Hope you enjoy a wonderful day with friends and family (and brisket if you’re lucky!)

Just signed up for AZ-900 SPEEDRUN #excited

Our friend @Miguel Hernandez just signed up for the AZ900 speedrun! (Along with another handful of hoodies in the first 24 hours) Will you join him and change your life??? Get certified in 7 days! Starts MONDAY! Register in the courses tab!!

I’ve been a little quiet lately. Hitting the grind hard. 50 days left in the year. For me: Sec + ✅ Net + in progress - scheduled last week of November Azure 900 in progress to test the following week Splunk Core- I see you Beast mode on Kali Linux Portfolio Project thus far- Hosting Portfolio Website on Rasp Pi running Ubuntu Server. Almost half way there. Who’s with me and where you at? New year/new career/new life. 2026 will be one for the books. If you start today, you’re applying to jobs by Valentine’s Day. #LetsGo

Today I was offered a job as a Digital Technology Support Specialist at a local heavy vehicle manufacturing plant. I accepted the offer. Early in July of this year, I opened ChatGPT and asked "Give me a list of 100 good paying manual labour jobs in southern Ontario." It gave me a list of 100 jobs. None of which I was interested in. But, I told the AI my situation "I’ve worked as a line cook, PSW, DSW, and tutor for students with developmental disabilities, but after 10 years in support work, I went back to cooking. My current job doesn’t pay enough to support a family, and I want a better-paying role with benefits but hope to avoid more student debt." One of the jobs listed was IT support / entry-level tech. I thought to myself, 'hey I could do that.' In three and a half months: 1 certification 45 applications 1 phone interview 2 in-person interviews 1 job offer (accepted) Three and a half months of applying to jobs every week, studying for CompTIA exams everday, learning labs and recording videos about my home lab every week, and eventually getting my first I.T. certification. Proud of myself. Now the real fun begins.