So, I admire my mom (not just today) for allowing her friends and family to be with her as she fought the good fight this past year. She continues to bring joy and blessing into our lives just as before. I was asked yesterday of one of the good memories of my mom and the first thing that came to mind was this:

When I was in grade school, my mom would come into my brother's and my room (with me on the top bunk) to wake us up for school. But, she would take the time to make it fun. She had these little hand puppets that were such an expression of her being - fun and loving. She would poke at us for a bit and then have them talk to us in funny voices and they would sneak around when I rolled over as if these little animals wanted to play. I also distinctly remember many times waking up before she came in, but pretending I was sleeping hoping that it would be a morning of the little hand puppets.

So, I wanted to take this as an opportunity to share a bit more about my mom and consolidate some of the notes, activities and details of this past year for me, my family and friends.

• My mom's breast cancer blog that she updated throughout the journey (registration required, but free): http://www.carepages.com/carepages/strongtower
• Pictures of a party celebrating the last chemo treatment: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2317991&id=1508003
• Excerpt from my dad's take on the journey (75MB): Dick's Celebrating Strength Speech
• My first publication about how I was dealing with it (not long after the news): http://www.jason1365.com/2009/05/03/i-trust-you-audioblog/
• Finally, more than anything, my friend Abby absolutely was/is an angel.  She jumped in as soon as she found out and called my mom frequently (having never met her before or anything); she sent flowers and packages to my mom with all the items that would make her day; she drove down to the farm to work and support my mom; she made a scrapbook for my mom; she reminded me about how to support my mom and she eased my own fears. I cannot say enough good things about her; she is probably the sweetest girl I know. She is a nurse and helps run Georgetown's ICU.  Finally, she has battled breast cancer twice and knows the difficult journey well.  I don't know how our family would have dealt with this without her.  Was it divine intervention that I met her a few months before my mom was diagnosed?  Or just coincidence?

Strongtower / Celebrating Strength Scrapbook

Mary's Story

Mary is the amazing mother of two handsome young men and the strong and sustaining wife to her husband, Richard. Those who have the pleasure to know Mary know that she lives a lifestyle of joy and compassion. Mary exudes hope and peace at every interaction. Not only does she rejuvenate her friends and family, but they know that she is willing to come alongside and enable them to strive for what is good, right, and beautiful. This is evident each week as she enables people to change their work lifestyle to achieve professional goals that align with their values, gives opportunities to those who had opportunity skip over them by tutoring adults, and constantly sacrifices for her family in the daily activities which are so easily overlooked - rising early, preparing meals, tending to the cows, growing gardens, healing the sick, and meeting any need the family has.

Mary is strong. She continually lives her heart of hope and joy. Mary is the linchpin for the annual UVA football game festivities. Without a second thought, she purchases tickets for a dozen people year after year. Each game she (with her husband) shows up bearing many foods prepared the day before or morning of the game to entertain and enjoy life. Because she wants others to share in her joy and excitement, she saves the clappers, thunder sticks, or other fun toys from the games and brings them to subsequent games. In case, you missed that the fact Mary isn't pretentious, she has painted her kitchen a bright yellow which is an outgrowth of the joy and fun that constantly flow through her.

Mary is our strong tower: Strong Tower.

Mary was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer on 2/5/09. When news came that Mary was diagnosed with breast cancer, her spirits remained high & her focus returned to the up-coming business seminar she was host/delivering the first week in March. In fact she scheduled mastectomy surgery 2 days after the event (no cancer 'scare' was going to alter her immediate goals). Her deep trust in God & love of others has gives her strength and a can-do attitude. She is confident she will meet this challenge & emerge stronger for it - not unlike how she did with her first battle with cancer some 30 yrs ago (Hodgkin's).

Her surgery was deemed a success with no complications & no surprises. Lymph nodes under her left arm were also removed. Pathology reports from the removed tissue are pending - they will give us more info on the progress/stage of the disease. We remain confident in a complete recovery - God is good & will guide us through the struggle.

Post surgery 1 wk update [Posted Mar 14, 2009 8:26pm]

I am overwhelmed with the out pouring of love & prayers from everyone including people I do not know from all over the country. Thru these prayers, God has given me strength and no pain. Thank you very much for your cards, calls, books, emails, flowers, blanket, food & most importantly your thoughts and prayers. You truly have given me courage and strength to continue this journey.

March 18 - 1.5 wk post surgery update [Posted Mar 18, 2009 3:00pm]

God's arms have wrapped me in his love and healing. Thank you for all your prayers and support, He has listened to everyone. God is awesome.

Treatment plan [Posted Mar 30, 2009 10:51pm]

Thank you for your support and prayers - the prayers work! I was able to plant some garden yesterday.

April 2-3 1st Treatment [Posted Apr 4, 2009 5:37am]

I was praying the last 6 mos for the strength & fortitude to loose 20 lbs. I hadn't counted on Him answering in this manner, but that's ok. So be careful of what you pray for. I sincerely appreciate all your prayers because His blessings have been bestowed upon me with minimal discomfort and a positive attitude. (I do not personally know who ALL of you are, but I thank you through God as I know you will never see this!)

Vacation/Massanutten Up-date (Dick) [Posted Apr 8, 2009 4:42pm]

Her strength has decreased & her sicknesses have taken over her body & to some degree her spirit.

I had thought that the overnight hospital stay would translate into some miraculous recovery - on the contrary. Her night was not good - they put her on O2, continued IV's of antibiotics & instituted rules that anyone coming into the room must where a mask.

Vacation week wrap-up (Dick) [Posted Apr 11, 2009 3:35pm]

Mary has now been at the Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, VA since Tuesday (it's now Sat 4/11). The last few days have been tough for both her & I (but especially her), with little improvement in her energy or general well-being. Her white blood count was nearly 0 and her temperature was up and down Wed & Thursday. Her oxygen level was also lower than optimal, so she has been on oxygen sporadically through Fri.

April 22 Update [Posted Apr 22, 2009 8:39pm]

I can't believe it's Apr 22 already! Thank y'all for all your prayers. It has been a while since our last update.

Finally left the hospital at 5 pm on Sunday, the 12th, arriving home about 8 pm.

