Why don't posts publish immediately?

I mean really, what's the deal with this business? I posted three hours ago, it was commented on and everything and still, it's not there when I open up the weblog.

To everyone who was confused as to who this "famous" actor Ewen McGreggor is, I am ever so sorry. Ewan McGregor is the man to whom I was referring. A friend of mine who cares not at all for sports sat down with me last week to watch the fourth quarter of the fifth game of the NBA finals. He wondered of Merv Alpert was still the big name is basketball play by play. I told him that I'd be shocked if Merv Alpert wasn't a lawyer, but that Marv Albert, in fact, has made something of a comeback from his earlier scandal. So, everyone makes mistakes. I also wrote about Portuguese influence in South Africa when I meant South America. At last, my conscience is clear.