Aspazia's Favorite Adventures

INFRARED ZOO GALLERIES

Saying someone is "so hot" isn't far from the truth,
as visitors to the Infrared Zoo will discover.
From Caltech and NASA, the site teaches
kids and adults about infrared light,
the heat radiated by all living creatures

http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/image_galleries/ir_zoo/

HISTORIC ASYLUMS

Magnificent buildings of brick and stone in
incredible detail & American castles?

No, mental institutions of the 19th century,
also known as insane asylums.

Historic Asylums.com catalogues America's historic
state hospitals - many representing a barbaric period
in mental health care, others more progressive

http://www.historicasylums.com/

WINTER ROMANCE IDEAS

Don't let the cold temperatures and shorter days
of winter freeze your love life.
Heat up your relationship during the dark winter nights
with this fun guide to Winter Romance.

The site has original, creative tips for
spicing up you and your partner's chilly nights.
Learn clean romantic games and tips
such as the Olympics of Love, Flag Snowball
and "What's Behind Curtain #1".

http://www.theromantic.com/stories/winter/main.htm

COOL SCIENCE FOR CURIOUS KIDS

Why are snakes like lizards, and monkeys like moose??

Meet the dust and other strange stuff in your air.

Learn about plant parts salad.

What's the connection between butterflies and caterpillars??

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute invites curious kids
to explore biology.

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/

MISTAKE PROOFING DEVICES

Worried about making a lot of mistakes?

Here's a great page full of Mistake Proofing Devices:

bathroom lights to self flushing urinals,
to irons that shut off automatically to........

http://www.campbell.berry.edu/faculty/jgrout/everyday.html

SANDALS AND SOCKS

If you find men wearing socks with sandals offensive, Sandals and Socks will offend your socks off with its gallery of photos, like a man wearing only a yellow Speedo, a sun visor and the obligatory sox and sandals.

View the Soxer of the Week and vote for your favorite in the Fashion Poll.

http://www.sandalandsoxer.co.uk/

SCHWINN STINGRAY

From the inaugural model to the illustrious Krate collection, the original Schwinn Sting-Ray instantly imbued an aura of cool on its lucky owner. Part hot-rod, part American icon -- the Sting-Ray may have scared the pants off cycling traditionalists, but it was the hottest ride in town for kids of the '60s and '70s.

http://www.schwinnstingray.com/

ABANDONED FARMS

Every artist has a muse, a source of inspiration, a unique focus for his or her passion. Photographer Nokkvi Eliasson, a native of Iceland, is inspired by deserted farms. Look through over ninety of Nokkvi's hauntingly beautiful black and white images of abandoned barns and farmlands.

http://www.islandia.is/~nokkvi/page3.htm

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOUR PET??

What will happen to your companion animals if something happens to you while you are away from home? Do you have helpless animals alone at home?

Every year, thousands of animals are left abandoned in their own homes due to an unforeseen accident involving their guardians. Please don't let your animals be part of these statistics.

http://animalshomealone.com/

WHY DO WOMEN WEAR BRAS?

Since the bra developed from the corset, we could ask ourselves, why did women wear corsets?

If you study history books, you will find the corset was invented as a social implement to mold a woman's body into a supposedly pleasing shape, according to fashion industry.

Truly, the bra has been turned into a sexual garment in today's culture: it's main purpose is to emphasize the sexual nature of women's breasts.

Make sure you click on the highlighted areas, there's lots more to read than just the front page!!

http://www.007b.com/why_wear_bras.php

MONOBROWS

Monobrow.com is about that single thatch of hair that extends from temple to temple and makes women reach for their tweezers.

This site features pictures of the monobrow elite, men who would never consider "manscaping," no matter how out of control the bush becomes.

View the Monobrow of the Week, the Monobrow in Cinema and play MonoMatch, a memory game in which players match the famous monobrows.

http://www.monobrow.com/monobro/

MY BARTENDER

Giving a party and want to wow them with your bartending skills??

Here's a site full of recipes. All you have to do is put in the main ingredients, and the recipes are provided for you.

