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Oh, You Have Breast Cancer? Have Fun Paying For It

Oh, You Have Breast Cancer? Have Fun Paying For It

October 31, 2011 1 Comment

Katie Evans is 26-year-old woman suffering from breast cancer. Even though her employers have a group plan for disability insurance, she is not qualified for long-term disability payments. “I didn’t think I was going to have to fight cancer — and then fight with this insurance company,” she says. Katie found a lump in her ...

You Can’t Saddle Up Without The Stirrups

You Can’t Saddle Up Without The Stirrups

June 3, 2011 2 Comments

You’re laying there on your back waiting, anticipating the dreaded cold metal tongs. Getting your Pap smear is never a fun experience, but it’s essential. Think of it as cervical upkeep. If there’s any type of cancer that health care professionals can detect early, it’s cervical. That is, if you’re getting a test done regularly. ...

Mother’s Day Is Every Day

Mother’s Day Is Every Day

May 4, 2011 No Comments

We shouldn’t need an official report to enlighten us about the situation of mothers around the world. We should already know. It’s all well and good for Save the Children to give us a yearly report of what mothers are facing from the top of Mommyville (Norway) to the pits of it (Afghanistan). People need ...

You’re Not My Mom, Doc

You’re Not My Mom, Doc

October 8, 2010 No Comments

I am sick and tired of health professionals treating me like an imbecile. I recently went to a family planning clinic and had to fight to get the contraception I wanted. I have also had conversations with well-meaning doctors ordering me not to take certain contraceptive options. They don’t understand that it’s my body, my choice, ...

Feminism Is No Old Boys Club

Feminism Is No Old Boys Club

August 30, 2010 No Comments

Everybody loves to hate Sarah Palin, especially me. But enough is enough. A new article in the New York Times slams her for calling herself a feminist while not being enough of one. The authors attack her for being the face of women in politics, but for not being liberal enough for the title. What ...

Quickie Sex Tip

Want a cheap, fun date? Stay home with a cheesy romance movie, popcorn, and a bottle of wine. You...

When Getting The Bill Doesn’t Add Up

On dates I still love a little bit of chivalry — but it goes too far when the restaurant...

Oh Harry! Getting A Piece Of The Royal Pie

There has been an upswing in royal fever on both sides of the Atlantic since last April. When Kate...

Tired Of Faking It

Dear Madame X, I know you say that it’s not good to fake your orgasms, but what if you...

Getting Committed

It is one of the oldest institutions in the world. Most humans are actively engaged in it as I...

Quote Of The Week

Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort...

Lazy Sunday Awful Proposal Post

  Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...

All About Men’s Underpants

My attention was drawn this week to an article on the resurgence of the market for men’s underwear. It...

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