Captchas are a Pain!

I read a long time ago that captchas (the funny shaped words and numbers that are required on some blogger's comments, to make sure comments aren't coming from a computer) was the best way to not get comments on your blog.  They take time that many bloggers just don't have the time for.  We read, we comment, we move on to the next blog.

At the time, they really didn't bother me that much.  It didn't seem to take that much more time to type them in quickly, but, I still chose not to have them on my blog.  I might not be too busy, but many bloggers are.  I wanted them to still comment on my blog!  (We all know, getting comments is super important to the blogging world.)

Now, I got this new laptop, you know.  So I'm getting to read a lot more blogs than I was able to before, and I love it.  But from some reason, I cannot comment on any blog with a captcha.  I can type my comment, but no matter how many times I type in the captcha, I am told it is wrong.  I haven't ever had this trouble before, and I know I am typing them in correctly.

Does anyone know if this might be a setting on my computer?  There are a lot of blogs I read on a regular basis, that I can no longer comment on!  It is super frustrating!

So, if you are one of my blogger friends, and I have suddenly stopped commenting on your blog, I apologize!  I am reading, but cannot seem to comment on any blog requiring a captcha!

Ideas, anyone?!

Regarding Blog Hops...

I'm thinking about hosting a blog hop for all of my fellow bloggers.  I know there are a lot out there, but I had considered doing it once a week, and having an organized topic that we would all write about.  I think some days it would really help encourage us, and will also help give us ideas for writing when we all get in those writing funks.

My question is, what day would you like to see a hop on?  What works best for your schedule?  Would you enjoy having several blogs to read to get different perspectives on the same issue?  Would you be interested if we all had giveaway days?

I'm trying to feel out the participation I would get.  I'm not sure when we will start this, but I am hoping in the near future!  So please, please, please leave a comment and let me know!  Thanks!!