Last week, my choir went on tour in New Orleans. I had a blast, and while I was spending 8 hours on a bus between NOLA and Memphis, I overheard somebody talking about time at the same time that the bus passed a billboard with a random picture of an alien…

You guys know me. My mind wandered, and I came up with the idea for the first ever MPSN contest!!! Since this is the first one, and I need to know how well this will catch on, I’m setting the prize as a $5 online gift card to Amazon.com. It’s not a huge amount, but you can find $5 stuff there AND if you think of it as a discount, it’s one hell of a discount… especially for 5 minutes of effort!!

Without further adieu, here are the rules:

1. Leave a comment on this post explaining the idea of “time” to Rob the Alien (in fewer than 200 words). On his planet, there’s no such thing as “time.” You can be as creative as you wish… in fact, we recommend it. We won’t actually count all the words and disqualify you after 200, but if it’s too long we may not read it.
2. NO profanity. If you cuss, you’ll be automatically dropped from competition. No exceptions.
3. Use a legit email address. You can use a fake one if you’d like, but we can’t send you the code for the gift card if the email you use is fake.

That’s it for rules — pretty straightforward. The winner will be chosen one week from tonight (Valentine’s Day). Perfect timing to catch some holiday deals!

And remember, this is all just for fun. It’s an easy way to make a few bucks. Give it a go.

Good luck to you!