When I posted six months back to say I was powering down this blog, and moving on to some fresh, new format, it seemed like absolutely the right idea. But, to be honest, during that intervening time, no fresh, new format ideas have really sprung to mind. What has, instead, are inspirations for posts—stories and insights and funny tidbits and crazy theories.

In that prior post about winding things down, I tried to share a broader point: these days, I’m working on living as my most authentic self, and trying to be patient in a way that I haven’t always in the past. But an equally big lesson I’ve learned over the years is that the perfect is often the enemy of the good. So, frequently, you just need jump in with your best attempt, getting down to work even if that means looking dumb and making mistakes and figuring things out along the way.

All of which is to say, I guess: I’m back, blogging again with this site more or less exactly the way it was before. In my own words from twenty years ago, when I similarly rebooted this blog despite my prior intentions: sorry mom, but it’s cheaper than therapy.