Fleeing the Black Friday crowds, we drove north after Thanksgiving to get into the Christmas frame of mind free of commercial influence. Yet even the highway signs reminded us of excess and supply chain problems. “Plan ahead: Choose a sober driver,” the lighted bulletins announced, and in our mind we pictu…
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