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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!
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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!
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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!)
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:
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!)
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!)
Jun 27 / Greg

HTTP Error 401 – Unauthorized with AWX and Oauth to Servicenow on Cloudflare

So I am running CIQ Ascender which is built from the upstream Ansible AWX project(holler at me if you are looking for support), and to protect it as well as give it an SSL cert I use Cloudflare. This works a treat because my install instantly has a valid cert and all is right with the world…until, that is, I tried to connect Servicenow(SNOW) to Ascender’s API via Oauth. I kept getting an “HTTP Error 401 – Unauthorized” message when trying to grab an Oauth token via the Rest Messages.
I have a couple of blog posts on configuring SNOW integration with AAP if you are interested: Order VMs via SNOW, read SNOW CMDB, write SNOW CMDB.

The fix is to make some adjustments in Cloudflare via Page Rules.
Once in Cloudflare, navigate to the domain in question, then click on the rules menu(from here it defaults to “Page Rules”, which is what we want).
In here create a new rule and fill it out as follows:
URL: https://ciq-ascender.gregsowell.com/api/*
Settings:
– Disable Security
– Browser Integrity Check: Off
– Security Level: Essentially Off
– Cache Level: Bypass

Good luck and happy Oauthing…LOL

Jun 25 / Greg

Fantasy Restaurant Spencer Mirabal

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.  Spencer builds a good’un with some Joe Joes that take me back to when I was 16, broke, and working at a grocery store LOL.  I hope you enjoy this meal with Spencer. Please share this with a friend and help us grow!
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!)
Jun 18 / Greg

Fantasy Restaurant Bill Hammack (Engineer Guy)

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 could not be more pleased with Bill’s m night shyamalan twist. We start with a whisky and then completely pivot away from food, and on to my favorite subject, people. I hope you enjoy the atmosphere and guest list with Bill. Help us grow by sharing with someone!
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!)