Blake Schreurs's Page

On the outskirts of the Washington DC metro area, hunger isn't exactly something that's a big deal. If you go into the city, though, it's a bit more notable. While there are food banks and such, they get the biggest donations around Thanksgiving and Christmas. Also, they get a LOT of canned goods, which is great for storage and long-term planning, but there's a lot to be said for fresh fruits and veggies from a nutritional standpoint.

So the trick here isn't availability:…

I already have big plans, to be honest. I've been researching charities for a while... The plan is to create a charity site where people can actually help the world by playing games. Directly.

When Alchemy calls? I'll be ready. I'm already designing the charity site to help with disasters like the quakes in Haiti and Chile. With a few clicks I'll be alble to focus funds on the next disaster.

Don’t fight culture

Ever wonder what happened to flying cars? While totally in our grasp, they go against our culture. We want things fast, sure, but we also want them easy, cheap, and safe. Flying cars, by nature, are not easy, cheap, or safe.

Culture is based off of needs: It's the most agile and adaptable piece of the human experience after the individual. New disease speading? The culture will adapt and create new taboos to help limit the spread of that…

Sounds a bit narcissistic right? But... it doesn't have to be.

I've already done things, great things. Sometimes I forget. I've built entire on-line communities, tens of thousands of people gathering for common reasons. It helped to start back in the day... before Facebook, before MySpace. I've created havens for people who were scared, curious, alone. My sites have brought people together, created marriages, supported people through divorce, helped people…