Well I've had the car examined (L tie rod joint has a miniscule bit of play in it) and re-aligned (the front toe re-set). Most of the car's alignment numbers don't look as good as after the last alignment (cross-SAI and cross-camber are now non-zero, but thrust angle is finally exactly zero), but my initial reaction is that the steering now feels more natural/neutral (like the tires are no longer constantly fighting each other for directional control; now that there's usually less/no such fighting/pulling, I can better sense when one tire starts to pull ever so slightly due to a pavement irregularity) going down the road (so that one aspect to very subtle road feel through the wheel is vastly improved). The steering/turning still feels a wee bit side-steppy in tight parking lot turning situations, but the tires remain significantly feathered from before, so maybe that effect/sensation will subside...

7 months ago, front toe was (re-)set to .28, today it was found to have 'drifted' to .67, and now it's at .32 degrees.