Myrddin has made me his personal guinea pig (my brothers too!!) with some of these recipes. Some are good, some are not.

I love being part of this experiment. Myrddin, another drink, please!!!!!

http://www.mybartender.com/

WELCOME TO SEUSSVILLE

Choose between high or low bandwidth, and have yourself a blast!! Visit the Playground, and have some fun, check out the biography, and learn about the person behind all the wacky stories, or check out the catalogue, where Seuss's books are listed, 36 titles in all

http://www.seussville.com/seussville/

UNSOLVED CRIMES

"Don't let the victim die twice, once in the field, and once in the files"

UNSOLVED CRIMES is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting families who have lost a loved one to violent crime. There are literally thousands of murders each year which languish in police files while desperate families wait hopelessly for answers that may ease their suffering.

UNSOLVED CRIMES pulls these cases from the bottom of the files and moves them to the top

http://www.unsolvedcrimes.com/about.html

CLOAK AND DAGGER

Talk Radio for Guys
Talk Radio for Spies

A live radio and internet show from MOJO Radio, right from Toronto, Ontario.
Wade through the conspiracies, meet the spies. Draw your own conclusions.

Don't believe everything you see!!

http://www.cloakanddagger.ca/home.asp

AMERICAN MINIATURE HORSES

The first true Miniature Horses originated in Europe.
As early as the sixteen hundreds, these tiny equines were being bred as pets for the European nobility.

Paintings and articles were featuring the Miniature Horse by 1765

http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/mini.html

HOW SAFE IS YOUR BED?

Sinking down onto a healthy mattress for a healing, rejuvenating sleep isn't as easy as you might think.

Who knew that most mattresses are chemical wastebasketsfull of potentially health-damaging material?

So concludes indoor air quality expert Dr. Rosaind Anderson of Anderson Laboratories, Inc., after study of mattress emissions from some of the best-selling mattress models.

http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/home/637

SASSY"S WORLDWIDE DOG BITE SERVICE

Mad at someone? Want revenge? Just plain ol' want to scare 'em?
Even if they are far away - even in another country - we can guarantee your satisfaction.

You can order up a dog bite thanks to the amazing interactivity of the World Wide Web!
Tell us who to bite, where to find them (email address), what particular part of their anatomy you would like the bite to involve, select any special services, and the dog bite will be on its way. Simply fill in the form and submit your order.

http://sassydog.com//

DOG BITE LAW

The most extensive resource for dog-bite victims, dog owners, parents, and others needing to learn about the legal rights of victims, how to protect children, and other aspects of dog biting

http://www.dogbitelaw.com//

EAR GLASSES: SOUND MAGNIFIERS

Does listening to TV make you want to squint your ears?
Try on an Earglasses® headset instead.

The clear reflectors magnify any sound you face just like cupping your
hands behind your ears does...except your arms won't get tired!

You may feel a bit funny, but you'll notice that any sounds that you
face are sharper, clearer, and easier to hear. And the headset will also
block out noise coming from your sides and back.

http://www.earglasses.com/

THE LOVE POLICE

When you've had trouble in a relationship, the Love Police were never around
when you needed them. Not any more!
The Love Police are now as close as the Internet.

When your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, or significant
other, does something really annoying, or starts acting like a jerk,
you can now email them a Love Police Citation to Arrest Their Attention

http://www.lovepolice.com/

THE COOK'S THESAURUS

The Cook's Thesaurus is a cooking encyclopedia that
covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools.
Entries include pictures, descriptions, synonyms,
pronunciations, and suggested substitutions.

http://www.foodsubs.com/

CYBER MUSEUM OF SCAMS AND FRAUDS

Swindles and scams - from exotic foreign currency scams
to offshore investment frauds and more - are
revealed and explored at the Quatloos Cyber-Museum of Scams and Frauds,
an educational site covering financial flim-flam
cheats of all kinds

http://www.quatloos.com/

WACKY USES

Discover lots of little known facts about
lots of well-known products, and while you're there,
check out the Weird Facts, the little known facts behind
the products.

http://www.wackyuses.com/uses.html