tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72305389057054955192024-03-05T03:51:19.536-05:00Secret Agent LSecret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.comBlogger214125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-12207735005604551202010-11-24T14:19:00.000-05:002010-11-24T14:19:26.367-05:00This Secret Agent Has Moved!Hi, Everyone!<br />
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The Secret Agent L Project has moved! Please visit <a href="http://www.secretagentl.com/">www.secretagentl.com</a> and update your RSS feeds accordingly.<br />
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Thank you!Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-62879838569195180202010-11-16T11:33:00.000-05:002010-11-16T11:33:08.311-05:00MISSION: Up, Up, Upgrade and Away!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKE4AaQXjkOeispdD1uqJ-UkMtyXFHKthGUEzNieap3kMnp7yTRMGHHpacvy-A_exsCpB4DB4kJQ6QxvVJnXRk8hAmNmvhEbaNNLD0PYeqW-fzl4wVn8Hbka5afUKLqx2TmOnHjrpJYQc/s1600/under-construction.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKE4AaQXjkOeispdD1uqJ-UkMtyXFHKthGUEzNieap3kMnp7yTRMGHHpacvy-A_exsCpB4DB4kJQ6QxvVJnXRk8hAmNmvhEbaNNLD0PYeqW-fzl4wVn8Hbka5afUKLqx2TmOnHjrpJYQc/s320/under-construction.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello, Friends!</span></div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just a little heads-up that I'm going to be making some upgrades to my site and it may be down for a couple of days. Rest assured, it'll be back up by the end of the week! </span></div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">What kinds of upgrades, you ask? I'm a secret agent. I can't tell you. *wink*</span></div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">xoxo,</span></div><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Secret Agent L</span></span>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-9887539065421394762010-11-15T16:22:00.000-05:002010-11-15T16:22:51.523-05:00MISSION: Sweet Satisfaction for Students<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I often think about students. Since I work at a university, and I'm a former graduate student, my world is mostly made up of students, academics, studying, and, of course, stress. I love Affiliated Agents M and S of Virginia for thinking of their fellow students and how kindness might brighten their day and help east their stress.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Friday, 12 November 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Location: James Branch Cabell Library; Virginia Commonwealth University</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time: 5:00 p.m.</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's hear about their first mission!</div><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hi there,</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">We were finally able to find time to go out on a mission. We were so excited! Since we love Halloween around here, we wanted to extend the holiday a little bit. We decided to make up a sweet treat and leave it in the library of the nearby university. Our hope is that some overtired student might find it during a long night of studying!</span><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">We put the package together in the office - lots of candy and a note assuring the recipient that this package is for him/her :). </div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">And then we marched over to the library to find the perfect spot to leave the gift. It was hard to find a place! The library was so busy and packed with students. But we found the perfect spot on the third floor on one of the bookshelves.</div><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">We had so much fun putting this little mission together and actually doing it. We can't wait to do it again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Affiliated Agents M and S, you rock! Thanks for thinking of the hard-working students in your community. And, I couldn't help but notice, thanks for using Pittsburgh Steelers colors in your package! :)</span>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-61715602277452834982010-11-14T12:30:00.001-05:002010-11-14T12:33:43.284-05:00MISSION: Secret Agent L Strikes Again<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's been what seems like forever since I've completed a mission. I've been so busy keeping up with the administrative side of this project--answering emails, posting missions completed by my amazing Affiliated Agents, etc.--as well as trying to keep up with my day job, that I haven't really been able to make the time to go be Secret Agent L! </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But yesterday was World Kindness Day, and I was determined not to let the day go by without participating in an act of kindness...secret agent-style, of course.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Saturday, 13 November 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Location: Hillman Library benches; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, PA</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time: 4:18 p.m.</b></span></div><br />
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My mission was simple: gather up some little gifts and leave them for someone to find on World Kindness Day. Those little gifts included:</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">A pre-stamped thank-you post card, ready for the finder to use to say thanks to someone in his or her life...</span><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">...and a pad of kindness Post-Its {because we always need them, right?}, a Be Kind No Exceptions magnet, and a $5 Starbucks gift card.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I jotted down a little note for the finder, so that he or she would understand why I left my gifts and what they were.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I packaged it all together with a pretty bow...</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">*high five*</div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Happy World Kindness Day, everyone. But shouldn't </span><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">every</i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> day be filled with kindness?</span>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-49051060644922876022010-11-13T11:43:00.000-05:002010-11-13T11:43:50.163-05:00MISSION: Middle School Magic<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I remember middle school as being a time of turmoil for me. I'd moved around a lot due to my dad's job in the steel industry, and my middle school years were split between two states--which meant, two separate schools and two separate attempts at making friends and finding my place. To top it off, I was really tall for my age and very lanky. Needless to say, I got made fun of daily. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Scratch that. <i>Hourly.</i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">How I would have loved to stumble upon one of Secret Agent Eagle's acts of kindness! I imagine I would have cried less tears during my middle school years. Thank you, Secret Agent Eagle, for your kindness, especially in the often tumultuous world of All Things Middle School.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Wednesday, 3 November 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Location: a middle school; Pittsburgh, PA</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time: lunch time</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Secret Agent Eagle tells us about her first mission: </div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">As a staff, we had been discussing ways to improve the school climate and I thought starting a Secret Agent project would be perfect. Wednesday was the beginning of the new grading quarter at school and seemed to be the right time to carry out this mission. I found <a href="http://www.quotablecards.com/">Quotable</a> magnets at the <a href="http://www.marketdistrict.com/">Market District</a> in Robinson- two that could be geared towards a student and one for a teacher. I also purchased simple blank note cards for the packaging.</div><br />
