Razing the Roof

In my life I’ve lived at over 50 address. With so many places to have called home it would not be surprising that one or two of those houses and/or buildings would no longer be standing today. In looking back through and updating my “list of all my addresses” I happened to find 3 in Jamestown, NY within about 1000 feet of each other that are razed for their own reasons.

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The progress over 10 years…

Previousness…

I had a job, a roof over my head, ability to purchase clothing and food without assistance.

I was also happily married and in the process with US Immigration to bring my then wife to the United States. After our nuptials and the failure for me to secure regular employment in Hong Kong I moved back to lay our roots. Within a month I was successful enough to return back for our first anniversary. Afterwards the separation got to us, and this 10 year reminder popped on my calendar today:

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Gettin’ hacked…

This server got hacked. It was used as a scanner for a couple days, attempting to break into other servers to test for vulnerabilities. I only discovered this because I attempted to access this server by the .onion domain that I have for it and it didn’t connect.

I’ve had a home server hacked before due to a user account with a I set up for my son with “an easy” password. I thought I learned that lesson. Apparently I did not with the server I have exposed to the interwebs.

Time to forensically breakdown the timeline of events.

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Dad Feels: Grief, Loss, Regret

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.

Benjamin Franklin, in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, 1789

People often wish that they could have done things differently following the death of a loved one; this can make them feel guilty.

Guilt in Bereavement: The Role of Self-Blame and Regret in Coping with Loss
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4018291/

These videos, regardless of the perceived morbidity, regret, grief, or loss, have always placed me into a sense of being thankful for each day that is brought to me.

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