Welcome back to my google reader feed, and the internet in general.
(Along with a few posts that were there, disappeared and have returned again)
Of course there is a one word answer to all of your blogging frustrations.
wordpress.com
Although I have to confess I would like a social blogroll widget.
mgpcpastor's blog 
I had problems with by Blogger blog yesterday. I couldn’t post anything, and ended up losing one of my posts (which I had to repost).
I’m sure that there’s a rational explanation. I’m also sure I wouldn’t understand the explanation.
Ah, the wonders of technology!
Same thing happened with lots of others.
Some of the lost posts appeared as posted in the feed reader, led to dead links at the sites and are now back.
(BTW your white text remains white in my google reader feed rendering invisible unless I highlight it. Yours is the only blog to which I subscribe which does this. Even my own white text is black in the reader. Weird)