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Some of my favorite links. Not all of my links by any means! Email address link is not clickable.

NEW Links
June 2009:  New Optical Illusion site, in the Fun Sites section

Humanitarian Sites
Colorado Sites
Chris Kattan and SNL sites
Music Sites
Friends' Sites
Craft sites, free patterns, etc
Important Info sites
Fun sites


Humanitarian Sites

 If you have fabric scraps and don't want to throw them away, consider donating them to this organization. They make things for the homeless and needy out of your scrap fabrics. Click on the image above to get to their site.

     Jane Goodall has a site where you can learn how to make a difference. Click on the image to get to her site.

Web site for people who have children who died.  Click on the image to learn about Compassionate Friends.


This is a worthwhile program to donate to. Please consider donating money or items to be sent to our troops over seas. Click on the image above to get to the web site. It was talked about on The Wayne Brady Show, 11 Dec 2003.



Great Colorado Sites top
http://www.starrkempf.com/                              The art of a wonderful artist, Starr Kempf.
http://www.csurf.com/csurf/tour.html                  Colorado Springs
http://www.pikespeakcam.com/                         Camera aimed at Pikes Peak, 24/7
http://www.coloradosprings-travel.com/             Colorado Springs travel and tourism
http://www.springsgov.com/                               Colorado Springs
http://freethinkerscs.com/                                    Free Thinkers of Colorado
http://noradsanta.org/                                          NORAD site that tracks Santa every Christmas
http://www.springsphotos.com/                          Wonderful site with loads of photos of our city
http://www.denver.org/                                       Site about Denver
http://www.flydenver.com/                                  DIA

                      The famous flying car, which was in the 1950's tv show 'The Bob Cummings Show'.  This is the cover of an EAA gift catalog from 1991-92. Click on the photo to go to the official web site for the Aerocar. Yes, it's real. And it's based in Colorado.
http://www.airspacemag.com/ASM/Mag/Index/1996/DJ/ccsf.html   this site mentions the Sweeny car [above].
http://www.roadabletimes.com/index.html   this site is not in Colorado, but it has more on all the flying cars that have been built.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/roger/QueryTips.php3?tip.AttractionName=headless+chicken&tip.Town=fruita
      This is the site to Mike the Headless Chicken. Really.


Chris Kattan sites & SNL sites      top
http://www.chriskattan.net/                               Best Kattan site on the net!
http://www.NBC.com/snl/                               Official NBC/SNL site



Music sites      top
http://www.marinaraye.com                            Great Native American music by Marina Raye along
        with other artists. I have her full CD set, and it's the most restful music I've ever listened to. I
        recommend them highly.


Friends' sites       top
http://www.artandfantasy.com/                      A site by a really good artist friend who's work
                                                      just  knocks  me out. I predict he will be famous in a few years.
http://www.saunalahti.fi/theporro/                          This is Pörrö's site, and I hope you visit it to see
                                                                     all the wonderful things she makes from polymer clay.
http://www.dyw.com.ar/                                   Ce, who lives in Argentina. Her business site. She's
                                                           a great graphics artist. And a great friend. [Hi, Ce! Hi, Diego!]

Craft sites, free patterns, supplies, etc.      top
 

  A great web site with a ton of free patterns and info. Be sure to read the blog for more info.

  Sign up for their free newsletter with free patterns!

                Mardar's Stuff, huge selection of tags, bags, boxes, you name it. All free, to download, print and glue or tape.
                                                                                  click on image at left, or here:    http://www.mardar.us/index.htm

                 Polymer Clay Store. Click on logo to visit.
http://www.printmini.com/printables/                         Miniature paper crafts site, great for doll houses or shadow boxes, etc.
http://www.stephthornton.co.uk/                               Bond site with patterns, links to more pattern sites, lots of Bond info, also has crochet and other things!
http://www.bond-america.com/                                    Official site for the Bond knitting machine. Includes some free patterns.
http://www.knitware.ca                                                 Site for the knitting software I use.
http://craftsmag.com/                                                        Crafts Magazine - has some patterns
http://makingfriends.com/                                                  Great site for kids' crafts - lots of patterns
http://knittingtoday.com/                                                Great knitting site - sells machines, patterns, etc.
                                                                                     Join the mailing list.
http://beadwork.about.com/?once=true&                          Bead site - lots of patterns

  http://www.jewelrycraftsmag.com/                              Jewelry Crafts Magazine. [no free patterns]
http://www.lapidaryjournal.com/                                        Lapidary Journal magazine
http://www.polymerclayexpress.com/                                Polymer Clay Express - sells clay supplies
http://crochet.about.com/                                                  Crochet site - lots of patterns
http://www.spacestation42.com/toys.html                          Lots of paper crafts from around the globe
http://www.homeandoffice.hp.com/hho/us/eng/creative_projects.html        HP paper craft projects in PDF format

