• One thing leads to some others
• Self-criticism and a funhouse mirror image
• Climbing one false move at a time
• Cacophony of toxic inner voices
• Stuffing napkins in my ears instead of those

• The worst airport in the world
• An aggressive place to live and a hard time to

• Irony as a staple
• Measuring out my life in semesters
• A different kind of ridiculous job
• Higher education
• Gifting grades

• Return to Form Right at the End
• Renewed pledges, for what that’s worth
• About the journey, even if it leads back here
• Another decade invested, yielding returns, but

• Returning In-Person and As Person
• Going back into the real world after the Great Pause

A long journey of inquiry and discovery. Trying to fix this old machine.

Where I get stuck and an investigation into why.