It would appear that Wordpress has crapped out on me again. As I logged in as the administrator I was faced with the dreaded "database update required" page, dreaded especially because I haven't done anything (such as upgrading) that would have warranted this. And of course the "database upgrade" succeeded in doing nothing but borking up the site.
As I don't have the time or inclination to fix it anymore -- I mean, there's only so much time a guy can spend fixing other people's cock-ups, especially for a little-read blog that doesn't even pay for its own hosting -- it is now officially down and will remain so until I find (or write) blogging software that's a little more stable. Seriously, I'm through with Wordpress.
So, apologies to people who showed up looking for content.
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