Christmas is upon us and I have the special privilege of having a birthday in December to go along with the day of festivities near the end of the month. Even now that I approach my tri-decade celebration I find there is still the excitement of getting gifts. As time has gone on, I find that I rely on getting presents from other people less and less and use this time of year to indulge myself with whatever whim strikes me. Last year I got myself one of my favorite gifts ever, a ReplayTV. Yea...