Author Archives: Kevin Sonney

About Kevin Sonney

Kevin Sonney - who, contrary to popular opinion was NOT raised by wolves - grew up in central North Carolina. He fell into the technology field by accident in 1991, when he gave up the wild and crazy lifestyle of an on-air AM radio DJ to become a mundane technical support monkey. The technology industry has never really recovered from this. Kevin has worked for such names as IBM, Red Hat, webslingerZ, and Lulu Technologies (we won't mention the ones that didn't survive the experience). He currently works as a Linux Administrator for Apptio. In his spare time he rescues stray animals and plays video games with his two sons. His wife, we're sad to say, helps him get past the really hard bits. Kevin is still not very mundane, he just got better at hiding it.

The productivity problem

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Kevin Sonney

As is so often the case, I’ve let myself get behind on all of the tasks and projects I need to keep up with. Between work, hobbies, volunteering, &tc it’ REALLY easy to do. Once upon a time, I used … Continue reading →

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Brandon the Collie 2003-2015

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Kevin Sonney

12 years ago, I got a puppy. He was a good puppy, from a friend who bred border collies. He would be good with the kids, I thought. Everyone should have a dog growing up. I named him for the … Continue reading →

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Bean Soup, the easy way

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Kevin Sonney

Winter is upon us, and once more time for some cooking. I discovered I can do an *EASY* pot of bean soup (or just beans and rice) with nearly any kind of dried beans. This is useful with the harvest … Continue reading →

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A couple of things I’d like to point out about the Space Pen

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Kevin Sonney

So it’s tax season, and the old urban legend of “we spent $X on a space pen, and Russia used a pencil” story is making the rounds as an example of wasteful government spending. I’d like to point out a … Continue reading →

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A note about my vape-gear

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Kevin Sonney

MAGFest was, as usual, lots of fun. And I got a LOT of questions and compliments on my vape (aka e-cig) gear over the course of the weekend. So, for all an sundry (and in particular Bear & Megan) here … Continue reading →

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The 2013 that is and was.

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Kevin Sonney

The last day of 2013. Huh. That went quick. So did my promise to update blog(s) with more than music playlist more often…. So in case you missed it, 2013 is the year Ursula and I got married, in a … Continue reading →

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OpenVZ DIsk Monitors on OpenNMS

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Kevin Sonney

At work, we run a lot of Parallels Virtuozzo, which is a commercially supported version of OpenVZ. There are a couple of challenges monitoring OpenVZ, since it abstracts out a lot of the OS and snmpd can’t get the data. … Continue reading →

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One voice, one vote

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Kevin Sonney

Um, hi. I haven’t forgotten about this side of my blog, I’ve just been busy. Almost too busy. And I have a backlog of things to post here, so… Let’s start with what’s been going on in NC. Anyone who … Continue reading →

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A pot of Chilli – Nov. 2012 version

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Kevin Sonney

’Tis the season for crock-pot cooking, and I do so love to have a pot of chili when the temperature drops. I make mine from scratch, no recipe, and it’s different almost every time. I’ve been really happy with some … Continue reading →

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Timeline of a Meal

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Kevin Sonney

7:35 am – Take pork roast, fresh (not hard) apple cider, one dark beer, and one apple out of the fridge. 7:37 am – Get out the big damn slow cooker 7:40 am – quarter & core the apple 7:42 … Continue reading →

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