Jason, eldest son from No. VA, organized a work on the farm weekend, Apr 17-19. As you may know, Dick & I are somewhat private people, having made the choice in 1981 to have a working farm with the goal to be able to be relatively self sufficient. So it is definitely outside our comfort zone to ask people to help with the very hard manual labor that is required to maintain a farm. I know that this is a critical learning that God is trying to teach us - to trust in people that He has placed in our path, that there are many great & good people in the world. So, THANK YOU - Jason, Phil, Whitfield, Abby, Lacey, Stephanie from No VA, Jeff (younger son from Richmond) & Tasha, Locally - Todd C, Todd T, Z-Paul, Danny. Tasha, the pasta salad has been my mainstay this wk.

A special thank you to Abby for the 'cancer survival kit' and Streams in the Desert and cutting my hair. Sore scalp as my hair quickly falls out.

Thank you again for all your prayers, cards & thoughts. I don't go anywhere without my 'pink blanket.' I know and look forward to the many learnings during this journey.

2nd treatment update [Posted May 3, 2009 1:14pm]

All in all, sunny skies are ahead. The wk after the 2nd treatment was better than the wk after the 1st. Next treatment on May 14 and the wk after should be better than last. I guess this is an iterative learning process as is the rest of life. Again, I am humbled by everyone's prayers, thoughts, cards & wishes and I want to thank you. God has truly blessed me with having YOU in my life and I don't even know all of YOU. THANKS!!

Half Way There [Posted May 27, 2009 10:24am]

Half way there - I feel like Luke Skywalker - 'keep your eye on the target!' So this is treatment 3, wk 2 and finally am able to sleep in my bed. However, at the end of this torture, a fitting result would be 20 lbs lighter (also half way there).

We are blessed to have you all in our lives supporting and praying for us. With bunches and bunches of love, Thank You. Mary & Dick

Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me? (John 18:11)

And the Lord answered - Shall I take away pain, And with it the power of the soul to endure, made strong by the strain?

Had else awaits us on this trip? (Dick) [Posted Jun 3, 2009 12:25am]

Just when you think things are going pretty well; we have a process that keeps nausea under control - then you get hit with the unexpected! Mary got stung by a cicada killer bee (some know them as bell hornets) & shortly thereafter, I found her lying on the kitchen floor - it was scary, & I almost called 911 - I know I lost her to unconsciousness twice (she is allergic to bees). We tried to get Benadryl pills into her, but nausea immediately counteracted those efforts - we finally got the anti-nausea process administered & 1 Benadryl pill was kept down (normally 2 are required - she actually took 4 pills over the course of the "event", but only 1 stayed down). She gradually improved & the swelling/anaphylactic reaction diminished after about 2 hours of horrible reaction (poison from many fronts) - what a relief! Too many challenges/tests of courage & common sense - what else could happen? I guess these are learning experiences & rescues from God. In the end, God has shown his love, strength, compassion, & healing powers - we will prevail.

4th treatment -June 19 [Posted Jun 19, 2009 5:16pm]

I have a request for everyone to please insist on breast health to the females that you know - moms, sisters, friends, daughters (yes, even 17 yr olds). Physically, surgery is easy compared this 4.5 months of chemo (only 1 lymph node involved) & last time I had radiation for 2.5 mos. Early detection is the key.

To aid in self exams for early detection, Olivia Newton-John (16 yr "thriver") has a new product Liv Aid (www.olivianewton-john.com) which enhances the feel of abnormal breast tissue. She has partnered up with Curves to distribute the product - free for the asking for Curves members but can also be purchased for $10 from Curves. Check it out & give as a gift.

Your prayers, thoughts and support continue to be an inspiration to me and I pray for you all daily. I don't feel worthy of all the love you have bestowed on me.

Abby, please call me Mary, and thank you for the package & running for me. I hope to be able to do the same for someone in the future - just because I will be able to. (can't even walk 100 ft now)

Such a blessing to have Theresa, Joel & Rocky here Tuesday at 6 am in the drizzle to work the cows and calves all morning.

"Men see not the bright light which is in the clouds" Job 37:21

5th treatment [Posted Jul 9, 2009 10:01pm]

The abyss was very comprehensive physically & mental, wide & deep, challenging anything Existential. 'But his flesh upon him shall have pain, & his soul within him shall mourn' (Job 14:22) doesn't seem strong enough. Knowing that all abysses come equipped with a ladder, the only way out was with the Lord's outreached hand and then His willingness to carry me across the darkness as He encouraged me to read Job.

I am not looking forward to the last treatment & was considering asking the Dr. about forgetting it - I've had enough of this. A lady briefly popped up while channel surfing - 'take all the cancer treatments your doctor recommends' - I guess the message was for me. It is the only time I've seen it in 14 wks.

Early detection is the key.

Friends, I am grateful & blessed with all your prayers and thoughts.

'A friend is someone who reaches for your hand, but touches your heart.' ~Kathleen Grove

last treatment [Posted Jul 21, 2009 9:01pm]

However, we are doing something a little exciting for the next 2 days (Fri-Sat) - visiting Jeff (younger son, 25) & Tasha in VA beach camp ground. Of course, I can't be in the sun & it may rain, so we will be prepared. Getting away from the never ending farm work & TV routine.

Wow the camp ground was packed but Jeff & Tasha were able to get the only cabin open for 1 night. This was surely the result of a higher power & we were blessed by having a great time.

Jason, elder son from NOVA drove home Sat night to help troubleshoot & fix some of the many damages from the storm. Thank you for your energy and spending 8 hrs on the road to help for 1 day.

We are truly blessed to have 2 awesome sons & God's providence! Thank you Jason & Jeff!

2 Free Thursdays! [Posted Aug 13, 2009 12:59pm]

Today is 4 wks since my last treatment (#6) which happened every 3 wks for past 18 wks. So it has been nice to have 2 Thursday's FREE & CLEAR and not to have to anticipate the darkness coming the following 1-2wks. Now, everything can only get better.

We have been brought thru the hard part of this journey with the help of God, everyone's prayers, love & support, now, sunny days are ahead & I know He will give us the strength & courage as we move forward. All we can do is praise Him as He has brought us very close to the breaking point but not over the edge and He readies us to travel on the next high road of life.

Ps 66:12 We went through fire & water, but You brought us to a place of abundance.

