Favorites
Get the truth Amusement Personal websites Information Government & civic Maps Blogs
Videos Photography Panoramas Webcams Satellite views Media Health Sixties Charity

  My website originally consisted of one homepage with links to sites I had bookmarked in my browser in a format similar to what you see here. This page, the last remnant of that, functions as sort of a catch-all now, in the categories above. Here are some of those sites (plus a few more). Some are remarkable, some are silly, I think all are worth a visit. You be the judge.

As you can imagine, a lot of these links will change or cease to exist from time to time, so I periodically run a link checker to verify and correct (or delete) them. I try to do this on all my pages.


Favicons for sites that have them are shown next to the links.

Get the truth See more under Hoaxes & Urban legends
 What is the real story behind what you read in the newspaper or see on television or online?
Politifact.com – sorting out the truth in politics
FactCheck.org
Snopes.com – rumor has it
TruthOrFiction.com
Truthdig – drilling beneath the headlines
CNN Political Ticker – all politics, all the time Fact Check
The Straight Dope   Fighting Ignorance Since 1973

Amusement        
I wasn't sure where to include this but I couldn't resist putting in on my website. For some reason my wife Patti took this picture, probably in the 70s,
showing a gas pump with a 34¢ a gallon price and costing $3.80 for 11.2 gallons (probably a fill up). Click to enlarge. 		 
You can really express yourself with a great bumper sticker. My personal favorite is which I put on my car.

      Interactive

RinkWorks – online entertainment
     The Dialectizer – after some controversy, the Dialectizer is back!
     Fun With Words – a celebration of the English language
The Oracle of Bacon – the Kevin Bacon game
Greeting Cards by 123Greetings – allows you to schedule the card to be sent on a given day
sodaconstructor – this is really cool
The Internet Archive – take the Wayback Machine to websites of the past
     My site on the archive
The Nerdity Test – Version (5x³-3x)/2
Rediff Guide to the Net: Features:Do All Orientals Look The Same? – take the test
Go To Quiz – some interesting quizzes
     What kind of accent do you have? – living half my life on the West coast and half my life on the East coast I may be a combination
     What mental disorder do you have? – and you thought you were healthy
Parkour.NET – an art to help you pass any obstacle; to go from point A to point B using only the possibilities of the human body
StepWhere? – find Running, Walking and Hiking Trails
     Hingham Cemetery – my daily dog walking route
Virtual Age Calculator – What is your life expectancy?
Young Me / Now Me – then and now photos
     youngmenowme blog
     Silly & entertaining   (see more at Amusing videos and Multimedia)
h2g2 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – a guide to life, the universe and everything
MovieMistakes.com – watch films differently
Webby Awards – the "Oscars of the Internet"
Welcome to Crunchy Gods
TheSimpsons.com – explore the world of The Simpsons
King Features Syndicate – distributor of comics and editorial cartoons to newspapers
     Index of comics – see strips for past month
RoadTrip America: Funny Signs
Mullets Throughout History – everything you ever wanted to know about the hairstyle
Dave's Classic Limousine Pictures
Typo Hunt Across America – the Typo Eradication Advancement League (TEAL) hits the road (read the blog—it's hilarious!)
     Informative?
Juggling Information Service
Larry's Aussie Slang and Phrase Dictionary
Legendary Surfers – by Malcolm Gault-Williams
Am I Annoying? – the most and least annoying people and things (based on votes)
Real Names of Famous Folk
NNDB – tracking the activities of noteworthy people, both living and dead
The Apostrophe Protection Society (APS)
Kilroy Was Here – the origin of this slogan
Google Trends – see what the world is searching for
Common Yiddish Terms in American English
Teen Chat Decoder
     Other
The Smoking Gun – serious amusement
The Obscure Store & Reading Room
Jerry Dunn - America's Marathon Man – 200 marathons in a year!
Molecular Expressions: The Silicon Zoo – computer chips under the microscope
Marilyn is Wrong! – that's Marilyn vos Savant
Large Letter Postcards
MC Hawking's Crib – Stephen Hawking himself (the Hawkman) enjoyed this site
Shopcat.com – a site for cat lovers
Julian Beever – anamorphism in Pavement drawings, wall murals, fine art paintings
     More Julian Beever
Eric Grohe Murals and Design – check out his Works In Progress and Projects
Flying Cars – as shown on 60 Minutes
Akiyoshi's illusion pages
xkcd – a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language
The Quotations Page
Gizmodo.com   the Gadget Guide
Bill's Retro World – some great memories here
Julian Opie – his LED walking sculptures of Julian and Suzanne (click to see this! ) were exhibited by the ICA on the Northern Ave. bridge in Boston for awhile
Famous Armenian Inventors – I got this from my colleague Ariss, who is Armenian
List of motor yachts by length

