This...sounds quite lovely.

started out with Gentoo?! Hardcore bro. HARDcore.

Redhat -> Fedora -> Gentoo -> Ubuntu

Too much ill-advised cigarette smoking in my younger days. Replace that thang!

check out Waze, my friend. you can thank me later ;-)

Began taking an A+/Network+ bootcamp at a local training center shortly after getting fired from a previous job in 2010. Overheard them talking about hiring someone as a sys/net admin. Pass all my exams and they basically hired me on the spot and started the following week. So cash ;-)