Extenuating circumstances.

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This column is being written while our family is being lodged in temporary quarters as we slowly try to get through the process of remodeling. I shouldn't complain - some people have it much worse. But still, our temporary apartment is very small and very crowded, and because it still doesn't have an internet connection, doesn't have a computer (I've left it at our permanent home where I occasionally jump over to check mail and do a bit of work). Perhaps this means that I've been spending more time with my family, though I get the feeling that all I'm really doing is watching much too much television. But when I get to the computer I print out the working versions of these pages and then scribble in pen or pencil on them while at our temporary apartment, both writing/editing what I want to say, and outlining how I think the link structure should develop. It's not impossible, but it's much slower going than usual. What's more, though many may view hypertextual writing as jumpy and unconnected, I find that writing under these less than desirable circumstances hinders the natural flow of my acquired writing style.

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