A Pain In the Back

I’ve got XM Radio in my Chevy Tahoe and i listen to CNN quite a bit. It’s really remarkable what a rerun Lou Dobbs is. Every night he does his little intro for his evening show, often during Wolf Blitzer’s “Situation Room”. And every night he talks about the same thing; border security. If its not our ports its the Mexican border. He slams congress and the president and uses really big meaningful words to express his disgust that no one is doing anything about protecting our borders. Such passion and enthusiasm.

Such a bore.

No one gives a crap about what Lou Dobbs thinks. He’s just another blathering bobble head voice in an already over done media market. He should get with the program. He’s been blathering about the same topic for over a year and no one is doing anything in reaction to his blathering. That means he’s not having any impact on policy or opinion at all.

So, i am please that my XM radio gives me a gazillion choices. I guess all the policy makers in DC tune him out too. And i am even more than pleased that CNN moved Lou’s show back one hour.

It’s gotten to be a real pain in the back trying to manage passwords for online accounts. After a recent breech of our security systems at the office, we now have to change passwords every three weeks.

In the past, the password excercise was easier. Find something you like; your pet’s name, street name, significant other, etc.  Now, with the requirement to change your password every few weeks, it’s impossible to idenitfy something memorable. Or should I say it’s no longer important.

The method i use now is now so random, it’s actually funny. I just look out the window and the first thing i see is my new password. I’ve used things like “red camaro”, “delivery truck”, “blowing leaves”. It’s really no problem remembering these because they are so stupid!

Do you have any tricks for creating passowords? I’d love to hear about them.