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I enjoy writing to you every Friday, and I enjoy knowing that many of you look forward to these weekly missives. Generally speaking, I’d say we have a pretty good thing going. But -- and hear me out here -- could it be too good? To state it more bluntly, I sometimes worry that we’re maybe falling into a bit of a rut. Every week, I send out this email. Every week, you open it up. Sometimes you smile when you read it. Sometimes you even chuckle. Other times, you shake your head a little and sigh, “oh, Andrew,” in a loving but (if we’re being honest) somewhat patronizing way. This is all good. This is what we do. This is what we agreed to when we set out on this voyage together many years ago. But what would happen if the newsletter didn’t arrive in your inbox some Friday? Would we be okay? Can the strength of our relationship withstand a small hiccup in our routine? Or would that one, simple interruption set us on a downward spiral from which we never truly recover? This is what I want to put to the test. Next week, around this time, when you’d usually hear a small ping or feel a slight buzz in your pocket as this newsletter arrives in your inbox, you will feel nothing. You will hear nothing. It doesn’t mean I’m not thinking about you. Quite the opposite, in fact. I’ll probably be thinking of you more than ever. Because I, for one, have faith that our relationship can withstand this. But I need to know. And this is the only way to find out. As we run this experiment, though, there are two very important things that I really need to be clear about: First of all, the newsletter will be back the following Friday, April 3rd. Mark it on your calendar. Know it in your heart. And secondly, it’s even more important that you know that I’m not just taking next week off so that I can go on vacation to Hawaii. A skeptical part of you might be assuming that’s the case, but it’s simply not true. This isn’t about Maui or mai tais or whale watching or sun bathing or loco moco or spam musubi or Portuguese sausage or wandering around Kihei with a camera slung over my shoulder and Lana Del Rey in my headphones. This is about you and me and our future together. However you spend your extra time next week, I hope you enjoy it. Maybe you’ll use it to reflect a little about what we’ve built and what we’re continuing to build. Or maybe you won’t think of “us” at all -- and that’s fine too! The only thing I ask is that you don’t spend next Friday reading other people’s newsletters. Especially the StuBot’s. That would just hurt too much. So, until we chat again, have a great week you guys! I’m looking forward to catching up with you when I get back. -- Andrew PS -- Okay, this is a *little bit* about Portuguese sausage. But you knew that.
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