Happy July 4th!

 It's July 4th and I am off from work. Unfortunately I am back on call starting today so that's not fun. Thankfully the alerts have been much fewer than normal lately so hopefully that continues.

I have 0 plans today. Right now I am working on doing some more Python programming learning. It's a lot of fun. So far all of my practice programs have worked with very little tweaking. These are simple basic beginner programs sur but it's nice knowing I am not messing this up royally bad.

I'll probably read some today too. I am re-starting a good book about the Stuxnet malware. I am very interested in the "dark side" of cyber operations. I love reading true accounts of viruses, worms, malware, etc. I also have an addition to real-life programming books. I read a great book recently about the team that created mega-hit games Doom and Quake. Tomorrow I should be getting books about programmers who wrote some of the top games from the 80s. I can't wait to read them.

Might go golfing later. I went yesterday and hit the ball really well. A few holes hurt because my drives were terrible and the scores on those holes reflected it. Overall I hit the ball really well. If I can get off the tee a little more consistently and putt with a little more confidence I will be golden! My handicap would drop by 10 points at least I think.

Long weekends rule but longer weekends are even better!

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