I enjoyed having the chance to read the volume this summer! A number of the essays inspired me to rework sections of my own in-progress book.

Thank you!

That I’m not sure of! It’s not my field and I don’t know if anyone has made a comprehensive study of that question.

How do you know where I live??

Lauren Ginsberg provides a broader study of the available data on this question, if you’re interested: pasts-imperfect.ghost.io/pasts-imperf...

Yeah, double edged sword for sure.

A number of credit unions, grant programs (etc.) offer Zero-Down programs for buyers with decent credit scores. The buyer just has to be willing to accept a hike in rates, which could price them out of some houses. All bets are off in one is in California or a posh suburb, of course.

I once ventured on to a former campus for a meeting while using the scooter and it was appalling how challenging it was to get from A to B.

One had to use such a roundabout route, far more planning and exertion, and often there was no truly accessible way to get to most major buildings.

Is a knee scooter an option? For around the house stuff especially I found that vastly preferable to a crutch.

You really got me for a minute.

I came to say the say thing! To me it also looks like “De profundis…” I can make out part of the illuminated D followed by an enlarged E and then p..f…is.

Someone 4,000 years in the future: “Based on unopened letters addressed this early 21st century CE man, it seems he was part of an ancient ritual cult dedicated to “extending your home’s warranty.”

Update 2.0: Tomlin (2011, p.147-8) muses on alternatives to the reed pen, including metal pens and quills, but notes that no evidence for quills has been found at Vindolanda.

I do trust @annabwilli.bsky.social to be comprehensive on that point.