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Web Site: FilmWise


This is a fun web site if you like movies.  They have all kinds of quizzes, contests, famous quotes, and probably what they are best known for – Invisibles.  Invisibles are quizzes where you are shown a movie scene and the actor’s/actress’s bodies have been removed.  Just the clothes remain.  You can easily spend hours [...]

Web Site: Woot


The goal of this web site is to sell one item per day until either it is sold out or the day ends (11:59 PM). This site seems to cater to guys – they often have gadgets for sale. The owners of the site definitely have fun with it. Everything from the [...]

Vacation: Disney Theme Parks, Florida


Here is my next installment for fun Florida vacations! This time, I’m focusing on Disney. Obviously a very family friendly set of parks. Let’s break down the attractions:
Magic Kingdom
This is the oldest of the theme parks, first opening in 1971, and identified by the famous Cinderella Castle. It is the most [...]

Web Site: PhoneZoo


This site is dedicated to allowing you to customize your personal cell phone with ringtones, photos, and games.  One of the cool features is the ability to upload a music file and being able to crop it down to the segment you would like for your ringtone.  They have a search feature on the site [...]

Web Site: LifeTango


Do you have lists of things you want to accomplish in life written down on Post-It notes and scraps of paper? Organize them with this Web 2.0 site – LifeTango! It is basically a personal Life List. It is free to sign up and they allow you to maintain a list of [...]

Vacation: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee


Pigeon Forge is a popular tourist resort in Tennessee, located 5 miles north of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. They have all kinds of family-friendly activities and draw over 11 million visitors per year. The city has a 5 mile long main parkway (route 441) that has museums, gift shops, theaters, attractions, [...]

Web Site: AllPosters


Looking for a good poster or perhaps one you’ve been looking for forever and can’t seem to find it? Then try this web site. They have thousands of posters you can order. I used this site a while back because there was a cool poster hanging on the wall of the cabin [...]

Web Site: The Breathing Earth Simulation


This is a cool Flash site. Called “Breathing Earth“, It shows a map of the Earth and, in real-time, shows the CO2 emissions created by every country, including the birth and death rates. The owners of this web site are trying to emphasis how serious of an issue global warming is. There [...]

Vacation: Universal Orlando Resort, Florida


There is a plethora of things to do in Florida. One of the big spots is Universal Orlando Resort. It is composed of Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Wet ‘n Wild, and City Walk. There’s enough stuff here to keep you occupied for days! I’ve been to Universal several times and [...]

Web Site: Rule the Stars


Here’s a different web site. Do you find it romantic to name the stars for your significant other? At this site called “Rule the Stars“, you can create your own star constellation, connect the dots, have it transformed into 3D, and then send it to someone. You can create anything you want [...]