9 wks out [Posted Sep 18, 2009 2:16pm]

It's been 9 wks since my last treatment. Recovery is going slower than Dick & I like which is somewhat frustrating. I was asked recently where I thought I was. I think physically I'm at 10-20% & mentally about 50% of normal. I also understand that there may be a new normal.

I am still on the journey. Thank you for your thoughts, prayers & support.

Just finished reading Martin L. Kings 1957 speech "A New Nation" which is the basis of my analogy

To become free from cancer (or anything), we need to look back at the process (suffering thru freedom) of the Israelites -- the chemo is like the Egyptians, now I am going thru the desert, looking for the Promised Land of normality.

May you be blessed & always have hopes & dreams.

A Few Notes

Dear friends Mary and Dick,

You are being tested beyond all measure. The couple who struggled to understand the goodness of a God who would allow a calf to die or crops to wilt in the field, have become mighty warriors of faith who trust in Him come what may. Our father God must be so proud of you, his precious children, his trophies. We love you and continue to pray for you through this time. I love what you said: God has shown his love, strength, compassion, and healing powers--we will prevail. YES, you will and God will be glorified by it.

Love, Linda

Dear Mr. & Mrs. Lund,

What a journey this has been! I am glad to hear you made it through the confrontation with the "Giant Hornet". Mr. Lund, I can only imagine the fear and adrenaline rush you got when you found Mrs. Lund on the floor. Bless your heart--I applaud you for holding it together and helping her get through it.

Mrs. Lund, you continue to amaze me with your perseverance through some difficult times. You have passed beyond the halfway point--May that bring you some hope and encouragement to see all that you have overcome!

Tomorrow I am running in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. I'll be running for you, Mrs. Lund--running to celebrate your spirit of strength in the face of many trials. I also run for hope because I know there will be brighter days ahead for you. Just know that there will be a sea of pink out there fighting for this cause and for you.

I think of you both often. Hope this latest treatment behaves. Never hesitate to give a holler if either of you need anything!

Much love and prayers, Abby Butts

Hi, Mary.

Keep on hanging in there. Your resilience is remarkable. Thanks for promoting the life saving message of early detection that we of Beyond Boobs, Inc. are trying so desperately to get out there to women. I have felt one of those devices at Curves here in Williamsburg, and it really does help - even though I can't use it myself since I no longer have any breasts to check. Keep on hanging in there, and thanks for the updates.

Love ya!! Mary Beth

Mary,

My heart is with you, friend. Wow--look how far you have come! All those baby steps eventually add up...Painfully slow at times, but you are getting there! I'm excited for some of the joys that await you (like being able to taste food again.).

Dick,

Thank you for your unending love and devotion to Mary. Thank you for caring for her and being there day in and day out. It is not easy to see your loved one go through hardship, and I hope that you, too, will continue to be sustained.

My prayers and love continue to be with you. Can't wait to celebrate you!!! Love, Abby

A wise person once told me that God only gives us what he knows we can handle. Faith, love and strength to you and your family. ~Susan

Love always, from your friends -

Abby Butts; Adrienne Miller; Ami Punatar; Amy Patton; Andrea Mendieta; Ann Knight; Barbara Baker; Barbara Batchelder; Barbara Grimes; Ben Sterling; Betsy Page; Blair Warren; Brent Epperson; Carol Thompson; Carol Willis; Catherine Tung; Cheryl Johnson; Cindy Bondurant; Dan Lynch; Dave Hayes; Debby Ruffin; Dick Lund; Donna Hollin; Erik Scheer; Gina Barker; Graham Hollenbeck; Heather Henderson; Jaclyn Durant; Jan Wicks Fiske; Jane Choe; Jared Warren; Jason Lund; Jason Peel; Jeffrey Lund; Jenna Fowler; Jennifer Tucker; Jenny Brueckner; Jenny Van; Jenny Woollett; Judith Dawson; Kate Evers; Kathleen Mcelroy; Kathy Ruoff; Kay Wrenn; Kaye Lewis; Kristina Hopper; Ky Hasaka; Lacey Hanson; Lalala Mon; Laura Schneider; Linda Irvin; Linda Settles; Liza Mosca; Lizette Pirtle; Mark Allen; Mary Beth Gibson; Mary Lund; Mary Peel; Mary Smith; Molly Cousins; Monica Comparetta; Nataly Mautino; Natasha Hanvey; Ngoc Vu; Nick Cohron; Patrice Robinson; Patrick Griffin; Phil Spradlin; Rachel K; Rd Brummett; Robby Wright; Robert Batchelder; Robert Kantmann; Robin Smith; Ron Beverly; Sarah Likins; Sarith Ruiz; Shirley Quinn; Stephanie Lin; Stephanie Sharer; Steve Mcilvaine; Steve Thomas; Susan Baracco; Susan Myers; Susan Scotts; Terry Gross; Theresa Hesch; Tim Geisland; Tobey Thurston; Tracy Sterling; Vincenza Castello; Virgil Hollender; Winston Bersch; Yun Lee

Along similar lines, we have been so brainwashed by our world with a feeling of entitlement, independence (maybe American independence is actually ripping us from what we need the most, dependence on the body of Christ), and arrogance that we don’t even realize it.  The Evil one has worked against the goodness in society for generations to where we see tendencies that move us away from God as actual traits that are godly.  We are so deceived.  “It’s natural, there are good reasons for this mentality, and it’s necessary to exist in this society” – I agree with all of these.  However, in the parable of the unmerciful servant, there is a king who forgives a servant, then a servant who doesn’t forgive.  Moral of the story – forgive when forgiven.  But, Rob Bell goes a step further and points out that maybe it’s not as simple as do X, but it’s a complete perception and society issue. Maybe our world and how it works may be against the God who created us and His design.  Take a gander for yourself.

Sermon: http://www.marshill.org/cart/download/062109.mp3

Scripture: Matt 18:21-35; http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matt%2018:21-35;&version=31;

“If I stick with the accounting system, this guy is never going to pay me back.” ~ kings thoughts.

Somebody has to pay the debt.  The king pays the price, bears the cost, and dies to the system so that the servant may have a new life. [Sound something like Jesus?]

Forgiveness costs somebody.  When we decide to get revenge, we are essentially saying, “I’m not paying for this one.”

