2023 was a pretty good year for us. We were healthy most of the year, did a lot of walking/hiking and finally felt comfortable going back to the gym after an absence of over 3 years, trying to replace some body fat with muscle mass.

We travelled a fair amount. International destinations included Italy, Sicily, Malta, Cornwall/UK and Turkey. Domestic destinations included Savannah, Colorado Springs, St Augustine, Boston once, DC twice and Charlottesville twice.

Our immediate family continues to mature and prosper. Stephen and Tanja live near us in Central Florida. Matt and Stephanie are still in the DC area of Virginia and Danielle is in Central Virginia near the mountains. Leon is a teenager now and got taller than both of us this year. Julian is getting close to both of those milestones. Ben is 7 and Jack turned two in late December.

We are continuing at a reducing pace with our consulting activities, coordinating in-person events this year in Orlando in June and Bursa, Türkiye in November.

More detail of 2023 in the pages below.

John and Paula