November 14, 2005
As winter closes in on Northwest Arkansas (and your part of the world, too, assuming you're not south of the equator;-), my thoughts turn to travel.
Today's FamilyFirst site is entitled YTB Travel Network � Travel Biz. It's a well-organized site that will help you find the perf... continue reading...
Tags: cheap flight,
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equator,
fayetteville airport,
fly,
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great outdoors,
hotel room,
mouse clicks,
network travel,
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northwest arkansas,
plethora,
rental car,
retreats,
travel biz,
vacation destinations,
week in mexico,
winter blues November 13, 2005
Okay, it's time to take a break. A WORK-SAFE break! I'm talking about a fantastic, fun website that is in fact an information technology site. That means if your internet usage is logged and categorized (as mine is [sigh]), you can enjoy today's FamilyFirst site with no fear of bossly consequences!
It... continue reading...
Tags: boeing,
boeing 767,
brin,
caption contest,
fact check,
fun site,
golden girls,
google,
grandma,
gurus,
internet usage,
larry page,
lifetime channel,
propeller head,
recent entries,
reruns,
slide rule,
staple,
techie November 12, 2005
In Africa's Rift valley, a large body of water called Lake Malawi lies undisturbed, as it has for eons. This lake s home to literally thousands of fish species found nowhere else in the world. May of these species are cichlids, the world's most popular aquarium fish.
In fact, Lake Ma... continue reading...
Tags: africa south,
aquarium fish,
artigas azas,
body of water,
cichlidroom companion,
confines,
eons,
favorite sites,
fish species,
fun stuff,
gallon tank,
glass walls,
gorgeous color photos,
lake malawi cichlids,
madagascar,
miguel artigas,
pam,
rift valley,
south america November 11, 2005
From year to year, there is one consistent thing about my desk at work: My Dilbert calendar!
Dilbert is a breath of fresh air and sanity in today's buzzword-laden, pressure-filled, layoff-prone corporate world. And it's also today's FamilyFirst site.
Scott Adams, in case you have been living in a ... continue reading...
Tags: breath of fresh air,
buzzword,
catbert,
comic strip,
core body temperature,
cursors,
dilbert newsletter,
dinosaur,
doings,
guest stars,
mentality,
mission statements,
pointy haired boss,
ratbert,
sanity,
scott adams,
temperature ranges,
thermostat,
true stories November 10, 2005
The fact that you're reading this right now means you are using a computer. And, odds are, your computer has confused you, malfunctioned, Locked up, or otherwise misbehaved.
That's where today's FamilyFirst site comes into play. It's called Terry's Computer Tips, and it'll be a big help ... continue reading...
Tags: atomic clock,
bookmarked,
business computer users,
computer clock,
computer tips,
digital photography,
free legal mp3,
great forum,
latest security,
malicious software,
national institute of standards,
national institute of standards and technology,
open office,
security patches,
smart box,
sony bmg,
weekly newsletters,
windows 2000 xp,
xp linux November 9, 2005
When I was in school, the one subject that I HATED was math. There just wasn't anything the least bit interesting about putting numbers together, taking them away, etc. etc.
Well, had the internet been around way back in the 60's and 70's, I might have taken a little better to arithmetic with a ... continue reading...
Tags: arithmetic,
brain,
cartoon,
correct answer,
dots,
few rounds,
funbrain arcade,
game,
games,
grammar gorillas,
having fun,
intense competition,
lots of fun,
math baseball,
math problems,
mathcar racing,
one false move,
player mode,
problem difficulty November 8, 2005
Remember where the dinosaur DNA came from in the movie Jurassic Park? It was from mosquitoes enslaved in fossilized amber. Well, today's FamilyFirst site isn't going to claim to clone dinosaurs, but it does offer fantastic views of insects in ancient amber!
It's called The Amber Gallery. The... continue reading...
Tags: amber gallery,
crystals,
dinosaur dna,
dinosaurs,
distant realms,
earthen treasures,
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gold,
hearts,
insects,
mosquitoes,
possession,
psyche,
quartz,
stunning photos,
warmth November 7, 2005
Winter's coming. That means long nights, cold temperatures and (if you live far enough north) the northern lights!
Today's FamilyFirst site is Nordly's Northern Lights. It celebrates that phenomenon known as Aurora Borealis. The site is from Norway, so those folks ought to be experts i... continue reading...
Tags: aurora borealis,
celestial light,
cold temperatures,
curtains,
descendants,
dinosaurs,
early humans,
equator,
frozen terrain,
gorgeous shots,
latitudes,
light phenomenon,
northern lights,
northern regions,
northwest arkansas,
presstime,
slide show,
spirals,
stunning photos November 6, 2005
Okay, we've been working hard in our day-to-day jobs. It's time for a little fun, don't you think?
Ergo, today FamilyFirst features a site that is just good old fun: USA Today's Life Section Puzzles.
Everybody who has ever stayed in a decent hotel is familiar with USA Today. You... continue reading...
Tags: addict,
arcade,
challenging games,
coaster tycoon 2,
coworkers,
crossword puzzle,
crossword puzzles,
day jobs,
empty cells,
fellow,
free trials,
games on the internet,
neil young,
roller coaster tycoon,
roller coaster tycoon 2,
tumblebugs,
usa today,
zuma,
zuma deluxe November 5, 2005
If you are fortunate enough to live out in the country far away from city lights, you know the sheer majesty of the night sky. If you live under city lights (as I unfortunately do in my formerly small town of Bentonville, Arkansas), then a trip out to the southwestern desert or pe... continue reading...
Tags: bentonville arkansas,
black holes,
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deep space probes,
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search for extraterrestrial intelligence,
sheer majesty,
sheer vastness,
sky at night,
southwestern desert,
tv episode,
vastness of space,
visitor questions,
web surfers