There are lots of times we've thought, "Why don't they do (insert your own idea) on the Web?" And just when we thought we'd come up with all the great ideas, along comes a great one that never even occurred to us!

Photo.Stamps.com is a brand new form of postage that allows you to include your favorite photograph or image on valid U.S. Postal Service stamps. You can go here and design a professional-looking stamp by simply uploading the picture or image you wish featured on your stamps.

Within a few days you will receive your sheet of high-quality customized PhotoStamps in the mail.

They're legal and they work. Send a letter to your mother in law. She never thought you'd end up this famous!

Find a loo anywhere in the world

Forget about having your cash stolen - let's talk about a real emergency! In the U.S. we look for a rest room; in the UK you'll look for the loo. No matter where you are traveling (even if it's a walk in your home town), at TheBathroomDiaries.com, you will find a free and clean pit stop.

With ratings on thousands of facilities listed in every major city in the world from Argentina to Zimbabwe, you can even check the Golden Plunger awards for the world's highest-rated rest rooms when you plan your vacation.

To top this off Vindigo has even added a version of this prodigious collection so you can locate a rest room on your handheld while on the go - complete with walking directions, a description and maps to each facility. Life doesn't get any better than that!

An alternative audio/video program

Sometimes it gets frustrating with so many media file types and two major players, neither one of which will play the other's files. In addition many complain that the two major players often use "aggressive" strategies like trying to convince you to upgrade from a no-cost player to one with lots of bells and whistles and, of course, with a monthly cost.

Now comes Jetaudio.com, a player that will play all major file formats and is loaded with features such as recording, audio CD burning, conversion, Internet broadcasting, speed control and multichannel sound output -- just to mention a few.

And to top it off there is no cost for the basic program, and at this date, they don't nag the daylights out of you!

Reflection for the day

"How do I work? I grope."
- Albert Einstein

"Comedy is tragedy plus time."
- Carol Burn

"To teach is to learn twice."
- Joseph Joubert

"The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality."
- Arthur Koestler

"Circumstances - what are circumstances? I make circumstances."
- Napoleon Bonaparte

Here's a good way to get the day started! For over 20 years "Reflection for the Day" has been appearing daily in the Boston Globe. These thought provoking and often witty sayings are posted at Reflectionfortheday.com, two days after they are published in the newspaper. In addition you can enjoy several months of searchable archives.

It's a good way to start the day because: "Yesterday is ashes; tomorrow is wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly." - Eskimo proverb