Welcome to the 21st century. In this day and age, you can’t write a check, use a credit card, set up a bank account, get on an airplane, rent a hotel room or a car, or even get a library card without first showing your photo identification — usually a driver’s license.

It is a pain, but we dig into our wallets and pull out the old ID card (with the photo we wish we could change) because, well … because that’s the way it is. Today, we have to prove who we are to get what we want.