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diff --git a/README b/README
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+++ b/README
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ Example Usage:
 To raise the "buddy"'s arm again use:
 	guardian raise /dev/ttyUSB0
 
+parakoimomenos is a script that launches a random guardian alert based on a list
+of tasks in ~/.guardian/tasks.
+
+Example Usage, to set aside some time on self care every day
+$ fcrontab -e
+00 12 * * * parakoimomenos /dev/ttyUSB0 color
+
 Acknoledgements:
 
 The RS-232 library(https://www.teuniz.net/RS-232/) Teunis Van Beelen was used
diff --git a/parakoimomenos b/parakoimomenos
new file mode 100755
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@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#check for missing required arguments and prints help if the arguments are wrong
+#in addition searches for --help argument
+if [ "$1" == "" ] || [ $1 == "--help" ]; then
+	echo "parakoimomenos: use guardian to send out a random alert based on\
+ the configuration in ~/.guardian/tasks"
+	echo "Usage: parakoimomenos [device] [color]"
+	exit
+fi
+
+#getting array of tasks, each taking up their own line in the user specified
+#config file at ~/.guardian/tasks
+# -t removes the delimiter
+readarray -t tasks < ~/.guardian/tasks
+#gets a list of alert templates installed on the location
+#the color flag allows for toggling between color and noncolor templates
+if [ "$2" == "color" ]; then
+	readarray templates <<< $(ls /etc/guardian/templates | grep color)
+	#take account of the fact that the device is now $2
+else 
+	readarray templates <<< $(ls /etc/guardian/templates | grep -v color)
+fi
+#select random values within the indices of tasks and templates
+j=$(( $RANDOM / $(( 32767 / ${#templates[@]} )) ))
+i=$(( $RANDOM / $(( 32767 / ${#tasks[@]} )) ))
+#runs guardian
+guardian ${templates[$j]} "${tasks[$i]}" $1
+#sleep for 10 seconds
+sleep 10
+#raises the buddy-arm
+guardian raise $1
+#run guardian with the randomly selected task and template
+