If I was a real blogger, I would occasionally post little bits that didn’t really have much to do with my principle concerns, but which I found illuminating or amusing, right?

I submit this, which just surfaced as I was clearing my desk: “The Tyranny of the 2nd Home.”

It’s even in the “Escapes” section.

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