"In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." –John 16:33

Day: April 1, 2025

Blog status update

I have not written a blog status update for a long time. On April 5, it will be this blogs 21st birthday. It is hard to image I have been staying with it for such a long time. I do not really think I am writing about much that is very serious these days, but I hope to get back to that some day soon. Just as a marker, I have compiled a few statistics on my posting. My goal, these days, is to write at least twenty posts per month and I have not been doing too bad except for about four years when I was studying for my PhD. We are going through interesting times right now–Lorena and I are just trying to get our feet back under us, but I plan to at least keep writing “how is the weather” kinds of post for the next bit until I can catch my breath and get back to the next big thing. There is always a next big thing, especially if you count dying as the last one. God willing, that is some years off for me, but in the meantime, I am going to look for one or two more big projects to keep myself out from under Lorena’s feet. Here are the stats:

4259total posts
199.7average posts per year
241median posts per year

Missing Tío Lynn

Our business partner and Lorena’s brother, Tío Lynn, had a birthday a few days back. We are very grateful to work with him. It is a little surreal for a gringo embedded in American high tech business culture to watch how things operate in Mexico. And it is not just Mexico, it is working class Mexico. Lynn has a law degree and is a practicing lawyer, but he grew up in a middle class neighborhood that bordered on a very much lower class neighborhood. He is burdened by an incredible work ethic and a soft heart coupled with intimate knowledge of how things operate in those rough neighborhoods. He has to deal with people not showing up, paying late, prevaricating, pilfering, and a plethora of other challenges both in his legal work and the construction work he does for our company. I honestly do not know how he does it, especially because in many, if not most, cases he is the last line of defense. He avoids one disaster after another, but with great joy and, I have to admit, style. I really miss being able to discuss the state of the world with him after work every night. It seems like I am operating in the dark a lot more when he is not around.

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