I got my new company photo ID today. That’s in addition to the photo ID card for the office where I work, a second card that unlocks the door so I can get into the office, and a third one that lets me into the parking garage. In addition to these four cards, which I have to take to work every day (just in case someone checks), I also have a security device (I refer to it as my secret decoder ring) for logging on to the company network. Plus I have six userids and associated passwords that I use on a daily basis. In short, I’m fairly well identified.
Photo IDs have long held a special place in nearly everyone’s list of most despised personal possessions. Mom used to have a driver’s license photo with her hair swept up in the front with the result that we all agreed it looked like she’d arrived at the DMV on a motorcycle.
I have a terrible track record with photos and this one was no exception – it looks like I’m less than 15 seconds from falling asleep.
So in other words, it looks just like me.