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You’ve likely been faced with a prompt from your bank or financial institution or some other site to enable “two factor authentication.” What is it? Do you want it? That’s what we’ll cover this week.

Has Congressional behavior changed in these polarized times? The answer to that question has to be “yes.” However, I can also say with great confidence, “no.”

I have a sticker that says “My Happy Place,” and I kept it for a while, wondering where to put it. In the end, I stuck it near my desk so I could see it while I write. I am usually happy when I’m writing.

Author’s note — The names in the following story have been changed to protect the parties involved. Except mine, of course. I’m pretty sure the statute of limitations has passed by now.

Is anyone else desperate for an infusion of adult behavior in Congress? The only thing that seems to be flourishing is sophomoric identity politics and the play into the 24-hour news cycle to see who can exhibit the most sensational behavior, get the most headlines, the most “likes” and the most celebrity.

I like taking photos when I’m out of the country.

We’ve all gone soft. There’s no doubt about it. This is getting out of hand, man. I can think of several examples from when I was a kid back in the ’60s and early ’70s. Here are just a few off the top of my head:

A bit has happened with over-the-air (OTA) TV since we last discussed it. Ditto with free streaming services. We’ll talk about both in this edition of my column.

Russian media posts a picture of a man wearing a Ukrainian T-shirt attacking Vladimir Putin, who is counterpunching his attacker. The heroic picture of the Russian president goes viral.

The TSA agent looked stern — as they usually do.