Could you do some kind of good deed each and every day? What is a good deed? Maybe you are already doing good deeds and not thinking of them, or really valuing the deeds you do.

I think the good deeds people do are interesting. How far outside of your comfort zone does a person need to go to accomplish a good deed? How is a good deed measured? Does a good deed only count if others know about it, do you need praise in order to feel good about doing good? Is a good deed worth more if you do it without acknowledgment or thanks of any kind?

A Good Deed a Day

One Good Deed Per Day

365 Days of Goodness

Operation Nice

Help Others

Write about a good deed you have done. Did you need to tell others about it? Did you need to be thanked? If you were not thanked did that bother you? What was the reaction to your good deed? Did you feel natural doing something good or did you feel out of place, or shy?

Allergies are not your friend. That's all I have to say at this time. I need to write a short story, talk to the BF and play cards with my Mother. Not in that order.

Originally posted to PNN. The site is now gone.

What's most important to you right now?

• Safety
• Relationships
• Growth
• Adventure
• Opportunity

This came from an online quiz. I thought it was a good question. I had to think about it awhile but ended up answering Growth. How would you answer?

It’s a fluffy cat that sits asleep in a basket and for some reason it freaks out my 14 year old nephew just as one like it used to freak me out at my Grandmother’s house. Why, I don’t know. It is not a real cat. It is even asleep, or seems to be. It is too small to be a real cat. It never moves, not one eye ever slits open as cats will usually do (when real).

My Grandmother had a cat like this. It was also curled up in a basket, had real fur but her cat was awake. I was always spooked out by that. Yet now I wish I knew where it was. I could have the two cats together. One awake the other asleep. Guardians of the house. No mice or teenagers would dare to mess with us then!

Does anyone know if this is a type of toy or knickknack? Do they go by some kind of name which I could search for and find others of their kind? Or maybe, as my nephew says, they are in fact aliens from another planet just disguised as toy cats to keep us all from getting suspicious.

The Queen is here in Canada for a Royal Tour, 2010. I admire the lady for what she has done and continues to do. She gives the world an image to look up to, someone who can be admired and she is leadership (no one is asking her to lead troops into battle, there is a lot more to leadership than that). I'd like to thank her for coming to Canada. Most of all I'd like to let her know I am glad she is still around and still leading.

Do you know the protocol/ etiquette for meeting the Queen? I've heard bits here and there but never actually looked it up. Some of the things I had heard were:

• You never speak to the Queen before she speaks to you.
• You always curtsey or bow to the Queen.
• You do not touch the Queen until she notices you and then shakes your hand or in some other way touches you.

These all make pretty simple sense. The Queen is not a young thing and does not really want someone running up and jumping all over her with their enthusiasm in meeting or seeing her. Bob Barker asked for the same kind of consideration as the host of the Price is Right. So, it is not asking too much to give the Queen some space as well as some respect. In the case of the Queen it is also, of course, a question of security. She makes herself available to the public which must be just a bit scarier in this day and age.

I did find some information online about the protocol for meeting the Queen.

Globe and Mail: Royal Protocol Tips (video)

BBC News: Preparing Oneself for Tea with the Queen

Government of Canada site: Canadian Heritage: Meeting the Queen and Members of the Royal Family

The Official Website of the British Monarchy

The Monarchist League of Canada

I did not read too much about letting her speak first, but I know I have heard that before. I can imagine it would be the rule of protocol most often broken. It would be very hard to meet the Queen and have so much bubbling up that you would like to say. Most likely it would be nothing too new, people are happy and proud to meet her and no doubt have said so many times. But, if you had to remain silent, at least until spoken to, you could still say everything with your eyes.

Think of all the ways our eyes express our emotions, our thoughts and intentions. Make a list of emotions: happy, sad, angry, curious, cautious, etc and describe how your eyes (and only your eyes) would show each mood to the reader.