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Just another Dad, Security Engineer, and guy trying to figure it out
Just another Dad, Security Engineer, and guy trying to figure it out
Another day, another jog. It’s Sunday, December 7th, 2025, and I’ve been thinking a lot about where I’m at—especially with my fitness and my projects.
I ate way too much recently, and it’s becoming clear (again) that my diet needs a serious reset. I know the formula: if I really want to get in shape, the diet has to change first. Jogging helps, but diet is the multiplier. So that’s on my list.
On the creative front, one of my friends pinged me about the card game we started building together. I’ve been on and off with it, but he’s motivated to get it off the ground, and honestly, I have everything I need—guides, materials, videos—to make real progress. I just need to sit down and put in the time. I’m planning to spend part of today watching the videos and pulling things together so I can get momentum back.
On the technical side, I’m working on upgrading my GitHub environment, but I’ve been hitting challenges while learning. I’ve been experimenting with Coolify and trying to set up a clean environment for my sites. One issue I’m seeing: domains and services not running properly. My suspicion is that when I used the WordPress template, Coolify expected certain preset environment variables, and since I removed the local database and switched to a remote one, those variables are missing. That might be why the service keeps failing.
My plan is to reset the configuration. The good news is that since the data is now on a remote database, everything should still be there. The real test will be bringing down the site that runs, spinning it back up, and seeing if everything reconnects correctly. If it works, great. If not… well, that means data loss, but I’m hoping for the best.
Overall, life is good. I just need to get outside more, work out more, jog more, and keep moving forward—one step at a time.