On Christmas day last year, I wrote something about a dream I'd had, in which the website countdown clock had only a few days left before launch. That dream is now reality.

My immediate remaining job is to put the finishing touches on the text that goes into the website, and my wife's in charge of getting the technical-financial parts running; Benjamin, who has grown into a much closer associate than just a hired web-designer, is pushing to get as many things finished and ready as possible. I think he's also getting a little excited, which we appreciate. And, of course, God has the important job of making everything fall into place on time... I'd be quite happy if he acheived 95%.

The last of our start-up supplies are arriving almost daily, but there are still one or two main things that kind of give us the jitters. I know, I know... we've come all this way, and we'll keep moving along the rest of this journey as well. On my computer keyboard, I have a label from a bottle of Johnnie Walker whiskey. This reminds me everyday of their wonderful slogan: "keep walking".