Once upon a time, I was paid a fair amount of money to fix computer problems at a Big 10 university, so it's not like I'm some quick-to-despair techno-rube. But I am quick-to-holler at my unobtrusive little computer tower when things stop working for no apparent reason.
I just discovered that this blog's RSS feed was one of those things, and after a morning of troubleshooting (that I'll never get back), I managed to get this vital bit of communications technology working again. As best as I can tell, the culprit was composing my posts in Microsoft Word, then directly pasting my musings into the blog posting interface. Word is, random HTML ephemera creeps in and my blog interface freaks out.
So much for stylizing--it's back to plain text to me. Either that or start editing within Typepad itself. But I won't knuckle under and stop editing! The web is a wonder in this instant communication that it enables, but it's also a curse in this instant communication that it enables. We're in such a big rush to have a quick say, that we now say what we say in a far clumsier way. Just because we can rush through our near-instant conversations doesn't mean that we should.
Meanwhile, my apologies for bombarding your RSS readers with repeated posts as I worked out the glitches. I hope.
Comments