On The Weirdly Potent Joys Of Being An Expert Beginner

I can’t ~*BAKE BREAD*~, but I can bake bread

(Thanks to all who joined for the private Callin show last night. If you weren’t able to make it but want to listen to a recording of it, you can do so here. Part 2 of this article is coming, by the way — hopefully by early next week.)

Every so often, I experience a tinge of very first-world regret over a skill I haven’t obtained. I can’t speak or read a…