My world revolves around the web. I make money by designing web applications, I make and keep friends via the web (and web conferences), and I do this thing called Pink for October (you may have heard of it). But every once in a while I have to venture out into the real world and lately, I’ve noticed a lot of pink things.
Earlier this week, I was walking back to my office and saw a couple of these sitting on someone’s desk.
I asked if I could borrow it to take this pic, but was told I could have it. Cool!
The crate in the picture is just a toy giveaway, but the company that gives away the toys has some real ones to rent . They are standard packing crates that come branded with one of the company’s philanthropic activities. Rent a Pink Crate and a portion of your rental fee goes to fighting Breast Cancer. That’s pretty cool.
The Down Side of a Pink October
I find Pink for October to be pretty innocuous in the grand scheme of ...
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First of all, my sincere thanks to everyone who participated and/or supported Pink for October 2007. While it’s an obvious statement, it should be said that without you the event would be nothing. Second of all, a few people need special thanks.
Tammie Lister designed Pink for October and put up with me. That in of itself deserves a medal.
Zach Inglis worked very hard trying to get an app he built up and running for us. In the end, it didn’t work, though neither us no... more
Back For Good From: pinkforoctober.org Post Date: 2007-10-17 06:07:16
Last year I wrote some blather that included the words “How do I ever really know that it’s gone? That it’s not there lurking?”
The answer, of course, is that you don’t. But somehow I was still surprised at the beginning of September this year when they discovered that my cancer has metastasised. Someone had the audacity to tell me that they were never surprised when cancer came back. Well, I was. For all my fears, part of me believed them when they told me ... more
In wandering around the growing list of sites Going Pink and reading some of the other reactions on the web to this event, a couple of themes stand out. Particularly for this post, that spreading awareness is one thing; spreading accurate awareness is another.
Myth: A mammogram can cause breast cancer to spread.
Truth: An x-ray of the breast, called a mammogram, cannot cause cancer to spread. Nor can the pressure put on the breast from the mammogram. Do not let tales of other peopleR... more
I’m dyeing my hair purple today. My son has been begging for purple for a while now, but I’ve been sticking with pink — until now. I don’t want to be associated in any way with that cute little disease, breast cancer. Or worse, that most feminine of all activities: shopping for breast cancer.
People, do you know what you’re shopping for? T-shirts and dog collars and candy and soup, all painted a pandering pink. I’ve actually heard people say, “I&... more
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