So, I wrote this place-holder essay called "rewarding idiocy" which I posted to the site. I decided shortly afterward that it needed a lot of work, and I rewrote it. Then, my computer crashed hard just as I was writing the last sentence. I lost the entire essay. Too bad, too, because it was better than what now appears on the site.

After a while, I tried again, and the computer again crashed hard (even though I was using a different combination of apps to accomplish my goal). Turns out that I am having a hardware problem with this computer.

Anyway, the version of the essay I finally posted is close to what I had in mind, but it's missing a lot from my first "full length" version. After three re-writes, one gets a little eager to just get the job done and posted. Sorry about that.

I think I've figured out how to avoid the crashing for the time being. If you don't see me post for a while, you'll know that I haven't.

More soon. I hope. :-)

--Allan