Kev Rodgers

Wed, 27 May 2026 21:19:10 -0400

“It’s not my fault being the biggest and the strongest. I don’t even exercise.” 🎥

Mon, 18 May 2026 18:57:47 -0400

Treated myself to a Gretsch Renown acoustic kit. Now I can go electric or acoustic, whichever mood strikes me. Sweet! 🥁🎵

Thu, 14 May 2026 07:21:53 -0400

“I make $31,000 a year and I’ve got a home, and I’m not about to throw it away on some punk like you.” 🎥

Fri, 08 May 2026 16:45:12 -0400

I’m going to try something new. I’m setting my phone on the dresser for the evening.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:20:06 -0400

“What’s wrong with lumber? I own two lumberyards.” 🎥

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:10:35 -0400

“Without lamps, there’d be no light.” 🎥

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:21:58 -0400

Wordle 1,747 X/6

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Lost my streak with this one.

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:15:06 -0400

“They took the stones from here.” 🎥

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:55:47 -0400

Wordle 1,721 6/6

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So, it’s one of these this morning? Phew!

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:57:42 -0400

“Noise, noise, noise. Shmokin’ weed, shmokin’ weed, doing coke, drinkin’ beers. Pack of wraps, my good man. Time to kick back, drink some beers, and shmoke some weed!” 🎥

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:22:35 -0400

“You know what they say about this type of operation: чем меньше вы знаете, тем лучше.” 🎥

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:50 -0400

“Vince Neil only did thirty days, and he killed somebody.” 🎥

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:19:46 -0400

“I want to get one thing straight here, or I’m walkin’ too. I don’t work on January the 8th … ’cause that’s Elvis’s birthday.” 🎥

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:48:38 -0400

Downgrading my work rig to Sequoia. I cannot tolerate the bad UI any longer.

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 01:02:38 -0400

“Merry New Year!” 🎥

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:22:12 -0400

I used Omarchy exclusively at work yesterday and it was such a blast. I was able to do all my work tasks without any issues. Once I get used to the keybindings, I’ll be unstoppable.

Even Experienced Admins Make Mistakes

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:20:39 -0400

I have over thirty years of experience in IT Systems Administration, and yet, the other day I made a mistake while updating a server. When the updates went south on me, I reverted to an older snapshot instead of the one I took before starting the updates. Months worth of data on that system were instantly gone.

I didn’t even realize my mistake until a few days later when a user asked if those system updates could have deleted data. I immediately knew what I had done wrong.

Now, most of our systems are backed up on a nightly basis, but this was a development server which was excluded from the backup routine because it took up too much space. When I realized that this server wasn’t available in backups, I started to panic a little bit. Without a backup, there was very little chance that I would be able to recover the data. Maybe someone made a copy of the data and saved it to another system, but that would be a longshot.

At this point, I wasn’t worried about getting in trouble for this mistake; things happen. However, I felt a knot in my stomach for letting down our users in such an irresponsible manner. I should know better than that. I would feel awful for weeks.

Thankfully, mostly by luck, the storage system had a protection plan that included nightly snapshots. I mention luck because I intentionally skip the protection plan with other development systems. I mean, why back it up if it’s just a test server?

Since the volume had a snapshot from the evening before I messed everything up, I was able to recover all of the missing data. It only took an hour from realizing my mistake to restoring the data, but I did sweat it a bit.

There are two lessons I take away from this experience that transform it from a negative into a positive. The first and probably most important point is to always, and I mean ALWAYS, back up your data. It doesn’t matter if it’s just a development or a test server. If people are using it, then it’s important enough to protect the data.

The second lesson is that even though I have decades of experience, I am still prone to making simple mistakes. And this was a reminder that I still need to be careful when I’m working on systems.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 12:26:49 -0400

Spent 100 days to get this streak, and then they hit me with the 150.

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 09:29:34 -0400

During the week, I switched to reading 📖 at bedtime instead of watching videos 📺. I feel more rested in the morning as a result. I ought to do the same for the weekends.

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:26:58 -0400

“I know he can get the job. But, can he do the job?” 🎥

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:34:44 -0400

“Look, we want you to express yourself, mkay? Now, if you feel that the bare minimum is enough, then ok—but some people choose to wear more, and we encourage that, ok?” 🎥

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:52:22 -0400

I added some DIY panels to the back of my turntable shelf. It looks much nicer. 🎵

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:08:02 -0400

Added Abbey Road and Revolver by The Beatles to my collection. They sound great on the HiFi. 🎵

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:58:01 -0400

I tried using Omarchy as my daily driver. It was great on the laptop by itself, but once I added a docking station and external display, things got wonky. I’m sticking with the MacBook Pro and macOS for now.

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:08:33 -0400

I used Omarchy for a little bit today. It wasn’t my primary driver, but I did manage to get some work done with it. There’s definitely a learning curve. Some challenges I ran into were multiple display support, 1Password Quick Access, and using workspaces. #Omarchy #Linux