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Well, turns out it's No-Shave November again, and once again I've spaced out nearly half of it.

You know all the controversies about shaving various parts of our anatomies?  Well, this month is a good month to just let go of all that.  Just put away your razors, depilitories, waxes, sugars, and tweezers, antiseptic (and analgesic) after-shaves, the works.

I've got a couple of sales calls this month so it might be a little touchy since contrary to Silicon Valley myths small business owners want their prospective web developers to be neat, tidy, and "pre-pubescent" looking.  Fortunately, at least in November, I've got a good excuse: I can say (honestly) that No-Shave November originated as a way to raise money for prostate cancer awareness.

I say honestly because a) I'm going to mention it to anyone who asks why I'm not shaving, b) because I'm going to donate money myself, and c) because I'm going to invite you to donate as well.

Here's a link to the Prostate Cancer Foundation's donation page.

Logo of the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Click the image to visit their donation page.

If prostate cancer isn't your thing you can still a) decline to shave and b) contribute to other major cancer prevention and treatment foundations

The links below are to the non-profit effectiveness rating group CharityNavigator's top-rated non-profits in their respective sectors 

• Breast cancer
• Colon Cancer Alliance (a direct link to the only group with a 4 star CharityNavigator rating.)
• Lung cancer and for good luck, and since that's what started this whole post
• Pro state cancer