Found Not Lost

The world is about to end, humanity is about to become extinct. How would you want to be remembered? Would you want to be remembered? If you had to leave the planet and everything behind in order to survive, what would you take with you? Me, I would probably bring a notebook. A journal. I’m sure other people have already thought of saving the important things on earth; the history, the art, the culture. A journal and a pen would give me a way to document my journey into the unknown. You never know, maybe where we’re going we’d be able to blog again. What better fodder for a blog than the journey out of earth, right?

Well there’s a new online game, Tabula Rasa, which asks just those questions: Operation Immortality: Leave your mark. Save Humanity. You can create your own Tabula Rasa character and join in the MMORP community. Share your ideas and strategies with others and create your legacy. You can send your message out to the universe or help determine humanity’s greatest achievements.

You can download a free trial during the month of August, so hurry on over there if you like these online role playing games and check it out.

My daughters were supposed to come home last night from their summer vacation in California. Unfortunately, when they went to the airport to check in, they found out that their connecting flight from Atlanta to NC is the last flight of the day. As unaccompanied minors, they are not allowed to take the last flight of the day just in case the flight gets canceled and they end up stranded at the airport. Now their flight was booked over a month ago, they flew to California over three weeks ago. Why were we not notified of this fact before they showed up at the airport to check in? What a waste of everybody’s time!

Anyway, no sense in me ranting about it now. They are in the air as we speak. They just left half an hour ago and will be here in about seven hours. I’ll chuck this up to another learning experience and add it to the previous lessons learned.

Minors should not take the last flight of the day.  Even after you book the flight, confirm with the airline that this is a suitable flight for unaccompanied minors. i.e. not the last flight of the day.

One of my nieces came up to me last weekend to ask what I have been doing to lose weight. I told her I don’t really do anything that can be labeled as a ‘diet’ per se. I simply try to eat sensibly. I love to eat and I love to eat calorie rich foods. But I try not to eat them everyday and when I do I try not to eat too much of them.

She was wondering if I was using any type of diet pills and I told her no. As much as possible I try to avoid supplements and simply try to make wiser decisions about what I eat. I wouldn’t recommend anyone to take diet pills but if you are determined, at least do some research about what you’re going to be putting into your body and realize that no pill is going to solve your weight problems without changing your lifestyle. There are diet pill reviews all over the internet. Read them then read both sides of the argument before making a decision.