Having written about my early memories of shopping in Richmond, Virginia , I was saddened to read the news from a fellow Blogger and Richmond resident : ...Miller & Rhoads and Thalheimers are alas, no more. Both went out of business and their buildings are slated to be torn down in some downtown renovation. Miller & Rhoads, Richmond VA, c. 1931 (gone) That sad news was delivered thru my website GuestBook , as it was impossible to write a Blogger comment . Thalheimers, Richmond VA, somewhat later (gone) K-Mart, on the other hand, however questionable their service, is still with us. And K-Mart is getting bigger, having recently bought out Sears / Roebuck (aka Sears). So many Bloggers are thinking about moving to alternate blog hosts, like Wordpress. Well, The Real Blogger Status is being mirrored there, this week. But do I expect that to be a long term solution? Regretfully, no. K-Mart, though known for providing less customer support, outlasted both Miller & Rhoads and...