Hunger

I have said a million times, "I'm starving to death!" But I have never really been starving. I think it would be a horrible thing to be that hungry. Here is a website that appeals to me on several levels. It's called Free Rice
and you play a vocabulary game and if you get the vocabulary word right then a sponsoring advertiser donates twenty grains of rice. You can keep playing as long as you want and it gives you some really challenging words. I've been playing at level 43 which is really tough. It goes up to level 55 but says it's hard to stay above level 48. But you don't have to worry about choosing your level, the game will do it for you based on the words you get right and wrong.

I saw this game yesterday in my Mensa magazine and then again last night on NBC News. With two references in one day I had to go check it out. I played today and not only did I learn some new words (that's important for a writer, right? I wasn't just wasting time, right?) but I "donated" three thousand grains of rice, or about half a cup. Now I know I'm not going to end world hunger but if everyone played this game for five minutes, think how many hungry people would have rice.

Here's one to get you started:
"Stertorous" means a) jumbo b) attractive c) snoring d) permeable

Head to Free Rice and learn some new words and feed some people. It's all good. And the answer is c.