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Cake day: June 14th, 2023

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  • A few years ago I chose to stop thinking about it. I just refill the roll and don’t worry about it. When I realized it didn’t matter, it was a weight lifted off my shoulders. Same with trying to stop the gas pump on the nearest dollar or setting the tv volume to an even number.

    I don’t know why I felt such a relief when I let go, but I did and now I’m free!



  • This is a method I heard once for remembering random passwords that I thought was clever.

    Create your own alphabet of words (or random characters). A is for Apple, B is for Boy, C is for Cat…etc.

    For every letter in the URL, you use the word from your alphabet. Ex:

    www.facebook.com

    F = Fog, A = Apple, C = Cat, E = Egg, B = Boy, O = Off, O = Off, K = Kite

    Next, you need a number if you didn’t use one in your alphabet.

    Facebook is 8 letters long so I might use 8. Or only letters repeated once. Or maybe you use the whole URL. Up to you, but you do it the same way for every site. You create a patter that you follow and can remember, rather than remembering every password.

    Need a symbol? Assign that to the top level domain. In my example, .com = # .edu = ? .org = * etc

    Put it all together and my example password would be “8FogAppleCatEggBoyOffOffKite#”.

    A password for google.com might be ‘6GolfOffOffGolfLogEgg#’.

    Obviously, you don’t have to do it this exact way with the alphabet, number, and symbol. The idea is that you create a set of rules that you remember and follow. If you write down “A = Apple B = Boy…” and someone finds it, it won’t be instantly obvious that it is meant for passwords.












  • Not all airlines assign seats. I learned this last year. Southwest doesn’t assign seats but you get assigned groups for boarding. You can probably pay for earlier groups but I don’t know, I wasn’t the one who purchased the tickets directly.

    Anyways, you line up in order of your boarding assignment. The earlier you get on the plane the better seat you get.

    I hated it. Just assign seats.