Where to begin? Change accelerated in 2023, and that included changes at the personal level. Sure, the world saw an acceleration in AI, climate change, societal unrest, and technological achievements. In my smaller world I recovered from one job, got another one, quit it because of another one, and had that one end because their industry can feel like it is ending. Forward-Looking Statements from CEOs, their version of ‘thoughts and prayers’, promised but didn’t deliver significant, quantifiable, positive results. Maybe that will happen in 2024. The year also saw the completion and marketing of my first sci-fi novel, my fundraiser book about tea, a ten-year photo essay of Whidbey Island – and the initiation of the sequel to my sci-fi novel, a screenplay about a spoiled teenager’s sudden maturation during the Age of Sail (1876), a ghost writing project, and a book revision. Because of all of the writing, I’m much more likely to launch a blog site specifically for writing. I’m also likely to launch a podcast soon. 2024 will be busy too, evidently.

And yet, the most popular posts to this blog during its lifetime so far remain those about MVIS in 2021. In 2023, the most popular posts were about my job journey, an entry to my new YouTube sub-channel about companies – and my old favorite, my invention for Dockside Tidal Power which actually generated some business-related email traffic.

Over this blog’s lifetime so far:

• Wither Or Whether MVIS (2020)
• One Confused ObamaCare Applicant (2013)
• Trust Your Self (2021)
• A Bow To Drewslist (2012)
• Valuing MVIS Looking Back And Forward (2021)
• An MVIS Rabbit Hole 20 Years Deep (2021)
• Micro Vision (2011)
• MicroVision MVIS Valuation Shift (2021)
• MicroVision Before And After (2016)
• HoloLens2 And MicroVision (2019)

But within 2023:

• GOEV – One Company One Story (2023)
• Stepping Towards Re-Retirement (2022)
• Tom Got A Job (2023)
• Fresh Idea – Dockside Tidal Power (2016)
• MVIS Pops 060923 Edition (2023)
• What Happened To WNDW (2023)
• Move From Whidbey Over 1700 (2023)
• Tom Got A New New Job (2023)
• 7 Demons Of 7 Days – a guest post (2014)
• Celebrating Solo Christmas (2023)

2024? I’m not guessing about the global stuff because the acceleration seems to be accelerating. The same is true in my life. Hold on. Wear goggles so you can keep your eyes open in the winds that will follow. And adapt, adapt, adapt.