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Fine for the young, supple minds...

...but what about those of us with old, feeble memories and sleep deficits?

Hi, Justin!

I have PINs and ID #s and phone #s, and every time I turn around someone wants my SSN, or the SSN of one of my kids. I have over half a dozen passwords to remember. How many people use their birthdate as one of their PINs or their mom's maiden name as a PW? (Not me!!) This doesn't make me feel more secure, but less! If my memory fails me, I can't get cash, email, phone access, and soon, into my office! AAAAHHHH!!

On the other hand, I have a little debit card for the photocopy machines at the university library. It's a cheap little thing that has to be polished on my jeans everytime I use it (or it tells me there's no money, the lying thing). My name isn't attached to it, so I guard it with my life: those undergraduates stalk us grad students for our debit cards, you know. ;)

Welcome to the future: it's already here.

How's college treatin' ya? All I hear from Beth is that she wants my recipe for 3-cheese noodle casserole.

Regards--
Mary Anne

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