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I chose the name "Secret Agent Eagle" because our school's mascot is the eagle. As you can hopefully see on the cards, I tried to write positive, uplifting messages that would hopefully brighten up someone's day. I inserted a Quotable magnet, attached the SAL business card (not shown), and headed to school to find places to leave them.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">As I'm sure you can imagine, there are always kids in the halls, so I wasn't able to get a picture of my drop points- I almost got caught! I left the teacher note in a faculty restroom near the main lobby. I then placed one of the student notes in a restroom on the third floor and the other was left on a windowsill between the first and second floors. I haven't heard anything about them being found, but I'm hoping to continue doing more missions and possibly getting other Secret Agent Eagles involved!</span> </div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thank you, Secret Agent Eagle, for your kindness and your creativity. Your school is so blessed to have you! Perhaps the Secret Agent Eagle project will catch on and your school will be overflowing with acts of kindness! Keep us posted! </span>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-83222495535024785782010-11-11T17:21:00.000-05:002010-11-11T17:21:14.573-05:00MISSION: Triple the Kindness<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">September 17 is a special day. It's my dad's birthday. My dad is one of the greatest loves of my life, so September 17 is a day I like to celebrate. It's also the day that Affiliated Agent K of San Francisco decided to complete three missions of kindness. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's like she knew it was my dad's birthday.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Friday, 17 September 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Location: various; San Francisco, CA</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time: throughout the day</b></span></div><br />
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I love butterflies; I think they’re beautiful and cheery little fellows. I collect anything and everything with butterflies. So I knew whatever I decided to do for my first mission, butterflies had to be a part of it. Awhile back, I had found these adorable butterfly print gift bags that had matching note cards, and I knew they would be perfect for this. </div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The hardest part, for me, was deciding on what to put in the gift bag. I am not a very artistic/creative type person at all, so I decided to think about things that brighten my day or inspire me. Other than butterflies, I’m a big quote lover, so I was completely stoked when I came across these little pads called <a href="http://www.inspirenotes.com/">InspireNotes</a>. </div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">These little note pads are not only eco-friendly and practical, but they have these great little quotes on them too. I wasn’t completely sure what to write in the card, but I decided on a quote by Scott Adams which I hope inspires the receiver to continue my ripple. I also incorporated two of the quotes from the pad, these two quotes are to remind the receiver that the world is filled with beauty and that you have to savor life’s moments…two things which are easy to forget in this frenzied, go-go world. </div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">So I put together everything and had three little bags ready to go. I decided that September 17th was going to be my mission day.</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Today was a perfect mission day; I had to drive my boss to a car rental agency to pick-up a car. It was a two hour adventure to drive 11 miles, pick up a car, and drive 11 miles back to work. The line was long and everyone was cranky, so I decided to leave one of the three bags somewhere around this car rental place. It was almost 1pm as we walked to the parking garage; I noticed a bench, so I quickly placed the bag on the bench, snapped a quick picture and continued on my way. My boss was like, “What did you just do?” And I said, “I left a gift.” No explanation was asked for or given; it was great the way she just rolled with it.</span><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I left the second bag in my doctor’s waiting room; I thought it could cheer someone up, no one really likes going to the doctors. However, I left the bag at 4pm (on a Friday) and when I left the office at 5pm it was still there…so I wonder if anyone found it. </div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My third bag couldn’t have been placed better. I was at Castro and 17th Street. There’s a bench right outside of a pizza place. I sat down and waited for a calm moment (it was 5pm and people were getting off of work). A bus came, red lights hit, the sidewalk cleared, so I quickly stood, snapped a picture and walked away. I walked a couple of businesses up the street to where the bus stop was and waited for my bus, I saw an older woman go and sit at the bench opposite of the one I had been at (there are two benches flanking the door to the pizza place). A bunch of people were walking by, the woman was sitting at the second bench and nobody made a play for this bright, colorful gift bag. Finally a bus came, two tourist women got off and walked toward my bench, they looked at the bag, chatted with the older woman and gave her the bag and walked away. The older woman was sitting with her back to me, so I have no idea what happened next, I just hopped on my bus and came home. </div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">It was exciting to plan and implement but I realized I’d never make a great real-life Secret Agent. I has fun and I hope that every time they use this little pad, they remember the day they got it and it brings a smile to their face.</div> Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-57384088244448026812010-11-10T16:19:00.001-05:002010-11-10T16:20:25.171-05:00MISSION: Covert Ops. With Mini Agents.<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There are no words, other than <i>this mission cracks me up.</i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Brilliant narrative, Affiliated Agent DS. Brilliant. Way to bring the family into the experience. *high five*</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Thursday, 30 September 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Location: family restroom; Target; Harmar Township, PA</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Affiliated Agent DS (and troops) report in:</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Date: Sept. 30, 2010<br />
Time: 6 p.m.<br />
Location: Harmar Target<br />
Agents: Affiliate Agent DS, Mini Agent HS (age 7), Mini Agent AS (age 3)<br />
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Agents acquired $5 gift card, which was left on the changing table in the family restroom. To remain covert, Mini Agent AS, currently "potty training" as part of her cover, needed to use the restroom. Photographic evidence of the completed mission is attached (all evidence of Mini Agent AS's cover have been destroyed). I am pleased to report Mini Agents followed protocol and did not release top secret information to civilians and we left the scene unnoticed.</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Mini Agent HS decided future missions will be to leave a $20 gift card in someone's mailbox and to buy a Hot Wheels car and tracks. Affiliate Agent DS will take these missions into consideration and report future activity.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Signing off,</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Affiliate Agent DS</span>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-65286942355718279062010-11-09T16:52:00.000-05:002010-11-09T16:52:00.178-05:00MISSION: Cold Weather Caring<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hate being cold. I mean, I really, really hate it. And I'm always cold. When it's 70 degrees out, I'm like, "Where's my parka?" No joke. I also have my space heater in my living room turned up to 94 degrees most winter days. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Yes. 94 degrees.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But I love Pittsburgh with all my heart, so I "take one for the team" and freeze my little bum off many months out of the year in order to stay here. So when a fellow Pittsburgher and Affiliated Agent decided to do a mission of warmth yesterday, I knew I had to post it immediately. It warmed me up just reading about it!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Monday, 8 November 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Location: local shopping plaza parking lot; Kittanning, PA</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time: 7:00 p.m.</b></span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Even though she was sick, Affiliated Agent T totally came through! Now THAT'S kindness!</span><br />
