I'm gearing up for Christmas Day which I intend to spend with my mother.
I'm trying not to dwell on those endings marking the season for indeed, all eventually pass regardless of how much we love them.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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- December 21, 2019
- Forefather's Day 2019
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The day finds me reflecting on Cape Cod an my departed Navy buddy, Jerry Landry as he was my connection to that place and he held nothing back from me when I visited several times in a younger day.
Today is Forefathers Day, a holiday celebrated in Plymouth, Massachusetts, since 1769 commemorating the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth on December 21, 1620.
That heritage for which Jerry held so much pride escaped me prior to that time I stood there looking over Plymouth rock and the cranberry bogs, and the Coast Guard base and all that ocean and bay.
In the evenings when collecting my thoughts I often return there and wistfully remember those days when Jerry was around and there were yuks to be had.
He was always so proud of Cape Cod and that indigenous part of The Republic he represented while I remained just an "indian" in the context of historical representations and totally lacking that serenity he exuded at all times.
I used to call him a "pollyanna capecodese" and he called me a sasquatch.
I miss him and the cape so much to this day but I don't think it would be the same without him.
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- December 20, 2019
- Adventures in Mail Server Security
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Ah, the old mail server ssl/tls credential expired day before yesterday.
I did a brief interim patch with the self-signed version I used prior to becoming more 'official' in the smtp world.
Given that I was already down, the fact that my initial configuration failed due to an oversight on my part wasn't too disconcerting ...
However, this found me ending up 36 hours in arrears prior to finding the issue and resolving it pretty quickly as soon as I had realized my omission in the process.
Suffice it to say that I'm happy with the new 'two year' certificate and I plan to slap them on my three web servers very shortly.
There are worse things in life but having everybody reject your email over a certificate they don't like because it's SELF SIGNED doesn't have to be one of them!
Now ... for the SPF TXT record in DNS and I'll be totally pussed out for gmail and the rest of the internet butt holes.
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- December 19, 2019
- Buffarillos Unite
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I was reading an interesting thread on yahoo.com which states that by 2030 half of adults in the United States will be obese.
It went in to a lot of technical references and evidence and stated the organization undertaking the research.
Now. While I am not one to dispute these revelations I find the entire notion of undertaking extensive research and corroboration to be a bit unnecessary.
All I have to do is look at the bulk of those partaking of the local chinese restaurant buffet or standing in line to get a half dozen chik fil a sandwiches and the massive abdominal shelving and equally spacious love handles to know this is likely the road down which we plod as a nation.
Now I am over weight. Working on it not withstanding I feel that I consume a lot of calories which end up going places I can't ascertain.
I don't have gigantic flabbage hanging from my frame and I don't appear to be the fattest person I encounter either.
Can it be that I simply do not see what is there or it's all visceral accumulation or what?
Perhaps I'll never know. I attribute this lack of visible adiposity to those pills I consume to keep my blood sugar at bay and those lipids lowered and that cholesterol in check.
Should have been far more compliant much earlier. Of course, were my genetics better they would be unnecessary anyway.
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- December 18, 2019
- International Migrants Day 2019
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The United Nations wants international open borders so that any manner of migration is available to all the international terrorist organizations and burdens to society who want to suck any and all countries dry.
On December 18, 1990 their general assemby adopted a International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families toward this end.
This is primarily to achieve a more equalized distrubution of individuals for them to assume control of under the auspices of their Agenda 21/2030 so called "sustainability" agenda which in fact is an attempt to control all the countries people, resources, and lands.
Now then, not being one to support any manner of subterfuge from the democrats similar agendas through the UN who should be routed from the country by any means necessary I'm all for termination of both groups with extreme prejudice as the enemies of the state they are.
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- December 17, 2019
- Pan American Aviation Day 2019
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First flights are pretty nerve wracking. I recall when I took my first from Columbia Metropolitan Airport to Orlando Florida for Navy boot camp. The thrill of acceleration and the angle of ascent were pretty exhilarating for my young podunk self.
I remember similar feelings during the landing. Over the years I became jaded to flying and it was even commonplace in my 40s. Haven't flown in quite a few years since then.
Today is another Pan American Aviation Day. The US Federal observance commemorates the first successful flight of "a mechanically propelled heavier-than-air craft, accomplished on December 17, 1903, by the Wright brothers near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina".
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- December 16, 2019
- A Lack of Human Decency in the Democratic Party
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It is now patently obvious that the democratic party of the United States is without any modicum of morality, substance, or adherence to ethics or the law.
In the absence of all crimes defined as "impeachable" how can impeachment proceedings go forth as a valid legislative procedural methodology.
Everything that the democrats accuse the president of doing are actually the crimes committed repeatedly by democrats trying to affix their wrongdoing to an innocent president.
At what time is it enough to call for "human decency at long last".
Where is our Joseph N Welch calling down these dastardly democrats as he so eloquently cast asunder the evil Joseph McCarthy.
The democrats are the ones guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors ... not The President of the United States.
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- December 15, 2019
- International Tea Day 2019
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My most favorite girl is a tea drinker. She won't drink coffee and has some other specific dietary requirements but each morning I see her sitting at her desk sipping her cup of tea.
She is partial to organic green tea, but is a proponent of the various black teas and breakfast blends as well.
I have been a tea drinker myself. I find myself on a coffee penchant for the past years and perhaps a change is in order.
Today is International Tea Day. It is observed each December 15.
It is held under the auspices of the major tea producing countries and it is a vehicle for promoting the impact of international tea trade on the supply chain growers and workers as well as the citizen consumers in the name of fair trade. Naturally, the UN has stuck their nose into the business via their Food and Agriculture Organization.
I suppose when they attempt the date retarded Agenda 2030 global crack down they will need to swill down tea in mass quantities to get that taste of innocent blood out of their lying thieving and cheating globalist mouths.
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- December 14, 2019
- Monkey Day 2019
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When I was a kid we traveled from Hanahan, SC to Key West FL when my father changed duty stations to the USS Bushnell where he served as Chief Master at Arms.
Along the way there was a smattering of tourist traps and we stopped at a few of them to see what was there.
Among the reptiles and the birds there were various displays of baby monkeys for sale as pets.
I always thought they would make a great pet ... but inasmuch as many of my ideas during that time never panned out as being all that good, in retrospect I figure they too would have been a nightmare of overhead and behavioral problems.
Another Monkey Day is upon us. It's an unofficial international holiday celebrating "monkeys and all things simian".
I read about pet monkeys and chimps and based on those various descriptions I am glad I never went there.
Something about the potential of my best friend getting her face torn off by a pet simply doesn't thrill me none.
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- December 13, 2019
- Steve Buscemi
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One of those character actors who pop up in so many of those forays into film is Steve Buscemi.
He first caught my eye in some of the Tarrantino gems I've watched as well as various other action adventure type attractions which frequent my palate and all-in-all he really has added value to my theatrical experience from a standpoint of plot and comic relief.
It seems that he has played a whole lot more than just those things I've watched. Reading his filmography was an eye opener to someone who "thought" they were familiar with his career.
He was originally from Brooklyn and that seems to come through in many of his portrayals.
I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I never knew he was a director until recently. For that matter, there is a whole lot he's about of which I was totally unaware.
He started his career as a New York City Firefighter and his affinity for that work has caused him to keep in touch with those compadres over the year.
I look forward to seeing more of his acting as a matter of personal interest and IMHO he is truly a great multi faceted addition to scripting and acting.
Today is his birthday.
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