i am a test pattern. gee (10th edition)

We
interrupt this longer-than-usual (record-setting?) blog silence to
bring you one of these test pattern
"best of" posts. Admittedly, it is a stall tactic while I wrestle with
such issues as, "Why has Facebook robbed my blog of my musings?" and
answers like, "Oh, because I get instant feedback on Facebook, and it's
nice to get feedback on your thoughts, because, let's face it, feedback