"Stay alive" utility for Ubuntu?

[Jeffrey Needle]

>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Indeed, it's what I do now.  Of course, being senile, I forget to
>>>> turn it back on.
>>>
>>> Forget to turn what back on?
>>>
>>> Colin
>>
>> The screensaver.  I end up leaving the screen alive for hours on end.
>>
>> Oh well.  Thanks to all for the great leads.  I think I have the
>> problem licked.
>>
>>
> Ha! Ha! Ha!
> Since you got the problem licked, Jeffrey, hope we can spare some time
> for lighted hearted homour.
> 
> I was under the impression that Colin was speaking tongue in cheek and I
> was about to reply, "The toaster - I always forget to turn the toaster
> off. Now where did I put that cup of coffee?". But like you, I think he
> may be serious in his question and the intended homour might be
> misplaced, badly, like it had been in the past.
> 
> Cheers, everyone. - Goh Lip

And I missed it completely -- sigh.  Old age is hell.  Before my stroke, 
I was much better at catching things like this.  Now I'm minimally 
competent and sometimes able to pick up on these things.

Sigh.