The past few weeks have been very sparse in terms of posts. Bottom line: after a court date next week–civil court, rather than criminal–I’ll share the appropriate details and publish a lot more frequently. Till then, it will remain an unspoken hiatus of sorts around here.

Personal details being what they are, I’ve still held back way more than is really necessary because of the outstanding litigation. Which was a decision–reasonable though it was–that ultimately contributed to far fewer site updates. I’ve always strived to inject a sense of humanity into the site, and demonstrate that I do something besides read and write constantly. Hence entries about skydiving and Krav Maga. Even those type of entries all but disappeared.

But the silence. The path to it started innocently enough. Months ago, I posted a minor detail here that upset the other party in the lawsuit. It had very little to do with the legal matter itself. But by mentioning that the case existed, I made the situation more “public”, which in turn offended them. The infrequent correspondence turned non-existent.

From a financial standpoint, such a standoff becomes expensive as without communication, it takes longer to reach a settlement. And that’s the desired end in any legal proceeding: to get out fast while spending the absolute minimum on court fees and lawyers. Because if there’s anything more onerous than courts, it’s lawyers and their perpetual machine billing mechanisms. If they can dream of way to invoice, they will.

So I squelched the next entry that I planned, one which had a tiny reference to the case. That initial omission led to not mentioning other situations going on in my life, which had absolutely nothing to do with the case, but again, might ruffle some feathers and protract the matter–the last thing I wanted. Eventually I posted less and less.

Soon it seemed there was an ever growing list of issues that could be construed as sensitive and I found myself not really wanting to blog at all. Actually, I found myself not really wanting to write about anything, either. It was stifling.

And it was entirely my decision. Whether it was necessary, I think perhaps, though I took it to extremes. Still, the initial choice seemed like the right one at the time.

So I’m making another choice. More details will follow after the court date next week.