Miscellaneous Diversions
Index
- Personal Friend's Pages
- Entertainers and Entertainment
- "Wierd Al" Yankovic Links
- Monty Python Links
- The Lord of the Rings
- Hockey Pages
- Weather and Cam Sites
- Astronomy
- Wierd Science
- Midi Sites
- Anime
- World Holidays
- Bonsai
- Exercise & Weight Loss
- Publishing
- Cooking
- Map Links
- Public Records
- PC Games
- Gaming Resources
- Yiddish Links
- L.E.E.s Home Page
- My Boyfriend's Page with useful links to guns, gaming, and computer resources. If you are interested, here is a picture of us.
- Detlef's Place
- One of my friends pages...
- CopyKat Creations
- Great Recipies! Ever wonder how that restaurant made that dish? My friend Stephanie is a great cook...
- The Unofficial Julie Brown Homepage
- Miss Julie Brown in all her glory.
- Web White & Blue
- Voting resources... know the candidates and their platforms before you cast that ballot!
- The Art Bell Web Site
- If you are into paranormal and UFO stuff, I found this amusing (not entirely believable, but amusing -- use your brain).
- The Story of Chess
- I was facinated to find that Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA wrote the music for this one.
- Die beste Die Ärtze
- A German-speaking rock band, whose music I was introduced to by friends in Swizerland.
- World Currency Exchange
- A currency converter... pretty cool!
- Kat Black's Hot
Links
- The Nelson Family Star Trek
Page
- Center for the Easily Amused
- SeaSpace
- This is an upcoming SCUBA/snorkelling event in Houston.
- Sabria's Guide to Pern Online
- I've always enjoyed the Pern books by Anne McCaffrey, and I found this site to
be entertaining.
- Disco Dancin' Site
- Yet another dancing gif site; nice if you are easily amused... ;)
- Ain't It Cool News
- Nessie on the Net in Scotland!
- Darwin Awards Official Home Page
- The Obituary Page
- R.O.C Linkbase - "Wierd Al" Yankovic"
- Links and more links about my favorite comedic performer.
- The Official "Wierd Al" Yankovic Web Page
- You Don't Know Al!
- Really spiffy Al quiz game...
- Wierd Al: The Saga Begins
- ALRIGHT!! New video to accompany the new Album (Running With Scissors) release 6/28/99. Check out the video... you wll never listen to American Pie the same way again!
- Raven's Wierd Al Lists
- Very strange lists of Wierd Al related items...
- Stone Dead Productions presents Monty Python
- Has to be the absolute best MP site I've visited. You can find scripts, sketches, multimedia stuff here.
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail Picture Gallery
- The Holy Grail
- Shakespearean Insulter
- Monty Python's Daily Llama
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
- MontyPython.net The Ultimate Monty Python Site
- PythOnline
- Mr. Gumby's Monty Python Page
- The One Ring - Tolkien Online
- Absolutely gorgeous site.
- Ringbearer.org: Movie News Site for Tolkien Trilogy
- This one is pretty cool, see who they have picked to play what in the upcoming movie as they sign them...
- New Line Cinema: The Lord of the Rings Movie Site
- The Official Houston Aeros Homepage
- The 1999 Turner Cup Champions!!
- Houston Aeros and hockey pages
- The International Hockey League
- Hockey Information at The IHL Teams
- Rules of the game, penalties, and additional Hockey 101.
- Pro Ice Hockey
- In the Crease
- An online hockey magazine.
- NOAA Texas Weather
- You can find all current watches and warnings here, among other things.
- NOAA Interactive Weather Information Network
- Texas Livecam List
- WeatherNex: Weather Cams
- Tommy's List of Live Cam Worldwide
- If you are a voyeur at heart, this is a page featuring MANY webcams from all over.
- Ballpark Cam
- A quick picture of the new ballpark in downdown Houston. I got tired of waiting for Sidewalk.Com to load all of it's advertising.
- EarthCam - Webcam Network
- They're still working out the bugs, but it has promise. The view from the book depository in Dallas is no big deal... poor taste or not.
- Spacelink - Satellite Tracking
- J-Pass
- J-Pass Generator - Email
- Use your home PC for SETI?
SETI@Home
- Help add compute power! You aren't doing anything with those extra cycles anyway...
- Near Earth Object Dynamics Site
- IAU Commission 26 Information Circulars
- SPA News Circulars
- Comet Observation Home Page
- Comet Ephemerides
- S.T.A.R Online: Starlink
- Very interesting design, to easily get to any type of information on astronomical phenomena.
- Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches
- Cool Science Websites
- Experimente fuer jung und alt
- Yeah, I know this is in German, but many of the links are in English... ;)
- Designs By Janis - Classic Rock
Midi
- Midi Files
- Metal Midi's
- Parrot Head Page
- Betty's MIDI Page
- The MIDI Farm Internet
- Alleyway's MIDI
- MIDI Mania
- Holly's Disney Page
- Clip-art and midi's for private use.
- Sounds
- Okay, these aren't midis, but the .wavs are pretty cool.
- MIDI
I've really gotten turned on to Sailor Moon.
- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
- This is a really cool site! Not all of Sailor Moon's TV shows have been dubbed
into English, so here is the place to get the scoop on the other episodes. There's a lot
more to the story!
- David's Sailor Moon Page
- Nimuway's New Sailor Moon Page
- This site has Sailor Moon Solitaire... ;)
These generally have some personal meaning for me, but it is interesting to know what is happening elsewhere in the world.
- Tanabata
- Tanabata falls on my birthday. They don't always celebrate it on that day, but that is the "official" day. Wonderful cooincidence that one of my hobbies is astronomy. :)
- Tanabata Festival - History
- Tanabata Festival Information
- Hiratsuka Tanabata Page
- MIT Japanese "culture notes" - Tanabata
- Tanabata - The Star Festival
- Seventh Night of the Seventh Moon
- Annual Calendar: July 7
- Annual Calendar: April 8
- Buddha's Birthday is my boyfriend's birthday, too.
You know, I keep killing my trees, and I only just found out that Blue Spruce doesn't do well indoors. OOOPS! Well, maybe I'll try again.
- American Bonsai Society
- Bonsai Web
- Index of Bonsai Species
- Bonsai Center
This is something I don't do enough of, but I am working on it.
- At Home With Richard Simmons
- I know folks like to make fun of him, but I think he's great. I believe him to be a genuine person. :) The videos are fun!
- Tae-Bo Home Page
- I haven't tried this, but it looks like fun. I have read a little about it, and the words of warning are that you should go slow and build up or you might pull something.
- Denise Austin
- This is just one bookmark for Denise Austin. I have a few of her videos, and she can really give a good workout.
As I publish a newsletter, sometimes this information comes in handy.
- Copyright Registration Procedures>
- Copyright Law and the Public Domain
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- Is that Photo In Public Domain?
- When a Copyright Ends and the Public Domain Begins
- Copyright Protection: What It Is, How It Works
- What part of a Creative Work Does Copyright Protect?
- Copyright for Collage Artists
- CCCC-IP Guide to the Public Domain
- Masterpiece Galleries Art Advice: Art & the Public Domain
- When Works Pass into the Public Domain
- Public Domain
- How to Determine Copyright Status
- Law Notes: Intellectual Property and CyberLaw
- 10 Big Myths about copyright explained
- When Copying is Ok -- The 'Fair Use' Rule
- Copyright's Commons
- Opposing Copyright Extension
- Copyrights
- Music in the Public Domain
- Copyright and Public Domain
- Proof of Public Domain
- NCSU Libraries: Public Domain
- What is Protected? - A Quiz
- Resources for Writers
I am hardly ever home, but when I am, I like to cook. Here are some sites for non-medieval cooking that I have found favor with.
- Aunt Edna's Kitchen Utilities
- Joe's Cyber Kitchen
- Culinary Cafe
- Map Machine @ nationalgeographic.com
- Microsoft Expedia maps
- Maps of United States National Parks and Monuments
- Panoramic Maps Collection
- Census Tiger Mapping Service
- Maps.Com
- Free Public Record Sites
- US Bankruptcy Clerks' Office-Houston
- Free People Searches
- USTP Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
- The Federal Judiciary Homepage
- Southern District of Texas Home Page
- Investigator's Toolbox - Online Resources for Researchers
- A Closer Look: Public Records Information Services
These are just some of the games I've been into lately. I get frustrated sometimes and research them... these are just some of the links.
- Afterlife Gameplay Tips
- Scott's Addictions: Afterlife
- GamePower - Afterlife (What WE say)
- SimCity 2000 Web Sites
- Guardians of Order
- This company has a Sailor Moon RPG that is pretty good. The resource book is excellent. Over the next months, they will be releasing supplements for the system, which I am really looking forward to...
- A Glossary of Yiddish Expressions
- Yiddish Expressions
- An Unauthorized Yiddish-in-English Lexicon
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