Surprise! You may already have one. If you use any of the following services, you already have your own OpenID:
AOL
openid.aol.com/screenname
LiveDoor
profile.livedoor.com/username
LiveJournal
username.livejournal.com
Orange (France Telecom)
http://openid.orange.fr/
SmugMug
username.smugmug.com
Technorati
technorati.com/people/technorati/username
Vox
member.vox.com
WordPress.com
username.wordpress.com
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