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Personal websites (many of my Friends also have websites)
 There are other people besides me who have the passion (and time) to put together an extensive personal website.
Pangaea's Wandering Website – the travels of a couple who live aboard their sailboat
Dylan Greene dot com
Paul English's Blog – creator of Find-A-Human cheat sheet - a nice website & blog
Robert Christgau's Web Site – music editor of the Village Voice
Prayers, Poems, and Promises
ShaneMcDonald.org
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Information (for technical info see Internet & technology links)
     Dictionaries & grammar reference
Dictionary.com
Merriam-Webster OnLine
OneLook® Dictionary Search – search dictionary web sites for words and phrases
Wordorigins.org
yourDictionary.com – huge reference in many languages
     Specialty Dictionaries
AskOxford.com – classic grammar errors and helpful hints
Quoting Sources – when and how to quote from a published work
Urban Dictionary1 – a slang dictionary
     Entertainment  (see also Music)
The Internet Movie Database1
Rotten Tomatoes – movie reviews
     Best movies (Tomatometer of 100%)
     Worst movies (Tomatometer of 0%)
Movie Review Query Engine (MRQE)
All Music Guide1 – a highly cross-referenced database of music and musicians with sample cuts
     General reference
Wikipedia1 – online encyclopedia
Information Please – online Dictionary, Internet Encyclopedia, & Almanac Reference
Bartleby.com – unlimited access to books and information
AmosWEB: ECONOMIC GLOSS*arama – a searchable database of economic terms and concepts
Virtual Reference Collection: MIT Libraries
Librarians' Index to the Internet
The Internet Public Library
Refdesk.com - Facts Subject Index
How Stuff Works – like the title says
Fact Monster – Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
Directions Magazine – your GIS News Source
Popular baby names – get top male & female names of any year from the Social Security Administration
     Global, geographical, historical, & cultural
World Facts and Figures
CIA World Factbook
History Central
Global Statistics
World Rulers
Geographic.org - Geography, climate, countries, Maps, Flags, Population
Area Codes for U.S. and Canada
Flags Of The World
License Plates of the World
The Kennedy Assassination Home Page
Terrorism Q&A – includes the latest news in the war on terror
Taliban restrictions on Afghan women – too outrageous to list under Amusement
World Wonders – the Seven Wonders, etc.
Judaism 101
Historical Maps of the United States – General Libraries, University of Texas at Austin
Vietnam Wall – memorializing those who gave their lives in Vietnam
BrainyHistory – what happened on any day in history, including birthdays
Today in History – historic events and birthdays for ANY day
Harvard Dialect Survey Results – interesting study on how words are pronounced in different regions of the country
     Education
U101 College Search – Directory of Colleges and Universities in the United States and Canada
Kid Info – homework and student, teacher/parent reference resource
About: Homework Help – links and info about a variety of subjects
U.S.A. Geography Web Games
     Measurements
A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
Interactive Units Converter
The Universal Currency Converter
Weather Underground – get current conditions and forecasts for anywhere
     Miscellaneous
FactCheck.org – reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics
Gethuman – steps to find a human on companies' automated phone-systems (previously Find-a-Human)
Travelocity.com – online reservations
The Speedtrap Exchange – I hear this knowledge actually discourages speeding
World Architecture – 1000 places to see
Digital Archive of American Architecture
American Architecture – American house styles starting in the 17th century
Artcyclopedia – the Fine Art search engine
License Plates USA – United States License Plates
American Rhetoric: Top 100 American Speeches by Rank Order
Dead or Alive? – keeps track of celebrities

