A quick word about something we'll all be seeing more of, unfortunately: from time to time you may check the blog and find "comment spam." These are automatically generated comment messages, with active links to commercial, sometimes pornographic, Web sites. Comment spam targets blogs with high Google page ranks; the logic, such as it is, is that by linking to a page ranked on Google the spammers' own pages will likewise climb in the Google ratings. Pretty sad, huh?

This blog is protected by a "blacklist" which filters the spam--most of the time. Some times it gets through, and I have to manually clear it away as soon as I can. If you find comment spam here the best thing to do is simply ignore it, even if it is gross and offensive. If it lasts for more than a day or two let me know, as I may have missed it. Thanks.