My privacy settings are at the first setting:

I would like my blog to be visible to everyone, including search engines (like Google, Sphere, Technorati) and archivers

I was in error when reporting that it was set for maximum privacy:
I would like my blog to be visible only to users I choose

For completion, to show all 3 choices, the in between choice is:

I would like to block search engines, but allow normal visitors