Emacs 27.1 org initialization fixes

Should work on emacs < 27.1, but untested as yet

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@@ -67,32 +67,27 @@ TODO: make this stuff work sanely in emacs org mode and via external tangling. N
 
 *** use-package bootstrap
 
-This configuration is using *use-package* extensively. Install it early so we can
-use it elsewhere.
+This configuration is using *use-package* extensively. Install it early so we can use it elsewhere.
 
-First strip out any existing org load-path prior to package initialization.
+First strip out any existing org load-path prior to package initialization, but only if use-package isn't installed. If we always remove all org load-path entries from the load path entirely after they're installed we can cause bad behavior on restarts.
 
-#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-(require 'cl)
-(setq load-path (remove-if (lambda (x) (string-match-p "org$" x)) load-path))
-(setq load-path (remove-if (lambda (x) (string-match-p "org-" x)) load-path))
-#+END_SRC
+Then, before doing *ANY* package initialization, make use-package setup/use org from the package repos and pin it so that other packages can't muck that up if/when they install.
+
+Actual org configuration is done later in another use-package block.
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
 (unless (package-installed-p 'use-package)
   (progn
+    (require 'cl)
+    (setq load-path (remove-if (lambda (x) (string-match-p "org$" x)) load-path))
     (package-refresh-contents)
     (package-install 'use-package)
-    (package-initialize)))
+    (package-initialize)
+    ))
 
 (require 'use-package)
 (setq use-package-verbose t)
-#+END_SRC
-
-Then, before doing *ANY* package initialization, make use-package setup/use org
-from the package repos and pin it so that other packages can't muck that up.
 
-#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
 (use-package org
   :ensure org-plus-contrib
   :pin org)