Hi, you might recognize that beautiful smiling face before you. That is my face, well it was my face over the last couple of years. I am not here to talk about my face or my smile, which some have called “winning.” I am not even here to talk about myself, although I could do that all day, and I will relate to you my personal experience because that is the only experience I have. The real reason I am writing you today is to point out my hair.

These pictures happen to be in chronological order, so as you may see, my hair has grown a tad longer in the last couple of years. I would like to say that my reasons were always altruistic, but the fact is I just happen to like my hair a little longer.

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I will donate each and every dollar generated from this article to charity. That is determined by the number of views that this article receives. So help get this article as many views as possible. On digg, yahoo, reddit, e-mail it, tweet it. Do whatever you can, every view will help. All proceeds will go to one of the charities listed below for cancer research. Thanks for your help.

A few days ago I learned that someone very important to me’s mother was not in good shape. She has been fighting cancer for many years now. Fighting the fight that unfortunately many of us have seen, either first or second hand. This article is dedicated to her. Please send your thoughts, prayers, positive energy or whatever you personally believe her way.

Cancer is defined as any group of cells that display uncontrolled growth. Nearly all cancers are caused by abnormalities in the genetic code that create the cells in our body. These abnormalities could be caused by pollutants, chemicals, sunshine, hormones, microbes, or just random bad luck. There are many ways to damage the fragile DNA that lives inside almost all of the cells in our bodies.

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Most of us know the sad and destructive history of former widespread pesticide DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane for you chemists). It’s egg shell thining properties have famously taken out many a generation of bald eagle, as well as many other bird species. The once heralded solution to malaria, DDT was sprayed everywhere without a thought. This attitude of pesticide being “a-ok” lasted into the 1980’s, and lead to this most hilarious and sad poster (seen above) of two attractive young ladies having a pesticide fight. Try suggesting that one these days as a fun game for the whole family.

When environmental and health concerns were raised in the scientific community, an out cry called for the banning of DDT, and in 1972 the ban went into effect. Unfortunately for all of us, the half life of DDT is 30 years. So for those of us scoring at home, there is still almost half the DDT left floating around in our environment that was sprayed the year of the ban… 37 years ago!

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What do you guys think? Keep in mind that I am doing Locks of Love so I can’t cut too much…

So psuedo-mullet… Clip a little bit off? Or Rock it?

What a day. I’m sitting here in an airport after my planes wing broke and we sat on the runway. While sitting there I learned that one of the most important people in the world to me lost her mother to cancer.

I’m usually quite adapt when dealing with my own trauma, but that of people I care about I can’t really take.

Yet, I’m helpless again. She has good people around her, I’m glad for that. I guess this is the first time I can admit that after I watched the aftermath. Cognitive dissonace is fun eh? Remind me and I’ll write something on that. I don’t know how to explain how I feel.

Now I’m stuck in an airport. People watching is something of a hobby of mine, as an anthropologist of course. I’m just not in the mood right now. Just sitting here for a few hours with my thoughts.

Thanks for all of those that donated to the help me fight cancer campaign. I have raised more than I thought I would, and the page will remain up in her honor. Maybe I’ll write more on that soon. I can’t do it right now.