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</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">It is hard to believe it is November already, and it is time for winter coats and gloves. As I put my winter coat on the other day, I thought of all the times I was caught on a cold day, without any gloves, and my poor hands froze. Suddenly, I was inspired to create a wintery mission!</div><br />
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I bought some gloves and earwarmers, two earwarmer glove sets, and then 2 matching pairs of gloves. I decided to make cards to go with the sets that had a wintery message. Each card was different, and contained a lovely snow related quote along with my personal message of kindness. I attached a card and Secret Agent L business card to each set.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Then, I went to a local shopping plaza, and located 3 cars to put the gifts on. Even though it was dark, I almost got caught by a shopper, so I took the pictures as quickly as possible, and left.</div><br />
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</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I hope that these people will be able to warm their hands, and that the kindness warmed their hearts!</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I had been sick all day, and decided that doing something kind might make me feel better. It totally did!</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Love, Affiliate Agent T</div>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-61574807248973304832010-11-08T17:03:00.000-05:002010-11-08T17:03:26.966-05:00MISSION: Treats in Texas<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I've never been to Texas, but they say everything's bigger there. And I hope that includes the amount of kindness everyone bestows! I feel confident that's true, because Affiliated Agent B of West, Texas, did a double mission of kindness. That's bigger, for sure!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Monday, 27 September 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time: 1.) 6:30 a.m. 2.) 7 a.m.</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's hear our Texan Affiliated Agent's report!</div><br />
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Had my very first missions today! For some reason it was hard to choose my gifts, but I finally put them together yesterday and wrote the cards.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Mission #1: At the little laundromat I’ve used over the years I left a package containing quarters for a drink from the vending machine, a word puzzle book and a bright pink mechanical pencil. I tried to leave it all day Sunday, but the place was way too busy so I got up early this morning and got there just after the owners unlocked it and left so I was able to take my photo!</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">There happens to be a webcam pointed down that street and I saw quite a few cars pull in this morning so I’m pretty sure it’s been found by now. Yea!</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Mission #2: A quiet little park where people like to exercise, walk their dogs and bring the kids. I also see a lot of people sitting by themselves eating lunch so I knew where I wanted to leave it. On a bench by the gate where it wouldn’t be noticed when you came in, but you would see it as you walked over to throw your trash away.</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Got there about 7am, but there were dog walkers out so I had to stall and pretend to read a book until I got a few minutes where no one was around that area to set it up and snap the photo. I couldn’t stand the suspense so I drove back at lunch and it was gone! I checked the trash can for ribbons or wrappings but they took everything, which is really cool.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I missed the notice about <a href="http://secretagentlinpgh.blogspot.com/2010/09/mega-mission-monday-favorite-quote.html">the Quote mission</a>, but now I’m hooked in on Twitter and Facebook so I won’t be AWOL next time. My job can be quite stressful and this is a wonderful way to relax, thanks Laura!</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I used my letterbox stamp (smiling bunny) and signed Agent B…lol</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Thanks for all the kindness you do and inspire!</div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thank YOU, Affiliated Agent B. YOUR kindness is inspirational!</span>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-72299683891709104832010-11-05T15:34:00.000-04:002010-11-05T15:34:45.932-04:00MISSION: Hershey Park Happiness<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You know who has two thumbs and loves chocolate?</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This girl.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You know who has two thumbs and loves missions that involve chocolate?</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Yup, you guessed it. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Friday, 24 September 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Location: women's restroom; Target; Maryland</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time: 4:20 p.m.</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Affiliated Agent V tells us about her very first mission:</div><br />
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hello SAL,<br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I completed my first mission on Friday, man was it fun!<br />
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I happened to have 2 extra tickets to <a href="http://www.hersheypark.com/">Hershey Park</a> and decided they would be the perfect little something for my first mission.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I went into the Target bathroom and hung out in a stall while it emptied out, once empty I made my move. I put it on top of the paper towel dispenser quickly took my pictures and hurried out.</div><br />
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This was SO exciting and can not wait to do more!!<br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Thank you SO much!! </div>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-15245955820734893732010-11-02T17:01:00.000-04:002010-11-02T17:01:31.546-04:00MISSION: On a Mission with Mr. Rogers<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have a special place in my heart for Mr. Rogers. Why? Well, there are two reasons. The first is that he's from Pittsburgh. {Holla!} I know, right?! So much awesomeness comes from Pittsburgh. The second reason is because I hugged the television one day when he was on, and I pulled it right down on top of me. My mother insists that it was my brother to whom this happened, but I remember it vividly. I was so fond of Mr. Rogers. So much so that I wanted to hug him right out of the TV set.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mr. Rogers has another fan. Affiliated Agent HM of Sterling, Virginia, to be precise. And he went along with her on her most recent mission. What a wonderful companion to have!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Tuesday, 12 October 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Location: Cascades Public Library; Sterling, Virginia</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time: 1:45 p.m.</b></span></div><br />
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This was my second real mission and I have to say that I was considerably less nervous this time around. When I saw this book, I thought that it would be perfect for a mission. It's just a little something to make someone smile and remind them that they are special. We all need that every once in a while. </div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I decided that the library would be the perfect place for the drop, so after lunch my daughter and I set out to (hopefully) brighten someone's day and pick up a few books while we were at it. </div><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">It was pretty busy when we got there, so it took a minute to find a place to leave the package where there wouldn't be any witnesses</span>. <br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The teen section was mostly abandoned, so I decided to stealthily (but not really) leave the card and min-book at a table in that section. </div><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I hope it brightened someone's day, because really, we're never too old for words of wisdom from Mr. Rogers.</span><br style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Affiliated Agent HM, you are so right. We are never too old for the words of wisdom (and love and kindness) from our dear friend, Mr. Rogers. I'm sure he's smiling down on you from heaven.