Quick note to the readers & open thread

Dear friends,

I will spend most of the day tomorrow on the road.  God willing, I will be back tomorrow evening.  In the meantime, please feel free to discuss anything except the topic of global warming which (by popular demand) I am banning just because it would really burden this blog.  I will try to moderate the comments as often as possible from my van.

Also, one reader told me that the stupid CAPTCHAs now feature some kind of advertisement.  If so, sorry about that.  I ask for your patience just a little longer, the new server in Iceland should be ready soon, at which point I will move the entire blog.

Have a great day and "see you" tomorrow evening,

The Saker