Thanks to the many of you who took the time to email me, or comment on Twitter or Facebook, after reading my last post.
I want to apologize for the frustration of the Comments Form being "absent"; TypePad claims to be working on it, and they know it's a problem for several users (presumably those of us who were "upgraded" to the most recent "Gamma" version of the software). Unfortunately, they don't seem to know when it's going to be resolved.
Hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year's Eve celebration, whatever that means to you, and that you're enjoying this first day of Aught-nine.