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Have You Experienced Side Effects From a Prescribed Medication?

Are you among the 30% of patients who stop taking medicine before your prescription runs out? What factors affect your decision to stop taking your prescription medication? Do you contact your doctor? Consult a pharmacist? Share your stories about your medication's side effects here.

How has Randy Pausch's last lecture impacted your life?

Carnegie Melon professor, husband, and father of three Randy Pausch lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on July 25. In September of 2007, knowing he had little time left, Pausch delivered a last lecture unlike any other. Despite his prognosis, he delivered an upbeat, joke-filled lecture about the importance of achieving your childhood dreams, managing time, and, above all, loving every minute of life. Though millions watched his lecture and read his best-selling book, Pausch said he delivered the lecture for his kids, three under the age of 6.
Have you watched or read The Last Lecture? Have you heard about Pausch's story? How has his message impacted your life?

Post Your Clerihew!

A Clerihew is a four-line poem that pokes fun at the famous. Invented by British writer Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875-1956), these mini-verses have three rules: They rhyme aabb, they're about a celebrity named in the first line, and as for the meter? There are no rules!

Make up your own clerihew and post it here. If we like it, we just might run it in the magazine.

How are you teaching your teens to be safe, responsible drivers?

More than 5,000 teenagers die in car accidents every year. Despite tougher seat belt, drunk driving and graduated driver licensing laws (in addition to improved safety features in cars), statistics have remained stubbornly high since the early 1990s. Speed, distraction, and driver inexperience cause most crashes—all things that can be controlled. How are you teaching your teen to be safe and responsible on the road? What strategies have worked with your newly-licensed driver? Share your ideas and learn about what you can do to reduce teen driving deaths.

Share your restaurant stories.

Everyone has a restaurant horror story, from a waiter dropping your dinner on you to finding a bug in your food. Share your best and most hilarious anecdotes with us.

Are You Normal or Nuts?

Got an eccentric phobia? A quirky habit? Wondering if you're normal or nuts? Take a deep breath -- you're not alone. This year's batch of letters prove America's simply "a nation of nutty folk." Post your questions about all things peculiar and check back here for answers from our expert panel!

Tell us about your air travel headaches

Increased security, frequent delays and rising fuel prices can sometimes make flying a huge hassle. Tell us your in-flight horror story.

What Are Your Favorite Free Places to Visit?

With climbing gas prices and costly airfare, summer travel isn't as affordable as it used to be. But there are still some bargain destinations in the country that you can enjoy for free. Tell us about your favorite no-fee spots!

Your kid is not as shy as you think. Some summer camp counselors are hung over in the mornings. What do you think of these secrets?

We granted anonymity to insiders from camps in Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, and Wisconsin so they'd share some of the secrets of their profession.

If you could pose one question to the Presidential candidates, what would it be?

Tell us what you want the next president to focus on.