Sports sites

ESPN
I must check this at least 5 times a day.

Lone Mavs Fan Forum
The best site for fans of the 2006 NBA champion Dallas Mavericks(oops). I guess I meant 2007.

Chicago Marathon
I am really going to try this year.

Hal Higdon
The best training site for runners that are starting out or training for the 30th race.

Real GM
Helps to sort out what NBA deals can be made with all the bizarre rules of the salary cap.

CBS sportsline
Another good general sports site.

Newberg Report
Every move in the Texas Rangers minor league system is analyzed on this great site.

Hoopshype
The best site for looking at news across the NBA quickly.


Chicago Museums and Cultural Institutions

Chicago Historical Society
I can't wait to see the renovations to one of my old haunts.

Oriental Institute
Every year my students and I go see their fabulous collections on Egypt and Mesopotamia.

Museum of Science and Industry
Just about every time I ask my older son what he wants to do on a day off from school we end up here.

Field Museum
Has some really interesting information and exhibits.

Information/News Sites

CNN
If you are a news junkie like me this is one of the places to go.

New York Times
Still the gold standard of newspapers.

MSNBC
Another good source if you want an update on news throughout the day.

National Geographic
Always facinating how much we don't know about the world around us. 

Miscellaneous

Lyrics.com
Always mumbled when you didn't know the words to a song, check this site out for help.

The Onion
Headlines range from the sublime to the ridiculous but thery are almost always funny.

Hubble Space Telescope
Just a cool site for looking at the lights in the sky we never see up close.

Electoral college calculator
Planning to become President, plot out your strategy here.

How Stuff Works
Explains in relatively easy language with visuals just about anything you can think of.

Home Star Runner
Incredibly silly but frequently quite funny cartoons.

So You've Decided to Be Evil
If you deceide that you want to take over the world there is some helpful advice here.

Craig's List
Got something that you don't want then put it on here and people will tell you the stuff they are trying to get rid of.

The Daily Show
One of the funniest shows on TV unfortunately often brings humor to our own leaders failings.

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