The following scenario has elicited a positive response from only one out of 15 people, according to my unscientific survey. The one positive answer came from my brother, Bryan, which is a bit worrisome considering we are from the same genetic neighborhood.

So here we go. Do this for a year and you get 250 grand, free and clear. Failure to comply will result in no payment.

A beeper is hooked up to your waist. It is small and unobtrusive. This device has a twofold purpose. First, tiny little sensors are connected to various parts of your body. They are not uncomfortable and cause no damage. But they do let the machine know whether or not you are asleep. This information is transmitted to an office where a group of scientists wearing lab coats and horn-rimmed glasses can tell if you are awake. This brings us to the second function of the beeper.

Every half hour this beeper will emit a polite alert. When this sound is made, you have 60 seconds to obey and do the following-- stand up, raise your elbows straight out on both sides until they are parallel with your shoulders. At this point you will look like you have the stance of a robot in a 1950s B-movie. Now, move your elbows up and down about three or four inches. At the same time rotate your entire body one full circle in a clockwise direction.

It doesn't matter what you are doing before the beeper alerts you. Taking a bath, in the middle of childbirth, testifying before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, whatever. You must stop whatever you are doing, stand up, move your elbows up and down while spinning in one full clockwise circle. You have 60 seconds to obey the beep. The exception, of course, is when you are asleep, thus the reason for the team of scientists reading the monitors hooked up to your body.

Since so many people spend much of their lives behind the wheel of a car, this can be a problem. The conditions would require you to stop the car, get out, and do the thing. This might be impossible in some places. I would suggest hiring a driver to transport you in a van where you would have enough room to stand.