Some Good Websites

There are millions of websites on the WWW. Many of them are fun sites, some necessary, some useful and of course others that a normal person would be better off if they never visited. I have found some of these sites years ago and a couple within the last week. I will put them here and allow you to pick the ones that interest you. The following is a number of sites that I have used or visited and have enjoyed. Often these can be found with a simple Google search. It is amazing what Google can find for you. There is no rhyme or reason to the order except they are listed as I thought of them. Just copy the link and paste into your browser search bar.

We all will need help with our computers from time to time, or sometime we simply have a question of how do you do something. So what do you do if your computer is in one state and the helper is in another state. One solution is to connect to the helpers computer across the Internet and allow them to see what it is on your computer. There are several programs that do that that are free and easy to use.
www.crossloop.com is one of those programs www.pcanywhere.com is another

If you want to follow a blog but get discouraged because you check back many times and there is nothing new you are like a lot of others. A program that is out on the net that will notify you by e-mail when something changes is the solution. This one is new to me but seems to be working.
www.followthatpage.com

Place the State is a fun little game that challenges your knowledge of the locations of the states in the USA. I usually get mixed up with the states in New England.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html

This is a link to the quote of the day. It can also be used to find out who made a particular quote or you can simply browse quotes.
http://www.brainyquote.com

It has been said that satire is one of the best forms of humor. If you like that then this is a good site for up to the date news stories in satire. It is written in a way that seems to be real news but it is all in fun.
http://www.redtractor-usa.com

There are many sites for recipes on the web. This one claims to have the greatest number of any site on the web. I have found it to be very easy to find and to save recipes.
http://www.recipezaar.com/

This site has many book that can be read without charge. There are current books and old books and they increase the number constantly.
http://www.pagebypagebooks.com

The oops list has hundreds of pictures of accidents and situations that will make you say OMG.
http://www.micom.net/oops


If you like pictures of trains and railroads and information about them this is a great site. It has enough links to keep you occupied for many hours.
http://www.railfan.net

Want to know when a movie was made, who was in a movie or almost any other information about a movie, this is the place to look.
http://www.imdb.com

Are you going to travel somewhere and would like to know what the average gas price is going to be. This site is a map that will give you that information.
http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx

I have not a single clue as to what a person would do with a flaming cursor. But it is a fun site to visit and then play around with you mouse moving the flame around the page.
http://www.flamingcursor.com

When I write I am sure that I make mistakes in the use of the English (or as I would really rather it was called American) language. This is a place to get help.
http://www.wsu.edu

What was going on when you graduated from high school. What music was being played in the 50's & 60's. Go to this site and find out a lot.
http://www.centex.net

Do you like the stories of Paul Bunyun or some other folklore character. Read the old stories about some of the heroes of the past here.
http://www.americanfolklore.net

Like to watch “Deal or No Deal” on TV, play it for yourself and see if you can become a millionaire in fantasy. I have not ever done very well. But then it is fun.
http://www.nbc.com/Deal_or_No_Deal/game/dond.swf

This site gives you a sliding clock that displays the time and you really can watch time slide by
http://home.tiscali.nl/annejan/swf/timeline.swf

At this site you have the choice of a handwritten clock or several others. I think they can be downloaded to your computer and used as a screensaver.
http://www.beeks.eu

When I was a kid I liked to play twenty questions. I can go here and play the game against a computer somewhere and try to stump it. It is not easy to stump the computer, but still possible.
http://www.20q.net

How many births were there today, or deaths or cars built in the last week. These and MANY other question can be answered here. You can see the numbers changing as you watch.
http://www.worldometers.info

Sometime I want to know the rules for using commas, apostrophes, hyphens or whatever. I did not pay enough attention when my grammar teachers tried to “learn” me. Now as an adult I need some help.
http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar

Who said that? Some sayings are worth reading and remembering. Here is a place to research quotes.
http://www.quotesandsayings.com/quotes/find


What is the origin of the words that I use commonly. Sometimes the word has a surprising origin. I have been told that a word was created because of a certain event. It sounded a bit strange so I have gone here to find out the truth.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php

Would you like to have help with your writing skills. There is a site called After that Deadline that might help. It should give you help in spelling, grammar and style. I have not used it much but I think that perhaps I will use it more in the future.
www.polishmywriting.com

There are many more good websites out on the net. These are just a few that I have found worth visiting once in a while.

It is now December 28, 2010 and I want to add two websites. The first is a location to find comic strips that are placed in newspapers. There are hyperlinks to many comics. The other one is a link to commercials that I love, "The California Happy Cows Commercials." I personally think they are wonderful.

To find a great number of comic strips and keep up with them go to
http://www.chron.com/apps/comics/showComics.mpl

California Cow Commercials
http://www.realcaliforniamilk.com/happycows