Ha, this is the problem exactly.
I opened the post feature, and it is just what I was going to ask about. There is a subject line, and a blank box in which to write my post. Where is the strip with the options, like font, font size, italics, bold, etc., etc.? This happens quite often lately when I try to comment on someone's post. The edit functions and emoticons are not available. What I usually do is use my Back button to go back, click on Comment to try again. Just a few minutes ago, I had to do this 6 or 7 times to comment on a post. And now, here. Using Refresh does not help, either. They do save, sometimes twice. Help?