For those who have ever wanted to build a kayak, this site has a free CAD program to design a kayak. It also provides support for design and building a strip built kayak.
"The Reluctant Blogger," a blog by Henry Kisor, the retired book editor of the Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News. Henry's musings include his interest in books, piloting, railroads, photography and the mysteries and non-fiction books he has written. Just amazing! http://henrykisor.com/blog/
I don't visit too often, since they post new de-motivators only every few months, but www.despair.com never fails to crack me up.
I have worked and gone to school with people who plaster traditional motivational posters all over the walls, but I identify more with posters that say:
"Consulting: If you're not a part of the solution,there's good money to be made in prolonging the problem."
Anonymous
· 2 years ago
http://snopes.com/ Shoots down all of that silly "urban legend" e-mail that everyone with email gets on an almost daily basis...
yinn
· 2 years ago
Don't know why but I love looking at what is called "alternative housing." Sorry, can't choose between the three:
www.detroityes.com as a member of the sadly growing detroit diaspora, it keeps me in touch with what's happening in one of America's most interesting cities and has links to great sites on detroit's Fabulous Ruins and the motor city's unparalleled musical legacy.
hollyringo
· 2 years ago
www.cryptomundo.com It feeds the other side of my things-that-can't-be-explained quest for knowledge (besides politics).
Monz Yummy Lunch -- some guy (guys) from my grandparent's hometown (Waukegan) who blogs about his lunch and whatever else is going on in his life. I think I'm missing part of the joke, but the pictures are great!
www.theonion.com. However, recent events in Springfield have made The Onion look prescient.
patient advocate
· 2 years ago
mobot.org -- from the Missouri Botanical Garden. An excellent source of info for selecting plants and other issues of interest to gardeners.
Rich Miller
· 2 years ago
Thanks, PA, that is a great site.
Glass Onion
· 2 years ago
Hmmm. "Mobots." Are you sure that's not political?
Serendipity
· 2 years ago
YouTube is the best overall non-political website outside of The Capitol Fax Blog. Can you also ask us to suggest the worst political and non-political websites? Examples, as always, are legion.
Kiyoshi Martinez
· 2 years ago
Might be a generational thing, but I'm going to say Facebook.
While it's addicting, it's probably the most efficient way for me to find new links, organize photos, read friends' blog posts and keep in touch.
General Assembly Watcher
· 2 years ago
ndnation.com. This is collection of links to Notre Dame football comments and articles. Not very joyful these days.
Little Egypt
· 2 years ago
Aside from countless sites for old cars, car parts, and car shows, then throw in a few Christian websites and the Southern Illinoisan, I would have to say my favorite place to go and do nothing but waste time is Jigzone.com for jigsaw puzzles.
It's literature, so it gets political at times. But mainly it's a website that worships all things fiction and nonfiction, and is full of smart columnists.
Concerned, if you participated in that drinking game, you'd die of alchohol poisoning withing a few minutes.
Concerned Voter
· 2 years ago
"Concerned, if you participated in that drinking game, you’d die of alchohol poisoning withing a few minutes."
No, I'd probably get sick reading about all the "wonderful" that have been done by the guv. My question, where's the press release on state govt running smoothly and everyone acting like adults, not little backstabbing children?
When not reading the tidbits of wisdom here, I most often find myself deep within the pages at http://davesgarden.com/ where I can plot and plan my next landscaping adventure, and check out the reputations of nurseries.
dis-connected
· 2 years ago
Food Network.com, pick a topic, pour an adult libation and, if we ever get outa here enjoy a homecooked meal!!!
Some Guy
· 2 years ago
Baseball Think Factory.
Finally a watering hold for statnerds like myself.
so-called "Austin Mayor"
· 2 years ago
Achewood is the reason God invented billionaire talking cats.