What if I chose to pay the cost when somebody sins against me?  What if I chose to say, “I’m not going to keep track of all of the wrongs or rights.”  What if I didn’t view the world as if there are scales with good on one side and evil on the other?  What if I saw the beauty of truth for what it really is – the face of God.

Follow this up with a few songs.

Passion - One Pure And Holy Passion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I17edLkBDCo

Give me one pure and holy passion
Give me one magnificent obsession
Give me one glorious ambition for my life
To know and follow hard after You

Dizmas - Redemption Passion Glory: Лаптоп Магазин лаптопhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5zMdWgDYAE

This is redemption,
that you would die for me
And this is salvation,
that you would live in me
This is rejection,
that they would all hate me
And this is submission
that I would live holy

Hillsong - In Your Freedom: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLJctSXX-fA

In Your freedom I will live
I offer devotion, I offer devotion

Setup your sandbox
I first created a sandbox by downloading a Fedora 10 virtual appliance (http://www.thoughtpolice.co.uk/vmware/#fedora10).  I then setup the Bugzilla environment with a simple command (see https://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:Linux_Distro_Installation).

yum install bugzilla httpd mysql-server phpmyadmin perl-CPAN

Now, if you want to get all of the basic add-ons, grab them by first running: /usr/share/bugzilla/checksetup.pl

Follow the instructions there to make sure you have all of the addons configured and database setup properly (e.g. /usr/bin/perl install-module.pl --all).

Start your servers: /etc/init.d/httpd start; /etc/init.d/mysqld start

Congrats.  Go to your server and make sure things are looking good (e.g. http://localhost).

Configuration Settings

Go ahead and configure Bugzilla parameters.  You will need to enable aliases and bug moving (for importing).  The aliases are only going to be used since I want to know the old bug # from the previous system.

Since that doesn't install the latest version of Bugzilla, download the latest and overwrite the install /usr/share/bugzilla (latest stable release: http://www.bugzilla.org/download/#stable).  After downloading, run a command like:
tar xzvf bugzilla-3.2.2.tar.gz
/bin/cp -arf bugzilla-3.2.2./* /usr/share/bugzilla/


I'm going to wait on the actual upgrade of the DB until after the migration since the new version of Bugzilla has additional security features and I'm not sure if I'll end up breaking some references between tables based on my import.  But, I wanted to have the latest version of importxml.pl since that has some updates for importing bugs.

Export the data to XML following the Bugzilla DTD

I exported from MS Access using the attached code.  Remember, you will need to install the MS DAO into your references (Tools >> References) when in the module editor.  Of course, you'll have to modify your queries to produce the proper data for your custom system, but this should get well on your way.

Bugzilla XML export from MS Access utilizing VBScript: bugzilla-xml-export-from-ms-access-utilizing-vbscript.

Getting the data imported

Now, here is the tedious part.  You need to first have a bunch of data setup within Bugzilla so that the migration can go smoothly.  Otherwise, you'll end up with a bunch of bugs in there that have no useful project, version, status, priority, severity, owner, etc.  You need to get all of this data and setup Bugzilla.  I recommend that you run some SELECT DISTINCT statements on your main data output query from MS Access to determine the other data you need to setup prior to import.

From those SELECT DISNTINCT statements, you can fill out this spreadsheet that I put together to manage the queries required to get the rest of the data setup.

Bugzilla setup SQL statements: Bugzilla Migration SQL.xls

Run the SQL statements using phpMyAdmin (http://localhost/phpMyAdmin).

Since, I don't like Bugzilla's severities, overwrite their severity table with the values I like (Bugzilla SQL status table overwrite).

You'll need to define a default owner, product, component, etc.  Be sure do that the in administration parameters.

Before attempting to import into Bugzilla, I suggest that you take a DB snapshot so that when things don't go well, you can easily get back to this initial state, add the missing data, and re-try the import.  Go to phpMyAdmin and do an 'Export."  Make sure that you 'disable foreign key checks' and include the 'drop table' statements.

Now attempt to import the XML file by using a command similar to the one below:

/usr/share/bugzilla/importxml.pl -v ~/bugzilla_migration.xml > ~/bugzilla_migration.log

Now check the ~/ bugzilla_migration.log for errors.  Look out for times when it says that it can't locate the product, version, component, QAContact, status, priority, severity, etc.  Ignore errors with #PCDATA in them.

If you have errors to deal with, work through them by first restoring the bugs DB in phpMyAdmin.  Then add the proper lines into the Bugzilla excel spreadsheet and use the commands to add the missing values Bugzilla needed.  Re-import the file using the same commend.  Repeat this process each time until you only see #PCDATA errors in the file.

Congrats, you now have the data in Bugzilla.  Now, we'll need to do some cleanup.

update longdescs set thetext = replace(thetext ,'at http://10.31.217.134/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?','in Legacy System with ');
update bugs_fulltext set comments = replace(comments,'at http://10.31.217.134/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?','in Legacy System with ');
update bugs_fulltext set comments_noprivate = replace(comments_noprivate,'at http://10.31.217.134/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?','in Legacy System with ');
update longdescs set thetext = replace(thetext ,'Unknown bug field "#PCDATA" encountered while moving bug\n   <#PCDATA></#PCDATA>\n','');
update bugs_fulltext set comments = replace(comments,'Unknown bug field "#PCDATA" encountered while moving bug\n   <#PCDATA></#PCDATA>\n','');
update bugs_fulltext set comments_noprivate = replace(comments_noprivate,'Unknown bug field "#PCDATA" encountered while moving bug\n   <#PCDATA></#PCDATA>\n','');
update longdescs as ut set thetext = replace(thetext ,'This bug was previously known as _bug_', CONCAT('This bug was known as bug ',IFNULL((select alias from bugs where bug_id = ut.bug_id),''), '.\nThis bug was #'));
update bugs_fulltext as ut set comments = replace(comments, 'This bug was previously known as _bug_', CONCAT('This bug was known as bug ',IFNULL((select alias from bugs where bug_id = ut.bug_id),''), '.\nThis bug was #'));
update bugs_fulltext  as ut set comments_noprivate = replace(comments_noprivate, 'This bug was previously known as _bug_', CONCAT('This bug was known as bug ',IFNULL((select alias from bugs where bug_id = ut.bug_id),''), '.\nThis bug was #'));

Final Bugzilla Setup

We need to do the final DB upgrade to Bugzilla 3.2.2.  So, run the following command: /usr/share/bugzilla/checksetup.pl

Now, log into Bugzilla and make sure that everything is looking good.  You probably want to run the Sanity Check and finish setting up all of the parameters.  Finally, you probably want to disable bug aliases and bug moving (unless you need them for another reason)

Custom fields in Bugzilla

There is one final thing that is very useful for my project.  It is custom multiple select fields.  I'm not sure why the Bugzilla team hasn't incorporated these fields into the search filter, so we'll have to tweak some of the Bugzilla code.