{more beading links on my Free Bead Pattern pages}


Important Info sites top
 

    Interesting web site, would be worth checking out. Click on banner to get to the site.

http://thunderbolts.info/velikovsky-ghost.htm                Article to be distributed.
 

                                          TAPS web site, the group from SciFi Channel's Ghost Hunters show.
http://the-atlantic-paranormal-society.com
 

     The magazine from the TAPS crew. I'm subscribed to this.


http://www.coasttocoastam.com/                                     Coast to Coast AM


http://www.unknowncountry.com/dreamland/                   Whitely Strieber's Unknown Country

                        Quote site, also has a mailing list you can join.
http://bullyinginstitute.org/                                                    Workplace Bullying and Trauma Institute - gives tips on dealing with that bully of a boss you have.
http://www.nps.gov/chcu/                                                                   Chaco Canyon
http://www.nps.gov/chcu/home.htm                                                    Chaco Canyon
http://www.ratical.org/southwest/ChacoCanyon.html                          Chaco Canyon
http://www.colorado.edu/Conferences/chaco/tour/chacomap.htm       Chaco Canyon
http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/archeology/chaco.html                       Chaco Canyon
http://factcheck.org/                                                             Ever wonder about those political commercials, if they are true or not? This site has all the answers.
http://www.autodidactproject.org/
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=autodidact          Found out that this is what I am, and
                                                     I am so happy to finally have a real explanation for me, even one that is in the dictionary!

http://www.insuladd.com/                                                  Not about computers: this site sells a ceramic additive for house
                                                      paint that helps cut down on loss of heat/cooling for the seasons. We used it just on our
                                                      front door [metal], and were amazed at how it cut down the cold in the winter. We're
                                                      hoping it'll cut down the heat for this summer.

http://www.snopes2.com                                                   Best hoax info site on the net
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c106:S.1257:            Copyright info
http://www.benedict.com/                                                 Copyright info
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/                                           Copyright info
http://www.clarinet.com/brad/copymyths.html                    Copyright info
http://HoaxBusters.ciac.org/                                               CIAC site. Great site to find out if that virus
          warning you got is a hoax or not. Also discusses how chain letters are illegal even in cyber space
          and what to do about them.
http://www.urbanlegends.com/                                           Urban legend site
http://urbanlegends.about.com/?once=true&                       Urban legend site
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html                    Symantec virus alert site

      Tools and information to eliminate spyware and adware programs. A complete
                                                                                               anti-spyware guide.

http://www.spychecker.com/                                              Spyware info
http://scumware.com/                                                         Spyware info
http://www.weathergraphics.com/text/spyware.htm             Spyware info and list
http://www.spywareonline.org/                                           Spyware info
http://css.ucr.edu/spyware/                                                 Find out about spyware
http://www.spywareguide.com/product_search.php            Spyware list you can search
http://www.cexx.org/adware.htm                                        How to remove spyware
http://grc.com/optout.htm                                                    Info and program on keeping spyware off your
                                                                                  computer.
http://grc.com/                                                                    This site has a lot of great info about how to
                                                                   protect your computer.
http://www.msn.com/                                                         MSN home page
http://www.mcafee.com/anti-virus/default.asp                     McAfee anti-virus page
http://www.zdnet.com/                                                       ZDNet home page
http://symantec.com/                                                          Symantec home page
http://cnet.com/                                                                  CNet home page
http://the-eggman.com/writings/etiquitte_1.html                    How to avoid irritating your family and
                                                                 friends by the types of email you send them.
http://www.newzbot.com/                                                  About Usenet Servers [newsgroups]
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/posting-rules/part1/           Usenet Rules [yes, even Usenet has rules!]
http://www.nova.edu/~aed/policies.html                             More info [Usenet].
http://www.stanly.cc.nc.us/IT/UlrichJW/gen/gen_lesson5b.htm         Netiquette
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/                                      Netiquette
http://songweaver.com/netiquette.html                                Netiquette
http://www.onlinenetiquette.com/                                       Netiquette
http://www.albury.net.au/new-users/netiquet.htm               Netiquette
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci212057,00.html       Emoticons and their meanings
http://www.pressanykey.com/emoticons.html                     Emoticons and their meanings

