Explanation for the gap in the blog

The blog was off to a good start.  And then there was no excuse for the long gap before the previous entry.  But here's the explanation... I upgraded the server's operating system and blog software at the same time and then it wouldn't update.  The static pages remained up.  I knew I had to be barking up the wrong tree when each time, sometimes months apart, that I tried a new idea about what was getting in the way.  I checked logs for various OS and server features.  I finally found it was the upgrade of the blog software itself - they completely re-did their template names and just broke the updates.

Anyway, it works again.  So I intend to re-establish a routine of providing regular content here. Hopefully you'll find it interesting and informative.