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"Life is an Adventure" and learning is every step you quake forward!"

Hello, welcome to my sight. My name is Ann and among my pages you will find stories, books and movies for sale, helpful information on many other topics, and perhaps a chance to learn something new about yourself. Since I was a kid, I have loved cooking and writing. Some stories and recipes are here for your enjoyment. Thank you for stopping in.

WHAT's HERE:

1. Philosophy Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. Free, online electronic text. In time, I intend to have more philosophers. The pages added here, include (bracket) comments to explain terms not of ordinary conversation.
2. Computer Software and Book Store This page is dedicated to educational software, programming books, CD-ROMs and CGI, Perl, HTML, hobbies, business. Windows 98, Wordprocessing, graphic design, animation. Sams Teach Series. Teach Yourself books and many more.
3. Ann's Hannibal Lecter Index This is fan fiction for Silence of the Lambs. HANNIBAL the novel is the latest in the great series about Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling. Mr. Thomas Harris also wrote Manhunter (the movie name)/Red Dragon (title of the book. You will find links to related chat rooms, message boards, and more fan fiction sites.
4. Cajun Recipe Page Here our some of our family favorites. If you have more hot and spicy recipes, send them this way. I need a real power-packing Texas Chilli recipe. Five-alarm doesn't quite do it. *G*
5. Ann's Spirit Boost April, 1999. With all the tragedy of Littleton Colorado and battle engagements throughout the world, I found some prose helping me and mine to cope and understand. Take time to take care and share.
6. PWC ADDRESS BOOK For People with the chronic immunity disorder CFIDS/CFS/FMS: You simply bookmark this page, select a pen pal, and click on their highlighted name. A ready-to go, e-mail box will appear for you to add your message. No need to add names into a complicated browser's addressbook. Inspiration, chuckles, e-mail exhange, and HOPE...Don't forget to pack the HOPE!
7. CFIDS PAGE: my story A lighthearted portrayal of an unnecessary but enduring chronic illness which has left me disabled since 1987.
8. THE RIGHTS OF LEFTS a webpage dedicated to left-handed folks like my grandfather. Left is good! Right is confusing. Why do lefthanded folks get hurt? Could it be a prejudice of providing only right handed tools? Are you sure you are right-handed? Be bold, take the tests and discover something new about you. ;)
9. FREE: Classic Stories / text online. June 3, 1999.

   ELECTRONIC TEXT

   [Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe], [Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley], [Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad]
   [Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson], [Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss], [Sherlock Holms: Musgrave Rituals by Sir Arthur Conon Doyle]
   [Sherlock Holmes: The Dying Detective], [Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Priory School]
   [Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire], [Rip Van Winkle]
   [Little Redridinghood], [Rapunzel], [The princess and the pea]
   [The Little Mermaid], [The Legend of Sleepy Hollow], [The Ugly Duckling]
   [The Phoenix Bird], [Lincoln and Kennedy]

   ***These stories read easier! Where needed, definitions of terms are provided in brackets or bars. In other words, if I had to stop and grab a dictionary, I put the benefits onto the webpage. Enjoy.

10. INTRO TO HTML A quick reference into basic homepage building. There are a myriad of technical sites on the matter and better, easy-to-follow books. This is a 101-level tutorial which covers how to make a link, add an image, and a little bit more.
11. XENA BEDTIME PAGE *grin* Go Xena, Go Xena! Try to name the episode the picture came from. Xena's rocking fans to sleep. If you like online stories . . .
12. WHERE PAGE a variety of fun sites, chat rooms, message boards. After several hundred Netscape/ MIE mishaps with my bookmarks, I made this page and use it to surf the net. Love it and apparently...so do many others.
13. JOKES Take the time, to partake a few pages of chuckles. I love one-liners. "Cover me, I'm changing lanes."
14. REQUEST-IT It drove us, crazy, at first, hunting to purchase classic or modern videos on the basis of an actor we mistook for someone else. Now with the holiday season, the store aisles are...forget about it! If you have been through this, you know the hunting can go on. It is easier online but not always simple.
    Drop in a suggestion. If you are on quest for book, video, music Cd and are a little time-crunch, kid-drained, or school-fatigued, come here. We will hunt and leave a link you can use for an efficient, online purchase. We are affiliated with Amazon com.

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TOYS and GAMES	Barbie as a Yankee Baseball Player. Handheld Electronic Games: PacMan, Frogger, Pokemons, Concentration. Furby and many more of the popular gift ideas located at Amazon.com who also offers giftwrapping. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
The "For Dummies" Books	I was surprised to see so many eclectic titles. How many do you know? For Dummies on: woodworking, gardening, marriage, family, investments, windows 98, car repair, give a look.
Lotus 1-2-3 books/ Videos	Lotus is a popular seller and growing among the educational institutions. Don't be caught being the sluggish employee. Go for a Video or how-to book. At Amazon, you can read what other CUSTOMERS have said about the purchases they made- unvarnished comments.
Assorted Jokes	Assorted One Liners
Poetry by Experts	My attempts to keep my favorites in mind, doesn't last. Here, I have many: Robert Frost, Lord Byron, ee cummings, etc.
How-to Books/ Videos	With esculating costs, it helps to learn how-to this, and that for yourself. From Gardening to software, carpentry to poetry. The real source of a great adventure is the place whirling between your ears.
Science Fiction Page	I'm new to reading this genre and hope to build a list of the greats from ye old to modern authors. If you have a chance, will you drop me a suggestion. I love my Star Trek, right now- Voyager rules!
American Western Page	Help! After Louis Lamour, I'm a little lost on who is good. So many are kiss-your-horse type. No thanks. Is there a good adventure lot that I'm missing?
Murder/Mystery Page	Agatha Christie, Thomas Harris, Patricia Cornwell. Nothing helps me to relax more than a good murder mystery. How about you?
Romance Page	As I've long since said farewell to teenage-bopperhood, I like to find a good romance. Unfortunately, I find a lot of predictable, unbelievable, sophmoric drab. Sure, over twenty-one means we like a little gusto in our reading. GIVE THE WOMAN A BRAIN! If you've found a good author, drop me a line. I'll add her/him to the page.

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