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Recovering From The Mysterious Database Error

So yesterday, I was casually working on my WordPress central hub for my content throughout my site. I was tinkering with the settings, and while on the general settings page, I happened to click “save”. And that’s when all hell broke loose.

May 18, 2023

devops, mysql, war stories, WordPress
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Recovering From A Botched bashrc Change on DigitalOcean

Some days you deploy a new site, other days you inadvertently block access to your site and have to go into crisis mode. Come with me and let me regale you on a time I broke my access to SSH with a faulty bashrc change.

March 15, 2023

bash, devops, ssh, war stories
Travelogue

Elephant Butte, New Mexico

Reflections on our drive, and visit to Elephant Butte, our base of operations for our visit to White Sands National Park, and other south-central New Mexico travel.

March 6, 2021

Elephant Butte, full-time camping, Maria, mountain drive, new mexico, RV Life, travel, Truth or Consequences, war stories, White Sands National Park

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