My Diaryland Super Gold membership runs out in a couple of weeks. Due to rampant comment spam and the fact that Andrew has NEVER ONCE responded to a request for assistance, I will not be renewing.

Reader feedback is important to me. It has helped me get through some very difficult times. If I went to non-paying member status, I wouldn't be able to use the comments feature. I had a bad experience with MyGuestbook, and will not go that route again. I�m not in the mood to hassle with template tweaking in order to get Haloscan comments on my site.

Therefore, I have been preparing for a move to WordPress.

To be honest, I�m not thrilled about making the switch. I have found Diaryland to be very user-friendly.

WordPress makes me want to pull chunks of hair out of my head. It makes me curse like a sailor. I run into problems whenever I try to edit an entry. The paragraphing gets messed up (helpful suggestions from others who have moved to WordPress don�t work for me). Any attempt to fix the paragraphing results in an even bigger mess. I usually end up having to delete the entry and start all over from scratch. It�s very frustrating.

Nevertheless, I can�t stay here. I can�t pay for services that are promised but not provided. So, for now, at least, you can find me here. (There's a new entry over there, by the way.)

Song of the Day: The Promised Land by Bruce Springsteen