The Endangered Comment

Comments are not a recent invention, a by-product of blogs. Not at all. In fact many comments are still painted and engraved in caves and on stones around the world. Comments serve many purposes. They argue, agree, console, cajole, challenge, or simple note that one has visited (Kilroy was here). You can even have a message curried to the moon aboard the Japanese Exploration Agency's "SELENE", (Wish Upon the Moon program) One of the oldest known comments dates back to the Pleistocene period and reads "No, the Mastodon robe doesn't make you look fat. Just furry." This comment, while probably only partially truthful, is an example of consolation. If we cease to comment, we revert back to uncommunicative "pre-cave man days". Unhappy bloggers will wonder... did anyone visit? If someone visited, who are they? Has my blog gotten lost in cyber space???? Is anyone out there? out there??? out there??