July 1, 2007: Canada Day

You spin the globe, you point your finger, and something inside of you says, "Yes! I will live where it's really really really cold almost all of the time." What makes the maple leaf crowd just so darn loveable?

July 2, 2007: Amelia Earhart Disappears

Where did she go and what is she up to?

July 3, 2007: Riddler

If you were an animal, vegetable, plant, tool, building, element, mineral, weather phenomenon, or something else, what would you be? Without giving it away completely, describe yourself and let's see if we can guess!

July 4, 2007: Unites States Independence Day

Frankly I'm still mad at England for that whole tax on tea thing. Just kidding. Let's make this a global topic and make it a little more serious. What does freedom and independence mean to you?

July 5, 2007: P.T. Barnum’s Birthday

The circus. Good? Bad? What is life like in a circus? Why should you run off and join the circus? Ever had a fantasy about the bearded lady? How about tossing in some of your most colorful characters ever?

July 6, 2007: The Door

You are standing in a void; there is emptiness all around. The only thing clearly visible to you is a door. You reach for the know, it slowly creeks open, and ....

July 7, 2007: Children

Children, love 'em, hate 'em. Isn't it time we went Sparta and nationalize all children at six months old? Wean 'em, send 'em off to "It Takes A Village" boarding schools, and raise them all up the right way. Good idea?

July 8, 2007: School Memoirs

Remember the girl you were too afraid to talk to; the boy who hurt your feelings; the nasty gash on your head from the bungled jungle gym stunt? Release the pain and suffering and give us the details.

July 9, 2007: Treasured Moments

This is the first day of our three day series on your personal treasures. What is your most treasured moment and why?

July 10, 2007: Treasured Things

What is your most treasured thing and why?

July 11, 2007: Treasured People

Who is your most treasured person and why?

July 12, 2007: OMG, I'm ME

The alarm goes off. You stumble into the bathroom. Bleary-eyed, you look into the mirror and discover you have been transformed into your avatar! Will anyone recognize you? Your day just became a whole lot more interesting. Whatever in the world will you do now?

July 13, 2007: Chocolate

I want to eat it, drink it, bathe in it, and use a bottle of it in my intimate encounters of the naughtiest kind. I've never met a bon-bon I couldn't think of as a friend. You know your secret chocolate moment that defines who the real inner you is. Do tell.

July 14, 2007: Bastille Day

The French way to get out of jail free! How about murdering a few thousand nobles in the process? If you were going to plot a revolution, where would you start?

July 15, 2007: Billy the Kid Shot

Your life has turned bad and you find yourself wearing a black cowboy hat. What will you do now?

July 16, 2007: HOT!

It's the middle of July. In the northern hemisphere, you should have had plenty of time at the beach, the pool, drinking iced drinks. How about a steamy report on the hot things going on in your underdressed life. If you're in the southern hemisphere, give us a freezy breezy report.

July 17, 2007: Your Hue

I think orange is the new black. I wear a lot of green. I've always wanted a bedroom with pinks and reds. People who wear all black often seem to be trying to hide a hole in their hearts. What color are you today?

July 18, 2007: Your Future Self

You log into Second Life, you have a plan. You're going to move into a whole new direction with your presence in-world. What are you going to do today, tomorrow, and in the future to make your experience here fantastic?

July 19, 2007: First Womens Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, NY

One hundred and fifty years later, there still may be room for improvement. How are girl-boy relations going in your world?

July 20, 2007: Neil Armstrong on the Moon

No month would ever be complete without an astronaut topic! Write something spaced out today.

July 21, 2007: Hemingway's Birthday

Going to the grocery store, picking up the kids from soccer, watching American Idol, life is full of grand adventures. In very short matter of fact sentences, report one of your bold expeditions in life.

July 22, 2007: Virtual Worlds

CNN included Second Life in a report on Virtual Worlds. "Will you be able to tell the difference?" Are you using Second Life to change your First Life? Or, are you keeping this place your own dirty little secret?

July 23, 2007: Dance Your Pixels Off

What is it with the popularity of dance clubs in Second Life? Where do you go? What do you do there? Why is it your favorite place to be? Oh, and don't forget to report the drama.

July 24, 2007: Summer (or Winter) Daydreams

In the summertime, yard work is as inevitable as shoveling snow in the winter (for those in snowy climates). You're outside with your shovel doing that move-it-over-there thing. Where do your thoughts drift?

July 25, 2007: Life in a Sandbox

It used to be a good place to try kissing. It was also a pretty good place to hit somebody with a plastic rake. Around these parts, it's a good place to build a giant wooden floppy penis that changes colors and sings the Banana Phone song when you touch it. What's your sandbox story?

July 26, 2007: Partner Repair

Good news, in Second Life version 1.19, they'll have a tool whereby you can repair the faults and foibles of your lover. What things do you need to fix first on your partner?

July 27, 2007: Pets

The longer I'm in Second Life, dogs, bears and dragons keep accumulating in my inventory. Tell us about your real, imagined, or virtual menagerie. Extra credit for using the word menagerie!

July 28, 2007: Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Birthday

She set the style for a generation. What's your style?

July 29, 2007: Park Benches

Ice cream in hand, your little avatar finds a nice park bench under a shady tree in a pretty virtual garden. What do you see? hear? taste? feel? smell? imagine?

July 30, 2007: Henry Ford Birthday

His little idea to make a car worked out pretty well. Tell us about your best (or worst) car ever.

July 31, 2007: Grandma's House

What was your grandma's house like?

Thanks to Oboe Riederer, CeAire Decosta, Skye Soderstrom, Deeter Decosta, Lizybeth Henley, and probably a couple others I've forgotten who contributed to the topic list this month.