Sad Necessity

Those of you who have in the past left a comment will notice something new.  I'm afraid I've had to add the Word Verification function to my comments.  I've apparently shown up on a few "spam blogs," and Blogger had to reverify that I'm not one myself.  I hope this will help with that, without unduly hindering anyone who wants to talk back.  I appreciate dialogue with anyone.  I hope this won't dissuade anyone from making a comment.