I've heard from a couple of people that posting is still a little 'glitchy.'  (Yup, I made up that word. So sue me.)

Here is the process as I believe it to be:

If you want to comment and you have a Google profile, you can post using your profile. If you don't have a profile, you can EITHER: create one (your choice entirely) OR "Comment Anonymously"

I have the blog settings set to ALLOW ANONYMOUS posts.  So, you should be able to post Anonymously (and many have - feel free to include your name if you want me to know it's you.  Nicknames, code words, personal stories - it all works...)

ALSO:

Because I removed the Spambot protection using the Captcha images, I've been warned about spam if I don't maintain some control over the posts.

'Control' means:  After you post a comment, either anonymously or through your profile - it comes to me labeled "Awaiting Moderation."  That means I have three choices (if I remember correctly).  I can either reject the post, publish the post, or edit the post.  The only time I would ever edit a post would be to remove someone's name or identifiers if I was concerned about how they'd react to the post.  So far, I have approved every post that has come in.

So, to review:


Comment (with or without profile)
You won't see your comments immediately
I check them each morning - in fact, I bound out of bed each morning hoping that someone, somewhere, has commented on the ideations of my foolish brain.
I am not a censor.  You can ask my old 7th grade math class from John Glenn Middle School in Indio, CA. Their assignment was to conduct a survey, asking at least 30 of their fellow students a quantifiable question.  (i.e. how many times a week do you go the mall, how many hours a week do you spend on facebook, etc.) Well, one student wanted to ask, "How many times a week do you poop?"  I felt it was a statistically and biologically sound question with learning implications, so of course I let the kid ask that.  He did.  Then he presented his results as a pie chart - in a toilet bowl.  Happened 6 years ago, but in my mind it was yesterday :)

Please hang in there with me as we work out these processes.  I hate to say it, but most of us folk of a certain generation or two are not exactly the sharpest when it comes to technology.  Or maybe it's just me?

I will be back.  It's time to relax and watch my Netflix movie that came last week.  I swear, those guys make a killing off me.