myEarthLink Reader experienced an unexpected downtime this afternoon, between and 4:20pm and 6:30pm EDT. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Reader is growing at a very nice clip, but that can mean occasional problems. And while Flickr, the community photo site, gets to have nice, relaxing massages, today Reader required a little tough love before it wanted to get back to work.

It's back now, happily delivering fresh content to your doorstep, like a faithful hound bringing the morning paper (but without the teeth marks).