Whew. We made it through 2025. Good. Bad. Weird. That may be the summary of a year defined by politics, but behind the headlines were stories, public, personal, and private that progressed regardless of political posturing. The planet continues to warm. We continue to see more of the universe. Injustices are easier to see, yet remain hard to eradicate. Personal choice and personal frugality may be the best choice for action. Oh yeah, and artificial intelligence is spreading, learning, and being given more control. 2026? I suspect politicians and oligarchs will continue to fight amongst themselves. Time to review those personal emergency preparedness actions and plans.

Here’s the ten most popular posts so far on this blog since its beginning (November 2008).

• 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)
• Fresh Idea – Dockside Tidal Power (2016)
• MicroVision MVIS Valuation Shift (2021)
• HoloLens2 And MicroVision (2019)

That’s almost a copy/paste from last year. MVIS continues to rule, despite being a yearly poot performer. Someday. Someday. The new entrant is a favorite from 2016, an invention for generating electricity from tides that does not require putting anything new into the water. The interest in it is a bit of hope. Maybe someone is developing it. I’ve even restarted my research and may test something in 2026.

The list might be more intriguing if I removed the old MVIS posts; maybe after 2026. Surely MVIS will finally do something beyond existing.

Here’s the list of the ten most popular posts from 2025.

• Fresh Idea – Dockside Tidal Power (2016)
• For Want Of A Nut – A Zwilling Nut (2023)
• Loving Living Leaving A Tourist Town (2024)
• What Happened To WNDW (2023)
• A Bow To Drewslist (2012)
• Temporary Ten-Bagger – QBTS (2025)
• 7 Demons Of 7 Days – a guest post (2014)
• An Unfrugal Year (2025)
• Port Townsend Is Great And (2024)
• Boycott – February 2025 (2025)

There’s that Fresh Idea again. Some notes on frugality. Some commentary on politics and activism. Drewslist is as popular as ever, which is probably a sign that they haven’t extended their online presence so folks find my post instead. Alan Beckley’s guest post was a surprise. Cool. Moving from one tourist town to another was big news. And the biggest personal finance news for my personal finances was QBTS being a temporary ten-bagger, which at that time had risen from ~$1 to ~$10, and retreated to ~$8. Now, QBTS hit a high >$46, and is at ~$26. Nice, and very handy. (Come on MVIS, there’s a role model for you to follow.)

Conversations about 2026 seem to be concentrating on politics. Politics will continue to be obvious, but my guess is that AI will dominate the news soon; maybe in 2026, even more likely in 2027. Change is accelerating and I believe technology can change more rapidly and significantly than our society’s maturation.

Stay tuned. This isn’t going to be a dull year.