I have heard of women going to great lengths to punch holes in condoms or to conveniently forget their birth control pills in an effort to get pregnant from their partners. That ticking biological clock can get us women to do some crazy things. However, I have never heard…

Reports have shown that in the United States, 25% of the population that is considered sexually active is between the ages of 15 and 24; however, this portion of the population comprises 50% of the new sexually transmitted disease and HIV cases that spring up each year. Key players…

So I’ve gained about 10 pounds and have kept them on since having two kids. Okay, I lie. It is more like 13 pounds. Luckily, after having my second child, I was able to fit into most of my pre-baby clothes. Emphasis on “most.” There are a few pairs…

At my day job, there has been some drama lately…not with me, of course. It seems one of the teams in our company has a lot of women in it and, well, you know how it can get when too many women are forced to work together in a…

In less than two months, the FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) World Cup will be held in South Africa with over thirty teams attending on behalf of the countries they represent. Football (soccer to us Americans) is the most popular sport on the planet so the FIFA World…

Stop me if I have said this before, but there are two talents I wish I had: drawing and singing. My voice teacher made it clear to me in high school that singing needed to be put on the back burner never to reemerge if she was within earshot….

A few weeks ago, I was watching part of the 2010 Winter Olympics. I am not sure what the official title was of the sport that I was watching, but it consisted of a bunch of extremely gorgeous girls skiing down a very steep mountain fast enough that it…

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…

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…

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…