Databases and Deeds

Morning routine. SESIG face-to-face at Imagine Coffee. Databases and technical conversations. MFF Management Team meeting covering legal strategy and property maintenance. Pre-packing for New Zealand. Exercise session. Yoga. Hot tub. Formal Logic lecture.

Database conversations, family property strategy, and final New Zealand preparations

Events and activities that occurred on Tuesday, February 17, 2026

The SESIG gathering at Imagine Coffee drew Tom and Jim into a conversation that circled around databases, that perennial topic where theory meets the messy realities of storage and retrieval. The espresso and soup provided fuel while the discussion ranged through the practical considerations that arise when you actually have to make data systems work rather than just theorize about them.

The afternoon shifted toward family business as the Mandigo Family Farm Management Team convened via Zoom. The meeting centered on legal proceedings regarding property ownership, specifically the path forward on a quiet title action. The attorney is working toward Idaho licensure, expected around April or May, after which the legal process can formally begin. The group weighed the options: proceeding now versus waiting, the implications of default judgments, and the parallel question of LLC formation. Jerry has been coordinating with the attorney, navigating the delicate timing of when to serve papers and how to handle the various family members' participation in the restructured ownership.

Property maintenance surfaced as a secondary concern. The road continues to deteriorate under trailer traffic, and brush is encroaching. Loren offered to help with spring cleanup efforts, proposing a practical approach to clearing debris and managing the physical space while the legal questions resolve themselves in their own time. The conversation acknowledged what everyone understood but rarely stated directly: some relationships have calcified beyond repair, and the path forward requires working around rather than through certain obstacles.

The day's exercise session hit its marks with three sets of goblet squats, step-ups, and planks. The body's preparation for New Zealand continues, building the physical foundation for what the trip will demand.

The evening brought yoga, followed by the hot tub's restorative warmth. A lecture on formal logic provided the intellectual counterpoint to the day's practical concerns, the abstract structures of valid reasoning offering their own kind of satisfaction after hours spent navigating the decidedly informal logic of family property disputes. An episode of classic Star Trek closed the evening, the familiar rhythms of exploration and problem-solving providing comfortable closure.

Collection of plug adapters

The pre-packing for New Zealand gained momentum, with plug adapters finally located in a box in the crawl space. The trip now sits five days out, the departure date approaching with the inevitability that transforms abstract planning into concrete action.

There's something fitting about a day that moves from database architecture to property deeds—both concern themselves with structure, ownership, the formal arrangements that underlie messier realities. The quiet title action will proceed on its own timeline, measured in months and legal filings, while the trip countdown now measures in days and checklists. The body prepares through squats and planks; the mind prepares through the gradual accumulation of adapters and documents. The hot tub's warmth dissolved the day's tensions, leaving only the forward momentum toward whatever comes next.