How often do you reset your P/NVRAM?

Just curious because every so often (let's call it twice a week), because of one issue or another, I find my self resetting my PRAM. Just wondering if my machine in an abberation?

Alright everyone,
Well, I dialed up AppleCare and so far they've found no solutions for my issues. But, here's what's going on.
I've twice booted up and got a gray screen with colorful vertical lines filling it! Had to reset my PRAM.
I frequently encounter an issue where I hit the power button and the machine doesn't turn on. I then have to hold it down for a few seconds for it to power up. When this happens, I have to reset the PRAM or else each subsequent booting will necessitate a several seconds power on press.
Sometimes, after the computer's been shut down for a few hours and I come along to turn her on I find that she was indeed actually on (even though I had shutdown hours ago). The top left hand of my laptop (or "notebook") is scorching hot and I hea rhte processor going but no screen activity whatsoever. I have to force a shutdown by holding down the power button in order to have things boot up properly. I reset PRAM then just because it seems necessary.
The computer lags quite often as well. I sometimes perform a PRAM reset then just to see if that improves the sluggish performance.
Everytime I call AppleCare, they have me reset my PRAM. I was under the impression that when it comes to the MacBook, a PRAM reset was my friend. I'm really not too happy with Apple or my Mac purchase.

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