FAVORITE SITES

* ALL PETS SITTING SERVICE - News, tips, jokes and pics from Northwest Florida's #1 pet sitting service.

* ROBERT VENTE PHOTOGRAPHY - Stunningly beautiful photography from noted San Francisco photog, Robert Vente.

* STITCHING PRETTY - Information, free patterns and on-line ordering for stitch fans everywhere. Counted cross stitch, needlepoint and much more.

* DC FIRE NEWS - The best, most up-to-date location for news, tips, fire reports and fire history for the DC Metro area.

JUST-FOR-FUN PLACES

* TODD'S 'NICE DECADE' LYRICS! - A fun collection of lyrics for 160 songs put out by Rhino and 40 or so tracks from Billboard hits, all dating from 1968 through the '70's. If you can't remember those darned lyrics and it's keeping you up nights, this is the place to go!

* BIZARRE AMERICAN HOLIDAYS! - Celebrate the glory of egg salad, dictionaries, and procrastination. This site celebrates these lesser known holidays - see if your favorite bizarre holiday is listed!

* CAR TALK! - The home of NPR show, Car Talk, starring Tom and Ray Magliozzi (aka "Click and Clack The Tappet Brothers"). Aside from being amateur comedians, these guys really know cars. Chock full of great articles, terrific info and a lot of down-to-earth silliness!

* THE HEDONIST CAFE - Great food, wine reviews and lots of loud opinions. Tons 'o' fun!

* BLUE MOUNTAIN VIRTUAL CARDS - Send a virtual card for any occasion. Wide variety to choose from - no server waits!

* EPICURIOUS: FOOD, DRINK, COOKING AND RECIPES - The ultimate cooks web site. Find your favorite recipe in their cavernous archives!

* NEWS OF THE WEIRD - All the latest, and most thoroughly researched, weird news from the News of the Weird guru, Chuck Shepherd!

* SPUMCO'S WEBCARTOONS - Trend setting on-line animation from the creators of Ren and Stimpy!

* WALLACE AND GROMIT'S HOME PAGES - Visit with everyone's favorite cheese-loving claymation duo from Nick Parks and Aardman Animation.

* THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS HOME PAGE - A wacky site for a wacky band. Get their latest tour dates, locals, albums and merchandise. Not to mention interviews with everyone's favorite Johns!!

* LUCK "E" PENNY'S HOME PAGE - The coolest in squished penny souvenirs and custom design. Check out the Hitchhiker's Guide to locating elongated coins!

COMICS SITES

* COMIC BOOK PROS - Online home for original comic book art by some of the biggest names in the industry. Includes Angel Medina, Alex Ross, Adam Hughes and George Perez!

* THE OFFICIAL ALEX ROSS SITE - An online gallery of Alex Ross work, news, appearances and public showings of his work. Also, Original Alex Ross Art for sale direct from the source!

* MID OHIO CON - The Midwest's premier comic convention. Be sure to check out the outstanding guest list for this popular show!

* INDYWORLD COMICS - Your one-stop source for comics industry information. Company contact addresses and conventions news . . . plus more!

* KITCHEN SINK PRESS - Cool info and tips from the publishers of Xenozoic Tales and The Crow.

* TONY ISABELLA'S ONLINE COMICS TIPS - Get the low-down on comics insider info from longtime professional and comics celeb, Tony Isabella.

* INSIGHT STUDIOS - The home of Mark Wheatley (Radical Dreamer) and Mark Hempel (Gregory, Tug and Buster). Check out their latest!

* NOWHERESVILLE - Mark Ricketts delivers the ultimate in unusual. Visit this incredible gallery of the creative.

* SILVERLINE COMICS - Roland Mann's popular line of Independent comic books. Includes Silverstorm.

* DORMANART: THE ART OF DAVE DORMAN - Art gallery for one of the top Star Wars illustrators - sign up for his free newsletter.

GREAT SHOPPING

* AMAZON BOOKS - The world's biggest bookstore, and it's on-line. The best book deals and supply of hard-to-find tomes.

* CDNOW - Listen to clips before buying, get the best buys and find those rarities and imports. The ultimate CD store - on-line!!

TERRIFIC RESOURCES

* LIBRARYSPOT - LibrarySpot is the library and reference information portal of the Web. Find top dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers, maps, genealogy tools and much more in one user-friendly spot. Very comprehensive!

* CURRENCY EXCHANGE CALCULATOR - Can't figure out what those thousands of lira for the hotel translates to in dollars? This great currency calculator provides up-to-date currency rates conversion using a base currency of USD. Choose a currency to convert from and one to convert to.

* MUSIC FOR THE NATION: AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC - Featuring tens of thousands of songs and instrumental pieces registered for copyright in the post-Civil War era, this site includes detailed library reference information and actual dowloadable copies of the music itself.

* COMPUTER INCIDENT ADVISORY CAPABILITY (CIAC) INTERNET HOAXES - A fantastic source of information on all the popular Internet hoaxes making the circuit. Check out anything suspicious at this terrific news site. Covers viruses, mailing lists, chain letters and more!

* THE INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE (IMDB) - The ultimate movie reference source covering everything you could ever possibly want to know about movies! Constantly updated.

* JIM DULLEY HOME IMPROVEMENT - Dulley researches all the latest on home improvements and more. Thorough guides to all the suppliers and prices. Constantly updated.

* YAHOO! MAPS - The best map producer on the net! Examine a place or get driving directions. Unbeatable!

* NSSDC PLANETARY IMAGE CATALOG - NASA's planetary images are crisp, clear and beautifully reproduced. Worth a look!

* FIRST NAMES AND WHAT THEY MEAN - Ever wonder what your name means? Maybe you're having a baby and need a name? Or are you a writer looking for another great reference resource - this is it!

* THINK QUEST - A fun, amazing, online program and collection of contests that challenges students and educators. The most heavily trafficked educational destination on the Internet, ThinkQuest's information-rich subject matter ranges from Mars exploration to the physics of baseball to the plays of William Shakespeare!