I've noticed that my diet hasn't been the best in the last few weeks. I've been eating out a bit more than I would like. I hate to say but I've been busy building new things on the web, work projects, and life overall. I'm taking a well deserved holiday soon to a place special to me in Mexico. I've been thinking how I need to cleanse and detach myself from the US food culture. I want to stay away as far from chemicals and additives. Don't get me wrong these are found in all countries, especially in processed foods.

I'm excited to get some homemade food in Mexico. I'm excited for fresh ingredients from the farms and gardens in the village I am staying in. I feel that it's hard to know where your food is coming from when in the United States.

The goal is not to eat at any US-based chain fast food places or hamburgers, pizza - you know the common fast food culprits? This should be relatively easy because those are far away from the village I am staying in. Fast food has infiltrated even the most remote places. I want to indulge in so many authentic foods I don't get the chance to eat except when I am in Mexico. This is a change to reconnect with my roots, reform past relationships and find parts of me that United States culture has suppressed. Food is a good way to reconnect with lost parts of me. I will attach to good things and detach from bad things. At least for a while.

I'm sharing some news today. Well, I'm going to be sharing updates today and in the future! I'm starting a newsletter. I will be sending it out bi-monthly. I will be sending updates on my site and things happening in my world. I'm hoping for it to be a pretty straight forward newsletter. Things I will share:

Blog
My New Podcast (More details soon!)
Photography
IndieWeb
Software/Technology
Random thoughts!
Interesting articles I read.

If you have any suggestions or want to share your experiences on building a newsletter. If you have any, "I wish I knew when starting a newsletter" links or stories, please send them my way.

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My Hobby: Photography

June, 21^th2023 A photo of surfer dudes on the beach.

I remember when I was 10 years old and I got a Sony Cyber-shot point and shoot camera. I have always had an interest in taking pictures. I am one of those millennials who had a flip phone. For those who didn't have to live through this, flip phones did not have good cameras what's so ever. Phones were not all-in-one like today. So I had to bring my camera with me everywhere in my pocket or on my wrist all the time to get a good shot.

Photography has been a hobby of mine for a while. I've done it on and off throughout the years. It is a good outlet for me. It started with a point and shoot and eventually, I got nicer DSLR camera. I recently in the last two or three. years started with analog photography. Both, film photography and analog format videos. It's been fun crossing over different mediums. Photography makes me happy. I do my best to capture the moment and keep that moment alive. It is a capture of a moment of time. It's mind-blowing we can literally capture a moment and stare at it forever.

It is so much more meaningful to take it on a real camera, even if it is a simple point in shoot. It's a very intimate moment between what your capturing, the camera and most importantly - the person taking the shot.

I know I'm no where being any good. I just enjoy doing this hobby. I really got to meet some cool people in the photography world. I feel proud as a teacher to have inspired one of my students to really get himself to do more photography. He has amazing shots by one-thousands times.

There are so many moments I captures that I will forever cherish. Many moments I won't show the world but maybe some day I will. Who knows? Some things are better left not reaching light.

Below are just some of my photos. If you want to see what I have posted, go to my photography section of my site!

Me in 2010

Flying

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Location:: In an AIrplane
Activity:: Taking a selfie with my Sony Cyber-shot

Mexico

The first time I took my Sony Cyber-shoot internationally was summer of 2010 heading to Oaxaca, Mexico. I was so excited to take some great shots with a simple point and shoot. It was very memorable trip. I got to photograph my grandparents for the first time and document my trips to Mexico for the first time. So many colors everywhere. ¡Como me encanta! Everytime, I look at these photos, it triggers all the smells, sounds, and conversations. It makes me feel at home.

Flying

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Location:: Flying over the Gulf of Mexico
Destination:: Oaxaca, Mexico

Introduction

I'll keep this brief and just get my ideas on here.

I started blogging back in 2010. What I mean by that I would post every few years until 2014. Even then, I would sporadically post. Then I shutdown my blog. The next few years I would bring it back and post, then stop again. Those years were very tumultuous. Lot's happened through out the years when I did post.

I posted about the excitement of going to university, my travels domestically or internationally, or basic thoughts on something. Looking back at them, my writing was not good. When I wrote them, my main goal was to get my ideas out there, even if the grammar was horrendous. I'm still a work in progress. I guess I learned and still learning from this.

Why am I back?

I blog because I want to share my thoughts, which seems pretty obvious. The real reason I write is to find the person I've always wanted to become. For many years, I lost control of who I was. All that ambition, all those goals were pushed back. Truly, I want to learn how I can become more expressive with myself. I want to reconnect with myself. Blogging is only one piece of putting me back together.

I know I will make mistakes. I know I will push my limits. I just want to express myself. I will also proceed with caution.

Why I blog?

Technology - I love technology. I've been using a computer since I was a young kid. My first memory of a computer was walking into the school computer lab with colorful iMac G3s. I was in love it at that moment. I write tutorials on how to do this and that. I want to share my knowledge

I like helping others - I've read many blogs that helped me through different phases of my life. I hope to do the same. If I at least help one person, I am happy.

Find communities of people - I am happy to have joined the IndieWeb and different communities.

See my own growth - This is important. I want to see how I become as a person while I age. I have so many questions for my future self. My future self will write accordingly.

My own time capsule - I want to be able to see what I did from now to when I get older. It will be amazing to see how things changed in the world. I want to share with my loved ones my blog and to have them remember me.

This week I started using Docker (again). I have used it one or twice through out the years. My first time being in 2015. I was so opposed or timid in the use of using Docker. I was so used to doing things the "hard way" otherwise known as manual install. So My friend Mani, has been showing me his Kubernetes setup and talking about Docker. I thought it was pretty rad! Just the way things flowed and how easy it is to stop and start a container. This is something he has started for a while. I hope to become well versed in this.

This leads to what is mentioned in the title of this post. I am in the process of learning to understand containers, Kubernetes, miniKube, docker and how this all ties together. I'll start with Docker and learn Kubernetes side-by-side and hope to understand. The goal is to containerize all my websites and services to keep up with the times and become a better developer.

My first successful implementation of a docker container was, wait for it..... Can you guess what it is? If you guessed Vouch Proxy! You win an cookie 🍪! Hooray! For the record, not a browser cookie. Those are not tasty or pleasing.

It was pretty simple once I figured out how to run the commands to adjust to my needs. I used my existing configuration file for Vouch Proxy but with some redactions. So, if you are seeing this post, or signed into my website, vouch proxy is running on docker!

Next step is my website which runs on php and uses Datenstrom Yellow as the flat-file cms.

I am excited for this new phase of my developer life. I have so much to learn! Shout out to Mani for leading me in this direction.

Pablo Morales

Blog: 2023

Blog: 2023

A well deserve detachment of the US Food diet

My Hobby: Photography

My Hobby: Photography

Me in 2010

Flying

Mexico

Flying

BP Oil Spill 2010

Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca

Oaxaca, Oaxaca

South Korea

United States

San Francisco Pride

Ocean Beach

Why I Blog?

Introduction

Why am I back?

Why I blog?

Dockerizing my website and services

Blog: 2023

Blog: 2023

A well deserve detachment of the US Food diet

I'm Starting a Newsletter

My Hobby: Photography

Me in 2010

Flying

Mexico

Flying

BP Oil Spill 2010

Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca

Oaxaca, Oaxaca

South Korea

United States

San Francisco Pride

Ocean Beach

Why I Blog?

Introduction

Why am I back?

Why I blog?

Share my interests:

Dockerizing my website and services