User:Gklee/sandbox/Sandbox Playtime

Growing up, I loved to play on the sandy beaches of the Indian Ocean, but trips to the beach were limited. It was the only way I thought sand was available to play with. The idea that it could be brought to my backyard and contained in a box was out of the realm of possibility. Yet now as an adult, I get to play in a virtual sandbox. One that allows me to build castles and knock them down at will. A sandbox that I can share with my friends, uninhibited by location, or time, a sandbox provided by Wikipedia. It can still be messy, though virtual and intangible; and my enjoyment of the process could be heightened if I could work while lounging on the shores of the Ocean-any ocean! Alas, I live in the Midwest, with its vast fields that unfold on the great Prairie. So I must content myself with a virtual sandbox that for brief moments, such as this one, take me back to the blue waters and white beaches of the Indian Ocean.