ShamrockSome of my favorite places on the Net
Friends' pages Computing must-haves Local interest Miscellaneous pages

Cool, sometimes wacky, always interesting!!

Christian CADRE This site is a comprehensive guide to the apologetic efforts of CADRE members, as well as a guide to contemporary and traditional Christian scholarship not affiliated with the CADRE. It is broad in scope, offering websites and articles related to almost every facet of Christian apologetics.


Computing must-haves!

RegClean, a free Microsoft utility to correct some types of Windows registry errors.

Norton Antivirus Excellent antivirus program -- I've used it for years, and it's saved my derrière more than one time!

Norton Utilities Another great Norton product -- I bought this program before my current computer even arrived... I wanted it to be the very first thing I loaded!

Winzip Very useful for backups or transferring information back and forth between computers. The new version is very cool!

My own ad page Web site design and services, with links to sample sites. Read, print, pass it on if you like! (July 28, 1999)


Local interest

The Goldfish Tavern Located at the entrance to Point Defiance park, the Goldfish is a Tacoma landmark. Come in to enjoy a cold brew after a hot day in the sun, or an evening of darts, pool, pinball, and of course, laughter and fun!

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church My church, a very warm, welcoming congregation there... stop in and see us sometime! (I built this site, BTW!)

Local weather Not the fanciest page around, but if you're looking for a no-nonsense, up-to-the-minute Seattle-Tacoma weather forecast, here's the place!

Québec!! Okay, so it's not technically local to ME, but I'd sure love to visit there someday!! *smile* (French)


Humor, Items of interest, Miscellaneous goodies!

(I'm going to be organizing this section into different categories very soon, but until then, just go ahead and dive on in anywhere!!)

The Onion Hilarious site, worth visiting often!!

American People Ruled Unfit to Govern A page from the Onion, worth its own link!! LOL

Email hoaxes Check here before forwarding any email claiming to warn you of a virus or any other nasty sort of thing....

JokeADay Sign up here to receive daily, FUNNY jokes!

Twisted Tunes If you like music and love to laugh, listen to some of this!!

Trivia! Bet you'll find SOMETHING here you never knew before!

Words of love Random quotes about love -- pick a category and enjoy.....

How stuff works Ever wondered how your car engine, television, cell phone, or refrigerator work? All this and more.... here!! (June 14, 1999)

Figure it out Calculators for everything from mortgage rates to employee turnover costs to foaling dates to Muslim prayer times to sailboat performance -- impressive and mega-useful! (June 12, 1999)

Kitchen of 1000 Pleasures Thrive Online's healthy and delicious recipes -- choose your type of cuisine, course and preparation time, then... bon appétit! (June 24, 1999)

Triple whammy! Ken Ward's one-stop shop for self-development, philosophy, AND some great computer stuff! Where to start, where to start....?? (June 20, 1999)

The psychology of cyberspace Today's bonus site -- scholarly but very intriguing and insightful examination of life online (July 1, 1999)

Getting over it Today's bonus site! Wise advice for the lovelorn, with a touch of humor (July 20, 1999)

The Encyclopedia Mythica Myths and legends from every culture and corner of the globe (July 20, 1999)

Self-help law center Information on employment, landlord/tenant, divorce & child custody, and much more! Also features discounted legal software (July 19, 1999)

How others see you Interesting personality test... very accurate! (July 18, 1999)

The Internet Public Library Amazing collection of references, online books, newspapers, magazines, exhibits, teen and youth titles (July 16, 1999)

HyperHistory Online I'm not a big history fan myself, but this site makes it interesting. See timelines of various periods in history; view people, events, maps; discover connections that you might have never thought about before (Sep 24, 1999)

Inspirations Change, coping, aspirations, happiness, self-esteem, insight, love -- pick a category and browse (Sep 23, 1999)

Stephen Wright If you laugh as hard at these as I did, you're probably as warped as me.... don't delay, see your doctor, now!! (Sep 22, 1999)

More fun with words Dictionary, thesaurus, and anagrams by mail. Home of Word-A-Day (Sep 8, 1999)

Acronym finder Tech, military, telecommunications and computer acronyms, including some "unconventional" ones. Reverse lookup, too! (Thanks, Mike! Sep 7, 1999)

