Well, upon reflection, there is one thing, potentially. As part of the bookcase adventure, my glasses got a bit broken (the spring in one of the bows is busted, so they don't really fit right any longer and cause eyestrain because the lenses are at the wrong angle). The optic shop where I got them tried to fix them, and it helped a little, but only to a point. I ended up having to order a new pair—which, uninsured, and because progressive lenses with the kind of time-and-space-warping index of refraction my prescription calls for are priced like aerospace components, are going to run me about $600 when they arrive (coincidentally, circa Christmas, assuming the lab doesn't mess up and have to do it again, which in my experience they wind up doing about one time in three).

I'm not usually big on hitting folks up for money, and I didn't order them knowing I couldn't cover it or anything edgy like that, but it's a big(gish)-ticket expense at an awkward time, so if anybody feels like paypalling a buck or two to the address implied in my sigblock below, that would be right neighborly.

No worries if you can't, I know this is a low point in a stupid timeline for a lot more people than just me. But since a couple of you asked, there is that possibility.

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