If at first you don't succeed...

It's been fun to hear from middle-aged peers who are almost as new to blogging as I am. Mostly what I've heard is along the lines of, "I tried to leave a comment but I couldn't."

     For reasons I can't fathom, I usually have to hit "post comment" twice before my comments are accepted; sometimes the same thing for posting on this blog. I think of it as a safety mechanism -- "are you SURE you want to put this out there for anyone to read?"

    So if you're trying to leave your own insights here and you get a fail message the first time, please try, try again.