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This rewritten version is published for readers arriving through OldGreyThinker.com. The original Substack piece is here: The Phone Call That Knew My Card Number. If you want the essays as they land, subscribe on Substack. The phone call sounded exactly…

First dispatch from the desk A Beginning forThe Old Grey Thinker A short declaration of intent: slower thinking, sharper questions, and fewer easy answers. Every site begins with a slightly awkward first sentence. This one begins with an admission: The…