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Government & civic (don't miss Political satire)
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Supreme Court
The Whitehouse
     Massachusetts' senators (my home state)
Ted Kennedy's website
John Kerry's website
     Departments & agencies
The Library of Congress
U.S. Census Bureau
     State & County QuickFacts
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Social Security Administration
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) – auto safety issues, including recalls
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
     Consumer & citizen support
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Better Business Bureau
Federal Consumer Information Center (FCIC)
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer.gov – your resource for consumer information from the federal government
Consumer Protection Association
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
     Miscellaneous
LocalCensus.com – Census & Business Information
The Federal Web Locator – Federal Government information at your fingertips
Resources for Legislative Researchers - THOMAS (Library of Congress) – includes current voting records
U.S. Constitution
The Federal Judiciary
Capitolimpact.com – governmental and political information
United States Postal Service (USPS)
     ZIP Code Look-Up and Address Information
United Nations
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
     Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – this stuff is so cool
Nations Online Project – A Destination Guide to Countries and Nations of the World
50states.com – States and Capitals, also flags, songs, birds, etc.
The Official U.S. Time – exhibits about time, clocks, daylight saving, and calendars
Clinton Presidential Center – Bill's got a website now
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Maps (there are also a few map links in the Information section)
Google Maps – check out the Street View
Bing Maps - cool Bird's Eye views (this is Microsoft's answer to Google)
Mapquest
WorldAtlas.com
World Maps
     World Map (Political) 2002
Quick Maps
Infoplease Atlas
Maps and Geography of the World
Yahoo! Maps and Driving Directions
World timezones map – shows current times around the world in 12- or 24-hour format
     US timezones
Lynn Salmon's Map Resources – links to maps
Live Weather Images: WeatherImages.org – radar & satellite imagery, weather maps, & weather cams
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Blogs (weblogs)
dooce
New York Hack – cabbie Melissa Plaut talks about life in NYC
MetaFilter Community Weblog – we're all in this together
     My friend Karl's posts
Albino Blacksheep
Margaret Cho BLOG
Talking Points Memo – by Joshua Micah Marshall
everlasting blort – diving for the wisdom of pearls in your eyes
Blogger.com – push-button publishing for the people
Dave Barry's Blog – the unofficial Dave Barry blog
GuardianUnlimited - TheWeblog – from the UK
Jeremy Zawodny's blog: The 10 Habits of Highly Annoying Bloggers
Blogdex – the weblog diffusion index
The Smirking Chimp – expresses so many of my views
15 Minute Lunch
     Directories
Blogarama
Globe of Blogs – browse by title, topic, or location
Blogwise
Blog Catalog
eTalkingHead – political blog directory

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Amusing videos and Multimedia

  This is a central location on my website for multimedia files. There are more videos in the drop-down list above.

   Susan Boyle
  This dynamic singer really blew away the judges and audience with her performance on Britain's Got Talent in April, 2009.

   Miracle on the Hudson
  This is a simulation with audio of the amazing ditching of U.S. Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River by pilot Chesley Sullenberger on January 15, 2009.

   Videos

  All these videos play in popups (for you programmers, my Perl section describes how I am playing these). I discovered most of them on the Video sharing sites listed below.







(Scroll to see all in Firefox)

Sand animation
Ferenc Cakó
A Rube Goldberg style
Honda commercial
Powers of Ten
(Charles & Ray Eames)
Jerome Murat zombies
Chris Bliss juggling

Wedding boogie
(the story)
Heart Attack Grill
Sports videos

Roger Federer's
tweener
Doug Flutie's
Hail Mary
Amazing comeback
Amazing catch
by ball girl
Winning shot

Epic badminton
Table tennis
     Video sites
     TV shows and movies
Hulu – owned by NBC
TV.com – owned by CBS
Veoh
Joost
     Audio   (see more under Email jokes)
War of the Worlds – this 1938 Orson Wells radio broadcast caused panic in the U.S.
Telemarketer's Nightmare Call – a hilarious recording from a radio show
MP3 songs
My iPod songs


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Photography (see also Panoramas, Webcams, and of course, my Gallery page)
Wynn White Photography – my childhood friend, Wynn now lives in Japan
FreeLargePhotos.com
Pictures of USA & Asia, cities & landscapes – by Keith Stanley
Dan Heller Photography – over 10,000 photographs from around the world
Aerials Only Gallery – aerial photography of the U.S.
Terry's Home Page – by Terrence Cooney
California Coastal Records Project – Ken Adelman's aerial photography of the California coast
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Panoramas        
World Panoramic Photography – see specific cities under Favorite cities
BigEyeInTheSky.com
Kekus Digital
     Wall Street, NYC
360VR Studio
Euro VR – dedicated to the promotion of European VR photographers
Virtual China
Metis - Ancient Greek Archaeological Sites
Oriental Institute Virtual Museum Tours
Mars Pathfinder
The Village – from The Prisoner
The Multimedia Library's QTVR Links
WorldWide VR Panorama Links
Raymond Kam's Vancouver VR
Don Bain's Virtual Guidebooks – 3000 virtual reality panoramas of the Western U.S. and Canada
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Webcams (see more webcams at Boston and New York City)
EarthCam - Webcam Network
WebCam Central
CAMSCAPE.com – Over 2500 Worldwide
Marcus' Live Streaming Video Cams
Sidney on View – live streaming video from Sidney Harbour
WebCam World – thousands of webcams sorted by country
UK Webcams – The UK and Ireland Webcam Search Directory
WebcamSearch.com – Over 11,000 Sites Throughout the World
The World Webcam Directory – Your Source For Live Webcams
COMFM Webcams – webcams around the world
TrafficLand.com – Washington, DC, traffic cams

