Favorite Places

Okay. I've had a request for more favorite web sites, so I've listed and linked a few for your browsing pleasure.

Charity USA -You should bookmark this site and click on each button every day to: help fund free mammograms, fund food for the hungry, provide food for animals in shelters, fund the preservation of rainforests, generate books for children who otherwise would have no access to them, and help fund vital health services for children. A good way to do something good without having to get out of your chair.

Ancestry.com -a free site that lets you search the database for your ancestors and links you to others who have done similar research. This is the one that got me started on the genealogy I've done for our families. The more you get into it, the more hooked you become.

copykat.com - get the recipes for the dishes you enjoy at your favorite restaurants. It even has Cracker Barrel favorites!

Treasury.gov - find out what those your old savings bonds are worth with the savings bonds calculator on this site.

howtocleananything.com -self explanatory. Good tips on how to get out stubborn stains, too.

eyewitnesstohistory.com -history through the eyes of those who lived it. A collection of memoires, letters, diaries, journals, and other documents that describe historical events. For example, there is an excerpt from John Smith's writings about his rescue by Pocohantas in 1608. There is a letter written by a lady of Louis XIV's court in 1671 that gives insight into life there. This is really interesting.

wordiq.com -search for words by definition or by the word itself. This is a handy thing to bookmark and use when you're writing (or reading) something and don't have a dictionary or thesaurus handy.

babelfish.altavista.com -a site that translates text from one language to another and back again. Pretty cool, although my son tried it in a Spanish class and said it wasn't entirely accurate.

soyouwanna.com - "life, explained" This site "teaches you how to do all the things noboby taught you in school." You can find out how to buy champagne and taste good wine; you can learn how to give a good baby shower; you can learn how to join the Peace Corps, how to play poker, or decorate an apartment. An interesting site.

geoimages.berkeley.edu -panoramas taken by photographers around the world. Check out the world's tallest building in Taipei, Taiwan. My husband saw that. It even has panoramas from around the US that some of you might recognize. Now THIS is a fun site to peruse! There are some awesome interactive photographs. Use your mouse to move the scene up, down, left, or right, or even zoom in and out. Check it out.

Enjoy!