Find It Out

AltaVista Translator - Type in a word, sentence or paragraph and get it translated into one of five different languages.

CIA World Factbook - Fascinating site (courtesy of our friends at the CIA!) that gives you lots of information on hundreds of countries.

eHow.com - This site gives you tips on how to do just about anything.

Encarta World English Dictionary - This dictionary actually pronounces the words and speaks them back to you.

Free People Search Engines - A collection of search tools to help you find anything or anyone.

Guinness World Records - See the fastest, the biggest and the freakiest...all on one cool site.

HowStuffWorks.com - This site gives you insight on how just about anything works.  From A-Bombs to Email Encryption to Car Transmissions!

The Last Word - Why is the sky blue?   Why is yawning contagious?  This collection of everyday science questions and answers is drawn from the pages of New Scientist Magazine.

MapBlast - Maps, driving directions, local weather ... it's all here.

The Official U.S. Time - Accurate to within 0.4 seconds.

Reverse Phone Directory - With this site you type in the phone number and it tells you to whom it belongs.

The Ultimate Collection Of News Links - Amazing site with over thousands of links to newspapers and magazines all over the world.

Get Down to Earth

Earthquake Information - This site lists time, date, severity and location of every earthquake or "global event" from the last 48 hours or so.

Lonely Planet - Pick a destination and take a virtual tour of any country you'd like.

TerraServer - You can click on a map of the world and, using satellite photos, zoom in to see the surface of the Earth by as close as a few hundred YARDS!

Get Spaced Out

Astronomy Picture Of The Day - From the friendly folks at NASA, a daily snapshot of our universe.

Astronomy - What's UP This Month?? - VERY interesting and informative site tells you all you want to know about the universe.

Hubble Space Telescope Pictures - Only the Hubble Space Telescope could create such wonderful pics of the universe.

J-track 3-D Satellite Tracking - Another gem from NASA. Track many of the satellites orbiting the Earth.

The Nine Planets - Best view of our solar system out there. Tremendous graphics.

Solar System Simulator - This site is AWESOME! NASA does it again!

Your Sky - Absolutely stellar site that shows you the exact position of the sky from anywhere.

Just for Fun!

The 80s Server - My GOD what a frightening site!

The Archive Of Misunderstood Lyrics - At last, a web site that brings together all of the most common lyrical mistakes, like Jimi Hendrix on Purple Haze: "'scuse me while I kiss this guy..."

Computer Features - Interesting suggestions for some new Window's options.

Dancing Benny - Hey!  I just HAD to include this link.

George Carlin's Web Site - If you're a fan, you'll love his very interactive page.

Deja Vu - Ahh, those were the days. This site takes you back to the early days of the Web (remember the Mosaic Netscape v0.9 browser?) If you were online before 1995, you'll love this site.

Dress'm Up Dubya - I don't actually have anything against Bush, but I have never laughed so hard at a website!

Furniture Porn - A stroke of sheer brilliance.

Random Link - Clicking this link will shoot you randomly into cyberspace. Where will you land? A cement mixing company in Iowa? The "All About Thimbles" homepage? Who knows??? Give it a click and see. Another cool random site is Random.com.

The Society For The Preservation Of The Other 25 Letters Of The Alphabet - E-nough already.

Stick Figure Death Theatre - One of the most demented sites I've come across.  Also one of the funniest.  Grab some popcorn and watch the shows!

Obsolete Computer Museum - We really have come a long way from the old Commodore 64.

Telebubby Fun Land - This is truly one of the most twisted sites on the web.

Just Plain COOL!

AtomTime.com - Download software that sets your computer clock by the Naval Observatory's atomic clock in Boulder, CO.

Bell Labs Text-To-Speech Synthesis - Some of you may have heard the synthesized message that used to greet visitors to my home page years ago. Find out how I did it on this site!

Bizarre Stuff You Can Make In Your Kitchen - Amaze your friends!

Counter-Rotating Spirals Illusion - Psychodellic, Baby!

Find The Black Dot - Optical illusion that'll give you a headache if you stare at it too long.

Optical Illusions - Quite an interesting way to waste time.  Some great illusions are on here.

SETI @ Home - This is cool!   Use your computer to analyse cosmic radio data. ET, are you there?

Soda Constructor - Ultra cool. Animate and edit two dimensional models made out of masses and springs. In other words, build your own 2D robot.

Just Plain MEAN!

Just A Tip - This site will send someone a free, anonymous e-mail that tells them about their annoying problem. Someone you know in the office has bad B.O.? Maybe they can't keep their hands to themselves? Break the news to them anonymously! Oh yeah..they also have e-mails that compliment.

losers dot org - A tongue-in-cheek look at some of the worst personal homepages on the web.

Mullets Galore - Unbelievably funny look at everyone's favorite haircut.  I first saw this one about three years ago, I STILL think its hilarious!

The Prank Institute - Dedicated to the preservation of good practical jokes.

A Little Culture

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam - Beautifully done website explores one of the most amazing places in the world, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Take a virtual tour through an astounding 150 of the museum's rooms

Star Trek Follies

SimShatner - The William Shatner Acting Simulator.

Random Spock Quote - As in Mister, not Doctor. Astute observations, indeed.

Statistics/Facts

Ameristat - Fabulous and filled with U.S. population stats and figures. I LOVE these sites!

Paycheck City - The government takes HOW MUCH out of my paycheck?? This site provides calculations for your hourly pay, gross pay, 401(k) program and much more.

Statistical Resources On The Web - You want a statistic? Look no further, my friend.

What's A Dollar Worth? - Pretty awesome site devoted to the Consumer Price Index.

World Population Clock - A number so high it'll blow your mind.

Who am I? / Who SHOULD I be?

Classmates.com - Though some might head for the hills at the thought of this site, others can keep in touch with old classmates.

dMarie Time Capsule - Enter your birth month, day and year and be transported back to the day you were born.

Find Your Spot - Take the interactive quiz and find out your ideal location to live.  I was flabbergasted when I did it!

How Long Will You Live - From MSNBC, take the survey and see how long you have left.

Salary Calculator - Are you getting a job offer in another city? This site has a calculator that compares the cost of living in your current city with the one where you're potentially headed.

Web Tools

Ditto.com - Excellent site. Formerly the Image Searcher, this site is much improved and can find nearly any picture you want on the web.

Superbad - Simply incredible site. Amazing use of HTML.

TheGuestBook.com - Add a guest book to your web site.

Web Counter - Add a counter to your web site.

Miscellany