Got Spam?

I have seen a lot of spam in the comments lately. (Sorry, Veronica for being rude, but with all the spam it is hard to tell who is a real commenter) Tonight when I was getting on to create a new post, I saw this on the blog lead page. I hope that by me turning on word verification, it doesn't discourage anyone to leave comments on my blog. I would also encourage all of you to turn on word verification as well.