Environmental activists have been known to take residence in the branches of trees for days or even months to ensure these trees do not get cut down. Other environmentalists have chartered their own large boats in attempts to non-violently stop whalers in Japan. Still, some environmental groups have decided that…
Right before Thanksgiving, I had to fly for some training at my company’s headquarters in a different state. Having two small children under 4 years, my husband and I have not traveled by plane in a few years, so I was unprepared when I checked my baggage and the attendant…
Imagine a festival so huge and elaborate that eighty percent of an entire country’s beer consumption takes place in the span of one week. No, it isn’t Mardi Gras we are talking about here. In Brazil, this weeklong event that virtually puts the country at a standstill for an entire…
The last couple of days it seems that teenage pregnancy has been on the media’s brain. In fact the movie based on the “pregnancy pact” where a group of female teenagers made a pact to all get pregnant at the same time so they could raise their children together is…
Has your school counselor ever awkwardly cornered you in the hallway to give you some unnecessary and unwanted advice on using rubbers? Ever have an ill-advised cousin tell you the way to prevent pregnancy is by standing on your head while simultaneously chugging a Mountain Dew? If so, you may…
I have said this before and I will say it again. I am always amazed at the different research projects that get grants from this foundation or that government agency. Oh, sure, I am 100% behind those initiatives that are working around the clock to create an HIV vaccine or…
Naturally, on this site, we often report on those campaigns that have condoms as their main focus, specifically those initiatives that promote the increased and consistent use of condoms to help prevent unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. However, we do not often hear the other side of the story…
Just today, I was talking to some of my work colleagues about my best friend Sarah who is semi-crunchy. By that, I mean she is one of those hippies (and I say hippy very lovingly considering I lived in Austin, TX for 6 years and loved every moment of it)…
At home watching the news, I caught a moving headline about a new law that took effect this month in my home state of Texas which calls for testing pregnant women in their third trimester for the virus that causes AIDS . As I reminisced on my two pregnancies, I…
Along with others like Conan O’Brien and Jay Leno, Stephen Colbert had a field day when it was announced that Tiger Woods had been regularly unfaithful to his wife. On his show, he remarked, “Tiger always gives 110 percent. That is why he gave 100 percent to his wife and…