As problems go, it’s not a bad one to have. But that doesn’t make it any less annoying.
Regular readers of this space have heard my past observations on the cycles of our cultural calendar and how things tend to bunch together in a couple of months. I’m not special in this observation, as any arts-active, longtime Mobilian can attest.
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