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INTERESTING STORIES...
Faking A Vacation At Home
25 Things About To Go Extinct
The Origins Of Your Favorite Condiments
Shining A Light On The Hazards Of Those New Fluorescent Bulbs
Which Are Worse: Calories From Carbs Or Fat?
The Varying Impact Of Gas Prices
Bagging Lunch: The Inflation Effect
The Most Lucrative College Majors
A Threat In A Grassy Stroll: Lyme Disease
18 Common Phrases To Avoid In Conversation
Lightning Claims Five Young Lives In A Week ... How To Avoid It
The New iPhone: To Buy Or Not To Buy?
Beware The Monthly Payment Math Trick
The 106 MPG Compressed-Air Hybrid
Trying To Find The Best: The Peanut Butter Taste Test
The Ideal Husband
Happy Birthday, Big Mac!
10 Things You Can Like About $4 Gas
What Does It Cost To Drop 30 Pounds?
The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating
Churches Work On Their Message
Your Credit Report: Know Its Perils, Keep It Clean
Having It All: Striking A Balance Between Your Work And Your Life
Why WalMart WIll Never Dominate The World

Dictionary.com — Word Of The Day
SmallStep.gov — A Daily Resource For Better Health



QUIRKY STORIES ...
McDonald's Robber Among Finalists For New Big Mac Jingle | Vote Here
Minister Launches Drive-In Church
Peter Rabbit Must Die

FEATURED VIDEOS/PHOTOS ...
A Very Special Father/Son Ironman Triathlon (Video contributed by a reader)
The Blessing (Music video contributed by a reader)
A Private Dance In Front Of Five Million People | Related Story
Dan Gilbert: Why Are We Happy? Why Aren't We Happy?
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - 1st Show Opening Segment
Parrot Politics
Tantrum Boy
Blast From The Past ... 1963 Music Video ... Haven't Times Changed?!
Honda's 'Asimo' Robot Conducts The Detroit Symphony
Fetch 2.0: Man Builds Machine For Dog
Test Your Awareness
An 'Unusual' Walk In The Woods
Raw Unabashed Youthful Joy!
Space Shuttle Launch, From A Camera On Top Of The Fuel Tank
Never Believe Anything This Woman Tells You
Randy Pausch Reprises His Last Lecture
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STUFF YOU NEED TO KNOW ... Semi-permanent links. Updated periodically.
Get It Write! ... Writing tips everyone can use ... updated regularly.
Got A Question About Anything? Get the answer here.
Know Thyself ... with these professionally developed self tests
The 'Best' Lists ... from Forbes Magazine
Six Ways To Steer Clear Of Car-Sale Scams ... from MSN Money
31 Ways To Stop Identity Theft ... from AARP Magazine
The Taxpayers Network ... key economic & social indicators in all 50 states
How Stuff Works ... It's good to know.
This website is the leading source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works. Founded by NC State University Professor Marshall Brain in 1998, the site has since grown to be an award-winning online resource for millions of people of all ages.
E-Mail Etiquette: The Do's & Don'ts
Five-Minute Guide To Estate Planning ... 23 Tips You Need To Know
Car Talk... the informative & entertaining NPR show from Tom & Ray Magliozzi.
America's Most Admired Companies ... The annual Fortune magazine listing.
Best Places To Work ... The annual Fortune magazine listing.
Best Places To Retire ... Where are the retirees of tomorrow flocking now?
The Best Hospitals ... By Specialty
The Best Medical Advice On The Web ... from the Mayo Clinic
Best Places. Period. ... The best places in America to live, work & play.
The Time 100: The most influential people in the world
Medical Tests ... Which ones do you really need? And how often.
Salaries! - Is your paycheck lagging begind? This site provides a free basic report that shows national average salaries by profession, adjusted by location.
The U.S. Census Bureau ... How many and how much of just about everything.
Government ... The U.S. Government's official web portal
You could spend hours here. A GREAT site with links to everything you could possibly want to know about government at the federal, state and local level. Includes contact info for thousands of government officials.
The Crime Doctor - A community service website providing practical advice about security, crime, loss prevention, and avoiding liability.
Guinness Records - Okay, you don't really need to know this stuff, but it's fun to read.
Need A Will? Often, There’s An Online Way


NOW YOU KNOW! ... Fact tidbits. Updated periodically.
Worldometers ... Interesting world statistics updated in real time.

Pictorial: One Week Of Food ... For sixteen different families

Teen Drug Slang: A Dictionary For Parents
Is your teen robotripping on CCC? Don't know what that means? This article will help you understand everything you need to know about teens and drugs today.


FEATURED WEB SITES ... Interesting websites. Updated periodically.
The Love Machine
A fun website from Biography.com that matches your personality to a famous celebrity.

Kiss Your Worries Goodbye!
A clever site from Northwestern Mutual that helps you relax about the future.

Are You Wise?
Take this test from the New York Times to find out.

The Long Goodbye
USA Today looks back at 25 years of changes in our lives.

Check Out The Neighborhood
Zillow.com mines data in county land records to derive a guess on the value of 65 million homes across the United States. You can bird's eye images of almost any property and check the value of neighboring properties.

The Top Five Online Coupon Websites
Coupon websites offer discounts on everything from computers to cauliflower. Bookmark these top five sites for future savings.

As Long As We Both Shall Live
Want a view from the trenches of what it takes to hold a union together? This photo essay features pictures and comments from long-married couples.

TroubledWith.com
Sometimes, life and its troubles seem overwhelming. Maybe you think no one cares. Maybe your life feels out of control. Maybe you've had a bad day … or a bad year. Perhaps a small problem seems huge. This website, operated by the 'Focus On The Family' group, offers a variety of helpful resources.


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