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a break

hello readers who are still checking on the site; my apologies for the silence over the last couple of weeks, and for the inconsistency and lack of posts over the last few months. i’m juggling a few concurrent projects at the moment, and it has left me with few moments to spend the time i feel are needed to research and provide quality content. this pause will most likely continue for the next couple of weeks through the completion of these projects at the end of june, but i will try and post intermittently as i find time until then. for readers in new york, i will have an announcement shorty regarding one of these projects, and hope you all can join me for its opening. 

thank you for your patience and support, as always please feel free to delve into the archive for older posts.

jeff

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