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Satellite views(read more at Slashdot)
GlobeXplorer – clickable & zoomable images
TerraServer – clickable & zoomable images
Space Imaging
SPACE.com - Universal Viewer
DigitalGlobe

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Media
     TV & radio  (FM streaming audio on the Music page)
Discovery Channel
PBS Online
NPR

     Publications

National Geographic
Newsweek
Time
The Nation
The Atlantic
The American Prospect
Business Week

     Groupings of news sites  (find more news sites on the Main page)

The Wire – Associated Press links
NewspaperLinks.com – hosted by the Newspaper Association of America
NewsLink
OnlineNewspapers.com

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Health        
Prevention.com
WebMD
Healthopedia.com – a health encyclopedia
KidsHealth
MedicineNet.com – MedTerms Medical Dictionary Index
MEDLINEplus
     ADAM Medical Encyclopedia
RxList - the Internet drug index
Hardin Meta Dictionary
healthfinder®
Travel Health Online
MD Travel Health
New York Online Access to Health
Discovery Health
American Heart Association
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
World Health Organization (WHO)
National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
     Health Related Hoaxes and Rumors
Combined Health Information Database (CHID)
Computer Related Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
familydoctor.org
ClinicalTrials.gov – linking patients to medical research
MDAdvice.com
National Institute on Aging
     Alzheimers Disease Education & Referral Center (ADEAR)

     Alternative

Alternative Health News Online
National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
AlternativeMedicine.com
Yahoo! Health > Alternative Medicine
Internet Resources: Alternative Medicine Resources

     Do it yourself

Home Remedies
Herbal Remedies
Active First Aid Online
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The Sixties (for 60s music see the Music page)
 I graduated from high school in 1966 and started my many years of college in the late 60s, so I was primed to experience all that time had to offer.
Sixties.com
Sixties.net
Sixties Timeline
The Psychedelic '60s – an interesting study from the U. of Virginia
pOoTer's pSycheDelic shAcK – psychedelia, acid rock, garage, 60's punk
The Summer of Love
The Psychedelicatessen – many links
Photographs from the Sixties – Viet Nam and the San Francisco Bay Area 1966-1971
Baby Boomer HeadQuarters: the Sixties
1969 Woodstock Festival & Concert
Wavy Gravy's Homepage
Hippy.com: Welcome to Hippyland
The Summer Of Love - Gallery
Robert Altman Photography – pages of 60s photos
The history of the PEACE SIGN
Eel Pie Dharma – a memoir / haibun, by Chris Faiers
     An interview with a Vietnam draft resister 35 years later – sounds like we had a common experience
Lars Kampman's Memoirs – a journal about the Anonymous Artists of America
The Hippie Museum
     The Acid Test
     R. Crumb, cartoonist

      Robert Crumb was one of the most prolific underground cartoonists of the late 60s.
      Zap Comix, which featured so much of his work, are available in reprints (I still have my original copies).

Crumb Products – the Crumb family site
Robert Crumb - Wikipedia
Crumb Newsletter
The Crumb Museum
Crumb (the movie)
Don Markstein's Toonopedia: R. Crumb
Another Robert Crumb Page – a very extensive site
Heroes of the Blues, by R. Crumb
Fritz the Cat
Fantagraphics Books: Robert Crumb
Comic creator: Robert Crumb – at Lambiek.Net
Robert Crumb Comix
Crumb books at Amazon
     Ken Kesey, author, 1935-2001

Key-Z Productions
IntrepidTrips.com – the official Prankster site
Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters
Ken Kesey & the Merry Pranksters (from the U. of V. study)
Merry Prankster History Project
The Beat Page - Ken Kesey
Digital Interviews: Ken Kesey
Sites about Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test – a Tom Wolfe book about Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters
Guardian Unlimited Obituary

 The sixties was not all fun and games. Read about some of the values I formed in Where I stand including my battle with the draft board.

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Charity
Donating to Charities – tips and resources from the FTC
Station Family Fund – for surivors of The Station nightclub fire in Warwick, RI
 
With a daily mouse-click from the following sites you can make free donations.
Free Donation Sites – many, many sites
Stop HIV
FreeDonation.com – support many causes
DonationJunction.com
Give Water
The Hunger Site – use tabs on top of site for others
End Homelessness Now
Plant-a-Tree – saving the planet, one click at a time
Clear Landmines
EcologyFund.com – see Boston Globe review