Since this is my first post since before the first of the year, I thought I should start with a high level update. A couple of big efforts are coming to an end, God willing, before the end of this year. Hopefully that will give me more time to do things like write in this blog. I will start with a post on each of the following over the next week or so. I might disappear for a few days due to travel and finishing up the PhD work and house remodels, but that should not take much to complete.

  • The first draft of my dissertation has been submitted to my thesis advisor and a time and date has been set for my defense—June 8, 2023 at 10:00am. When that is complete, the expectation is that all I will have left are some changes to the dissertation which will leave me nothing left to do other then apply for and walk in the graduation ceremony and hooding on December 15.
  • The first house has been turned into a six unit apartment building which is in the process of being appraised before we put it onto the market. When the apartments are sold, my role in our little business down in Mexico will decrease a good bit because there will be resources to buy another place and remodel it without any input from me. That just leaves the finishing of our house higher on the mountain where we hope to live at least part of the year.
  • That leaves retirement. Right now, God willing, I hope not to have to retire for at least 2-3 more years. It is really rewarding work with good stress as opposed to the kind that makes one want to hide from the world, I am working with friends, and I can work from anywhere.