@hudey123: I use a 40" LCD HDTV as a secondary monitor on my desktop, mainly so I can run boxee in a decent environment. I wouldn't choose what I have if I had to 1) use it in a small space, or 2) use it up close. Between 24" and 36" it's quite easy to see the pixels and can be disorienting after a few minutes. Not…

Know which providers to go to as well. I went to school in a small town where the local hospital's reputation was abysmal. It was worth the hour-thirty drive for a major university teaching hospital, and it probably saved my friends life when his appendix burst.

I was born in 1980 and I only write in cursive on thank you notes (mom would be so proud). The advantage of this is that not a single person can figure out what I'm writing. I could put the lyrics to Duck Tails in my notes and people will still call thanking me for the wonderful thank you note I sent them. This is…