Ramblings, opinions, and general meanderings from the Deep South

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Forget Not the Irish, Firewalls & Family

No attacks on the web server since last Friday. They stopped when the new firewall was put in place. Am working on a Monowall unit to physically stop any further attacks. It should be online next week. Hopefully the dedicated circuit will be completed and a decent battery backup should assure Teamspeak connectivity. Currently it is taking 3 to 4 reboots a day due to power outages and brownouts. Sorry, just don't feel secure enough for an auto login at this time. Fortunately, work later this week pairs me with the best firewall tech in the area. Hope to glean further ideas as we complete a project in a nearby town. Nice to work with tech-smart people that are casual and proficient!

We are celebrating St. Paddy's tomorrow evening. Various problems arose and we feel better late than never. There will be Guinness Beef Stew, Colcannon and home baked bread. Rest assured Celtic woman will be on the home theater to help with the mood. Be great to have all the younglings at Big Daddy's house. It's been a while since the beach house has heard their banter and laughter. Plan is not to let it go this long again. Who knows, there may be a stout or two chilled. Maybe even some Killians. I feel sure at least one daughter will want her traditional Irish Pina Colada. Thinking about family makes me happy. Being with them raises me up. Thank God, we are able to gather. Thank God we have each other. Congrats out to my niece, her hubby and family on the arrival of a new baby girl born on St. Patrick's Day!

"Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family. Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a family member, yet we lead our daily life too often as if we take our family for granted."
~Paul Pearshall

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