My Uncle Jeff threw his annual party at the beach; I was good. It is the closest thing we have to a family reunion. This was the lowest attending year, but it was still a good time.
Spending a whole day at the beach should be done more often.
I thought I was going to be getting off early today, but that just didn't happen. To be honest, I was happy to get some work done; made it so I could rest over the weekend.
I am thankful that lusting after cars is not considered cheating in a relationship. Today, I saw the sexist car ever created by man; it was a BMW Alpina. It was black, and it was hot. If it was not for the $150,000 price tag, I would say it was love. I guess it will just have to stay an infatuation.
If begging the BIND kings would help, I would try it. I just cannot seem to get the DNS working perfectly on my servers. I spent about three hours working on it last night, and it seems to be in vain. There is some small little detail that is getting overlooked... question is what is it.
I have been thinking so much today that I can feel it. I can actually feel the thoughts creeping into undiscovered places in my brain.
Entertainment on the freeway, I was scoping out license plates out of pure boredom. I noticed that there a few unfortunate plates. The one that cracked my up was 2GMP... if I was too gimp, I am not sure that I would put it on my plate, but that is just me.
I am trying to get my head around too many things at once. I am learning Linux shell, emacs, Postfix, and BIND... all at the same time.
I am discovering the fine art of Postfix and BIND configurations. They are like delicate flowers... one ill character and they all die.
Talent without direction is wasted. Being good at anything will get you no where but older without doing something with it.
I have been developing my talents over the past few years, and not really doing much more than fiddling around. It is time to get serious and put out some good work. This entails spending more than a few seconds on something; doing less stuff at one time; and not putting it out to the public until it is ready.
Basically, it is time to grow up just a little; and raise the bar. I could choose to be mediocre, but wouldn't that just be a waste?
Things that means so much to me; the good times are killing me. Even if things get heavy, I don't know; I think so.
Music shapes what you are thinking about, especially when you only catch a line here and there. I have been spinning Modest Mouse all morning... and my mind has been spinning off in some interesting directions; and all on auto-pilot to boot.
That is that, and this is this... what else can I say?
It really feels like someone shot my blog. I am sure that it will live, but it sure is hurting for a post or two.
If you live in a cube, such as myself, I suggest the purchase of the world's greatest desktop pet, Sea Monkeys. For less than ten bucks, you can enjoy having something on your desk that is living. Sea Monkeys are better than plants, and provide a great place to stare when you are taking a break.
Don't delay, buy yours today.
If you figure it out, can you tell me? Thanks.
Time does not fly; it vanishes at the speed of light. There is some strange formula that permits time to go faster as more is needed. Thus, insuring a shortage of time forever.
I really didn't know that script ever got this big. Nor did I ever think I would be creating such a monster script.
And the scariest thing is that I don't think it is finished.
Logging On
You must log into the system as root to edit the Postfix files. To use the Post fix commands, you must use “su - root” as your logon.
Configuration Files
Here are a list of the Postfix configuration files and a brief description (location: /etc/postfix/):
- main.cf , primary configuration file for PostfixCommands
- mydomainname.com.virtual, defines email addresses for a domain
- mydomainname.com.virtual.db, database for reference
- Postfix start, starts PostfixNote: Line continuation – Postfix recognizes the any line that starts with a white space character (tab or spaces) as being a continuation of the previous line.
- Postfix reload, reloads any changes to main.cf
- Postfix end, ends Postfix
- Postmap, generates indexed files.
- Postconf, used to make edits to main.cf
1 mydomainname.com virtualThe first line identifies which domain this virtual file belongs to. The left hand side is all that matters; the right hand side value does nothing. It is simple a standard to add the word virtual.
2 address1@mydomainname.com user1
3 address2@mydomainname.com user2, address@hotmail.com
4 @mydomainname.com address@hotmail.com
postmap mydomain.com.virtualThe first part is the Postmap command that generates the database. The second part is the virtual file used to create the database.
The new Ford GT is just a sexy car. I drool every time that I see a photo. With 550 horse power, it is enough to earn the attention of James Bond... and that means a lot to an American-made car. I am just going to have to sit back and wait until they put this motor in a car that I could even dream about affording.
All the new tools that they have added to Blogger are great if you want to make the worst looking site on earth. Looks like I am going to be off to find a new service.
If it is good enough, make it better, right? I guess if you have nothing but time. However, I don't think anyone I know has that issue. So let it be if it is good enough; don't make extra work for an already full schedule.
I feel like things are falling apart faster than I can hold them together. And that just might be the problem.
I need to stop watch everything and just focus on one thing. Fix it, so I don't have to hold it together and move onto the next one. Sooner or later, the mad rush won't be required; it will just work.
I stayed up a bit too late tonight because I was playing SimCity. And doing really well at it. I had a city over 10,000 in just a few hours. I think that is a new record for me.
I got to go out to breakfast with my aunt, wife, and in-laws. This doesn't happen as often as it should.
I find myself wanting just a little more time for each and everything that I do. More time to plan it, more time to finish it, and more time to do it right.
I am going to start trimming half an hour out of my sleep to gain a little more time.
I am not sure what happened this Friday, but everyone brought in something for breakfast. We had bagels, muffins, and cake. It is very rare that anyone brings anything in; and even more rare that they would all do it at the same time. Craziness.
"Guerrillas were my homies." The things you can hear around the office.
I am still in an odd mode when I sit behind the keyboard my mind goes blank and I just have nothing to say.
Notepad should win an award for being the best and most stable software application ever created. It doesn't matter what version you have; it is always compatible. It loads fast regardless of your machines hardware. You don't have to update your operating system to enjoy the latest features, because there are not any.
All hail notepad.
A free day off from work with nothing to do... just a little piece of heaven.
The day before the big boom, and I am thinking about how fireworks in the city are such a different experience. I grew up the country where there was none of this "which firework show" business. Everyone one went to their town's show; and everyone was there. I would venture to say it was the single biggest event all year.
But here, in the city, the fireworks are cool and not really a big deal. I live a few miles from Disneyland where firework go off nightly. The joy and magic of the holiday fireworks has disappeared into the daily events of Southern California.
My mind has been hanging on for dear life. I have been cramming it full of information for the past few weeks. I am reading two books on project management, a book on modern structured analysis, and three books about VBScript. It is very difficult to have a thought that falls outside of these subjects.
Kinda scares me.
I think everyone should put the same amount of thought into the first of each month that they do into the first of each year. Every second is a chance to make a change for the better; but us humans need an event to flag the opportunity. So we should start marking the first of each month as a time to make some goals and make a little improvement for our lives.