Ginkgo100's Picks from the Web

CSS Tutorial

2009-05-18T07:00:00.002-05:00

Information to Start Your Week:

I've been having fun with CSS! Of all the references and tutorials I have bookmarked, the one at HTML Source is the one I keep going back to the most.

FMyLife

2009-05-15T07:00:00.000-05:00

Funny Friday:

FMyLife — short, funny tales of woe. Warning: Not entirely work-safe/family-safe.

Parenting insight

2009-05-14T07:00:00.000-05:00

Thursday Too Good to Miss:

Therapist and psychology blogger Erica Krull wants to know, "Are You a Parent or a Friend?" Must-read info for any parent with kids at home.

Reliable Home Remedies site

2009-05-11T07:00:00.000-05:00

Information to Start Your Week:

The Internet's full of alternative medicine quacks and snake oil salesmen, so a reliable home remedies site like this one is gold.

Grace Before Meals

2009-05-03T07:00:00.000-05:00

Spiritual Sunday:

Grace Before Meals is a ministry run by a priest named Fr. Leo to help families strengthen their connections through family meals. I especially liked the webisode on shopping for sauces in liturgical colors. I wonder what goes into a purple sauce? Lots of red wine, I hope!

For Parents of Special-Needs Babies

2009-04-23T07:00:00.000-05:00

Thursday Too Good to Miss:

Check out Be Not Afraid.net for support for parents whose babies are prenatally diagnosed with health problems, from Down syndrome to anencephaly.

Oldest Known Temple

2009-04-22T07:00:00.000-05:00

Midweek Curiosity:

Gobleki Tepe is thought to be the oldest known temple, dating to 11,000 years ago.

Pirates Not Cool Anymore

2009-04-16T07:00:00.000-05:00

Thursday Too Good to Miss:

This news article addresses the peculiar American romanticization of pirates. I never understood it because pirates have always been thieves, rapists, murders.

Learn more about the Deuterocanon (aka the Apocrypha)

2009-04-12T07:00:00.000-05:00

Spiritual Sunday:

Mark Shea's "5 Myths About 7 Books" will be interesting to anybody who would like to know more about the "extra" books found in the Catholic Bible.

Inactivity

2009-04-10T10:40:00.001-05:00

I just realized this blog has been inactive for longer than I thought. This post is just a reminder, to you and to myself, that it is not, in fact, inactive. New posts coming soon.

A Collector's Finance Blog

2009-03-02T07:00:00.000-06:00

Information to Start Your Week:

The Truth of Credit is a blog written by a collections agent. Definitely worth reading.

The Illustrated Pen

2009-02-26T07:00:00.001-06:00

Thursday Too Good to Miss:

The Illustrated Pen is a blog that tracks the creation of gorgeous pen and ink drawings from start to finish.

Ranking of the presidents on leadership

2009-02-23T07:00:00.000-06:00

Information to Start Your Week:

C-SPAN has ranked the 43 past U.S. presidents on their leadership abilities. These aren't exactly the best and worst presidents, but rather the best and worst presidential leaders.

Googling the 50 U.S. states

2009-02-20T07:00:00.001-06:00

Funny Friday:

The author of the comic Wondermark, David Maliki!, has documented what Google thinks of the 50 U.S. states. It turns out South Carolina hates university presidents, Hawaii is not legally a state, and Kansas isn't so bad.

HTML and CSS tutorial

2009-02-16T07:00:00.000-06:00

Learn HTML and Cascading Style Sheets with this tutorial.

Pet Tags

2009-02-12T07:00:00.000-06:00

Thursday Too Good to Miss:

I order all my pet ID tags from Terrific Pets. Good prices, quick service, and free shipping — I just placed my third order with them (darn cat lost her collar). This is not a sponsored link — I'm just a satisfied customer. You can get a duplicate tag for free with the promo code BUY1GET1.

Know your States test

2009-02-11T07:00:00.000-06:00

Midweek Curiosity:

See how well you know U.S. geography by placing the 50 U.S. states on the map on Know your States.

Freedom Internet Disabler

2009-02-10T07:00:00.001-06:00

I have my doubts about the usefulness of this tool, and question the name, which I consider ironic, but I suppose some people may find Freedom useful. If you have an Apple computer, you can use Freedom to enforce your Internet breaks.

LOLSaints

2009-02-07T07:00:00.000-06:00

Yes, LOLSaints. Like LOLCatz, but holier.

Photo Mine

2009-02-05T07:00:00.001-06:00

Thursday Too Good To Miss:

My new photo blog, Photo Mine, is now active! Please, go enjoy the beautiful, odd, and remarkable pictures posted there!

Rare disease diagnostician - like Dr. House

2009-02-04T07:00:00.002-06:00

Midweek Curiosity:

Here is a news article about Dr. William Gahl, an expert at diagnosing weird diseases, just like TV's Dr. House — only good, not evil.

Online stopwatch and timer

2009-02-03T07:00:00.001-06:00

Tuesday tool:

Now this is really cool. I just successfully used it to time my preschooler's timeout. Check out the online stopwatch, which doubles as a timer if you click "count down."

Science and Art website

2009-01-29T07:00:00.001-06:00

Thursday Too Good to Miss:

Enjoy the Earth and Sky Photo Galleries at Science & Art.

Obamicons

2009-01-28T07:00:00.002-06:00

Midweek Curiosity:

Make your own CHANGE image (or any other Obamicon) at ObamiconMe.

Favicon Generator

2009-01-27T07:00:00.000-06:00

Tuesday Tool:

Of several favicon generators I tried, this one worked the best.