I've seen it left out more than not and started to wonder why.

Isn't it pretty formal? Gender issues aside, my mother doesn't go by Dr. unless it's directly related to her research. My sister goes by it even more rarely.

Yeah, I think a lot of people with non-medical doctorates don't care so much outside of the academic setting. Or inside it, for that matter.

I have vague memories of modes of address that say if it's a professional situation, then Dr. is used, but if you were addressing a social invite, then Mr./Mrs./Ms. is correct. But I have no cite for this at the moment except my wee brain.

Hivemind question: Where is that toast smell coming from?

From the toaster?

I got to the airport really early. My flight looks to be really late.

Oh well.

There's no toaster here. Unless there's a toaster upstairs and the smell is getting down here.

So far there's no smoke or fire, so I guess I'm safe for the moment....

Skipping--again-sigh in order to post something that's not even for today, but for tomorrow, when I won't have any computer access: according to the Buffista Calendar, tomorrow, the 25th, will be Jessica and Fone Bone's anniversary, so early wishes for them both!

Smelling burnt toast.

What prompted the question was the various forms of address I was seeing used in the comments section of a scholar's blog. Some people were addressing him by his given name, which I would do with my online friends who have their doctorates. The people who were using titles though, seemed to shy away from "Dr." - in favor of "Prof." and the like. It confused me.