Well, I don't have a solution to report, but I can say what HASN'T resolved things just yet....

1. Clearing caches
2. Changing DNS
3. Resetting user ACL's and permissions
4. Assigning a different User Agent (Chrome and Firefox work ONCE)
5. Looking for an entry in the Console while stalled...NOTHING shows!!!

So, whatever the issue is remains a mystery to me.....

Freedom is never free....thank a Service member today.