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“No Longer Separated by Oceans and Centuries” Links to Some Really Neat Reading Note: If you cannot use the e-mail links below, copy and paste the URL (website address) into your browser address window.
OF SCOTLAND
http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/cairney/index.htm Scottish Clans
and Families
http://www.stonepages.com/tour/maps.html Ancient Scotland Maps
http://historymedren.about.com/library/atlas/blatscotdex.htm Medieval
Scotland Maps
BRAINY STUFF
http://www.digitalbookindex.com/ Huge
Collection of "Western Thought" Books, including Sco- themed subjects. Sign in
as (first name) Team (last name) Liddell at
Teamliddell@yahoo.com and check
"No" regarding messages from publishers.
http://www.probe.org/docs/arch-nt.html Archeaology & The New Testament
http://www.sciencemag.org/ Science
Magazine. Brainy stuff for the science-literate.
www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/ The
Ancient Greeks. PBS Documentary Series.
OFF THE WALL
http://www.thesqueakywheel.com/AboutUs.html The Squeaky Wheel. Want
somebody to make a complaint on your behalf? Here's the place.
http://grit.com/ The Grit (America's only
small-town national weekie and the oldest as well. Yes, they are still
printing it. Some of you sold this paper back in junior high, didn't you!)
http://www.angelfire.com/biz3/guzz/ Guzzler's Dance. (A crazy version of
the Hampster's Dance.
http://www.hampsterdance.com/hmeet.html Hampter's Dance (It's still going
and even wackier than before. Enjoy!)
http://www.oocities.org/Hollywood/7937/ SeriesLand (All you want to know
about old TV series.)
CULTURAL
http://www.facets.org/asticat FACETS.
This Chicago-based company has it all if it can be had. Old movies (video and
CD), copies of old magaines, old records, etc, tons of stuff. All nations, as
well as all eras.
http://earlyamerica.com/ Early American
Archives. An incredible collection.
HISTORY
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/ All About The
(American) War Between The States. Sometimes called the Civil War, TWBS is the
official name, we believe.
REFERENCE
http://www.probert-encyclopaedia.co.uk/ Probert Encylopedia (UK) A very
accurate, cross-linked encylopedia.
http://www.refdesk.com/ The Reference
Desk (Have an odd question? This could be the place to get an answer.)
http://www.coolquiz.com/ Trivia! Junk
knowledge galore. Enjoy.
THE COMICS
http://www.chickweed.com/ 9 Chickweed
Place (The continuing saga of a early-teen Catholic schoolgirl, her geeky
boyfriend, a bunch of nuns and priests, and a mom. Subtle and mirthful.)
www.calvinandhobbes.com/ Calvin
and Hobbes (Re-enjoy this ageless favorite. A repeated in sequence "new" one
each day.)
http://www.krazy.com/krazy.htm Krazy
Kat Lives Still (One of the first brain-stretching comics. People staring at
you from frames hanging on the wall, outdoor bushes in pots!!)
ATLASES & MAPS
www.cybergeography.org/atlas/atlas.html An Atlas of CyberSpace, Literally
the Web
http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_maps_index.htm?once=true&
Ancient World Atlas, A vast assortment
www.xroads.virginia.edu/~MAP/map_hp.html Cultural Maps
http://www.graphicmaps.com/aatlas/world.htm Every Kind of Map and More
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/ Nat'l Geo Map Source
GAMES
www.acfcheckers.com/ Checkers
www.webtris.de/master.htm Tetris
www.virtualpuppy.com/ Virtual Dog,
Virtual Cat (Almost as much trouble as actually having a pet. Yes, these die,
too!)
www.games.yahoo.com Yahoo Games
FOOD AND DRINK
www.cheese.com/ CHEESEs! Read all about
them.
http://www.epicurious.com/ The
World's Greatest Recipe Collection
www.wine.com/ WINES. Everything you need to
know.
RELIGION
http://www.ibelieve.com/ Christianity
as a news source
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