How Does Blood Clot?
Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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He’s not too bad looking. He’s smart, he’s got manners. And he likes me. The only problem is that he’s a nice guy. The problem with nice guys is that they’re nice. To everybody. All the time. That brings in…
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Opposites Attract…But Can they Survive? I found him just after I found myself. At 25 years old, I was beaming with happiness, strength and positivity. I had discovered the young woman I wanted to be. I had survived a relationship…
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Almost every neighborhood has a loudmouth, in your face, overbearing neighbor, it seems to come with the territory. When a person moves into a new neighborhood, suddenly a neighbor or two will appear seemingly out of nowhere, and they may…
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Growing up, my parents tried to make me adopt almost as a mantra, the saying, ‘Sticks and stones my break my bones, but words will never hurt me’. In fact, I learned the exact opposite, more like: ‘Sticks and stones…
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Our skin is what protects us against injury, heat, and light radiation. Our skin allows us to adjust to the various weather conditions. However, we want to make sure that we protect our skin from getting dry. With dry skin,…
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Please define the term “Nice Guy” Oxymoron’s are everywhere, why I’m not sure, do we stereo type the personalities of man, and womens characters, it never pays nor should it ever be taken seriously, but we continue to play that…
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Communication is a prime process in our life. It represents a social interaction between two or more people and it helps to share information of different types. In order to have a productive communication it is important to have good…
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What is the difference between natural skin care beauty products and synthetic ones? A lot! Natural skin care products usually will not cause itching, redness or rash on the outer layer of the skin like a synthetic one sometimes can…
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Know-it-alls: What really galls me is how many know-it-alls and liars there are in this world. Do they know how they come off? Do they really think that they are smarter than everyone else that they meet? Or are they…
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Boxes are cosy, they have four sides that protect us, if you are lucky you might get issued a box that gives you a title, how about a self analyzed box with a title, in this instance, passive-aggressive personality. No…
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“No.” It would be nice if this response to the horrid question, “Do I look fat?”, worked. Life would be so much simpler: the girlfriend, or wife, or whatever, would dance off, merrily content that we’d told them the truth…
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As we age, most of us begin to notice changes on our hands. We want them to look young but it seems that they have something else in mind. They begin to wrinkle. They may get age spots or other…
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Joe Bob searches his home futilely for a place to store a box of baseball cards he’s collected since childhood. Everywhere he looks is already packed to the edges with something else. The bedroom closets, all four of them, are…
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The truth: Do we really want to hear it? For most people, the answer is no. Whoever said ‘the truth hurts’ sure was right. And people don’t want to hurt, they want to feel good. The first reason (we) don’t…
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Long distance relationships can work as long as there is an equal amount of effort on either side. If either party is in doubt then it is better not to waste your time pursuing something that will not result in…
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After months of religiously sipping on the strongest green tea available on the market to see whether it would clear my skin, I just couldn’t take another sip. The bitter taste was too much to bear. I was in search…
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Jealousy is also known as the destroyer. Sometimes there are legitimate reasons to feel jealous. When the one you are with portrays the flirtatious player. When you notice your other half is staring just a little too long at your…
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Do you adapt to your surroundings? Most people do on some level. The reason this is relevant is that dealing with negative people has a lot to do with how much you change when you are in different environments. Of…
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A nice close shave is strived for no matter which area of your body you are ridding of hairs, so it is essential to learn how to avoid shaving bumps. Shaving is an art form, not just a quick method…
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No. Humans are NOT supposed to be monogamous, even though we like to think we are, and to expect to be in a relationship with someone and never sexually fantasize about someone else is ridiculous. It is also, quite literally,…
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I am in love with a man twice my age, (gasp) and a father of three boys. His kids live with their mother, a good distance up the eastern sea board from us. He pays his child support, (plus some)and…
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Summer is the time of the year when you should pamper and protect your skin the most. Everyone knows they need protection from the sun’s UV rays, but there is more to summer skin protection than that. During the summer…
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I would much rather deal with an angry, six foot tall, red in the face person, shouting and venting their anger at me, than anyone who employs the underhand methods of behavior involved in passive aggression. It is a slippery,…
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Traditional dating or courting as it was once known as is a common gesture between two people to get to know each other to become a couple in the future. People would commonly meet possible suiters through family or friends,…
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The popular belief is that a narcissist is someone who loves him/herself. We often use the term narcissist to describe someone who is self-assured, secure, direct and at times self-centered. We see this type of person as someone who is…
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This subject is so vast that I think it’s important to focus on one aspect of it. Some may decide to talk about the business or financial viewpoint, the way it has affected modern culture or even how it has…
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Do you know that our age will show through our hands? If we have plastic surgery on our face or our bodies to look younger, our hands will defy that. As our bodies age, our hands age also. The skin…
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Second chances for neighbors, depending on the issues involved, are a win-win situation for all concerned, as long as those neighbors deserve our trust. Many neighbors are nice people but it only takes one person to be a threat and…
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I can honestly say this is not true. I’m not saying in all cases that a person who has cheated before would not be a repeat offender. I am, however, saying that one would have to look at the underlying…
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Severe plaque psoriasis, so called because of the large, red plaque-like lesions that appear all over the body, is something that so many people have to deal with. It has the ability to literally have people stopping and staring at…
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