A bit of housekeeping: Due to an absolutely ENORMOUS round of spam that got through our comment filter and was posted in the comments section of the blog, we've put some new safeguards in place that may cost you a little extra time if you want to leave a comment here.

You'll notice that at the bottom of the form you're used to filling out in order to leave a comment, there is now an extra question you must answer. It should be an easy one if you made it through kindergarten, but it should also make it a little harder for web-trolling programs written to post mass comments to get through. Try it out, let us know what has worked for you if you've had this problem with a blog, and if you have any problems with the new procedure, email us at danandhaley(at)wachdorf.com.

Trust me, it's for a good cause: Most of the spam that got put up here recently contained links to really vile pornography, and we don't want y'all to have to deal with that. Thanks to Cheryl and Jon for alerting us to the spam and some other technical issues.

Thanks for reading, and I promise you some real blogging soon.