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Aug 13 / Greg

Why Am I Melissa Fortunato

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today.  My guest this go around is Melissa Fortunato(for to naught o).  How did this shy anxious kid grow up to be an FBI hostage negotiator…by saying yes.  She has had a quite interesting journey from working in a crisis center, to FBI undercover work, then hostage negotiator, and now she uses those honed skills to help folks from all walks of life to communicate and negotiate more empathetically.  She’s a pretty awesome human, and one you should definitely meet if you get the chance.  I hope you enjoy this conversation with Melissa. Help us grow by sharing with someone!
Youtube version here:

Please show them some love on their socials here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissafortunato/⁠.

If you want to support the podcast you can do so via https://www.patreon.com/whyamipod (this gives you access to bonus content including their Fantasy Restaurant!)
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Aug 2 / Greg

Nexus 9K or NXOS 9000 failed. trying to read config file from on VMWare

When trying to load a Nexus OVA in my lab VMWare cluster I was getting the “failed. trying to read config file” every time I reloaded the switch. I figured out I needed to add a single line to the config:

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boot nxos bootflash:/nxos.9.2.4.bin

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hostname nexus9k-template
no password strength-check
ip route 0.0.0.0/0 10.0.50.1 vrf management
interface mgmt0
  vrf member management
  ip address 10.0.50.26/24
feature ssh
vrf cont management
ip route 0.0.0.0/0 10.0.50.1
boot nxos bootflash:/nxos.9.2.4.bin
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Jul 30 / Greg

Fantasy Restaurant Tawny Lara

Welcome to the warmup exercise for the Why Am I podcast called “the Fantasy Restaurant.” In here my guests get to pick their favorite: drink, appetizer, main, sides, and dessert…anything goes. Tawny makes her mean mostly Mexican food, though there’s a bit of American flair as we add in the sparklers LOL. I hope you enjoy this NA meal with Tawny. Help us grow by sharing with someone!
Youtube version here:
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Jul 22 / Greg

Why Am I Tawny Lara

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today.  My guest this go around is Tawny Lara.  She is a child of two worlds; one is as a rock and roll California kid and one as a journalist from my ultra conservative hometown of Waco Texas.  Somewhere in all of it she lost herself in the bar scene, and didn’t find her way out(and back to writing) until she dropped everything and moved to NYC without knowing a soul there.  She’s now the proud parent of a new book Dry Humping(which you should preorder), and podcast host of Sobriety Rocks; I love seeing this kid spread her wings.  I hope you enjoy this chat with Tawny. Help us grow by sharing with someone!
Youtube version here:
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Jul 16 / Greg

Fantasy Restaurant Craig Coombes

Welcome to the warmup exercise for the Why Am I podcast called “the Fantasy Restaurant.” In here my guests get to pick their favorite: drink, appetizer, main, sides, and dessert…anything goes. I learned a lot during this meal…we drink Mudgee Mud and Man Salad…yeah, I had no idea what it was either. It’s not the craziest meal, but it is…interesting. I think I could get down with it, and hopefully I get to share a cup of Mudgee Mud with Craig some day. At any rate, I hope you enjoy this meal with Craig. Help us grow by sharing with someone!
Youtube version here:

Please show them some love on their socials here: ⁠https://twitter.com/bigcoombesy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠https://www.facebook.com/ntuesday⁠, ⁠https://www.instagram.com/papacraigcoombesy/?hl=en⁠.

If you want to support the podcast you can do so via https://www.patreon.com/whyamipod (this gives you access to bonus content including their Fantasy Restaurant!)
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Jul 9 / Greg

Why Am I Craig Coombes

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today.  My guest this go around is Craig Coombes.  I’m going to rip the bandaid off…Craig has terminal cancer.  Everyday is a struggle for this guy in ways most of us will never understand.  Rather than sit on his ass and do nothing, he prefers to expose it every week in his Naked Tuesday series as a big FU to his disease.  This guy has had a rough run of life with his parents both dying slowly to illnesses far too young, but he calls this the truest love story…I swear nothing can stop this guy, and I’m glad it hasn’t because I’m forever changed by him with a single conversation.  This dude had me laughing almost the entire time, which is good, because otherwise I would have cried…and maybe once I got off mic I did.  At any rate, I hope you enjoy this chat with Craig. Help us grow by sharing with someone!
Youtube version here:

Please show them some love on their socials here: ⁠https://twitter.com/bigcoombesy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠https://www.facebook.com/ntuesday⁠, ⁠https://www.instagram.com/papacraigcoombesy/?hl=en⁠.

If you want to support the podcast you can do so via https://www.patreon.com/whyamipod (this gives you access to bonus content including their Fantasy Restaurant!)
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Jul 2 / Greg

Fantasy Restaurant Woody Shticks

Welcome to the warmup exercise for the Why Am I podcast called “the Fantasy Restaurant.”  In here my guests get to pick their favorite: drink, appetizer, main, sides, and dessert…anything goes.  Woody has a simple pallet and he says “he’s not a foodie”…until we hit dessert that is 🙂  I hope you enjoy this meal with Woody.
Youtube version here:
If you want to support the podcast you can do so via https://www.patreon.com/whyamipod (this gives you access to bonus content including their Fantasy Restaurant!)
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