Ok.
1) i am using linux. (ubuntu)
2) removing py:extends didn't affect the problem
3) removing the widgets call, i commented three lines:
#from turbogears import widgets
#from tinymce import TinyMCE
comment_editor = None
#widgets.TableForm([widgets.TextField("name"), TinyMCE()])this actually stabilized the project! I've refreshed the page 10 or so times - seems to be ok. hope this gets you on the right track. thanks in advance, eli