</span>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-56338363928769769242010-11-01T16:43:00.000-04:002010-11-01T16:43:17.431-04:00NEW MISSION: Young Women Working for Kindness<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm always so happy when I get emails from people who want to become Affiliated Agents. I'm especially happy when I hear that our young people want to get involved. It's never too early to start learning about, teaching, and engaging in kindness.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When Affiliated Agent H of Charlotte, North Carolina, informed me that she wanted to get the young women of her youth group involved, I knew they'd do an excellent job! And when I got their mission specifics, I was right! They outdid themselves!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Wednesday, 8 September 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Location: South Park Mall; Charlotte, North Carolina</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time: 7:30 p.m.</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Affiliated Agent H tells us about her and her girls' first mission!</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">For our weekly church youth group activity, our girls (ages 12-18) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints took on making someone smile at the South Park Mall. We placed things on car windshields, on the train table and on the shelf at the local bookstore, in the bathrooms and at drinking fountains. We hid packs of gum in soda dispensers and left treats behind on the comfy chairs. Our favorite drop spot was in the basket of a pizza delivery bike.</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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We all had a great night completing our missions here in Charlotte, North Carolina and can't wait to do it again. Thanks for letting us in on the fun!!</div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Affiliated Agent H (and team!), I am SO thrilled with your mission! THANK YOU for extending your hearts to those around you. I cannot, cannot wait to see what you do next! Keep those missions coming! </span>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-92199029436894971652010-11-01T14:44:00.000-04:002010-11-01T14:44:36.874-04:00MISSION: Kindness (is) for the Dogs<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Do you know how much I love dogs?</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You don't?</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let me show you.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love dogs more than:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1. shoes</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2. handbags</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">3. chocolate</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">4. money</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">5. sleeping in (although, that's almost a tie)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">6. beauty products</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">7. shoes</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">8. shoes</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">9. shoes</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">10. chocolate</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When I see a dog in my neighborhood, I automatically squeal and do what I refer to as The Piddle Dance. (You know, the <i>I-look-like-I-have-to-pee-I'm-so-excited</i> dance.) Yes, I love dogs that much.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Affiliated Agent J of Erie, PA, completed a mission involving a treat for a dog, and, well, I was sold. We need to extend kindness to all living creatures, not just humans!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Wednesday, 18 August 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Location: parking lot; local hospital; Erie, PA</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time: 11 p.m.</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Affiliated Agent J sounds like she may have done The Piddle Dance during her mission! Wonderful!</div><br />
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Laura,</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I just got back from my first mission! You wouldn't believe how much fun it was! I decided that I wanted my first mission to involve animals somehow, so I thought what better way than to give someone with a dog a dog toy! I know how happy I am when my furkids are happy, so this is a day-brightening-two-fer! BONUS!</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Tonight (8/18/10) at 11PM, after driving around for about an hour, I finally found my target. I had decided that I would drop my little gift of a squeaky, jingly, rubbery, awesomey doggie chew toy and cute card (wrapped up all pretty-like) on the first car I saw with a doggie bumper sticker on the back. </div><br />
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</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">After not finding an appropriate drop spot for a while, I decided to pull into the parking lot at a local hospital. And wouldn't you know it, I found my target! And I think it's a doctor too, based on the parking spot. </div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I can't think of a more deserving candidate! They work so hard and their families (and pets) have to sacrifice so much time for them to do all the work they do. Plus, this particular hospital is a teaching hospital so there's a very good chance that this was a medical student and gracious knows how busy they are!</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I have had a really stressful week at work but this mission really helped me to get my head back in the right spot. You're really right when you say how healing helping can be! I can't wait for my next mission and oh, the ideas I have. :D</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Affiliated Agent J, YOU ARE AWESOME. Thank you for your kindness and for extending it not only to your fellow humans, but to their lovely, furry family members, too! </span>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-77569407972422812042010-10-29T14:41:00.000-04:002010-10-29T14:41:23.109-04:00MISSION: Flash Mob of Kindness and Day Brightening<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You know what I love?</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A good <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_mob">flash mob</a>.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My incredible <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ultimasandradee">Number Two</a> organized this awesome flash mob today that took place at noon in Pittsburgh's Market Square. With the help and kindness of the Point Park University Conservatory of Dance's extremely talented (and darling!) dancers, some happy sunflowers complete with Secret Agent L business cards attached to them, and some fun music, we managed to give cold, dreary Pittsburgh something to feel warm and sunny about during the lunch hour.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Friday, 29 October 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Location: Market Square; Pittsburgh, PA</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time: 12:00 p.m.</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">{It was really windy, so please make sure your sound is turned all the way up so you can hear the music!}</div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">After the dance number, the dancers handed out the sunflowers to onlookers. </span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For the very reason I love treats, I love this mission from Affiliated Agent A in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It's just plain sweet.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Tuesday, 14 September 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Location: Harmon Avenue Parking Garage; University of Arkansas; Fayetteville, Arkansas</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time: 4 p.m.</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's see how Affiliated Agent A's first mission went!</div><br />
