At the end of last month, after scaling Mount Everest I came across a mountain lion and we had an epic battle. As a result I snapped my ACL in my knee and am homebound. Okay so maybe I exaggerated a little bit, I didn’t exactly scale a mountain, just a few steps up to my house and the mountain lion was more of a feral cat that took a swipe at my calf. Anyway, I slipped, fell, snapped my ACL and now Im stuck sitting around my house, bored, until I can walk again. I figured if I can’t do anything overly productive and all I’m going to do is watch Netflix, I might as well find a way to contribute at least something. I discovered Mechanical Turk and began to do Hits and surveys while watching Netflix (of course, appropriately pausing when a survey asks for my full attention!) and I’ve been making around fifteen bucks a day. Not bad for a gimp! Its not going to make me rich and its not glamorous but if you got nothing better to do with your days for whatever reason and you need to make a few extra bucks, this is a good way to do it. No hassle of job hunting or constant Internet scams. I request a deposit into my bank account and a few days later, voila, money! Thanks MTurk, you’re a pal!