So we have bid farewell to 2010 as we start the second decade in the new millennium. The year has started out exceptionally busy but there is a potential slowdown in the future. I hope to get back to some of my projects, including The MMO Times. I hope everyone is still subscribed.
I like to apply an adage often given to March to describe 2010; it came in like a lamb and went out like a lion. I know my memory isn’t the best but if I recall the first quarter of 2010 was relatively calm. There were some challenging projects as spring ended and summer began; and as the summer progressed the new projects were very interesting and, to be completely honest, they were fun. I added new technology, new languages and new accolades to my repertoire.
Then the fall came, and that is when things became extremely busy. I cannot remember the last time I had so much going on. There were several weeks when I was putting in quite a bit of overtime. There were times when development and business would clash, tempers and stress would increase and sleep would decrease. When winter arrived, tragedy struck. Grief and sorrow consumed the month of December and 2010 ended with pain in our hearts.
So 2011 begins the healing process and dwindling remorse as we all have to pick up the pieces of our shattered hearts and find a way to cope with loss. I have high hopes for 2011, despite its grim beginning, as I look forward to God’s greatest gift; Life.