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I spend a lot of time at the University of Arkansas so many of my missions will probably be on campus. I won’t say whether I work there, teach there, am a student there, or just really LOVE the Razorbacks. I wanted to leave someone a little treat on his/her vehicle and since it was rainy and overcast in Fayetteville, the garage seemed like a perfect place. Also this garage is where I park when I am running late in the morning (that’s been happening a lot recently for me). And since this was my first mission, I thought the garage would be a good place to be covert and to gain confidence. </div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I was armed with a card, a package of Baskin Robbins hard candy and a box of Cracker Jacks. </div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">At first I intended to leave this on a car parked close to mine, but there was someone nearby who got into a vehicle and just sat for awhile. I stalled as long as I could, slowly placing one-by-one my umbrella, lunch bag and attaché into my car, hoping that the person would leave soon. I decided to drive around the garage and find another car. I drove up one level and parked in between two cars at the far end of the garage - a later model BMW and an older Toyota just like mine except a different color! The Toyota had to be the one. There was not a university sticker on the car so I wasn’t sure if it was a staff member, faculty member or a student. It probably was a visitor. There wasn’t anyone around. I placed everything on the front windshield and snapped a few pictures. </div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This was so much fun. I can't wait to do another one soon!</div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I can't wait to see what you do, Affiliated Agent A. This was so sweet! (Okay, pun intended!)</span>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-38360028198299811212010-10-27T16:58:00.000-04:002010-10-27T16:58:44.900-04:00MISSION: Merry Matrimony<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm heading to a wedding out of town next weekend, so I thought it'd be perfect to post Affiliated Agent V's mission in the spirit of my upcoming trip. Even though I'm not married or engaged, I've known enough brides and brides-to-be to know that wedding planning can be a pretty stressful time! Affiliated Agent V of Indiana came up with a really thoughtful way to help a bride-to-be de-stress herself and keep things in perspective as she prepares for the big day!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Location: Jo Ann Fabrics; Greenwood, Indiana</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Affiliated Agent V tells us about her first mission:</div><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I completed my first "mission" this weekend. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what I was going to do and what type of person I wanted to target. In between getting ready for my bridal shower, checking my bridal checklist, and paying wedding vendors, I realized that so much of my free time right now is taken up with wedding plans. Then I realized that a large portion of the stress in my life right now is also because of the wedding planning, so I thought "Why not do something special for a fellow bride?" That's when it all came to me... I went to Target and got a $5 gift card, because who doesn't like Target? Then I decided that I would pass on a book that was given to me, "Chicken Soup for the Bride's Soul". Once I gathered everything I needed, I set to writing a little note to go with my gift and figuring out a place to leave it.</span><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">After my little RAK was ready, I thought long and hard about where to leave it. I realized the perfect place to put it was the bridal aisle at my local JoAnn Fabrics. Originally I planned to put it behind a box of invitations, but as I scoped out the aisle, there was a couple looking at invitations and programs. Since it didn't look like they were going to leave anytime soon I decided to be sneaky and place the book at the other end of the aisle while they were looking the other direction. I found the perfect place on a shelf just under the main display area, next to flower girl baskets and ring bearer pillow.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I hope it brought a smile, a laugh, or even just a little bit of stress relief for a bride like me.</div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Affiliated Agent V, I LOVE this mission! Your thoughtfulness is so beautiful, and your words are so kind. I'm sure that the woman who found this smiled for the rest of the day! Thank you! </span>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-590509746846477532010-10-25T16:29:00.000-04:002010-10-25T16:29:56.094-04:00MISSION: Beacon of Light<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I've been going through some stuff in my life lately that's been rather difficult. Some of those things have been resolved, and today I finally started to feel the positive effects from that resolve. Just earlier today, I sent an email to someone telling him that I felt light. And when I was going through my inbox a little bit ago to decide which mission to post, I came across this sweet one from Affiliated Agent M in Atlanta, and I knew it was totally appropriate for today! We should all be so blessed to feel light and to share our light with others.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Friday, 13 August 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's hear about Affiliated Agent M's first mission!</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I was so excited to become an affiliated agent that I could not wait to get that first mission under my belt. I was on my way out of town for a long, fun weekend and I was feeling light, so I wanted to share that with someone else. So, I bought a little LED flashlight and took it to a local community center. </div><br />
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Because there were so many people around I left it in the women's bathroom so that I could be sure no one would see me and so I could be sure that it would be found at random.</div><br />
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Affiliated Agent M, I LOVE this mission. Your witty play on words is so sweet, and these little flashlights really do come in handy! </span>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-23818047390992720092010-10-22T10:52:00.059-04:002010-10-23T16:37:22.260-04:00MISSION: Make the Earth Better<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When I was growing up, I was convinced that I would single-handedly save the planet. I had dolphin photos all over my room, a Greenpeace calendar every single year (from Santa, of course), and I always made sure I cut up those plastic soda rings into millions of little pieces. I even went so far as to paint a giant earth on my bedroom closet's white door, much to the shock of my parents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was a serious tree-hugger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I still am, to some extent, because I love this planet and the creatures on it. I'm a vegetarian, I recycle like crazy, and I use my reusable shopping bags for everything. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Speaking of reusable shopping bags, Affiliated Agent M of Enfield, Connecticut, completed her first mission recently, which involved, of course, kindness..AND homemade love!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Date: Thursday, 21 October 2010</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Location: Enfield Public Library; Enfield, CT</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Time: 9:25 p.m.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Affiliated Agent M tells us about her first mission:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Hi Laura! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I am soooo excited to finally be writing to you about my mission. When I first signed on, I had lots of ideas swimming in my head (I hope to use all of them over time) but I wanted my first one to really be a piece of me. I am a very environmentally conscious person and try daily to make a difference for the planet when I can, i.e. recycling, shutting off the water, using a water filter and especially reusable bags! I try to always have one in my purse and at the ready.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">That being said, I decided to try and make my own bags from random fabric. I took an idea from a gift my sister gave me and ran with it. It is a reusable bag that folds up into a little pouch with a loop to fit on a keyring. I can't tell you how handy it is~especially at the drugstore when picking up just a few things. So I whipped out my little Shark sewing machine, with no real sewing experience to speak of and got busy. I spent a rainy Friday evening watching movies and made six different bags! I was so excited, but still unsure about the actual mission itself. I wanted the first place to be really random, but still in a place where someone might readily be able to use it too.