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Glorious day for all of us Oxford Comma lovers

April 17, 2018 was a glorious day for all of us Oxford Comma lovers (and for Maine dairy delivery drivers, I suppose).  https://thewritelife.com/is-the-oxford-comma-necessary
Things I've been doing/learning lately: (In no particular grammatical structure or temporal order) - Installing linoleum floors and sub-floors - Replacing floor joists - Various other home-repair contracting, mostly for Lee's mom's rental properties - Earplug earrings - so glad I finally made these, thanks Mom.  Maybe someday I'll sell them. - Light-up sign boxes with changeable messages, with help from several people, most notably Lee and Ransom. - Summer and other travel: Vietnam, Oaxaca Mexico, Peru, Montreal/Canadian National Park/Rochester NY, Southern India - backpacking - chaperoned 7th graders in Yosemite and 12th graders in Zion, went to both of those and several more places with Lee and others. - Reading *tons* of books (as long as you count listening to audio-books as "reading.")  Since I found audio-books, I've returned to my childhood levels of ~50 books a year.  Mostly fiction, some non-fiction. - How bicycle freewheel hubs are rem...