Stranded In Comfort (26)

Here’s a good one: If you were to be stranded on a deserted island for ten years and you were allowed to bring one item from each of these categories – a book, person, CD, food item, drink item, piece of clothing, and one miscellaneous item – what would you pack? Here’s my list of what I would bring:

Book: Boat-building for Dummies

Person: A ship captain

CD: Any CD would be perfect; the signaling qualities of a disc’s reflective side are stupendous.

Food item: My sister’s vegan cheesecake; no particular reason except the exquisite flavor.

Drink item: Water. It’s just the best beverage out there.

Piece of clothing: A robe from a Sahara nomad. It’s bound to get hot and I want to keep cool.

One miscellaneous item: A large tree. How else am I going to build my boat?

Okay, there are a few flaws in my list. First of all I’m supposed to be on the island for ten years. Naturally I would be picked up afterwards, so the items I bring are just to keep me busy. My book and lovely large tree would be useless (I'd still need a saw and nails anyway). Of course I could use t the pages to make paper airplanes and climb the tree to fly them . . . Here then are the things I would change on my list:

Book: 1001 Things To Do When Stranded

Person: An expert desert-island farmer – to provide the eats.

CD: The Bible and Ellen White’s Writings – for spiritual sustenance.

One miscellaneous item: Solar-powered laptop with Microsoft Flight Simulator pre-loaded onto it. With it I’d be able to read the books on the CD as well as keep my instrument flying skills sharp.