as to sparseness: sparse (intermittent/unreliable) and possibly less than fully coherent for the next 3 or 4 months as the moving process kicks into high gear.  I realise this may seem ridiculous to some of you peripatetic academics, migrant grad students etc. -- who move every 3 or 4 years with fetching nonchalance -- but I've lived in this house for over 20 years so there's rather a lot of cleaning out and organising involved.  and what a lovely time to be selling a house, eh?  although next year could be worse...

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