I don’t think it’s going to surprise anyone that the period of radio silence is tied to some life difficulties – the past six months have been… a wild rollercoaster of ups and downs – welcoming new members of the family, saying goodbye to others, some health issues, some health wins, practical problems and nifty solutions to them, implausible runs of bad luck countered by strangely good luck.

I’m still here, I’m still trying – but I will describe my life situation right now as a lot of strugglin...