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I believe the Law of Think Pieces goes like this: round 1 might be interesting; round 2 might be more, and here we should stop; round 3 is inadvisable but readable; and everything after that is completely and increasingly unhinged.

The review that would launch a thousand think-pieces.

"I met a traveller from an antique land..."

Well, this explains a lot of your behavior. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/b...

Historical reseach sometimes turns up moments of tremendous poetry or irony. It turns out that the Huntington-Hopkins Hardware store--a key location in the history of the founding of the Central Pacific Railroad in the 1860s--was demolished in 1966. Why? Freeway construction.

I also bought her book.

It is at… $750 million and counting, I think? Anyway, I am delighted by her review *and* looking forward to seeing the movie because I like strong personalities and interesting people. Nolan gave a great interview to my local NPR affiliate about his choices in making the film. All great!

In academic terms, it’s fairly mild, I think. If people thought this was tough, they should meet Anonymous Reviewer #2.

Wow!

Try limiting it by zip code--I found that helps.

Ah, I see. I think the paperwork can be tricky, particularly if you *should* have the item but are not currently at the address listed or are not the person named.

It's odd the traces of our lives that we leave behind, isn't it?

The state certainly has no incentive to move quickly.

Yes, and the state has little incentive to make it easy. ("We'll process this in... 180 days and get back to you.")

It's fun to look!

Wow! That's a lot!

That's pretty good!

Californians: fun fact. The state comptroller basically operates a lost-and-found, where unclaimed property ends up. Sometimes this is just money that you are owed by somebody for something small that didn't end up in your hands. Anyway, it takes about one minute to search online: claimit.ca.gov

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That's a great book, too!