These are previously picked by me sites of the week. I hated to lose them so they are here for your enjoyment. Have fun surfing!!
Let's Roll- A Musical Tribute To The Heroes of Flight 93
Do It Yourself Network - Featuring home improvement, decorating and design, gardening and landscaping, arts and crafts, automotive, lifestyle and family, recreation and hobbies, kits and cool tools. DIYnet.com features step-by-step projects and articles
NADA guides.com
- Ever been in a car wreck? If so you will need to know that
insurance agencies look at your car value by the NADA guide and NOT the Kelly
Blue Book guide. A valuable source as I've found out this week.
The Ultimates.com - Here you can search resources from all over the net like phone books, email directories, and trip planners. But this isn't just another list of links. The form for each resource is integrated into the site, and Javascript copies the information from one blank to another so you can use everything out there with a minimum of time and effort.
It is the BEST for looking up addresses..both in the white pages AND the yellow pages. It will even do a reverse lookup where you can look up names with just a phone number.
Sky
Telescope.com - Throughout April and May a grand and beautiful lineup of all
the bright naked-eye planets is visible in the western sky at dusk. The
next time these will be visible like this will be in the year 2040. Check
out Sky Telescopes site for more info!!
Wilderness Site for Earth Day Teachers, researchers and students will find The Wilderness Society's Earth Day website the best source of info about Earth Day, with photos and a history of the first Earth Day, bio and essays by Earth Day founder Senator Gaylord Nelson, lesson plans, a virtual Arctic journey, and electronic postcards to celebrate Earth Day.
Webtax.com - Need help or have questions with that last minute tax problem? Check out this site.
Severe Weather Website - Current local weather watches and warnings around the world. The weather is a part of everyone's LIFE. A site dedicated to storm chasers/spotters, and for those who simply need to know what is going on outside QUICKLY. Here you can also meet other chasers and spotters, learn more about the weather, and how it effects you everyday.
Family Fun.com - This site is your comprehensive online source for fun activities and expert advice on parenting, arts and crafts, recipes and more
Flea Market Guide.com - It's that time of year again...flea markets!!! The Flea Markets Guide is a site for Flea Markets across the United States. The first and the best....Especially pertaining to this area is the Tennessee Flea Market Listings.
Drudge Report - This site has all the breaking news from all over the world, plus it has columnists articles from every major newspaper/tabloid.
Dr. Mirkin.com - Dr. Gabe Mirkin reports on the latest breakthroughs in Health, Fitness, Nutrition, Men's Health and Women's Health issues. Read or listen to hundreds of reports, or listen live to Dr. Mirkin's daily call-in radio show which can be heard in our area on News Radio 1400 Shelbyville in the afternoons.
Salt Lake City 2002 - Want to keep up with what is happening at the Winter Olympics? Check out nbcolympics.com site for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Petfinder.org - Looking for the perfect pet? There are lots of pure bred dogs and cats in foster homes and shelters in need of a permanent home adoption. You can search the site by breed and by area. Adoptable pets from animal welfare organizations across the country. A great place to find that companion pet.
The
National Flag Foundation - For more than thirty
years, National Flag Foundation has been America's leading non-profit patriotic
organization devoted to promoting respect for our nation's most important
symbol: The Flag of the United States of America.
The Foundation's mission is to teach the youth of
America to have pride for the flag and to become more responsible citizens.
Handyman plans.com - website dedicated to providing today's woodworker and Do-It-Yourselfer with the most up-to-date project plans from internationally known publishers.
Tennessee's Wild Side - Tennessee's Wild Side celebrates the outdoors. But Tennessee’s Wild Side goes several steps beyond the conventional hunting and fishing show. The audience will also see the fun and diversity of outdoor activities in the Volunteer State with stories about hang-gliding, rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, canoeing and lots of other adventures that stretch the boundaries of what are typically called outdoor sports. Now playing on Tennessee's Public Television Stations, as well as on The Outdoor Channel and on ComCast Sports Southeast.
www.how-to-keep-your-new-years-resolution.com - Just what it says. Neat and funny site about the history of resolutions, with links to quit smoking, exercise. Introduction to New Year's resolutions and how to make reasonable ones.
Very Best Baking.com- Discover hundreds of best-loved recipes from the Nestle baking brands: Nestle Toll House, Nestle Carnation, Libby's Pumpkin and Albers Corn Meal and Grits
Tennessee Specialty Foods Association - Welcome to the web site that showcases Tennessee's Specialty Food Producers and our states finest retailers. On this site, which is produced by the Tennessee Specialty Food Association, you'll find the best gourmet foods our state offers... but are often hard to find.
Phrase Finder is a professional writers' resource for generating ideas for headlines, advertising copy, song lyrics etc. It's a phrases thesaurus. Type in a word and it returns a list of phrases that are related to your word in some way - often in ways you wouldn't expect.
