![Went to a coffee farm in Kula, HI. Coffee cherries before being picked and processed.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fqv2tj9uo%2Fproduction%2Fc359cbc1a8b8d3d1a52166f7d56ac3d0a4edce3e-724x1086.jpg%3Fw%3D270%26h%3D152%26fm%3Dwebp%26fit%3Dcrop%26crop%3Dentropy&w=640&q=75)
latest post
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Rebuilding the Homelab: Introducing JWS
I've got a new homelab setup. I affectionately call it JWS, or JSON's Web Services. What started as a single core i3 NUC running Ubuntu server in 2017 has become much, much more. Let's take a trip down memory lane and reflect on the beginnings of this journey.
posts & ideas
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Random thoughts on technology, education and leadership. Some life updates, announcements, some general info.
![Picture of notebook with the heading "Notes" taken by David Travis, downloaded from Unsplash](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fqv2tj9uo%2Fproduction%2F0e484b28109e07a04ece2580823a753e397f1e88-4608x3072.jpg%3Fw%3D540%26h%3D304%26fm%3Dwebp%26fit%3Dcrop%26crop%3Dentropy&w=1080&q=75)
Leanring and sharing tips on how to make things happen with code or even hardware
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Snippets, snacks, unstructured posts, random thoughts. seedlings. un(der)developed posts.
building & creating
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projects (6)
Past and present (un)finished projects
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gallery (4)
sharing what my eye sees in different contexts! (Lots of nature/landscape stuff)
random shots from the gallery
![Went to a coffee farm in Kula, HI. Coffee cherries before being picked and processed.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fqv2tj9uo%2Fproduction%2Fc359cbc1a8b8d3d1a52166f7d56ac3d0a4edce3e-724x1086.jpg%3Fw%3D270%26h%3D152%26fm%3Dwebp%26fit%3Dcrop%26crop%3Dentropy&w=640&q=75)
![More cacti in Jardim Botânico/Botanical Garden](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fqv2tj9uo%2Fproduction%2F5c508772bd5c721ae385c87f2a0a257939d82f35-768x1024.jpg%3Fw%3D270%26h%3D152%26fm%3Dwebp%26fit%3Dcrop%26crop%3Dentropy&w=640&q=75)
![Dinner @ Cachete Grill w/ L.A. Leggers](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fqv2tj9uo%2Fproduction%2F15d470c537c23ce939a683d17af5c7984c60713b-1024x768.jpg%3Fw%3D270%26h%3D152%26fm%3Dwebp%26fit%3Dcrop%26crop%3Dentropy&w=640&q=75)
![Grizzly Peak](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fqv2tj9uo%2Fproduction%2F263f87c19ca05d3b8364cb1b336a38be5c25bc52-1920x1440.jpg%3Fw%3D270%26h%3D152%26fm%3Dwebp%26fit%3Dcrop%26crop%3Dentropy&w=640&q=75)