The Thin Red Line

Some days I need to put the computer down and catch up on my reading in order to write about books here every day, and today is one of those days. Sorry, no book reviews today.

If not reading me gives you a couple of extra minutes today, click on the logo and visit the Free Rice web site where a charitable organization will donate free rice through the United Nations food program each time you select the correct definition of the word at the top of your screen. It is a fun and challenging little word game and it’s a nice feeling to watch the little rice bowl fill up as you answer correctly. The software seems to do a good job of switching to easier or harder words so you don’t win too easily or lose too often.

Some folks of course will point out that volunteering at a food bank or donating cash to a reputable relief charity would do more to end hunger than playing this little game on the Internet and of course they will be correct. But it you would likely spend five or ten minutes playing a word or puzzle game online anyway, knowing that you’ve donated a bowl of rice for having done so ‘aint half bad.

Update: Netcritics.info has just posted a side-splitting review of The Thin Red Line. You Have to go read it. It’s a hoot.,

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