While I'm Thinking about It...

Panoramas
Stunning panoramic photography of some of the world's most beautiful/breathtaking locations including Venice, Machu Picchu, the Damascus Mosque, etc.

Yahoo! Answers
OK, most of the stuff here is inane, but the site can be addictive. I warned you.

Baseball Reference
The new season is just around the corner, and baseball is really the only sport worth considering. Baseball Reference provides all the statistics any fan could want. Set aside an hour or two before going to this site.

Insider Higher Ed
Interested in news about higher education (and who's not)? This is a free site that competes with the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Dilbert
You can find the last month of the Dilbert cartoon strip, but make sure to also look at the Mission Generator under Games. You'll never look at a mission statement in quite the same way again.

WorldCat
If you want to know which library near you has a particular book, check this site. What do you mean you never use libraries?

Cliff's Notes
Does your son Jake or your daughter Kimberly have to read one of the big fat books by Charles Dickens, or, heaven forbid, Milton's Paradise Lost? Give them a head start by checking out Cliff's Notes. Yes, it's the same one you used in high school.

Miscellaneous Sites

Amazing Juggling Finale
As the title says this this video shows Chris Bliss doing some amazing juggling to music from the Beatles' Abbey Road album.

Zip Decode
I'm not quite sure why I find this fascinating, but I do. Enter a zip code and find its location on a map of the US. This requires Java.

The Machine Is Us/ing Us
Intriguing presentation about the sociological/anthropological implications of the Internet. This rates a couple of viewings.

Arts and Letters Daily
Need a daily culture update? Try this site.