I've based the two attached files on this posting: http://www.nabble.com/Adding-Custom-Field-drop-downs-to-Advanced-Search-Page-td16304546.html#a19165732.

Files: Bugzilla modified query.cgi, Bugzilla modified formhtml.tmpl

If you are using Bugzilla 3.2.2, you can probably just overwrite the files with what I have here.  Please see the above for where to put the files.

After doing this, you'll need to re-compile your templates by executing checksetup.pl again.  Now, you'll be able to report and search by your custom fields multiple select fields.

/usr/share/bugzilla/checksetup.Bugzilla SQL status table overwritepl

Congrats, I hope this was helpful.  Now you'll need to finish customizing Bugzilla.

Well, after looking at my schedule for a busier week, I was spending 3-5 hours at Church or doing church-related activities for six days out of the week.  What a dedicated Christian huh?  Well, not so much when a friend asks that I spend some time with him.  What comes out of my mouth; “I'm sorry, I'm busy tonight, and tomorrow, and ...”

It is a very sad and pathetic day when I have to tell a good friend that I can't care for him/her because I'm too busy being a Christian.  As I think about it, I am appalled, angered, enraged at the hypocrisy that comes out of my life.  I'm just thinking of the scenarios.  I rationalize within myself such things as these:
I'm sorry poor person, I'm too busy working and making money to give to charities to help the poor.
I'm sorry friend in need, I'm too busy doing the work of God to take time to help you on your way.
I'm sorry God, I'm too busy feeding the homeless to pray or read your word.
I'm sorry God, I'm too busy making money to help those in need for me to live a life of integrity at work.
I'm sorry friend, family member, co-worker, or neighbor, I'm too busy going to Bible study to share the love of Christ with you.
I'm sorry, I can't help you financially because I've given all my money to ministries to help you.

Who am I to think I am somehow better than the Pharisees that Jesus so harshly rebuked?  It angers me even more that this inconsistency has crept into my life.  I am the person who has given the house I am in and responsible for the name, “The Embassy.”  This name signifies that I am an ambassador for Christ here in the DC area.  Did Jesus waste his time doing religious and good church things?  Of course not, Jesus spent his time caring for those he loved and obeying everything the Father directed him to do.

I must remember that obedience is always better than sacrifice.  Jesus so clearly laid out how to live my life.  Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and  love your neighbor as yourself.  How can I pass the opportunity to obey God and show Christ's love to those around me with the pathetic excuse that I am too busy doing good religious stuff.

The People / Purpose:

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There is still room available;please contact me to setup a time to see the place and meet the guys.You can move-in as soon as the lease is signed; so whateverfits your schedule.

Description:

Thehome is spacious 2-story, 6 Bedroom, 2 bathroom rambler in NorthArlington close to 7 Corners.The house is 2 miles from the Ballston Metro Station (by road or bikepath). There are metrobus stops across the street to bring you directly to Rosslyn. Plenty ofstreet parking with a two-car driveway.

Thecommon rooms will be shared amongall. There is a very spacious dining/living area and a kitchen with allbrand-new appliances. Thelower level contains storage space with washer, dryer andfridge and den. There is plenty ofroom inthe backyard for grilling and other social activities.

Location:

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Bluemont Park is 1/4 mile away (3-5 min walk) with tennis courts,covered tables, softball fields, and other open areas.
7-Corners just a couple minute drive (3-5 min walk) away with plenty ofshops (Target,Safeway, and many others).
Onto Rt 50 in seconds; a couple minutes to 66, less than 20 minutesinto DC and Tysons Corner.

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Getting There

Tuesday, I left work early to go to my dentist appointment where I found out that I will need to have at least two wisdom teeth removed. I can't wait to get that taken care of – apparently, half of one of my wisdom tooth is rotted out. The dentist said I should be in a lot of pain, but it only hurts mildly occasionally.

I then went out with my realtor to look at few houses. I saw two houses that weren't that suitable for me and then found one that was exactly what I was looking for (5501 36th St N). I spent quite some time looking it over and talking about with my realtor. Finally, I had to leave to make my flight to San Francisco. I got on the road, hit some traffic, but eventually made it to the airport about an hour before departure. I then had to park my car, get a bus to the airport, check-in, go through the security checkpoint, ride the stupid Dullas cars to the terminal and fun onto the plane. They took my carry-on from me, but I made it on the plan. Before I was able to get into my seat the final call was made saying that the door was closing and we would be taxing momentarily. I think I cut things too close sometimes.

We landed; I got my rental car and made my way to my hotel about 45 min drive south of SF. Then I was on the phone with my realtor talking about how to write up a contact and make an offer on a house. We talked for quite some time until we needed some sleep, I got up around 6AM to talk more and get the contract finalized. Around 9 AM West Coast time the contract was complete and I got into class a little late. I found out later that day that there were 10 offers in on the house and my offer wasn't going to make the cut.

Class

Class wasn't very eventful for the three days. I believe I was the only person there that had some background on testing and the products. I was able to ask useful questions and to get some additional resources from the instructor for later use.

Thursday

Thursday I managed to meet a local girl from the area, Gemma. I met her and some of her friends for pizza and beer and then we went to Palo Alto to check out a few bars there. The little plaza centers over here are laid out quite nicely. It was good to get to talk to somebody who grew up in the area to show me around. I learned how to play shuffleboard. Turns out, I'm not terrible. I beat Gemma pretty bad on the first game, while she beat me the second game. We walked past the bar my co-workers went to that night which was incredibly crowded (I think because they were having specials on 60 oz margaritas).

