damn word verification

Blogger has started making the word verification letters too hard to see, and because of it I'm having a hell of a time leaving comments.  I imagine you are, too.  I'm going to discontinue the word verification on my blog, and try to keep up with the spammers.  If it gets to be too much I may have to go back, I don't know.  But it's bugging the hell out of me now.
I hope I can figure out how to shut it off, that's all.  Can someone comment and let me know if it disappeared or not, please.

Well, so far I cannot shut it off.  The old blogger dashboard had this option in settings/comments, but it is not on the new page... and there is no longer an option to get to the old interface, at least not on mine.  Damn!

(and later that night)  Yay!  I was able to find a way to get to the old blogger interface, and shut off the damn verification!)

damn spam

I am sorry that I have to start moderating my comments, but I have received an onslaught of spam comments suddenly, and it sucks! So, forgive my moderation, but the spam is too annoying.