i just saw these responses ... i read thought it all once but i'm not grokking it in fullness, probably because it's late in the day on a friday and my brain already has one foot (or neuron?) out the door ... i saved it into obsidian so i can refer back to it later, even if "later" means after slack blocks access to it in 90 days ... @csharpsteen thank you for this, and don't be surprised if i come back with more questions, either next week or in january (i'll be out from 12-13 to 01-04,

$DAYJOB

has a "use it or lose it" policy for PTO)