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Acquaintances
Jonas' Webpage -- Admittedly not much to look at ...
Kristina -- We've known each other since elementary school.
Prattlebox.com -- My cousin Patty.
Sanko Custom Cues -- My uncle Joe's business.
Sarah M. -- One of my quirky and talented co-workers.
Amusement
NannyMUD -- The online RPG where I met Jonas. Try it!
Diary-X -- The online journaling site that I use.
The Onion -- A witty, fictional newspaper dripping with satire.
News of the Weird -- A weekly newspaper column about the nuts out there.
Peep Research -- Mildly disturbing, yet educational.
Urban Legends Archive -- Show this to your friends who keep sending you crap.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 -- Or, MST3K to fans.
Whizzball -- Fun for kids of all ages!
Books
Hennepin County Library -- My employer, one of the top-ranked library systems in the U.S.
Reading Group Guides -- A fantastic resource for book groups.
Romantic Sci/Fi -- Would you like a little romance with your fantasy reading?
Book-A-Minute -- Don't have time to read a whole book?
Domestic Pursuits
America's Test Kitchen -- This is a wonderful cooking show on PBS.
Betty Crocker -- Betty rocks! Neat meal ideas.
I Love Cheese! -- My favorite food. *drool*
Cheese -- Yes, more cheese.
Simon Delivers -- Groceries delivered right to your door!
Archiver's -- Tons and tons of scrapbooking supplies.
Seattle Sutton -- When the holidays have been brutal.
Wells Fargo
Education
Westonka School District -- Where I attended K-12. Yay, Class of 1994!
The Teaching Company -- Excellent lectures on all kinds of things to make you feel smarter.
University of Wisconsin-Madison -- Where I studied from 1994-1998.
Games
Age of Empires Series -- Good strategy-wise, but I'm not so good at battles.
Baldur's Gate -- A very cool RPG. BG II is also available.
Caesar III -- The one that got me hooked on city-building games.
Neverwinter Nights -- Another awesome RPG.
Pharaoh -- New and improved sequel to Caesar III, set in Egypt.
Railroad Tycoon II -- Jonas got me hooked on this one.
Railroad Tycoon III -- Recently released!
Rollercoaster Tycoon -- Whee!
The Settlers Series -- Settlers II was my very first strategy game.
Tropico -- Try city-building in Latin America!
Zeus -- Another city-building game, set in Greece (duh).
Genealogy
My Family Tree -- Hosted by RootsWeb.
Ancestry -- The best collection of census images online, but costly: $$$$.
Family Search -- Genealogy data supplied by the LDS church.
Ellis Island Records -- View images of ships' passenger lists.
Bureau of Land Management -- Land records.
Geographic Nameserver -- A useful tool for determining place names.
Minnesota Historical Society -- Minnesota death certificates!
Digitalarkivet -- Norwegian censuses and ships' passenger lists.
Norwegian-English Genealogy Dictionary -- Great for interpreting census info.
Language
World Wide Words -- A weekly mailing list for logophiles.
Ethnologue -- A comprehensive guide to all documented languages.
Apostrophe Protection Society -- Stand up against rampant apostrophe abuse!
Dialect Survey -- A revealing and sometimes amusing survey of North American English dialects.
YourDictionary -- Links to hundreds of online language dictionaries.
Minnesota
Chaska -- I live in this cute town.
Explore Minnesota -- Our official tourism website.
Twin Cities CitySearch -- Find out what's going on around here.
MN State Fair -- You know you want some walleye-on-a-stick.
Mall of America -- Excellent shopping as well as people-watching.
Star Tribune -- The local newspaper for the Twin Cities.
Drive 105 -- I recently discovered I prefer alternative to classic rock. Who knew?
MPR -- Minnesota Public Radio.
The Lion's Tap -- The. Best. Hamburgers. Ever.
You Might Be a Minnesotan -- Funny. Especially if you are.
Music
Queen -- My all-time favorite band. Ever. Ever. Ever.
The Voice -- A vocal study of Freddie Mercury. Really interesting!
Brian May -- A talented musician who also has a passion for astronomy.
XTC -- Another of my favorite bands. Check out this cool coloring book!
They Might Be Giants -- I just discovered these guys last year.
Mannheim Steamroller -- I love their Christmas music!
Outdoorsey
Geocaching -- Get your GPSr and go adventuring!
MNGCA -- Minnesota Geocaching Association.
Geocacher-U -- Has some nice, printable informational resources.
Today's Cacher -- Geocaching e-zine.
MN Inline Skating Club -- A good resource for MN trails.
MN Orienteering Club -- Get your map and compass and go adventuring!
Bowling Lanes in MN -- OK, maybe not
outdoorsy.
MN Twins -- Our local baseball team. Not too shabby, either.
Reference
Google -- Everyone's Googling nowadays.
Wikipedia -- The Free (online) Encyclopedia.
Merriam-Webster -- Online dictionary and thesaurus.
Swedish-English Dictionary -- Swedish-English and English-Swedish Dictionary.
CIA World Factbook -- The whole world at your fingertips!
Consumer Reports -- The invaluable non-profit product testing organization.
Encyclopedia Mythica -- A comprehensive reference for mythology and folklore.
Weather.com -- The Weather Channel's website.
Convert -- An all-purpose conversion engine. Convert anything!
Mayo Clinic -- The Mayo Clinic's extensive health database.
SuperPages -- Nice, "smart" yellow pages.
Science
Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Just what it sounds like.
The Tree of Life -- Studying animal diversity and phylogenic structure.
Bad Astronomy -- Bad! Bad!
Trilobite Cookies -- Science? Well, a cute recipe at least.
Discover Magazine
Natural History Magazine
National Geographic Magazine
Tech Stuff
Firefox -- Try it today!
Zugg Software -- The creator of zMUD, the best mudclient.
Fonts & Things -- A huge collection of freeware and shareware fonts.
Color Match -- Generates matching color palettes for web design. Very cool.
Country Codes -- When you're wondering where .nu is.
IP Address Locator -- Converts an IP address to a location.
Spam Gourmet -- Free, temporary email addresses to thwart spam.
TV & Movies
Netflix -- Flix by mail.
IMDB -- The International Movie Database. And it's big.
Rotten Tomatoes -- Movie reviews and information.
Landmark Theaters -- The Home of Independent Film.
Globe Trekker -- The coolest travel show ever!
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