My solution this AM:
Usually, I click on my favorites toolbar, and go into my profiles setting right away, so I can see who's posted among the journals I usually read.

This morning, I got to the forum and logged out. It told me all the cookies were gone. I held my breath and went to my journal.

Happy dancing smilies!!!! Guess I'll make sure I log off and then get to log on again...it had to be something with my journal and its settings, because I can see the animated smilies everywhere else.

Probably better for security, anyway.

go figure!!!

Eri