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Then it hit me! I needed to return my library book and the movies I had watched to the Enfield Library in Enfield, CT. The best part, they have a book drop that you can drive up to after hours. It was perfect! I wrote up a card about the bag/mission using a beautiful original notecard paitend by my best friend Marla. Then I enclosed a Secret Agent L card and sealed the envelope. Because I was leaving it outside on a cool, autumn New England evening, I put it in a ziplock freezer back for protection. I grabbed my keys, camera and industrial packing tape and hit the road at 9:25 PM on Thursday Ocotber 21, 2010.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">It was so exciting to be performing my first mission and it was even more so because it was night time and I felt so "Secret Agent-y". I pulled into the library and made sure there were no cars in the parking lot. The last thing I wanted was to be caught my first time out. I taped the bag to the outside of the bin with the note in plain sight and took a few quick pictures. As I pulled out of the parking lot, I felt absolutely giddy! Now I am even more excited to strategically place the remaining 5 bags. I think I may bring one to NH this weekend when we go to visit my daughter for her college's parents' weekend!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Laura, thank you again for the inspiration, and I promise this is only the beginning for me!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Peace and Love,</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Affiliated Agent M</span>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-22864089818886440812010-10-18T18:30:00.000-04:002010-10-18T18:30:05.445-04:00MISSION: Mellon Hall Happiness<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well! Life sure has a way of sneaking up on us, doesn't it? I'm so sorry it's been days since I posted a mission.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">BUT!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm so excited to post today's mission because...well...I participated in it! I didn't complete the mission alone. In fact, I was merely there for photo-taking and moral support. I accompanied new Affiliated Agent MB on her very first mission. I prepped it, but she carried it out. Way to go, Affiliated Agent MB!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Monday, 18 October 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time: 4:34 p.m.</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If I may, I'll provide the narrative for today's double-agent mission.</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">It was a long day, no doubt. Filing papers, answering phone calls, processing paperwork, answering emails, putting out fires...our work in our department is never done. On my way out for the day, I mentioned to my colleague that I'd planned on doing a mission. She was very interested in what I planned on doing, but I was so tired, that I hadn't really thought that far in advance. I had the gift in my bag; that was as far as I'd gotten.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I'd wanted to complete this mission over a week ago, during Mental Health Awareness Week. But, as it is known for doing, life got all crazy and messy. And the mission never happened. But, better late than never, right? So I suggested to Affiliated Agent MB that she carry out this mission, regardless of its lateness. She got SO excited. </div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Thus began our tandem effort of kindness.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My accomplice and I aren't involved in the science side of academia. We're Liberal Arts people. But we know how hard students work to study the sciences. We know the demands and sacrifices that faculty members and staff members have endured and made to be where they are. My Affiliated Agent decided that we should target them for our mission. I agreed.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">We headed out of our building at the end of the work day and made our way across campus to the science building.</div><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">We made our way inside, trying to determine the best location for The Drop. The first floor lecture hall was filled with students, so we went to the second floor--the Biological Sciences Department.</span><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">We scouted the area for a few minutes, hoping to find the perfect place. Affiliated Agent MB turned the corner and spotted this lovely little lounge area. </div><br />
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</div><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Affiliated Agent MB knew right away that this was The Spot. She picked a chair and put the gift on it. (And, yes, she squealed with delight from the excitement of it all.)</span><br />
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</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">And she said she felt so good afterward. Yes! Mission accomplished!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfGJnfDkx_2dmLNFl5x8kqa77dHOSpwLk8dNFT3CrqsuC6qu6_sqh19ROGOXhD1Otqgl_tdBw4zMrzvGTPG_yzRPUt4N9b99JP5QhJDCEVtfBtRiidre1QqiqD-jaBb9VNPSR9Vxz2U8/s1600/mellonmission+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfGJnfDkx_2dmLNFl5x8kqa77dHOSpwLk8dNFT3CrqsuC6qu6_sqh19ROGOXhD1Otqgl_tdBw4zMrzvGTPG_yzRPUt4N9b99JP5QhJDCEVtfBtRiidre1QqiqD-jaBb9VNPSR9Vxz2U8/s400/mellonmission+003.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-9163703071510140182010-10-13T17:06:00.000-04:002010-10-13T17:06:26.284-04:00MISSION: Men are Marvelous<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">First, THANK YOU everyone for being so patient after my website crashed yesterday. That was so frustrating! But I want to publicly thank two of my most favorite men in the world, Norm (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/mrdirby">@mrdirby</a>) and Andy (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/techburgh">@techburgh</a>) for working their magic and getting me back online. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Speaking of wonderful men, I'm always so excited when I get a mission from a male Affiliated Agent. I love that men are stepping up and showing their more caring, softer sides. And when both women AND men are out there sharing kindness with the world, the world has that much more of a chance to heal. Don't you agree?</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Affiliated Agent C of Pittsburgh (yay!), who also happens to be a friend of mine, completed his first mission recently. And I'm proud of him. Well done, friend.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Saturday, 25 September 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Location: Seattle's Best Coffee; Borders Bookstore; North Hills; Pittsburgh, PA</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time: 7:15 p.m.</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's hear about his very first mission!</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Truth be told, I struggled as to how to carry out this mission. Reading the previous mission reports, I wanted to do something different, but eventually realized that if I didn't start, I'd be just over-thinking things, knowing that I just had to go out there and see what happens. So I did this past Saturday night.<br />
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Inspired by a tweet SAL sent earlier in the week, I used a quote as a springboard for the mission. Truth be told, part of the reason I had trouble doing missions were how to present them while striking the right tone. I honestly don't know if I accomplished this, but I gave it my best shot.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">When I arrived at the target location, I went into the store, and went straight to the Seattle's Best Coffee store. After inquiring, I learned that they did not give out gift cards for SBC, so I pulled out $5 from my pocket and placed it in the prepared card.</div><br />
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With the standard SAL card inserted into the card and envelop along with the money, I handed it over to the waitress minding the register, handed over the envelope, with instructions to give the card to the next customer. I know that you usually ask for us to photograph where any materials are left at the target location, but in this specific case, I felt that discretion was the better part of valor.<br />
