The games we play in our heads

The games we play in our heads           Everyone does it.  We do it all the time. We play little games in our head. We won’t step on the crack as we walk along a sidewalk.  We count the number of times in a row we can kick a little rock as we walk along...

CONTRACEPTIVE EFFECTIVENESS

Trigger Question:   What’s the best advice that might be given to everyone about contraceptive effectiveness? Q:        Is there some information about contraceptive effectiveness that might be given as a part of the answer to almost ALL questions about...

Stress is everywhere

Ankinet, thought this might interest you: Stress is everywhere Robert A. Hatcher MD, MPH      September 11, 2009  Stress is all about us.  It creeps into our lives like fog the day after a rainstorm.  Stress seems to taunt us with the refrain: “Stop me if...

Certainty

Certainty Bob Hatcher May 14, 2012 I never hear one of Steve Hall’s sermons at the St. James Episcopal Church but that I am inspired, uplifted or prodded to do something I had not been thinking of doing.  On Easter he said several phrases three or four times. He...

How DO contraceptives work?

Here is an extremely controversial question: How DO modern contraceptives work?  A closely related question: Do any of the modern hormonal contraceptives and IUDs work by causing an abortion? A woman is said to be pregnant when the early embryo has successfully made...