Man, thermal imaging cameras catch those gremlins better than any flashlight ever will.

The "seatbelt" comparison is a good one, and I actually read a piece last year about how the real risk with password managers isn't the vaults getting hacked, but people reusing the same master password everywhere. That's the thing nobody wants to talk about. Your notebook idea works until a house guest snaps a photo or you drop it at the coffee shop. I've also seen stories where people lost the notebook in a move and it took them weeks to reset every account, which sounds way worse than a locked vault. Not saying you're wrong for you, but a month is a real short test drive for something you're betting your whole login life on.

Saw a news piece once about a guy who tried to return a burger because the sesame seeds looked like they were "arranged to spell his ex's name." The cashier just stared at him for a solid minute before voiding the transaction. Sometimes folks are working through something personal, and we're just the ones standing behind the counter when it comes out. Your boat guy probably just needed the win.