Taking a brief pause from blogging to address a technological issue. A few friends have contacted me recently to tell me they're unable to leave comments here on the blog. I've also had that problem with some of the blogs I read. I can't be sure the cause is the same for all of us but mine seemed to be the idiotic incompatibility of my browser, Firefox, with Google's Blogger. Even more idiotic: I had the same problem when I was using Chrome, a Google product.

Anyway, I discovered that Blogger wouldn't register my comment attempts until I had gone into Firefox (Tools, Options) and reset it to not only Accept Third-Party Cookies but to Keep (them) Until They Expire. I find I have to repeat this reset from time to time for no reason I can understand.

So, if you're unable to comment here and you'd like to, look into your browser's third-party cookie setting.

Hope that helps!