Missing Links

So, you want to keep your brain sharp and lively? Give it a workout on gamesforthebrain.com. The selection has enough choices for anyone to find something to enjoy. There are games of chess, MineHunter, Sudoku, Mastermind as well as word games, and none of them are extremely fancy, but they do enable you to stretch your brain muscle.

I'm all for public service announcements, especially if you can use them to embarrass your friends. Heineken has come up with a very fancy site that lets you -- if you are of legal drinking age -- see how bad people can be when they drink too much. And, at knowthesigns.com, you can also send e-mail alerts to friends letting them know what embarrassing traits come through when they tibble too much.

I've been sending e-mails to myself ... myself in the future, that is! Dorky but true, you can go to futureme.org and send yourself an e-mail that will be delivered in the near or distant future. Tell yourself to hurry up with that novel. Remind yourself of how much you love that puppy right now. Ask if in the future you ever won Megabucks.

BY ANNE FLIPPIN