Dear C, I caught my partner masturbating in the middle of the night when I got up to use the bathroom. HE says he read online that it was good for his health and “keeps him young” if he does it daily. I am not sure how I feel about it. I certainly don’t want […]
Dear C; I work days, from about 8:30 in the morning until 6 at night. My boyfriend doesn’t have to get to his job until mid afternoon so he gets up late and then doesn’t get home until after 10pm. It’s really becoming a problem because we hardly ever see each other. We got a […]
I got my first lesson about the dangers of acetaminophen back in 1980, from a physician specializing in sports injuries. Like many other broke students in the 1980s, I did housework in exchange for a room in a private home. This one just happened to be owned by a doctor and his family. His attitude […]
As a young, bespectacled, nerdy boy, I was enthralled with the world of Pokemon. The sense of adventure, customizing a team, optimizing strategies. I was into the original games, the anime, everything. I refused to cheat and never used a Gameshark to get Mew. I did, however, defeat an older kid on a plane once, […]
Dear C; My roommate Josey is driving me nuts. Josey is funny and can also very generous and kind hearted, but she sometimes has these totally irrational responses to little goof-ups or unexpected accidents that can make her really unpleasant to be around. An example: A couple of weeks ago, we were in the kitchen […]
A few weeks ago, I stood in my garage and looked at my kayak hanging from a mount on the wall. There were still streaks of dried mud smeared across it and shriveled-up weeds stuck to the seat from adventures past. I never bother to clean it because I like how it looks when it […]
Rhode Island, 1999. The Providence Place Mall is almost complete, serving as a new beacon of light and hope for the state. Citizens are looking to the future with excitement and joy. They thought nothing could stand in their way … until a catastrophic event destroyed everything, and thrust the world into oblivion. Fast forward […]
Whether you’re hiking in a management area in Rhode Island or a wilderness area farther north in the White Mountains, you should always keep some basic information in mind to stay safe. The gear and even the clothing for your trip will vary depending on what you’re doing, how long you’re gone and where you’ll […]
The American Public Health Association (APHA) has long recognized that guns are not just a political or civil rights issue; they are a public health issue. There is more gun violence in the US than in any other country in the world. According to a comparison between comparable nations done by the APHA, 80% of […]
Dear C, I am confused. Every time I watch a news show or read the paper, there’s another headline about what science has discovered is good, or bad, for you. I remember when coffee was the great evil — now they say it’s okay. Then fat was bad for you, and fat free foods were […]