I didn't know it until today, but the comments section of this blog was restricted to allow only commentors with google IDs. While I don't know if I'm entirely at ease with allowing anonymous comments here, I think allowing them will be better than allowing only a select few who go through the trouble of creating a google ID. I ask that all comments be respectful. I do reserve the right to delete comments or ban certain individuals, but I don't see this as very likely, as I tend to think that everyone has something valuable to contribute. Thank you all.
Daniel Smith