Favorite WWW Sites

Aish HaTorah—Window on the Western Wall: Cool! A live camera always pointed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
The J.S. Bach Home Page: A wonderful Web site devoted to the composer who represents the pinnacle of Baroque and sacred music.
Ballparks by Munsey and Suppes: A classy and informative site about sports stadiums. Full of great trivia tidbits. For example, did you know that the scoreboard in Wrigley field has never been hit by a batted baseball? There's a record I'd like to see Sammy break!
Broadcast.com: Listen to live broadcasts.
Casebook: Jack the Ripper: The world's largest public repository of Ripper-related information. I've always been fascinated with the crimes of this mysterious Victorian serial killer. He was never caught and his identity may never be known for certain. But there are many intriguing theories about who he might have been. Learn about them all and examine some of the evidence for yourself at this amazing site.
The Chicago Cubs: My favorite MLB team. Now you know why I'm so grouchy. But hey! Wait till next year! Meanwhile, you can watch Sammy rack them up, and sign up for free e-mail.
CNN/SI from CNN and Sports Illustrated: A great site for sports news.
Consummate Winsock Apps List: The place on the web for the latest winsock applications. Updated daily, so you can stay up with the latest releases of the programs you use to access the net.
Cool Site of the Day: A new site is featured every day, and usually they are pretty good.
Earthquake Info for Southern California: The first place I check when I feel a tremor. Or click HERE for an instant reading of the latest California seismic data.
ESPN: Sports news and scores updated as they happen.
Gif Wizard: The most useful on-line graphics utility I have ever found. Make your Web graphics more efficient for downloading, without sacrificing quality.
The Harmful Effects of Smoking: My youngest son's 1997 Science Fair project.
HTML Quick Reference: An easy-to-use listing of HTML codes, explaining what they do.
Mapquest: An amazing Web tool! Put in a street address for anywhere in the USA; it gives you a detailed road map and driving directions for getting there. You can also see an aerial satellite photo of your address.
Medieval Sourcebook: A gold mine.
Nizkor: a Holocaust Remembrance: A collection of links responding to the holocaust revisionists.
Outside Online: Outside has been my favorite secular magazine for nearly twenty years. This is the Web-based edition.
Philosophy 1: Philosophy made simple. Impress your friends by citing big-name philosophers as if you had really read their works and understood them.
RealMedia: Streaming audio and video. Great for surreptitiously watching TV when everyone thinks you're working on your computer. (I don't do that, of course.)
Salem Witch Trials Memorial: From the Salem, Mass. Web site.
Sean's One-Stop Philosophy Shop: A clearing-house for on-line philosophy.
Secret Fun Spot: If you grew up in my generation and read comic books or collected toys, this site will provoke some fond memories of things you may have forgotten.
Shareware.com: C|net's exhaustive archive of shareware and public domain software.
Sock Monkey Plans: Say no more.
TUCOWS: The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software. A good source of Winsock apps and other shareware.
TV Net: Everything you missed on TV while you were Web surfing.
WeatherNet: My grandmother was fascinated with weather reports. In 1963 she was upset when coverage of the Kennedy assassination preempted the weather report. She would have loved this site. Check out the weather cams.
Witchcraft in Salem Village: A thorough collection of documents, books, and maps dealing with the 1692 witchcraft episode in Salem village. This site includes complete, searchable transcripts of the trials and other rare documents. A superb resource for anyone interested (as I am) in this era of American history.
WMBI Radio: Moody Bible Institute's flagship radio station. This is the best in Christian radio—from my alma mater in downtown Chicago. (You must have RealAudio to listen.)