Furl, the service I use for the miniblog on the right, has been slowing the site recently. Worse, I'm not sure anybody even uses it when it's working. So I think this is going to be the end of it. From here on out: the site's left is capitalist corner, full of blogads (or it would be full, if folks would buy more of them) and pleas to buy me things from my Amazon Wish List (which never happens but, hey, hope springs eternal).