I sometimes wonder how I ever did it.
How did I acquire a decent education, how did I hold semi-prestigious, sometimes lucrative, often exciting jobs, when they all offered windows out of which to gaze?
And, now that I live in a gorgeous natural bay window how do I manage to write this blog? I find this especially puzzling when I realize that this bay window comes with no discipline other than self-discipline, and an overabundance of snacks and other treats to beguile and distract me?

Here’s a workplace! (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger).
I tell you truthfully: I started this post to ask your indulgence. I feel I must step away from the blog for a bit.
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