Este es mi primer día para cambiar

Progress no. 1752824453

I am putting this out into the universe, that today is the first day I change. I will change my eating habits, that I will eat less that I can burn off. I will not buy anything that I am not replacing. I will invest in my learning ten times more than I entertain myself.

Today is Friday, July 18, 2025. I will update this post on July 18, 2026 for the following:
Current state:
Weight: 172 lbs
Job: Employed
Hours in daily study and/or reading non-fiction: zero hours.
Exercise: Zero hours.

Fight resistance!

FightGravity

#change

Progress no. 1711147945

  “A year from now, you will wish you had started today.” — Karen Lamb  

“If it’s meant to be, it’s up to me.” –William H. Johnsen

“Two things I get every day, a chance and a choice. What I do or do not do daily, have consequences.” –Dad

“What is easy to do, is also easy not to do.” –Emanuel James Rohn

“Tomorrow You will wish you had started today” –Start Now

Tracking the following:

Weight 170 lb - Goal 140 lb by 09/2025 - 1%
Readiness: Microsoft AI-900 - 06/31/2025 - 5%
CompTIA Security+ - 25%

Completed:

ITIL v4 Foundation - 03/15/2024: PASS - 100%
Microsoft DP-900 - 04/12/2024: PASS - 100%

Progress no. 1752829927

The first time I heard of this was from Les Brown.

Source

You’ve all probably heard the story –

A man walks into an old general store. As he moves through the aisles, he notices a dog lying beside the checkout counter where the owner is sitting. The dog is whimpering and whining when he walks in, and again he notices him doing the same thing when he approaches the owner to check out. He asks the owner, “Your dog seems to be in pain. What’s the problem?”

The owner responds, “Oh, that’s just old Rover. That’s where he lays and naps every day. He’s whimpering and whining because over time a nail has worn through the floorboard, and it hurts him.”

“Why doesn’t he just move?” says the visitor.

The owner replies, “Well, I guess it just doesn’t hurt enough to move.”

I’ve often referenced that silly story when trying to help people understand that they’re griping and complaining is worthless if they don’t have an interest in the solution. Ever been around them – they know there’s a problem, but they keep wallowing in it. Whatever good advice that’s offered, it’s irrelevant because the “victim” doesn’t want the solution. The solution is never what he’s after; it’s the audience.

Well, I thought about this the other day when I was lamenting over people who are like the dog. I can’t stand when people harp on their issues with absolutely no interest in any solutions. Why? Because that would take away their excuse to complain.

And then I realized that I was complaining about these people. Which kind of made me part of the problem. My response to their lack of responsibility was frustrating me. I wrote an article years ago entitled “Is it Better to Engage the Fool or to be the Fool”? If the dog on the nail continues to bother me, I guess I am also the Fool.

So, the next time I see or “hear” a dog on a nail – the Fool, I’ll just smile and walk on by.

Progress no. 1752026779

Things That Aren’t Doing the Thing

Preparing to do the thing isn’t doing the thing.

Scheduling time to do the thing isn’t doing the thing.

Making a to-do list for the thing isn’t doing the thing.

Telling people you’re going to do the thing isn’t doing the thing.

Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing isn’t doing the thing.

Writing a banger tweet about how you’re going to do the thing isn’t doing the thing.

Hating on yourself for not doing the thing isn’t doing the thing. Hating on other people who have done the thing isn’t doing the thing. Hating on the obstacles in the way of doing the thing isn’t doing the thing.

Fantasizing about all of the adoration you’ll receive once you do the thing isn’t doing the thing.

Reading about how to do the thing isn’t doing the thing. Reading about how other people did the thing isn’t doing the thing. Reading this essay isn’t doing the thing.

The only thing that is doing the thing is doing the thing.

Essay by https://strangestloop.io/

Progress no. 1752026744

Will my day be filled with NOISE or with SIGNAL? Where I go is up to me. I need not let my mind control me, I need to control my mind.

Let me get back on track. I have been distracted, resistance have gotten me. My Nemesis has been winning the days. Time to fight back and win my days!

F – Follow
O – One
C – Course
U – Until
S – Successful

Focus8

#focus, #concentrate

Progress no. 1749837020

How to get ahead when I cannot get started? So frustrating!

Frustration Just Ahead Green Road Sign with Dramatic Storm Clouds and Sky.

I just need to step back and …

frog

#reevalute

Progress no. 1749198457

Nintendo Switch 2 madness

Who can afford this?

Long lines at retail stores. News stated, “three hundred people in line!”

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Costco: $524.99 with Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack individual membership

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After taxes: $580.17

NintendoSwitchShoppingCartCostco

After shipping and taxes: $593.68
Target: $499.99 without Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack individual membership

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Target: $499.99 Free Shipping – Total after taxes: $552.54

#gameconsole

Drop

Progress no. 1748961383

#benefactor, #dailylog, #fate

SSL/TSL MySQL

Progress no. 1748893165

Last Friday, May 30, 2025, after work, I wanted to see if I could create an MySQL outside my network and connect to that server securely using SSL/TSL. I was only partially successful and abandoned the project due to I ran out of time set for the project (Sunday, June 1, 2025, 6:00 PM PDT). I do not know if the issue was due to the different versions of MySQL I was using, but I could not establish a connection between the two MySQL servers. When I tried to connect using SSL, the command prompt would show the OS prompt after entering my MySQL password, and would not complete the log in process to the MySQL prompt. I was able to log in locally using the user I was using for testing with “REQUIRE SSL” on the user account. Also, I read that any application using the user using SSL will also require to be updated, or else the connection will fail. So I have a lot of testing to do to verify everything is working before implementing for production, so for now, this project will go on the future project queue.

In the future, I will try using identical systems. For now, I will keep my Web server and DB server within the same network, so no unencrypted traffic will traverse over the Internet.

#encryptionMySQL

Progress no. 1748874451

Time for change!

Change

Change is imminent – switching lines

#change

Progress no. 1747555359

My Fitbit Surge straps failed. First thing that broke was the strap holder, so I used a Velcro, that I use for cables, to hold the strap. Although the battery is failing, the battery is still holding enough charge to get me one to two days of exercise before requiring a recharge. But today I noticed that the inner area of the strap was protruding and noticed that the straps were breaking from the main unit. So I removed the straps and will replace.

FitbitSurgeApart

I looked up the cost on Amazon for the straps and battery, the cost is about $25. I checked eBay and noticed there was a seller selling a Fitbit Surge new in box (NIB) for $39.95. So I purchased.

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I hope that the battery on the new unit still holds a charge. These are ten year old units and I do not know the real life of a shelved lithium battery. But from what I read, lithium batteries do not go bad when stored, rather, the majority of the damage to the battery comes from when the battery is charged and discharged. Also, how the battery is stored. So hopefully I get a good battery. 🤞

I will provide an update once I have received the new unit. I might also replace the strap. I found a set on Amazon for $8.

Update: May 22, 2025 – The unit I received was not new, and the seller provided me a refund. I discarded the item due to the item was filthy.

I ordered another and should be arriving any day:

FitbitSurgeBay

I will provide an update once received.

What I received:
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The loop to hang was broken and the box was dinged up. I do not know if the cause of the box’s damage was due to shipping or was already like that, as the ad image is not what I received.

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This is the bag the item was shipped in. 👎

The seal seems to be intact, so I presume that the device is New In Box (NIB).

#fitbit