Just a note: I know the site has been getting slower. It’s a combination of having an image-heavy site that’s now much larger than WordPress was originally designed to handle well, plus cheap hosting. In the effort to streamline things, I’ve disabled several plugins that only need to be turned on when specifically used, I’ve used a few tools to streamline JavaScript and CSS, and — most visibly — I’ve turned off the ads. They were the biggest single barrier to page speed, and they weren’t especially lucrative for all that.
However, that means that the only funds that this website brings in are through the Amazon Associate links (not that it’s ever been envisioned as a money-making proposition, but still). So your use of LCS’s Amazon affiliate links — such as the one in the sidebar — are greatly appreciated.