Phoenix SIEM Project

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Carmelo

I know I don’t post too much about work and work projects because it’s just something mostly private and work related. But I think I could post this.

I have both Splunk and Cribl in my SIEM environment and because we have a tight relationship with our vendors, we had them come out to do an assessment from their perspective. So I flew out my SIEM guy and the rest were local, and we all got to work together and at the end of the day, we broke bread together. The next day was the same thing with the same members but a different vendor.

It was really nice to get with everyone and have these chats and validate what we are doing is the best thing we are doing.

After it was all said and done, I went to a happy hour for my team mate, Q, who got his CISSP

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Sessanta: Puscifer, Primus, and Perfect Circle

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Carmelo

My buddy, Nick, flew out to Phoenix and we went to a concert that he literally saw the weekend before. He’s a huge Maynard fan, and Jaime and I haven’t been in awhile, so why not?

Lots of good music, the place wasn’t that crowded and it was also Maynard’s real birthday that day. The big 6.0. which is like, how cool to have 20,000 people come celebrate?

Pictures weren’t allowed… well, phones weren’t allowed to record, except for the last one… Which was cool so that everyone could just fucking enjoy the show. It was cool, I got a photo in at the start. I’ll post that picture soon.

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The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain 2024

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Carmelo

We had so much fun watching the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain the last time they were in town that we had to go see them again! Its interesting to see how some swap out. How they use or re-use their musical numbers and skits.

We got there early enough to see some of our ukulele friends and catch up with them. So great to see them!

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Mariah’s Brunch 2024

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Carmelo

Justin had a brunch set up for Mariah and it was a great time! We ate and listened to music and caught up on things.

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Greg Swinden

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Carmelo

I found out that an old classmate had passed away. I remember the kindness of his mother, so I took to networking with friends to track down her number. I gave her a call and she remembered me. I let her know how much I appreciated her son’s friendship over the years and that Greg adored his son and I wanted her to know that, while she’s not on social media, that most of his posts were about his pride for his son.

Be kind to everyone.

Your obituary also won’t likely have any comments about how hard you work, but how you treat people.

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Arizona Renaissance Festival

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Carmelo

We were told a great idea last year, to avoid the rush of the crowds on Saturday, to go out on Friday and camp out just past the Renaissance area, in BLM land.

We took the RV out and note to self, don’t go in stupid rush hour. Might as well be out early in the morning in rush hour. Anyway, when we got to the area, the land was very nice for us to camp. We barely had to set up, we got to microwave our dinner and it was awesome. We went to bed at a reasonable hour… and when we got up in the morning, it was quick to put things away and drive over.

Driving over the the Renaissance area, we came from the other direction and to get in, was super quick! We even got rock-star parking! Right up front.

We had an enjoyable day and stayed the whole time. When the area closed, we went over to the RV and basically just hung out, had some snacks and refreshments as the parking lot cleared out. When we were the last ones, we just left and went home.

Super convenient!

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Arizona Aloha Festival 2024

Posted on March 16, 2024 by Carmelo

Our annual Arizona Aloha Festival celebration! We had a lot of fun! Now that we’ve mastered how to do it, its even better! We bring our wagon, chairs, food, a mat to lay on, all that stuff! Its a very comfortable for us to go now! The best part is that nobody messes with our stuff while we walk about, so its like we have a reserved spot.

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Dark Ones Party

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Carmelo

After Berlin’s sweet 16, we headed out to our side of town to celebrate with our friends, our typical Dark Ones party. The theme this year was Men In Tights, and since I didn’t have any, I just wore my Kilt.

We socialized with our usual friends.

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Berlin’s Sweet Sixteen!

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Carmelo

I can’t believe this baby girl has turned into a young adult cutie. I know Jaime and I were one of the first non-family members to see her when she was born. We were one of the first who knew Camille was pregnant with her… and now she’s grown up.

I was a little emotional just thinking about this day as it was happening, how much we’ve been part of our friends’ lives and getting to witness them growing up. It’s beautiful.

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Phoenix Scottish Festival: 2024

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Carmelo

We had a great time at the Phoenix Scottish Festival. We brought Allysen with us and even met up with our friends who run AZ Tardis, getting to know them a little more. They had their own tent and are part of a clan, I forget which. Anyway, we didn’t get any photos with them there. Speaking of photos, here’s just a couple I took.

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