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Again, I hope I did this right, seeing that this was my first mission as an Agent. If not, I hp to do better in the future.</div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Affiliated Agent C, you absolutely did this right! I love the little added touch of handing it to the cashier and giving instructions to give it to the next person. Keep that kindness coming! </span>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-20341911975210174062010-10-11T16:26:00.001-04:002010-10-11T16:28:28.474-04:00MISSION: Dino-mite Kindness!<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dinosaurs. They're pretty awesome. We've got loads of dinosaurs all over the place here in Pittsburgh. There's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dippy_%28sculpture%29">Dippy</a> (she's adorable), and <a href="http://creationrex.com/">Creation Rex </a>(personal friend of mine), a <a href="http://davemark.com/images/rogers.jpg">T-Rex dressed up as Mr. Rogers</a>, and a host of others scattered here and there in statuesque form all over our beautiful 'Burgh.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Needless to say, when Affiliated Agent M from Portland, Maine, sent me his mission, I knew I had to post it pronto.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rawr.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Tuesday, 5 October 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Location: office; Portland, Maine</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Affiliated Agent M tells us of his first dinosaur-ific mission:</div><br />
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Well, it took me a while to do this. But, once I finally took the initiative – what a blast!<br />
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This task has been shuffled around my calendar on a daily basis. But finally, my inspiration came when I happened to be in an art supply store. As I was checking out, on the counter were these tiny rubber figurines, everything from gorillas, to dragons, to babies. Spinning the display, I saw one of my childhood favorites – a Tyrannosaurus Rex! The figurines are barely an inch tall, so this little guy had the perfect mix of snarling ferocity mixed with a bright, happy green color. I bought five.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My plan was simple. I would bring them to work and covertly prop them on random people’s desks to add a dose of mysterious fun in their day. Throughout Monday and Tuesday I placed the figures on keyboards, monitors, and desks, along with a Secret Agent card and message. As part of my profession write a fair amount, so I misspelled part of the message to avoid being busted by my peers.</div><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The results are coming back as I write. The whole office is abuzz with trying to figure out who left these rogue dinosaurs on people’s desks! People are laughing and the theories are flying around.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This was a lot of fun. I forget how good something like this can make me feel. I’m looking forward to doing more!</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Okay, seriously--this is one of my most favorite missions EVER. Clever, fun, and kind. A trifecta of awesomeness! </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
Creation Rex of Pittsburgh says:</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"RAWR!" (which, in dino-speak, translates to "AWESOME!")</span></span></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(photo from <a href="http://psamp.com/2009-articles/june/creation-rex-is-such-a-beast.html">here</a>)</span></div>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-7357933877802009632010-10-09T12:00:00.000-04:002010-10-09T12:00:54.919-04:00MISSION: Notes of Niceness<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm a girl who loves words. I love words so much that I decided to put myself through the tortures of graduate school to study them. Quotes? I've got books full of them. I have them jotted down on pieces of scrap paper all over the place. I have them on Post-Its stuck around my desk. And <a href="http://www.quotablecards.com/">Quotable Cards</a>? Well, let's just say we're in a long-term relationship.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Iowa Affiliated Agent L loves them, too. She completed her first mission using them. I particularly love this mission because Affiliated Agent L chose quotes that are uplifting, and seeing that this week is <a href="http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=mental_illness_awareness_week">National Mental Health Awareness Week</a>, it seems a perfectly fitting mission. Sometimes, when depression or anxiety find their way into our lives, it can be a word or two of encouragement and love that helps us get through it. Well done, Affiliated Agent L.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Monday, 27 September 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time: 6:30 p.m.</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's hear about her first mission!</div><br />
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I am so excited to have completed my first mission! Let me tell you, it was quite an exhilarating experience. I had no idea how much of an adrenaline rush it would be!</div><br />
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I was in a discount store one night looking for a card of encouragement for</span> a friend of mine who is struggling right now when I came across the perfect little "pick-me-ups" for my first official mission. I was hoping these cheery sayings would be just the perfect thing to brighten someone's day.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I picked up enough "happy thoughts" cards for each of them...</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">...and found some happiness quotes to write inside the cards.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><b>"The best vitamin to be a happy person is B1." Author Unknown</b></div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><b>"One joy scatters a hundred griefs." Chinese Proverb</b></div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><b>"Some picture happiness; others create it." Author Unknown</b></div><br />
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My goal with this mission was simply to bring a smile to someone's face and put a little extra spring in their step for the day. Just getting the stuff together was enough to make me smile!</div><br />
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Since I had several packages ready for this mission, I enlisted both my mom and sister-in-law to help me make these drops in</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">different locations. Unfortunately I don't have pictures of their drop locations, but my mom chose to put hers in the restroom at her church. My sister-in-law works at the university and chose to place hers somewhere on campus. I know it made me happy just to watch the two of them walk out of my house with the packages in their purses!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My heart was pounding as I was driving around deciding on my first location which was a bus stop in town. It took me several minutes to find an unoccupied bus stop without people milling around.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Just when I thought I had made it in and out quick enough to make the drop and snap a fast picture, I turned around to see a man sitting in his truck across the street looking at me through binoculars! I just started giggling and hoped that he wasn't taking down my license plates and calling the police as I walked</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">back to my getaway vehicle :)</div><br />
