Ou contraire, mon ami. My brain has failed.
Seriously, if I have to remember another flippin password, my head will explode. Actually, we’re well beyond that now. I’ve taken to writing them down like some little old lady because there are simply too many of them. Before you start screaming, realize that I haven’t written down any that are truly useful, like the key to my bank account. Just the ubiquitous ones of which there are so many now, that they exist at all annoys the hell out of me.
I have a separate password for my home computer, my work computer, the database at work, my banking, now my credit card, my YouTube account(s), my Facebook account(s), my blog, our website ….the list is endless. Couldn’t I just do the hokey pokey and turn myself around to prove it’s really me? A virtual blood sample would be easier.
And my second pet peeve, and one that I blame entirely on my failing eyesight, are those ridiculous wavy codes that you need to punch in before you do just about anything online these days to prove that yes, you are a person and not a computer. Can anyone actually read those things? How many of you have had to press the “choose another code” button as many as three times before you get one you can actually reproduce? Squinting helplessly at my computer screen from a mere 3 inches away has not helped. If it were me programming these things, on attempt #2, a box would come up saying, “if you can’t read this code, go get new glasses idiot!” On attempt #3 it would say, “did I say glasses? I meant a white stick and a seeing eye dog”. Frankly, it was some time before I even realized, they’re not real words! Just a bunch of random wavy letters to keep you on your toes. Here I was thinking that I was losing the ultimate Scrabble game…not to mention my mind! I suggest having a drink or two before any online shopping may make the waviness straighten out a bit. I’m certainly willing to give that a try.
It’s no wonder that in mid-life, people start to fantasize about living a simple life in the woods where your only concerns are not being eaten by wolves and not stepping in poison ivy.
This made me laugh in recognition and agreement.
ReplyDeleteAnd here is another to add to your list: when you call some utility/bank/phone company and they want you to set a phone pin with them too. I tell them I will answer their identity seeking questions - because at least I can remember the answers - but that I simply cannot remember one more pin. I tell them this each and every time I call because each and every time, they try to convince me to set a pin.
(Tasha)