Friday

Friday, I got out of class early and took to a scenic drive along the coast on route 1. I can't imagine driving a manual car around here. There are so many hills, twists and turns, and stop signs. The drive along the coast was very pretty. I would be up on cliffs overlooking the water then down along the beach. At the top of some cliffs, I could look into the valleys to my right and the water on my left, which just makes you think of how magnificent God's creation is.

I made it into the city and drove around trying to get a feel for where things were and thinking about what I wanted to do. I finally found a place to park along the north shore to park. I then changed in the car and put on an additional layer, because the constant wind made it chilly out. I got to walk around Pier 39 and along most of the other piers on the north shore. I walked until I couldn't go much further and turned around. I got to see the bushman on my way back and I had the famous clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl. I made my way back to my car to get lost, figure out where I needed to be, and find a place for dinner. I met Gemma at this tapas place for dinner, which was quite a bit of fun. I must say that even though I knew that SF was friendly to gays, I was caught a little off guard by how many gay couples I saw. I guess I'm just not used to it in DC or UVa.

After dinner, I thought it would be fun to see some more of the city at night. We drove around a bit getting lost and the like, but eventually made it to the crooked Lombard St. I don't really get the point of the street other than to be a tourist attraction and to cause stupid people who drive SUVs to turn over their gas-guzzlers. After that, we made it up to Coit Tower, a monument that overlooks the city, quite beautiful at night. There were a lot of people there for being after midnight. Gemma and I sat on the ledge (a little scary for me) just talking for a while just looking out over the many empty streets.

Saturday

The next day I was up bright and early, ready to experience a bit of northern and southern SF. I wanted to see the redwoods, the wine country, and bridge Friday. So that is where we started. Gemma and I headed over the Golden Gate Bridge around 9 AM after a simple (and cheap) breakfast at a small diner. The bridge wasn't as exciting as I was hoping. I was thinking it would be some amazing engineering feat, but it wasn't very long or otherwise as big as I imagined. I followed signs for Muir Woods at the recommendation of my instructor. After a lot of twists and turns down small roads over many hills and into and out of valleys, we made it to the park. There was an entrance fee of $3/person to go into the park, and then they said they were only going to give us one brochure because we came together. Then on top of that, they wanted another $5 for a little map of the paths through the forest/park. So, we just wandered around looking up at those magnificent trees. They are so large and so tall, nothing like we have on the east coast. I didn't see the tree that apparently you can drive through, though. After a little time there, it was time to get on the road to make it to Sonoma Valley for wine tasting – just like on Sideways (which they played on the flight to SF.

I found a visitors center on the way into Napa and Sonoma valley. Again, they were charging $2 for this basic map of the wineries in the area and $7 for a map that was actually useful. I bought the $2 map because it had enough information for somebody that didn't know anything about wine. We made it to our first winery where we could have some Merlot and Chardonnay. I remembered my wine tasting class from UVa and tried to look sophisticated by swirling the wine, smelling it, then taking a small taste and making some random comment about dryness, tannin, acidity, fruit flavors, or sweetness. After a short time there, we were on to our second winery. This one charged a solid $5 for a taste of four wines. Well, even though I'm a cheapskate, I paid the money because that was the reason I was there – to taste wine. Again, I tried some wines and verified that I'm not so much a fan of red/dry wines. I was thinking that I probably preferred dessert wines. So, we tried this wine that was mixed with Brandi. It was sweet, but also carried a bit of a hard-liquor kick. It was definitely something I wouldn't consider as a wine but probably more of schnapps like I tried in Europe.

We went to one other winery where it was $5 for a tasting but we could taste as many wines as they had available for tasting. So, we pretty much tried them all. The person that was pouring the wine was very friendly and told us to stop by this other winery to try some other dessert wines in the area. After leaving this winery, we stopped for lunch at an Irish pub. I was getting fairly tired, so I took a few minutes out to lay in the grass, but the wind didn't make that as pleasant as I was hoping. The constant wind was beginning to annoy me.

Finally, we made our way to the winery the last person recommended (after getting lost) which happened to be on the way back to SF. The last winery was a lot of fun because it was setup for tours and other occasions (like weddings, etc). A tour bus happened to be arriving just then, so we pretended to be part of the group, grabbed a few glasses of wine, and walked around the winery (which had a couple pens of birds on display, a couple ponds, lots of flowers). We waited until the line to taste wine died down a little before trying another half dozen wines. Gemma ended up buying a bottle of wine, while I just had a good time tasting. I bus was blocking in my car, so we went to lie in the sun for a little while. I found a place where the trees seemed to block most of the wind and I could actually feel some of the warmth of the sun.

Back on the road again to SF. I made back the rest of the way without getting lost, paid the $5 to cross back over the Golden Gate bridge into SF. Gemma invited me to hang out with her and her friends in San Jose for karaoke night. I thought that would be fun considered I have only done karaoke at SA school. So, I met a bunch of her friends and was eager to sing Love Shack, You've Lost that Loving Feeling, or Time (Pink Floyd), but I guess everybody that was at the bar really wanted to sing and it got late before I could get up and sing anything with anybody.

Sunday

Sunday was another event-filled day. I met up with Jessica and Kitty also whom I had never met before, but Jessica was part of Chi Alpha at UVa and was a first year when I was a fourth year. We headed to the 10 AM church service and then into SF. We made our way back to the north shore and walked along the piers to head to this amazing seafood restaurant. I had some tuna (done very rare) which was quite amazing. Kitty then picked up the tab (which wasn't cheap) even though I offered because the both of them were so hospitable. We then wanted to Ghirardelli Square where I imagine many girls would love to be because there are chocolate and other apparently amazing deserts. I wasn't so impressed so we walked back to the car and headed to the baseball stadium. Kitty is a huge baseball fan. We were able to watch a bit of the game from the free viewing section. Kitty was all into the game, and starting talking baseball with some older man standing near her. Jessica and I walked around a bit because I wasn't so interested in the game. Eventually, Kitty was ready to roll and we made our way back to the car. Some person was driving out of parking spot when we were walking through and made an offensive comment about Asians. I was amazed; some people are just jerks for no reason. I figured it would be appropriate for me to punch him in the face, but that isn't really my way of handling situations.

