I’ve been leaning heavily on Gita recently for blog content, for a couple of different reasons. First off, I was preparing to sit for the CompTIA Security+ exam, a foundational IT security certification. God is good – I passed. Whether or not I can actually do anything with it…
Second, I was preparing for the arrival of my firstborn. Again, God is good.
Little Bushi arrived last week. Aside from a couple of (hopefully minor) concerns, mother and offspring are doing well. I am adapting to life without sleep.
I’ve been rereading Dune lately in little bits, because it’s one of my favorite books and I’ve read it enough times that it doesn’t take much effort on my part anymore. Suddenly thrust into the role of fatherhood, the dynamic between Leto and Paul has felt fuller and even more poingant to me. Not really looking forward to the bit about Paul’s son (though thankfully that part isn’t that well fleshed-out).
-Bushi
Congrats!
And just think, you can call the little Bushi, Muad’bushi to fit your Dune motiff ;-)
Best of luck on that sleep thing too…
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Indeed! Maybe I can work in that “sleeper has awoken” thing somewhere, too.
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:-D
Strictly speaking though, I think that was a thing from the ’84 movie and not the book. I’d have to check if I cared more ;-)
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In the book, Paul says it (though maybe the phrase is slightly different) to his mother, as opposed to Leto originally saying it to Paul in the film.
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Gotcha. Glad to know you’re good for something ;-)
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Congratulations!
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Thank you, sir!
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Congrats man!!!!!!
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Congratulations! Best wishes to the new mother and your child, and I hope they get better and stay healthy.
On a lesser note, nice work on getting your Security + cert. I think you are right to term it “foundational”; I don’t know of anyone who was hired solely because of their Security +, but it supports your professional profile and proves you know the basics about IT Security. A great many people in IT do not.
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Thank you, John!
Are you in the IT field, perchance? I didn’t know that!
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I’m at the tail end of an IT career. I started working with computers in 1975 (we used punch cards back then), and since ’97 I’ve been teaching people to prepare for network certifications. I have certifications from CompTIA, Microsoft, Cisco and NetWare (back in the 90’s).
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