It was a bit more than a year ago that my weekly sports column in the Bay Area Reporter was suspended as part of the fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic and the cessation of so much sports activity (especially on the recreational level).
Normally in the span of 14 months my column would have been thrust upon the readership about 60 times; in the year-plus since my weekly column last appeared in late March 2020, my byline has surfaced but 10 times as news headlines warranted.
As we emerge into the new normal, my column returns, but on a twice-a-month schedule rather than weekly. This means I'll have to hold my breath for twice as long as before.