I'm starting to get tired of passwords. I need a freaking password for just about everything. For awhile I had a simple password but then every other website would have some specific rule - "must be at least 7 characters". So I changed to a new standard password and then came more rules "must include at least one number and one letter". Fine, another change to my standard, then, "cannot have the same number or letter repeating." Dammit, this is pissing me off.

I actually have had an ATM card for six months without knowing the pin number. I remember before going to the bank I gave consider thought to what my pin would be and I came up with a number that had some significance and would be easy to remember - 1138. Then I went in, got my card and typed in the number. Refused! Two 1's in a row. C'mon. So I went with a backup 1214. Refused! Can't have a sequential number. So I had to make up a new number on the spot and of course I forgot it.

Now I come into work today (yes it's a Saturday) and my computer informed me that once again it's time to change my password. It seems I have to change this damn thing on a fairly regular basis so I came up with a good solution - password1, password2, password3 etc. After going up through password5 I figured I'd start over at the beginning again with password1 - then I got this notice - "cannot repeat any of the previous 24 passwords". Are you f'in kidding me? Who the hell is going to come up with 24 passwords? Of course you know what usually happens in this situation. The user just gives up and puts a post it note on their monitor reminding themselves, and anyone else who walks by, what the password is. Ridiculous.