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random points of interest

bootsnall - a great website, which provides helpful info on traveling around the world. you can even contact people who are "experts" on different countries you want to visit. it's managed by four very dedicated guys who simply love to help people enjoy their travels. definitely check it out!

fonetiks.org - gives differing pronunciations within english, as well as, other languages.
babel fish translation - good for quick, easy stuff.
whoohoo translations - fun uk & irish dialect translations.
xe - a quick, easy to use currency site that translates your money's worth in another country.
time & date - helps keep track of all those pesky time differences; you can even make a personal page with the particular cities you need to track.

jacob's well - my church in kansas city. real - brilliant - amazing.
habitat shoe store - 1800 baltimore ave (kc,mo). the coolest shoe store anywhere.
sheehan's irish imports - 1412 westport rd (kc,mo). a great irish shop i enjoy browsing in. plus, they have my tea -- barry's.
exile tattoo - 3425 main st (kc,mo). danny is the best tattoo artist. don't even think about going anywhere else. seriously.
o'dowd's little dublin - 4742 pennsylvania (kc,mo). a great irish pub. they serve smithwick's on tap - what more could ya want?
mccoys - 4057 pennsylvania (kc,mo). great restaurant in westport. best mac & cheese ever. and homemade rootbeer.
k-state creative writing program - the best major, a great school.
morning star bed & breakfast - a great b&b in manhattan, ks, where I worked 2000-2001. the owners are extremely cool people and laurie makes excellent food. the rooms are named after different teas.

Bible gateway - this is a cool page that lets you look up Bible passages in different versions and even different languages. a great study tool.
matthew henry commentary - the man is brilliant. i never was one for a commentary until i was leading a study on micah and had no clue what i was reading. matt helped tremendously then, and has continued to shed light on difficult passages ever since.

story people - brian andreas creates mini-stories to go with his artwork. i absolutely love his stories; he captures life so well and in such small capsules.

famous quotes & quoteland - i absolutely love finding quotes, especially when you can later apply them to just the right situation.
dinosaur comics - i can't explain these.
behind the name - i LOVE names and their meanings. this is a great site that includes non-english names, as well.
fonts - i tend to get a bit excited about fonts; there are lots of free good ones here.