After the stadium, it was time to drive a ways south to Stanford because Kitty and Jessica had decided that I had already seen all the SF attractions the previous couple days. We stopped by the Stanford mall where Jessica bought some cooking stuff because she wants to focus on perfecting her tart-making abilities. Kitty, Jessica, and I walked around Stanford. Jessica and I decided that UVa was much better than Stanford. We couldn't even get into any of the buildings to check things out – Honor System represent.

Kitty and Jessica then wanted to stop by a friend's place where Jessica lived for a while. This older couple were almost finished remodeling most of their home (the day we stopped in for a surprise visit was their first night that they had spent in the house). These people had done a very nice job with the new design of the house. It was quite impressive and they were very funny people with a very pleasant demeanor. They were very excited to show us around the entire house talking about the renovations and the like. The wife was a talker and it took us a while to finally make it out, but I wasn't in a hurry; I enjoy people that are excited about what they are talking about.

As we were making it back into the city, I was of course getting quite hungry. Kitty made some phone calls and found an Indonesian place that we could go to. We managed to get lost a bit, but we eventually made it to the restaurant. Jessica did all the ordering because she is the culinary expert. Jessica and Kitty thought it was funny that they were ordering food in their native language to a white person. The food arrived after a little while, and was quite good. Kitty picked up the tab again even though I wanted to as a thank you for their hospitality and fun. I must say that American food really doesn't cut it when put against some solid Asian food.

Back Home

I was exhausted at this point and wanted to get some sleep. Kitty happens to work at this very nice hotel in downtown SF and she had already made a reservation for me to stay there for the night. It cost $50, but is normally several hundred a night. I took a long relaxing shower and slept very well on my king bed 31 floors up. I woke up before my wake-up call and alarm (as usual) and got packed-up and checked out. I found a McDonalds on the way to the subway system. I headed to the airport earlier than I wanted, but that turned out to be crucial.

As I was getting off the train to head into the airport, I looked at my flight itinerary to notice that my flight was for Tuesday! I should have realized this earlier, because I had to check out of my hotel a day earlier than I made the original reservation for and I had booked the rental car for a day longer than I intended. So, I wasn't too worried, but just realizing that I am an idiot, but I do blame the blunder on SAP. The calendar that they show us is weird because I think it starts the weeks on Monday rather than Sunday, like every other calendar in the world!

I waited in the long line to get to an actual clerk person and told them I wanted to switch my flight to the one leaving in one hour. She said that I would have to go stand-by but that I would be able to get on the flight for an extra $100. Well, I didn't want to stay in SF for another say and have to take a day off of work, so it was a done deal. I was then selected to have the pleasure of going through the rigorous screening process because I was stand-by. After they went though everything I had (even flipping through my notebooks) I was on my way to the terminal. I walked up to the counter and the attendant said that I was already approved to fly on the flight. Perfect I thought. The plane had just started boarding.

Conclusion

I had am amazing time in SF even though there was little sleep for me, but it was fun because I got to be a part of the lives of some of the locals. I was able to go to restaurants that were off the beaten path, meet and talk to the people to understand their lifestyle, and just meet new people in general. I don't know how much I would like to live there because I personally don't think the houses are that pretty (there are no brick houses), and the hills are kind of fun, but still I think a bit annoying. The roads are much more organized (I imagine because there isn't as many constraints from prior roads and buildings simply because the cities aren't as old).

Day 2

Saturday morning started fairly early because it was hard to sleep in late on a hard floor in a room with no AC.  I was up and on Mike’s computer looking up Broadway shows, times, and discounts until the others were up.  We all showered and headed down to Time Square.  Mike suggested we go see Rent because he thought it was very good and it had been running for a very long time.  After checking out some theaters and noting that many of them did not have student-rush on the weekends, we made it to Rent were we each signed up in the lottery for $20 tickets.  After a little while of waiting around the lottery started; by the time the lottery calls were finished all of us had our names drawn.  We purchased front row seats for $20.
It was around noon at this time and we hadn’t had a decent meal for the day.  So Phil and I thought we would walk around a bit and find some food.  We settled on an Indian restaurant and had a decent lunch.  We then wanted to see if we could find Central Park.  We walked for a bit pursing areas where we saw trees.  We thought if there were trees in the middle of a big city like this, it must be a park.  As it turns out that isn’t always the case.  After we spent a while looking for Central Park (without looking at a map) we had to give up the search to make it back to see the show.  We arrived back at the theater and found our second row center seats and sat down to enjoy the show.
Rent was very good, although I don’t have anything to compare it with.  I was impressed by the acting and singing and the degree that it help my attention.  The plot consisted of bums living in an abandoned building living an impoverished attempting to keep their dwelling place.  AIDS was a major part of the plot as two deaths were brought about by this disease.  The main characters were gay or lesbian or had AIDS.  At first I found this to be somewhat disturbing, but then I realized that there are probably people that do live this lifestyle in environments like this who face issues brought up in the play everyday.
After the showing of Rent, Phil and I thought we should check out Central Park.  We headed back to where we thought Central Park was.  This time we checked out the map and found it just where it was supposed to be.  We walked through the park and then felt it was appropriate to give our next hostesses a call.  After calling, we determined that we should meet them at their place then find some food.  Phil and I took the metro to where we thought she lived.  But while Phil was on the phone with him he neglected to remember which street she lived on and I made a random guess as to the street.  Turns out we got off the metro nine blocks early.  After a little confusion we made our way up the street to the apartment.  Phil and I thought it would be nice to shed our backpacks before heading out for some food.  Soon enough we were back on the street looking for a restaurant for dinner.  I spotted a Japanese sushi place which excited me.  I learned earlier that Phil had never had sushi before, so I thought this would be a great opportunity.  Also, it would give us diversity in our meals since our other meals had been of Italian and Indian origin.  This place had the little plates of sushi going around allowing each person to choose which type of food to eat.  I thought it was great getting to eat a good variety of good sushi.  As it turns out Phil actually liked the sushi even though he was pretty scared at first.
After the wonderful dinner we felt it appropriate to walk around a bit and then look for a decent bar.  We walked into several bars along the street asking about specials because myself and Phil were trying to make this trip has fun and cheap as possible.  Finally we found a decent bar with cheap beers.  There was live country music downstairs but we headed upstairs to find several couches and chairs to hang out in.  We spent the rest of the night hanging out up there eating peanuts and chatting about whatever.  I had the pleasure of sleeping in a bed while Phil took the separate room with a couch.  What nice accommodations compared to our previous night where we spent it sleeping on the floor.

