[custom_adv] Mohammad Ali Fardin (4 February 1931 – 6 April 2000) was an Prominent actor, film director and freestyle wrestler. Remember in the before times, when you would post up at a bar or restaurant or park or even your own home and tell friends to “come by any time after X”? You can still do this over Zoom, or whichever virtual meeting app you’re using to see people’s faces. [custom_adv] Just tell them to pop into the URL during the window of time of your choosing, and get ready to say “I’m so glad you could make it!” [custom_adv] Trivia nights, virtual and IRL, can be excruciating if the chosen subjects aren’t fun or funny for everyone. So make the questions for your online trivia game about the one thing everyone really cares about on your birthday: you (or the person whose birthday you’re trying to celebrate)! [custom_adv] Ask everyone to come up with funny, silly questions about your most embarrassing moments, notorious antics, likes, and dislikes, and see you knows you best. You can alternatively pick any subject you like: The Lord of the Rings, best beans. Just make it something actually interesting. [custom_adv] If you and your friends and family like cooking, pick a theme or cuisine and ask everyone to make a dish to bring to the “potluck.” Everyone can eat together and describe whatever they’ve made — challenge attendees to come up with puns for the names of their creations, or make them employ an insane ingredient or put it in a Jell-O mold. Remember, they simply can’t decline. They have nowhere else to be. [custom_adv] If this works for you, plan a walking-tour route in your neighborhood that takes you to your friends’ homes or to parks or other landmarks. This way, you can see people in real life without compromising anyone’s safety. [custom_adv] Wear a mask, and time it out so you can tell people you’re visiting when to be ready. Practice a regal wave.