http://www.lavasoft.de/aaw.html                                         Adaware site. This program is free, and it will
                    search your system for spyware, and then remove it or isolate it, depending on what you choose.
http://www.zonelabs.com/                                                  Highest rated free firewall available.
http://www.acme.com/                                                       Make your own 'license plate' for any state.
http://www.charitychecks.us/                                              This site was talked about on the Wayne Brady show, Dec 2003.
http://www.livinginternet.com/                                            Internet history, design, and advanced use.
 
 



Fun Sites    top
 

http://www.funnymovies.net                                   Funny movies and vids of all types. ADULT content in some of the movies.
http://churchofspongebob.tripod.com/                    First Reformed Church of Spongebob
http://www.kontraband.com/                                 The best site I've found for weird/strange/interesting animations, movies, and commercials. ADULT content in some movies.
http://www.angryalien.com/                                   You cannot miss this site. If you are interested in how bunnies would remake Alien or The Shining, go here.
http://www.zanorg.com/prodperso/indian.htm         Turn your speakers up!
http://www.box7box.com/tinygrow.html                 Another addictive site. I spent more time there recently. My 3rd time this month alone.
http://snowflakes.lookandfeel.com/                           Interactive site, make your own snowflakes. Might take you awhile to figure out how to work it, but it's fun.
http://www.rockstargames.com/upload/swf/winners/multimedia/drewcope.swf          Turn your speakers up!
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/List_of_misquotations          List of misquotations.
http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/pc/platform4.html             A day at the glue factory.
http://zapatopi.net/afdb.html                        Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanies, how they're made and why you should wear them.

http://one38.org/1000/pie.html                                    Some menus on this and the next 3 sites are hidden, so make sure you move your mouse over the page to
                                                                                  find them.  I love these sites, as they are a Great Waste Of Time. :-)
http://www.billyblob.com/                                           Another Great Waste of Time site.
http://www.pencilmation.com/                                     And another Great Waste of Time site.
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/ddautta.php    And yet another Great Waste of Time site. Maybe I should start a category of just these sites.....
http://www.kontraband.com/main.asp?CAT=anims     Another wonderful Great Waste of Time site.
http://www.pianographique.com/                                 More of the Same.
http://www.grand-illusions.com/                                    Ditto - click on Optical Illlusions

NEW!!!
 http://www.qualitylogoproducts.com/lib/optical-illusions.htm     More Optical Illusions

http://www.astrolabes.org/electric.htm                           MOTS
http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/pc/realitycarnival.html    Interesting site.
http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/pc/platform3.html   You gotta see this one!
http://www.humandescent.com/page1/gallery1.htm          Human Descent Gallery.
http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/                                                Phrases, sayings, and their meanings.
http://www.juxtapoz.com/html/36/wenner.html               Ever hear of sidewalk art? These 2 sites have some fantastic images you'll love.
http://www.dodger.com/wenner/gallery.htm

               One of the best cartoons around, besides Opus.

http://www.spaceimaging.com/gallery/default.htm              Photos taken from space. Has an archive of older photos.
http://creativechocolatesofvt.com/                                     Love chocolate? Love cool, interesting, novelty shapes? This is the site for you!
http://www.colinthompson.com/index.html                         Interesting artist, great work.
 

http://www.aleinn.com/aleinn/                   The best gift shop in Rachel, Nevada. Also the only gift shop. A fun place to shop.
http://www.engrish.com/                                                     This site is hysterically funny, made even more so by the owner's comments. Best viewed with IE, or
                                      Opera set to mimic IE. I laughed so hard I cried, and I have it set up to visit it every day now, first thing in the morning.
http://home.att.net/~cecw/lastpage.htm                                Ever wonder where the internet ends?
http://www.forteantimes.com/                                              Fortean Times magazine
http://www.theonion.com/                                                   The Onion magazine
http://www.davesite.com/webstation/net-history.shtml         A great site for learning how the internet
                                                                                          got started.
http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/                                    History of the Internet.
http://smithsonian.yahoo.com/internethistory.html                 History of the Internet.
http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/                     History of the Internet.
http://www.peepsshow.com/                                               Love stale marshmallows? You'll love
                                                                                          this site.
 
 

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