T9K4%w&xS!

February 1st already?  You know what that means--it's Change Your Password Day.

Who would have guessed what survival skills our brave new world would require?  For instance, it wasn't that long ago you probably didn't think typing skills would be so important. (And maybe they aren't--you just need to know how to type with two thumbs, and half the time your words will be filled in anyway).

But, apparently, one things that's necessary are good passwords (though what am I protecting that's so valuable?).  We all know the guidelines to making secure passwords--no birthdays or words that mean something to us, lest the Mr. Robots of the world get into our private stuff.

But I long for the days of simple passwords, like 12345 and PASSWORD.  Because the new problems with passwords is they keep you out when you can't remember them.  So you've got to write them down somewhere in a place where no one can find them.  And then you lose that, and you're screwed again.

And don't get me started on thumbprints and retinal scans.  I've seen enough Mission: Impossible movies to know they won't keep you safe.