Dogwalk Musings tells Huckleberries Online that she's still having trouble accessing this site via Safari -- three days, and counting. Luckily, she sez, she can do so via Mozilla. I appreciate her feedback. And yours, too, when you encounter problems. Recently, I've been able to determine that some of you are getting blocked because you have rotating IPs that are similar or exactly the same as ones used by problem posters that have been blocked by other SR bloggers. Alice Rankin, Jane Q. Citizen and others have suffered this intermittent block, as a result. (Note: I haven't banned a legit poster since I tossed Dave Tolle in the cooler for a weekend some time back. A ban is an absolute last resort to calm someone down.) Bottom line? Your interaction is crucial when you're having problems accessing HBO or commenting here. You should realize that it's almost always some kind of computer problem -- and that you're not being blocked. With that, let's go to today's Wild Card ...

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