-- SCAM
Randall Sherman
· 2 years ago
My favorite non-political site is the Virtual Stamp Club (www.virtualstampclub.com). I have been a stamp collector since the age of four, and I am presently the Secretary of the Chicago Philatelic Society (the oldest stamp club in America in terms of continuous operation, dating back to the 1880s). This site provides the latest news that a stamp collector wants, and often scoops members of the Postal Service about what other Postal Service departments are doing (sound familiar?).
The site owner is a well-known aviation consultant with definite opinions about the FAA, TSA, and a number of other issues. His writings are usually on point and often hilarious.
I second http://www.lthforum.com (because of its Chicagoland and beyond foodie tips) and http://www.achewood.com (because it makes me laugh, esp. the Great Outdoor Fight thread). Also, you don't need to be an Irish Catholic to get some solace from the Irish Jesuit website http://www.sacredspace.ie --when you just need to chill out and pray.
Nobody covers F1 like Autosport, and nobody covers the SPL at all other than the Celtic site. You can't even get up to date results on places like ESPN or SI.
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For those who have ever wanted to build a kayak, this site has a free CAD program to design a kayak. It also provides support for design and building a strip built kayak.
a little bit of everything with a reader forum.
Strange stories and odd facts
Photoshopping skills I wish I had.
www.lthforum.com
I have worked and gone to school with people who plaster traditional motivational posters all over the walls, but I identify more with posters that say:
"Consulting: If you're not a part of the solution,there's good money to be made in prolonging the problem."
Tiny houses: http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com
Yurts: http://www.yurts-r-us.com/
Earthships: http://www.earthship.net/
Pictures of cats with large text captions. Hilarious!
Monz Yummy Lunch -- some guy (guys) from my grandparent's hometown (Waukegan) who blogs about his lunch and whatever else is going on in his life. I think I'm missing part of the joke, but the pictures are great!
While it's addicting, it's probably the most efficient way for me to find new links, organize photos, read friends' blog posts and keep in touch.
http://www.refdesk.com/
So I can keep up with what the 'kids' are saying...
http://www.Makezine.com, the web site for MAKE magazine.
http://www.Worth1000.com has awesome photoshop images from their contests, make for fun desktop wallpaper.
Nice games, and you get a daily history lesson with fun facts.
I especially liked the one they ran when Gerald Ford passed away.
http://www.avalanchepress.com/WarPresident.php
OMG - I almost messed myself with a few of those!
Totally Biased white sox talk
I need my sports more then politics!
http://postsecret.blogspot.com/
This site has used car parts from all over the US. It lets you comparison shop for the parts wou need to work on your car or truck.
Hilarious!
It's literature, so it gets political at times. But mainly it's a website that worships all things fiction and nonfiction, and is full of smart columnists.
Also like http://ispeeved.blogspot.com views on things from our state police
Another http://www.woot.com shopping deals with an attitude
And a new drinking game. Go read http://www.illinois.gov/news and every time you see the guvs name, take a drink.
And of course http://thecapitalfaxblog.com
No, I'd probably get sick reading about all the "wonderful" that have been done by the guv.
My question, where's the press release on state govt running smoothly and everyone acting like adults, not little backstabbing children?
Finally a watering hold for statnerds like myself.
-- SCAM
gotta have a hobby!
www.aviationplanning.com
The site owner is a well-known aviation consultant with definite opinions about the FAA, TSA, and a number of other issues. His writings are usually on point and often hilarious.
www.autotrader.com
where else can you find the car (or truck, of you're a truck person) of your dreams with a few keystrokes, even if you're just a tire kicker?
www.frankcoconate.com
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www.chicagoclout.com
www.aish.com
www.chabad.org
www.askmoses.com
www.kabbalahonline.org
www.meaningfullife.com
www.inner.org
http://www.bbspot.com
http://www.celticfc.net
www.autosport.com
Nobody covers F1 like Autosport, and nobody covers the SPL at all other than the Celtic site. You can't even get up to date results on places like ESPN or SI.