Password Issues On Ubuntu Login

I found myself unable to enter my login credentials when prompted to do so in Ubuntu. I think I might have changed it then forget about it. I’ve been running the current session for more days than I should have. I forget. So what’s the solution to my problem. How do I get in to my system now?

It involved getting into the grub menu somehow. I am uncertain as to how to do that exactly in your system. So there’s a couple of ways to do it (finger’s crossed). When booting at system start, use the esc key or the shift key. The first one worked for me. The timing is key. Wait until the bios banner shows then hit the esc key once. I am using Ubuntu 22.04.4 here. I have a current version of grub.

The grub menu will give you options and the one you want is: root. Yes you want root privileges to set the root password. It should give you a terminal access where you can issue commands.

Type: #mount -rw -o -s remount / ==> this command mounts the filesystem

At this point, check how many users you have. Type this command.

# ls /home ==> gives you the names of users

If you are the only user, then I assume you use sudo to gain root privileges. Setting your password is setting root password, so.

Type: #passwd username
#password ==> type your password, it will not show you what you’re typing (like in the movies). Then it will confirm what you typed.

To exit the grub menu just type exit. You might also just want to reboot the system, in which case type reboot. And that’s it.

The Jump From Apollo To Odysseus

The last Apollo mission was Apollo 17 in 1972. It was commanded by Eugene Cernan and crewed by Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmidt. They spent 22 hours in the Moon. Fast forward to 2024, a remote controlled robotic spacecraft and lander made it back to the Moon. It is called Odysseus. Well it is suppose to study the Moon’s South Pole where it is hoped that water can be found in those dark low ground areas barely touched by the Sun. Unfortunately, during the landing it hit a ground obstacle and tipped over to its side. Its science capabilities are now greatly diminished but it has power enough to tell Earth that it is in trouble.

Some Changes In the Tenants

C2’s Ally Cayetano who owns the Salon told me they are consuming the rest of the deposit. Mom and I finished the Sunday with Tess, Ally’s employee. I released the scraps and aircon and windows and expensive light fixtures to the Lalamove man to be delivered to Ally and friends. I was able to bill and got paid for my troubles (and Mom). Also, our friend, Tess, got paid. Maybe maybe, maybe, the universe just got fixed.

R5’s Danilo Orinco whose wife is the face of the tenant since she’s mainly a stay at home person. Their daughter is taking review classes for the Board of Education Professional Exams. Since this particular event is coming they are ending their lease soon.

I thought that I am playing the executioner today with Marife, Jeffrey Botin’s wife, the name on the R4 contract. They owe me two months worth of rental. She won the Bingo online game. She showed me 23K of winnings as a way to calm the axe down. I am very thankful for the stay of execution although I am not sure which role I am really playing.

A Good Deed For A Good Deed

Nene was our kasambahay since 2022. Good cook and fast worker. She went AWOL after Christmas 2023. We suspect it is a remuneration issue. I do pay her full social security contribution and I am doing that last duty this Monday of January 2024. I received a message from her reminding us of Mom’s registration in the seniors pension program. I went ahead and registered Mom. Thank you Nene.

It’s January 2024

The cold air is here and the temperature is going down. Climate scientists took this time to tell us that 2023 is the hottest year in 144 years of record keeping. They predict that 2024 will continue the trend.

I like the salty pandesal I bought in Burgos this Sunday morning. Mom and I shared breakfast. She cooked three beaten eggs with red onions. I woke up early to urinate but I had to do it next door. My bathroom door is locked from the inside. The door lock is broken. Next door is Mina’s apartment, empty now.

Mang Roger can’t fix it now. His son, Toto, died of a stroke just after New Year’s Day.

My exercise routine is now at its lowest. Last month’s cold turned to a long coughing battle.

I finished the business of paying the annual license fees for the apartments. There is that matter of renewing the fire extinguishers.

C2 unit is getting vacated. Ally Cayetano the tenant, told me it’s a losing proposition. My concern is the unpaid electricity bill worth seven thousand as of December 20th.

Goodbye Christopher

Anthony and Jasmin were here tonight. They were getting Mom to sign for an authorization to transfer Tita Fely’s remains to the family plot also in Paraiso. So Mom signed and I gave them the title to the plot and a pair of Mom’s ID cards. Anthony will have to go to Paraiso’s offices in Sta LUcia.

