Must Have Item: 8 Quart Pot for boiling pasta and steaming vegetables and seafood.
Cost: Approx. $60 - $80 depending on size and quality

I have had to rummage through several bachelor pad kitchens and one thing that always seems to be missing is a nice big pot. Understandably, the single man only needs a 2-quart pot to boil up some mac and cheese, but what if he has company? What if he invites a woman over for his special spaghetti dish only to find that his pot is so small that he has to cook his pasta in batches?

Yesterday my girlfriend picked up a computer her parents replaced after only two years of basic use. The reasons for the upgrade were mostly untenable. The system doesn't seem to be outdated. Money could have been saved. Only my girlfriend and the economy stand to benefit. But then, I suppose that's a good thing.

The computer came home with us and revealed itself to be a rather buggy piece of equipment. Programs wouldn't run or install, drivers were missing. It quickly became apparent that some unpleasantness loomed on the horizon. Being the fool least afflicted with computer illiteracy, the charge fell to me to address the matter. But instead of dealing with it, I went to sleep.

Have you ever lost your favorite sunglasses? Not necessarily your most expensive pair but the ones you really like. The ones that you are so attached to, you wear them everywhere you go and would even put one of those dorky leashes on them so they don't fly off when it's windy. The ones that only cost 15 bucks but you treasure them anyway. The ones that are so unique, no one else can wear them like you do and everyone knows they're yours. Why is it, that although we all know that sunglasses come and go, and they are one of the most commonly lost items that we'll ever own, it still breaks our heart when we lose them? Can you tell how someone will handle a breakup by the way they handle losing their shades?

I lost my sunglasses today.