Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is a looong month.

Yes, I love fall -- I love the leaves turning, things getting chilly and cooking comfort food.

The end of the month is Halloween -- which is fun -- and this will be our first Halloween with Spock (all black, arches like a perfect Halloween cat!!).

But -- for goodness sakes, why do we need an entire Breast Cancer Awareness Month -- and, if we really need it, why can't it be February?

I'm aware of breast cancer -- really, who isn't? If they made a South Park episode about it - we know about it. I'm just tired of companies selling things by promising a "portion"of the proceeds to breast cancer groups. I have to wonder how big a "portion" is...

So -- go ahead and wear the pink ribbon. Buy pink stuff etc -- and, don't get me wrong -- the breast cancer sorority really appreciates the effort and the strong breast cancer political advocacy -- just don't be surprised when my fake boob doesn't have a pink ribbon pinned to it because I'm freaking aware of breast cancer.

Citation help.. please :).

Hi,

I use endnote, so it isn't really an issue for me -- but, my students could use some advice..

Do you know of any on-line resources concerning proper citation formats? I don't care if it's MLA or APA...

FYI -- The snarky philosophical response to the question as to why I don't have a preference between MLA and APA is that all the other disciplines split off from us... why should we have a preference, we'll let y'all fight that out. The real reason is that the folks in my grad program didn't have a consistent answer... but, the snarky response is more fun, especially if you put a really snooty voice on it :).

Dang it...

a blog buddy has breast cancer...

Y'all were super supportive of me -- go give her some love.

yes -- and, good luck with that...

I have a meeting with X today.

X wants to know how to still get a B in the course.

It's possible... but not probable. Assuming X does extra-credit worth 10 points, X can miss a total of 20 points, out of 230 points yet to be handed in this semester.

Yea -- I'm smelling C.... but, I wish X good luck with that...

Sunday...

The plan for the day includes lots of class prep and making tuna/pasta salad.

Hubby has been asking for it as the 'lunch' of the week for several weeks, so I figured I'd better give in.

First -- a bit of back in bed for a nap... then groceries and prep.

don't you envy my glamorous life?

Law school advice?

I know at least a couple of you have 'done' law school...

So far, Hubby seems to be doing fine -- he's working at it all the time, but he also seems to be loving it.

So -- from those of you who have finished -- care to share your hints & tips?

-- and, spouses, feel free to chime in -- either with advice for me or him :).

Do it now...

... take a few minutes to send an e-mail to someone who has been helpful to you.

I'm thinking about that because I assigned my feminist epistemology paper to my intro class (yea, it's kind of above their heads, but many of them are sharp and will get it). I got a lot of help on that paper from a person from whom I took no classes. She didn't have to help me at all, but she did and I'm grateful.

So, I decided to drop her a quick note to let her know that I was thankful and to let her know what was going on in my life.

So -- go, do it now...