Christopher died on the 4th and services are ongoing at Nuestra. This is around the back of the church shrine in Guitnangbayan. He is the eldest, Anthony is the middle child and then Karla. They still have their father, Tito Atong.

These kids’ mom, Tita Fely, took care of me and Lino when we were pre- school. I remember listening to the FM radio with her. we mostly listen to Beatles songs and OPM songs. Tita Fely was in her early twenties. She’s the youngest among Mom’s siblings. Mom’s father died in the war and Lola remarried.

4.2024 Lotto Betting Me

I intended to pay my business licenses the first opportunity this year. I don’t want to experience long lines and crowded waiting areas when I am already coughing and there are news of flu going around. An earthquake of 7.6 magnitude strike Japan and a plane collision added to my listlessness. Day 4 of 2024 went and I am still gathering documents and papers for the business permit.

Mom and I are facing a busy January because our helper is absent without leave.

I finished paying my SSS loan last month. I still have to worry about my credit cards.

I experimented not taking my blood pressure meds. After a week not taking them I felt nausea and headache. I am now back to my
hypertension medication. Thank you.

I downloaded the e-lotto philippine app on my phone. I can get the lotto results everyday on my phone. I can place bets on their website and pay with my e-wallet of choice. I wonder what my father would say about gambling being so convenient and easy. I have a lotto station as tenant since last year. Someone won 574 Million pesos New Year’s eve. Happy 2024.

2023 Summary 2

Mom chose not to attend the family reunion at Tita Connie’s. She experiences shortness of breath even when only going for a 3 minute walk. I was tasked to attend and I did a hit and run, I did an eat and run. I was back after an hour. I told Tita Connie I stopped by Mercury Drug to get some medication for Mom. I went home with food packs for mom.

I wish that most of you are safe and eating. I pray for your safety and happiness. Peace to all and a healthy 2024 to all of us.

Two Very A-normal Things Happened Yesterday

I was not referring to the Iceland volcanic eruption. As far as
the Icelandic people were concerned volcanic activity were fairly regular events. I woke up yesterday to two things which doesn’t always happen regularly. The first one was that the Colorado Supreme Court gave a decision to disqualify Donald Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election. Why was this abnormal? Because American judges refrain from telling American voters who they can vote for. Essentially that was what’s happening here, although the decision will have to wait for the US Supreme Court. Don’t get me wrong I happen to agree with the decision and its logic. The issue was that the fourteenth amendment of the US Constitution disqualifies a person to be an elector of President if after taking an oath he engaged in insurrection or rebellion. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s decision on the matter.

The second item yesterday was Pope Francis’ reversal on the church blessing same-sex relationships. Change like this happen only in a generation. The very next day a same-sex couple received a blessing from a priest in New York. This is not a reversal on the teaching that gay relationship is a sin. But it does emphasize Pope Francis’ call for love and forgiveness of the sinner to the church.

2023 Summary 1

Desktop 2023

The year is coming to a close. I heard some medical news from China about hospitals getting swamped with respiratory cases. China denied this is unusual. It is the flu season after all.

I have started a supplementation regime in 2023. I am taking the following:

Berberine. No recommended dosage but I am taking 2 x 1000 mg caps. Combined with 250 mg milk thistle.

Vitamin D3. RDI for it is 800 IU. I am taking 5000 IU caps. Combined with 200 mg Vitamin K2.

Magnesium. Magnesium citrate at first and changed it to magnesium glycinate. RDI is 420 mg. I am taking 680 mg in a white gel caps.

Omega 3. DHA and EPA are forms of omega 3. These are the active molecules of marine oils. Source is fatty fish oil. Salmon and sardines are good ones. I eat sardines but I am supplementing with 690 mg of EPA and 260 mg of DHA.

Zinc Glycinate. Choline Bitartrate. Milk Thistle. These supplements are taken in two white gel caps. I get 30 mg of zinc glycinate, 30 mg of choline and 300 mg of milk thistle.

X-ray showed atherosclerotic aorta last September annual medical for my health insurance. I am borderline obese, at worse, obese stage 1. Loosing 10% of my weight is crucial to my health.