Somehow I drifted away from this site c. 2020. I don't know exactly why - maybe a weariness with American politics, maybe that my life actually improved markedly and I didn't feel the need for the virtual community I had been deeply involved in over the years 2013-2020 or so? Anyway, I just wanted to say that I still exist and that I want to participate again, occasionally at least. I'm sorry that I just kind of disappeared without explanation.