Secondhand Smokette and I are taking a brief sojourn in Missoula, Montana—cold and beautiful—meaning my access to the computer has not ongoing since we are trying to have some fun. And of course, that is precisely when SHS got spammed in the comment sections. My apologies.
This isn’t the first time and it makes me wonder whether I should set up a firewall so that I have to approve all comments before they appear. But I am reluctant. One of the things that pleases me about SHS is that our commenters, with very few exceptions, are mature and capable of debating respectfully no matter how sharp the disagreements That makes my life much easier, believe me.
So, for now I am going to keep things the way they are asking that nobody support the spammer by going to the link that was provided. Let us ignore the spammer and hope he/she/it goes away.
If not, I can take steps. But for now, I we will carry on as before.
Thank you. We now return to our regular programming.
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