Hi Jayna,
Thanks for weighing in...
I have heard good arguments for not popping new windows... I actually used a similar one in my rant here. Anyone who has used the internet more than casually already knows how to pop a new window themselves, and/or how to use the "back" button to get back to your article.
Nevertheless, I do find it frustrating that the programmers take such decisions out of our hands. And in this case, they've just made our blogs look butt-ugly, with no workaround! <grrrrr!>
Cheers!