The Daily Dozen

1. How to do everything - hiking. Also be sure to check out Backpacker Editor's Choice 2008 for a great list of new hiking gear. This is remidning me of how long it's been since I've been on a good hike. It is long overdue.
2. Is there a legal educaton bubble? What about a coming BigLaw implosion?
   
3. 12 places people go for cheap healthcare. I expect to see more people heading overseas for medical treatment if healthcare and health insurance regulation is not relaxed in the US. Of course, I'd still be very concerned about language barriers, quality control, legal issues in case of problems, and judgment proof doctors overseas. I also expect market actors to address all of these issues -- making it increasingly safe and affordable for individuals seeking expensive treatment. If you're going to get your appendix removed anyway, why not see the Taj Mahal along the way?
4. Are new Mac Minis on the way?
5. Turbo charge your creativity with these 13 amazing full screen text editors.
6. Two ways to revamp US housing policy.
   
7. Great gifts for the traveling photographer.
   
8. Lawyers aren't special. Why it's legitimate to investigate the Bush lawyers who may have approved war crimes.
   
9. Trim down Windows to the bare essentials.
10. Bankruptcy is the perfect remedy for Detroit.
    
11. Downsizing your home -- 10 ways it will increase the quality of your life.
12. Did I buy a netbook too soon? Looks like a tablet netbook will be released in January (hopefully more will follow) and rumors continue to abound of that Apple is preparing a netbook of their own.