Jokes!! Lots of 'em! Now you have no excuse not to laugh.... (Sep 6, 1999)

Crazy about quotations? Check out this cool site.... Quote search, quotes by email, random quotes, motivational quotes. Example: "Instant gratification takes too long." (Carrie Fisher) (Sep 1, 1999)

Life 101 quotes A to Z quotes on topics such as abundance, blame, excellence, failure, leadership, passion, risk, etc. Examples: "There is more to life than increasing its speed." (Mahatma Gandhi).... "Let your hook always be cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be a fish." (Ovid) Also contains a link to the book from which these quotes were excerpted (Nov 8, 1999)

Allwords.com Define English words, or translate to and from French, German, Spanish, Italian or Dutch. Also features a word of the week and a crossword solver (Aug 29, 1999)

Darwin awards In the words of the site itself, the Darwin Awards commemorate (the remains of) individuals who eliminate themselves in an extraordinarily idiotic manner, thereby dousing our gene pool with chlorine. "Only two things are infinite -- the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein, Scientific Advisor to the Darwin Awards (Aug 26, 1999)

Myers-Briggs test A very accurate and illuminating temperament sorter. Take it with a loved one for some eye-opening insight (Feb 11, 2000)

Free reminder service Need to remember something important? This free web-based reminder service will email you on the day you specify. Choose how far in advance to be reminded, and whether or not to repeat it (Aug 19, 1999)

Quotes, quotes, quotes! TONS of motivational and inspirational quotes (Aug 3, 1999)

Project Vote Smart Find your representatives, read up on all the candidates, legislation, issues, order free literature..... a gold mine of resources (July 31, 1999)

Crazy about lists Useful lists on almost every topic imaginable (Jan 13, 2000)

Interesting quotes Yes, I'm a quote-freak -- so sue me! If you want to check out the main page, you can see it here (Jan 12, 2000)

The Parody Place Backup Brain, Charity for Stressed and Generally Unhappy Investment Professionals, I Know What You Downloaded Last Summer... and more! (Nov 27, 1999)

God, consciousness, and the universe A physicist's examination of the classic questions through the eyes of logic (Nov 23, 1999)

The Art of Peace Quotes from Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido (Nov 18, 1999)

1st Self Development Transform your world, starting with your own mind (Nov 9, 1999)

SpiritWeb Fascinating and uplifting article on lessons, creating our reality, limitation, and eternal suffering (Nov 4, 1999)

Mr. Knowalot Original humorous writing -- hey, this site got me laughing again, in spite of the day I had today after finding my car's rear window shot out this morning! (Oct 25, 1999)

RefDesk "The single best source for facts on the Net." Check it out! (Jan 28, 2001)

Britney's Guide to Semiconductor Physics Interesting site with lots of information about semiconductor physics, interspersed with lots of pictures of Britney Spears (don't ask me, I didn't build the site, I just linked to it! *laughs*) (Jan 7, 2001)

The Probert Encyclopaedia is a premium quality reference source with over 85,000 hypertext linked entries covering the entire spectrum of human knowledge, designed for journalists and researchers (Jan 6, 2001)

Dictionary.com Dictionaries, thesauri, foreign language translators, games, word of the day, and more (Dec 29, 2000)

I love you... Lovely poem -- odd, but my mother left me this one time, years ago, before she left the home. After all these years, I've finally found it again... (Sep 11, 2000)

Julia Hilarious transcript of a guy who tries to "pick up" a computerized 'bot (scroll down for the actual transcript, unless you're interested in the background of the experiment) (Aug 3, 2000)

Amor Vitae Personal site, and well worth a visit! Be sure to check out his "Reflections" page: "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -- Confucius (June 20, 2000)

Alice in MicrosoftLand More Microsoft humor -- had me rolling on the floor!! (Feb 19, 2000)

Commercials Hey, I don't have a TV, so sue me. When I do watch, I especially love the commercials! Here is a roundup of the best (Feb 12, 2000)

The Peregrin Foundation where networks of venture labor investors are coupled with entrepreneurs to incubate innovative 21st Century Information Technology Businesses (a non-profit organization founded by the Peregrins of my own family)


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