The spammers have found this site, so to avoid inundation with spam, we are requiring all commenters to log in through TypePad. It's a bit of a nuisance, but it is the only way to prevent the comments from becoming uselessly clogged by spam. Our apologies for the trouble, and please bear with us. If you have trouble posting a comment, send it to gkar at allaloneinthenight dot com. Thank you.