Charity Navigator -- before you donate, check a charity's ratings and see how much money goes to fund raising, how much to administration, and how much to its actual programs
The Interview with God -- it takes a while to download, but it's worth it
NASA Earthlights -- view the night lights of earth from space, collected by NASA
Internet Movie Database -- everything you'll ever need to know about movies & movie people
Darwin Awards -- honoring those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it. Of necessity, the honor is usually bestowed posthumously
Rod Wiley's Web Page -- amazing nature photographs
The Onion -- an interestingly satirical look at the news that might be, which is a really scary thought
JibJab -- not a place for the politically correct or even the politically sensitive. Animations take a little time to download, but the laughs are worth it
Bad Puns -- its name says it all
Email cartoons -- here are a few of my favorites that friends have sent to me
Comics -- miss your favorite morning comic strip. Here's one source for newspaper comics
And more comics -- here are some more that aren't listed in the above link
Find people (reverse phone lookup, find phone/address, etc.)
White pages (phone directory)
Collier County Appraiser -- click "GIS Maps" to get aerial photos of Collier County. Zoom in on your house or neighborhood to see what it looks like
Collier County Tax Assessor -- click on 'Tax Search' and then type in an address to find the owner of any piece of property in Collier County, its assessed value, and a description of the property.
Collier County statistics -- people, land, business, and everything else you want to know (from the federal government)
CIA -- a wealth of information. Scroll down on the left side to 'Library and References' for statistics on countries, maps, flags, and listings of government leaders throughout the world.
Part I. Before you start deleting files on your computer just because a forwarded email said you had an undetectable virus, read
Virtual Myths (virus hoax site)
Internet Hoaxes (virus hoax site)
Part II: Bill Gates is not going to send you money and no terminally ill child is doing an email class project to lift her spirits and needs your help. Check before you do something really dumb, like forward that email to anyone else.
Information & help about actual internet viruses:
McAfee (descriptions, explanations, tools to remove, also a section on virus hoaxes)
Symantec (descriptions, explanations, updates to Norton Anti-Virus, downloads)
Reptiles & Amphibians of the Savannah River Site (University of Georgia)
University of Texas links to herp sites
Caterpillars of Eastern Forests (USGS)
What's this North American Caterpillar?
Butterflies & Moths of North America
Butterfly Website / index
Butterfly Website / photos
North American Butterfly Association
Butterfly Gardening / host plants
Butterfly Website / butterfly gardening
Collier County Audubon Society
Weather: Immokalee | Naples | Fort Myers
newspaper: Naples Daily News
newspaper: Fort Myers News-Press
local tv: ABC - WZVN
local tv: CBS - WINK
local tv: NBC - WBBH
newspaper: links to newspapers in the United States and Canada
eNature -- includes on-line field guides
Organisms in Virginia -- lots of photos, lots of information
Butterfly World (Broward County)
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary (Collier County)
Edison-Ford Winter Homes (Lee County)
Fern Forest Nature Center (Broward County)
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge (Collier County)
Fort Myers Beach Eco-Archaeo Trail (Lee County)
Kennedy Space Center (Cape Canaveral / Brevard County)
Oxbow Eco-Center (St. Lucie County)
Wakodahatchee Wetlands (Palm Beach County)
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council
TAME Melaleuca Project research
Collier County Audubon Society
Dixie Zone (United States Masters Swimming)
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