First pass at updated script.  removed all mail crap, restructured what work is done at any point so that most checks ar eonly performed if there were updates or if the kernel compiled.
Partal README.md update.  Includes basic (sketchy) information on setting up mail forwarding.  Need to find and link to a howto on setting up postfix to deal with comacst/other ISPs
Updates to README.md for new name and wider scope of this repo; an initial version of a backup script, still needs some refinement (especially around missed backups for non-daily backups)