OK, I suppose this makes me look like a total freaking ingrate, but here goes....
Did anyone in the viewing audience pay to have the Blogspot banner ad removed from my blog? When?
Whoever/whatever the responsible power may be, thank you very much. I have to confess I didn't even realize until Brett mentioned something about it at the GTAB holiday party last week. Looking back now, I can't remember the last time I noticed if there was an ad on my page. It could have been months, for all I know.
Of course, that just goes to show you how well I can mentally block out that visual noise at the top of a web page. Those so-called e-marketing mavens don't get too many click-throughs out of me.
Anyway, thanks, again to whoever my benefactor is.