I do very little celeb-watchng, but this picture stood out. Eva Longoria, whom I've never seen on tv (I've never watched "Desperate Housewives" and no intention to do so), is national spokeswoman for PADRES Contra El Cancer. The AP text tells that Eva "shares a moment with cancer survivor Emma Arroyo, 5, during a check presentation of $200,000 from AT&T to PADRES, Saturday, March 1, 2008 in Burbank, Calif. The donation to the non-profit organization committed to improving the quality of life for Latino children with cancer and their families, is the result of AT&T's second annual Answer Hope's Call campaign which raises money to support families coping with the devastating effects of childhood cancer. (AP Photo, AT&T, Susan Goldman).

Lots of celebrities do "good works", and some, like Angelina Jolie, are tremendously dedicated and, I hope, effective. What I love about this picture is that clearly Eva is doing something meaningful, not merely something good for her career. When an adult feels free to enter a kid's world, to replace his or her perspective with the kid's, then that's an adult who understands — who has not forgotten — what it's like to be a kid. When you are down with a kid like she is with this little girl, you can't be thinking about the cameras or how you look to others; you either focus on the kid entirely, or you're a fake. It's nice to see that whatever she may be in the rest of her life (and I have zero idea), in a place like that moment with this girl, a place that means so much, Eva Longoria is willing to give herself over entirely to this little girl. That's the sign of a good person in my book.