Uselessknowledge.com - Over 25,000 Trivia Facts, Quotes, Quizzes, History, Useless Facts and More!
Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets - from the US State Department, fact sheet describing travel warnings and information about countries you may plan to visit. Very interesting reading, especially the countries surrounding Afghanistan.
Christmas Gift and Project Ideas - The Christmas section of makestuff.com...great site for adults and kid projects and gift ideas for Christmas!!
Meals.com - Great site for menu ideas, Holiday meal planning, recipes...great for this time of year..Meal planning made easy.
Screenit.com - Entertainment reviews for parents...great site for movie and video reviews..includes what the contents are in the way of violence, language, etc. - thanks to Leah for the link!
Snopes.com - Want to know what is a real hoax on the internet and what isn't? This is the place to go!! Don't believe everything you are sent in an email!
Newsmax.com - America's News Page, covering the latest on America at War...some of what you won't hear on the national news broadcasts
Knoxbiz.com - Great site listing all the TN newspapers online...loads of information. (site courtesy of C.Fagan-thanks C!)
Web MD - Great site for health care information, the latest in medical happenings, etc.
Kelly's Blue Book - All you need to know before buying or selling a car!! Before buying a new car, be sure to get the Blue Book value of the car you own now. Choose Trade-In Value if you intend to sell your car to a dealer, Private Party Value if you intend to sell your car to another consumer.
About's Tennessee Camping Sites - Tennessee Camping in State Parks, National Parks, Forests, and Private Campgrounds...A wonderful and cheap way to enjoy time off and the great state of Tennessee!!
Jellybelly.com - Cute site, recipes, fun facts, all about jelly beans!
oprahgoesonline.com
If you've been scared, bored or just plain something or other about the
Internet, you've come to the right place. On Oprah Goes Online (and it's not
just for women) they show you just how useful - and how much fun - it can be to
take advantage of the opportunities, resources and communities that exist
online. As you explore the site, you'll find a variety of resources and lots of
incentives and ongoing support meant to empower you to become an enthusiastic
and confident "netizen."
See Wolf Pups! - This Minneapolis NBC site is tracking the raising of two arctic wolf pups to be released back into the wild in Minnesota. You can view live pictures on the internet of them being raised right now. The image refreshes every 60 seconds.
Overstock.com - Great site for clearance, blowout specials from leading manufacturer's at sometimes 80% off!!
If you love CD's as much as I do but don't want to pay full retail check out these two online sites...they will even pay you cash for your used CD's...I've never gotten a bad CD from them and if you aren't satisfied you can usually return items hassle free!
Digital Nashville - Site for everything Nashville...
Finding Lost and Stolen Pets - I've never been through this with a pet and hope I don't have to, but this site has a ton of links to help you in case it ever happens to you.
Tennesseetourist.com - Wondering what there is to do around here? They list day by day and month by month happenings around the state..the current month is kept up to date and things posted in advance as they know about it...I noticed the Renaissance Fair wasn't listed for May yet tho..
The Review Appeal - Franklin TN Middle TN Online Newspaper...great little articles about area merchants and services
Wildlife Gardening.com - great site for introducing wildlife inviting concepts into your garden
Virtual Garden.com - help for the beginner to the pro
Dialpad.com - I've heard alot about this site and it seems to be working for several customers. I have NOT used it personally so we cannot be held liable for anything from the site.
Dialpad.com is the world's first free Java-based web-to-phone service. With dialpad.com, you can make unlimited free phone calls to anyone in the U.S. with a valid phone number. Use dialpad.com to enjoy: Free long-distance calls to anyone in the U.S., The convenience of calling without disconnecting from the Internet, No complicated download or installation
Tennessee Titans Fan Page - much better than the titan-online.com official page
Yankee Candle Company - Wonderful site of fragrant candles..they ship all over the world and have a retail store in Cool Springs Mall
Lets-Talk-Computers-weekend 'talking computers' show out of Nashville..surf the archives..lots of info there...
Nashville Sports Weekly - online Nashville Sports Newspaper
Bugnet.com - The World's Leading Supplier of PC Bug Fixes
Fiesta Bowl Arizona Information Site...Okay, okay...so I'm a Vols fan and just had to post this site for those of you going to the Game. Go Big Orange!! :-)
igive.com...Wonderful online shopping site that donates to your charity everytime you order. My personal charity is the Keeshond Sunshine Rescue Foundation, but there are MANY that are featured there. A friend of mine described it as this. "The mall is complete with all the big name sites including Barnes & Noble.com, Reel.com, JCPenney, Amazon.com, Pets.com, petsmart.com, collectiblestoday, Etoys, toyrus, ibaby and a TON of other sites. Near 150 shops in all and they're all categorized into easy to find areas. Along with each shop's listing is the percentage they're willing to donate."
Boys Holiday Gifts-free gifs to use
Internet Cool Sites of the Past
Library of Congress-Explore the Internet
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