This is one of the best things I've run across regarding statics (it starts out with a lot of Blah Blah Techno-Babble, but gets good part way down)...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/05/01/StaticsinNET/default.aspx

>I understand what 'Static' means. but when would you use
>a static class versus one that is not static?