three

I spent all 
of 
yesterday morning 
through lunch
 trying 
to figure 
out 
how and why 
my comments 
turned into
'no-reply comment' 

 I tried
 to get to my profile
to see
 how
 the
 'show email' link
 had
 become 
unchecked
 but
 that option 
was
 no 
longer 
available
 no matter
 what I did 
no matter
 where I clicked
 I ended up 
on 
Google+ 

I was so frustrated
 I turned to that 
oxymoronic 
Blogger Help 
the answer 
I got
was
 'the email shown option was no longer an option as Blogger is trying to make blogging more secure' 
they're
 all 
about
 helping 
us 
avoid 
hijackers and hackers
if your email 
isnt out there
 then 
no one can hijack your blog 

really? 

Google+
 broadcasts
 your
 full 
real 
name
 how is that protecting us? 
And
 if you chose
 (operative word - chose)
to make your email public
 then its out there 
on
Google+
 but 
not 
attached 
to your comments
 on the blogs
 you visit/comment
 on

way to go, Blogger!

 I hope
 that 
Blogger 
reconsiders 
returns the right 
to choose
 to us
 the bloggers

Stepping off my soap box 
here's a photo to make up for all that whining


this is midway across the Brooklyn Bridge looking across the East River at the Manhattan Bridge
those bikes are rentals did I mention you can ride your bike or a rented bike across the bridge? 
You can. 

 if
 you have recently
 learned
 you've 
turned 
into 
a 'no-reply'
 here's a fabulous tutorial
 to get you back
 where you want to be
 the blogger, 
Jenniffier,
 who did this
 has a great blog 
so check her out too!  
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