Day 3
I woke up bright and early because that is what I do when I’m not sleeping in my own bed.  Soon after everybody else was awake and it was time for breakfast.  Much to my surprise we were offered French toast.  I was very happy with this, because hot breakfast is something I always enjoy, especially French toast.  After a nice breakfast, Phil and I thanked the girls for allowing us to stay with them for the night.
We thought it would be good to see Chinatown today as it was the 4th of July.  We made it to Chinatown and were immediately lost.  We knew there was supposed to be a parade and a lot of celebrations somewhere, but Chinatown was larger than we thought.  After walking for quite some time and asking a few people about it, we saw a crowd of people and thought we should see what was going on.  To our luck we found the shows and parade.  First we watched a the traditional Chinese dragon dancing before we made our way to some dancing girls and then to a “ti kwan do” showing.  After these performances it was time for the parade.  This consisted of each of these groups of people and a few other seemingly important people walking down the block they were performing.  After this there were going to be a few more shows by these groups throughout the day.  I was getting hungry and I thought it only appropriate to eat as the Chinese when in Chinatown.  So I made it a point to try “dim sun”.
We made our way into a place and sat down.  Phil and I had no clue what we were getting into.  They immediately came and started offering us stuff and we had no clue what anything was.  The people serving us spoke only enough English to say what the main component of the dish was if that.  I managed to get a large plate of clams along with some other somewhat “normal” food.  We were offered chicken feet and Phil thought it was chicken wings or something.  I don’t quite know why considering we were in the middle of Chinatown.  I ate my fill of various dishes that I have never ate before and left having no clue what I ate either.
After the wonderful meal, Phil and I headed to where we were going to meet Quan.  As it turns out we were going to meet her at Washington Park not too far from Chinatown and Little Italy.  We walked there and spent some time watching the performers.  We noticed that we saw the same two performers as the night before in another location.  We watched this performance again; it was slightly different, but the jokes were the same even though they used different names.  We then watched a magician do a performance for a much smaller crowd.  Quan and her posse showed up soon after.  We proceeded to walk around SOHO a bit spending some time various stores and the like.  After a while we knew we needed to head back so we could get ready for dinner and then for fireworks along the river.  The girls wanted to take showers and clean up before, while us guys just wanted to get some food then head down there.  So the girls cleaned up while we spent our time getting some pizza.
We immediately headed down a few blocks where we thought we would be able to get to the river to see the fireworks.  But when we made it closer to the river the cops had blocked off the entrance and said that there would be no way to make it to the river.  This was very disheartening because we were only a few minutes late.  Well we ran down the street several blocks until we found a way to get to the river.  We made our way up a bridge overlooking the river were we could see the fireworks.  After the fantastic fireworks show we headed to another friend’s apartment for a July 4th party.  We spent most of out time on the balcony before we headed up to the roof of the apartment building.  Quite amazing view of the city up that high in Manhattan. There were others up there getting quite wasted.
After a while of chilling on the room of the apartment building, several of has needed to hit up the bathroom.  We went to the bathroom and headed to the waterfront.  After walking several blocks we were stopped by police barricades telling us there was no way to get to the riverfront to see the fireworks.  After several attempts to get past then we ran down about three bocks to where the police were allowing people to reach the waterfront.  The fireworks were spectacular.  My favorite fireworks are the ones that spread incredibly large then slowly die out.  It just makes me grasp how big and open the sky is and just how awesome it is that we can use that space for firework shows.
After the firework show, it was time to head out to a local bar.  There was some beer left from the apartment party that one girl was carrying in a grocery bag.  She put it over her shoulder and walked past the bouncer into the bar.  Another guy that was with us, had a backpack on with only a shirt in it.  The bouncer checked that backpack our for several minutes.  Interesting how girls can just get away with things like this, yet guys are scrutinized.
We all sat down and after only a few minutes.  This girl approaches me and says that she has met me before.  I tell her I don’t think so.  I am sitting in the middle, between two guys at this point.  Phil, who was on the outside, decides to get up so she can sit down.  “Great”, I thought.  She sat down next to me and started telling me that she met me at an FSU football game.  Now I knew she was just totally making stuff up.  She insisted my name was Josh, even though I told her it was Jason.  I told her I have never been to FSU for anything in my life, yet she still wouldn’t give up.  She told me about how cool and rich her friends were and everything.  Since she wasn’t making any progress with me, she thought she would like me know that Josh was a great kisser.  And that I should prove that I am not Josh by making out with her.  Surprisingly, I didn’t jump at this idea, but politely declined.  At this point, she totally gave up and walked off.  I was amazed at how hard she was trying; I guess there are just some crazy girls out there.
After the escapades at the bar, I managed to get a decent night sleep in an uncomfortable cot while Phil slept on the floor (again).

Day 4
I was up early again because I was hungry (as usual).  The hotel provided free complimentary breakfast (bagels) which was nice.  Phil and I thanked our hosts for letting us crash in their hotel room before we headed off to do some NYC touristy stuff.
Today we just wanted to see the Statue of Liberty before we got back on the bus to DC.  We made our way to the Statue of Liberty and through the rigorous checkpoints.  We took our time walking around the statue and just simply relaxing taking in the scenery.  We took the fairly to the next stop on its trek to Elise Island.  We walked though the immigration museum and found it to be quite boring.  I was up for skipping it, but Phil thought we should see it since we were there.  After time spent at the museum, we took the ferry back to land where we proceeded to grab lunch with two other friends who were living in NYC.
Soon after lunch, our bus departed back for DC.  The trip was interesting because Phil managed to be sitting next to a woman who got sick during the trip, spilling her full soda all over the floor.  It was quite a mess and the smell wasn’t making it any better.  But Phil handled the situation in an expert fashion.  Finally, we made it off the metro and back into Arlington where we walked back to the house.  I hung out for a little while, then got in my car and headed back to Charlottesville.
The NYC trip was very exciting and fun.  It was always filled with something to do preventing the unneeded downtime.  We got to see many aspects of the city and see many friends.  All in all, it was a great trip without much wasted time.