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• Darrin Fink - family friend, check out the story on how he and his wife Andie built their new, alternative enery house. very cool.
• Julie's blog - my niecling's blog
• Larry Jones - a cpc friend and artist, his portfolio (site by me)
• Max's 3-D graphics rendering gallery - My friend Max is recently into 3-D rendering, mostly in fantasy themes. Beautiful work.
• Michael Owen Art - a nephew-in-law-in-law (?) and artist
• Photography by Andrea Gingerich - blog and flickr for a neat person and photographer I met at the istockphoto Chessielypse '06...
• Synergetec - company of my cpc friend, Paul Bender

• James W. Thompson Genealogy - genealogy by my uncle
• Wilkinsons on the Web - devoted to the Wilkinson family name. Includes information on the Wilkinson Coat of Arms, genealogical information related to Wilkinsons, links to home pages of Wilkinsons on the Web, links to Wilkinson-related pages on the web, e-mail addresses, and other Wilkinson-related information.

• Central Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD - We're very involved at our church, sometimes a bit more than we can handle time-wise ;-)
• World Vision - World Vision is one of the best-known and most effective organizations for helping the poor and oppressed world-wide. Many people know them for their child sponsorship programs. "Each year World Vision brings practical help, human dignity, spiritual guidance, and the promise of a brighter future to the lives of approximately 50 million people, through at least 4,300 programs in more than 100 nations." (We sponsor a child in Mexico City. Please consider it for your family or youth group.) If you are outside the US, see http://www.wvi.org/

• Lotsa Helping Hands - "What can I do to help? Lotsa Helping Hands is a simple, immediate way for friends, family, colleagues, and neighbors to assist loved ones in need. It's an easy-to-use, private group calendar, specifically designed for organizing helpers, where everyone can pitch in with meals delivery, rides, and other tasks necessary for life to run smoothly during a crisis." (What a great idea! This must have been invented by a woman - I've watched my wife & her friends organize this sort of thing many times, and it's obvious women know instinctively how to take care of people far better than men do.)
• "I love you" in various languages - Find some new ways to express yourself... Too bad it doesn't have phonetic spellings or sound samples of how to pronounce all of these ;-) From the alt.romance FAQ.
• Christian Internet Code of Ethics - "The Christian Internet Code of Ethics is an effort by some Christians to declare boundaries they set for themselves on the Internet. It is not a set of rules, but a statement of values." Good advice/personal guides to consider.
  
  As a Christian who is active on the internet, I hold myself to certain standards of conduct. They are:
  * I guard my online relationships
  * I am careful to visit websites that do not compromise my life in Christ
  * I take care that my written communications reflect Christ in my life
  * I guard my time to assure that my time online is kept in proper balance with the rest of my life
• Excerpts from The Purity Principle - if you're surfing sites you shouldn't (p-word purposely not used), you might read this ...
• Google Sightseeing Blog - this blog takes you to the best tourist spots in the world via Google Maps' satellite imagery... check out Niagra Falls, very cool.
• Heroic Stories - By the author of This is True, HS is a free email newsletter of fun, short, true stories of ordinary people performing acts that are heroic to others or that have a strong impact upon others. Free e-mail subscription! Always worth reading, particularly to get your head away from all the other job-related stuff or depressing 'normal' news. Guaranteed non-sappy...
• Internet Movie Database (IMDB) - a pretty incredible site with very comprehensive info about movies, tv shows, etc. I like their MyMovies as a way to keep track of things I'd like to rent or buy.
• Latin Quotes, Common Latin Phrases, Latin Mottos and Latin Quotations - (with English Translations) Don't know what that latin bit is that someone quoted at you? look it up here. Just remember - Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes
• Mail.com - Since Iname first began, I've been a fan of email redirectors. You sign up for an redirector email address and tell it your current *real* mailbox location (me@myCurrentISP.com). Then you tell everyone the redirector address (me@mail.com). If your *real* address changes, you don't have to notify everyone, just change the redirect/forwarding address. Mail.com is the my current favorite one for this, and offers the option of web-based email access to a mailbox there or forwarding to your POP3 mailbox. Highly Recommended. 2002 Update: mail.com has started charging for the forwarding feature, though not much.
• McFadden Art Glass - see our photo gallery from an afternoon here learning to do glass-blowing. very cool and highly recommended for anyone, especially as a family thing to do together
• PCStats.com: Beginners Guides - "trying to make everyone's life easier by providing basic computer know-how in an easy to access form" - well-written guides to many topics on PC hardware, software, etc.
• Remember The Milk - an online todo list manager... haven't tried it yet but it looks very promising
• School's Out - provides a free public service that notifies parents of emergency school closures, delays, cancellations, or schedule changes. Tied directly to school system pages. Alerts by web, email or (soon) cell phone text msg. Doesn't have all school systems, but you can get yours added easily enough. A great tool for parents!
• Ta-da Lists - another online todo list manager... haven't tried it yet but it looks very interesting
• The Art of Turboing - "Turboing" refers to the actions of a customer who goes around the normal technical support process by contacting a senior person in the chain of command. This article describes the Art of Turboing: why you should do it, what it will do for you, and how to do it successfully.
• TVShowsOnDVD - lists TV shows available on DVD and lets you to vote for shows you'd like to buy on DVD

• Almond Massage Oil - great stuff for backrubs, smells great, not greasy, and makes your skin feel warm & great. my wife & I have gone through a number of bottles of this stuff over the years... we get it at Crabtree & Evelyn, also available via amazon.
• Almond Oil Lotion - the related lotion is great too
• Braun 1775 FreeControl Shaver - my current favorite shaver/razor
• Photon Micro-Light - well-made LED keychain flashlights. I use one all the time.