I listened intently as a well-dressed woman explained to me why she had come to the ER.

"I had gone out for dinner and drinks with some good friends from work, and one of my friends introduced me to an acquaintance of his that he bumped into at the club. I started talking to this man, and we got along very well. So well, in fact, that I ended up inviting him over to my place for a nightcap. One thing led to another, and he spent the night at my place. You know how it is."

I wish I did, but I've learned that it's difficult to meet women when I'm holed up in my house making gizmos and writing books.

"As I was making breakfast in the morning, I asked him to turn on the television so I could catch the weather forecast. That's when it happened."

"What happened?" I inquired.

"He picked up the picture I had sitting on the television set and walked into the kitchen, asking me why I had a picture of his grandmother. I told him that was my grandmother. We asked one another many questions, and there was no doubt about it: we shared the same grandmother, and we were cousins. Our family isn't very close, obviously."

Until now, I thought, but I kept my mouth shut.

"So, I came in here to get the morning-after pill."

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