> What I am wondering is if there is a good resource for me to explore > issues with jQuery and performance. I've tried Googling a series of > options but I cannot find anything useful. > > I am sure this is because of how I coded something but am just not > sure how to go about deconstructing jQuery performance so I can find > the culprit or culprits! Interestingly, the CMS I built for this site > also uses a lot of jQuery but does not have the same problems at all.
Try using the profiler built into Firebug, or the one in IE8 beta2.