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My next drop location was a park bench around a lake area where many people go to exercise, walk their dogs, and kayak or fish. It was such a gorgeous night with many people out, but this drop was much easier as people seemed to be preoccupied with what they were doing. I casually sat on a bench and gazed at the lake for awhile wondering who might be the one to find this and snuck away when no one was too close by.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My final drop was inside a tailgating tent in the university parking lot. I figured one of the students who park in that lot or someone setting up for a tailgate before this weekend's football game would have a nice little surprise.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The sheer joy this first mission brought to me was amazing. I can't wait to continue spreading random acts of kindness!</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Thanks to you Secret Agent L for letting me join your ranks! </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thank YOU, Affiliated Agent L, for your words and acts of kindness! </span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here in Pittsburgh there's a really popular Chinese restaurant called <a href="http://www.campusfood.com/restaurant.asp?campusid=33&mlid=32334">LuLu's Noodles</a>. If you're from Pittsburgh, you know about this place. It's right in the heart of Oakland, near the University of Pittsburgh's campus. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I received the following email today from a fellow Pittsburgher, and it made my heart smile:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><blockquote><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">Today, I went to Lulu's Noodles in Oakland to pick up my lunch order. There was a man sitting on the stoop just outside of the restaurant,asking people for spare change so that he could buy something to eat. I said, "Sorry." He said, "Maybe on your way back out?"<br />
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Upon entering the restaurant, I went to the register and asked if I could add something to my order. I picked something from the menu for him and paid. While waiting for the order to be ready, a woman behind the counter asked me, "Are you buying food for that guy out there?" I said, "Yes." She said, "Oh. Just so you know, there are about ten people buying food for him right now."<br />
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I was stunned! So many kind people at Lulu's today! :)</div></blockquote><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A lot of people are hesitant to help people on the street. We often think they just want money for drugs or alcohol. But the truth is, we don't always know what they need, nor can we assume we do. I am so proud of my fellow Pittsburghers who decided to take this man's request seriously and extend kindness to him by purchasing him some food. </span><br />
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When we start seeing people as unique, un-repeatable individuals, it's amazing the opportunities for kindness and love that will surface.</span>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-2424215638437498952010-10-06T09:36:00.000-04:002010-10-06T09:36:53.937-04:00MISSION: Kindness for the Cure<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I've mentioned on more than one or two occasions here my own experience with a near breast cancer scare. October is a very special month to me for just that reason. When I think about the fact that I was diagnosed with an <a href="http://www.egms.de/static/en/meetings/dkk2006/06dkk130.shtml">atypical papilloma</a> at the age of 28, when I think about the fact that I've already had about 10 mammograms in my life (and I'm only 32), when I think about the fact that I have an oncologist who watches me like a hawk, and when I think about the fact that I'm now 5 times more likely to develop breast cancer in my lifetime, I want to scream out to every woman to let her know that she is unrepeatable, amazing, beautiful, precious, and <u><b>loved</b></u>-and that I want her to take care of herself.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This month, I encourage all of my Affiliated Agents to complete missions that center around Breast Cancer Awareness. We WILL beat this disease. I don't know when, and I don't know how, but we will.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I just received Affiliated Agent T's mission in my inbox this morning. I knew I had to post it right away. Thank you, Affiliated Agent T, for your kindness.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Tuesday, 5 October 2010</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Affiliated Agent T tells us about her first--and very special--mission:</div><br />
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This was my first attempt at a mission. I really wanted to do something that was not only kind, but had a real purpose. October presented the perfect opportunity, since it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I decided to go a little goodie bag of some products that would help raise awareness and support, while being practical. A bonus was a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the items went to breast cancer research organizations. Since pink is the color symbolic of breast cancer awareness and breast cancer survivors, I decided to bundle it all together in a pink bag, and write a note to go along with the bag. The bag would contain a water bottle, a journal, and an awareness bracelet, along with the note.</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I wanted the note to stress to the person finding it that she or he (because breast cancer affects us all) was important, and loved, and that it was important to take care of one’s self, as well as to encourage all the women we love to do self exams and get mammograms. I wrote it on some paper with a pretty breast cancer awareness image on it, and sealed it up in an envelope. I taped the envelope to the front of the bag, and then taped the bag closed.</div><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The hardest part of the mission was deciding where to leave the bag. I wanted to do it somewhere in my area, but not in my town. Hubby and I were attending an event, and on our way, we stopped to grab a bite to eat at Sonic. I realized that this was the perfect place to leave my package. The weather was a little rainy, and the little car bays at Sonic, where you pull in for curb side service, are under an awning, so it would be protected. We hung the bag off of the little area where you order your food, so someone was sure to see it.</span><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I hope that someone not only enjoyed the little surprise, but also saw the opportunity to help continue spreading breast cancer awareness. Together, we will find a cure!</div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Affiliated Agent T, thank you for opening your heart and for sharing your kindness with us! Yes, together we WILL find a cure! </span>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230538905705495519.post-27136737447766665242010-10-04T14:24:00.002-04:002010-10-04T14:26:00.305-04:00MISSION: Kindness in Canada<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Oh, Canada!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You are filled with some of the kindest people out there! Thank you, Canada, for giving us some great Affiliated Agents! Especially those who share their gifts and talents with us and others!<br />
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Affiliated Agent M shares her green thumb with us and others. Take a look! </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date: Monday, 16 August 2010<br />
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Location: Plaza parking lot; St. Catherine's, Ontario; Canada</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Mission specs:</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
This is my first assignment for HQ.</div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">First of all I've made it a decision to perform my missions on Mondays because it gives me something to look forward to and well, let's face it - most of us need a pick-me-up on a Monday!</div><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I have a garden that is bursting with flowers. I made a small bouquet out of phlox, black eyed susan, shasta daisy and thyme. Everything was wrapped up and the personal note "I hope you have the 'thyme' to enjoy this gift!" and the business card were hole punched and attached. (I wanted to include a play on words with 'thyme' because not everyone can identify culinary herbs.</span><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Cruising around my normal coffee stop in the morning, I couldn't find a place that wasn't near observing people. I didn't want anyone to cause a fuss thinking that I was breaking into someone's vehicle so I drove to the far end of the lot and found a red SUV sitting in the middle like a cherry on a plate. The bouquet was tucked into the right corner between the hood and windshield curve (I'm petite and reaching for the windshield wipers was a bit awkward for me when I was in Secret Agent mode. I'll get more suave as I practice.)</div><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">And yes, I was humming the Mission Impossible soundtrack as I jumped in and out of my car to make the drop!</div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">GO, CANADA! </span>Secret Agent Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343981376468232555noreply@blogger.com2