Web Links

Historical Reference:

Association for Renaissance Martial Arts - Swords & Swordsmanship – "The leading resource for historical fencing and Medieval & Renaissance combat skills." Do not miss the excellent Articles & Essays section.
FeldGrau.com – The German Armed Forces 1919-1945.
Orders, Decorations, and Medals – Information and news about worldwide military and civilian Orders, Decorations and Medals.
StrategyPage.com – "The Online Magazine of the Art and Science of War and Intelligence. We cover current military technology trends, conflicts in all arenas of the world, and military policy."

Role-Playing and Fantasy:

Denizens of RhyDin – Portraits and biographies of free-form role-play characters.
Dragon's Mark – free-form roleplaying on the Web
Jake's Place – Jake Thrash the half-orc.
Red Dragon Inn – a free-form role-playing community.
Rings of Honor – The Duel of Swords, Duel of Fists, and Duel of Magic sports of RhyDin are now on the Internet. Do not forget to check out the Public Cork message board.
RPGnet – "The Inside Scoop on Gaming."
The Encyclopedia of Arda – an interactive guide to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Mythology, Religion, and Psychology:

Isaac Bonewits – "materials by and about Isaac Bonewits and his topics of expertise: Druidism, Paganism, Witchcraft, magic(k), liturgical design, polytheology, and polyamory."
Killing the Buddha – "Killing the Buddha is a religion magazine for people made anxious by churches...."
The Encyclopedia Mythica – "an encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, magic, and more. It contains over 3600 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings, and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world."

Sound and Light:

Ralph Illustrations – "...home of the artwork of Todd Richard Falk."
The Artist's Gallery – The virtual art gallery of Isa Simon, featuring 3-D graphic art as well as pen & pencil. Calendars and desktop wallpaper are available for free download!

Computers and Technology:

Annoyances.org – "Annoyances.org is the most complete collection of information assembled for and by actual users of Microsoft Windows."
Index DOT Html – "THE Advanced HTML Resource."
Perl Monks – A site dedicated to my favorite programming language, Perl.
Shields UP! – "Without your knowledge or explicit permission, the Windows networking technology which connects your computer to the Internet may be offering some or all of your computer's data to the entire world at this very moment!"

Personal Finance:

bankrate.com – "Comprehensive. Objective. Free."
Price Watch – "Price Watch is the fastest way to find a great street price on a computer product."
The Motley Fool – "To Educate, Amuse and Enrich."

Activism and Charities:

Chilling Effects – "A joint project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, University of San Francisco, and University of Maine law school clinics."
Defense and the National Interest – "...A resource for all citizens concerned with the roles of armed forces in the modern world, the money and people we devote to them, and the effects on the rest of our society."
GuideStar – "Search GuideStar's database of U.S. nonprofit organizations."
Soldiers For The Truth – "Soldiers For The Truth is a non-profit foundation dedicated to military reform."
The Hunger Site – "Click every day to help the hungry."

Comic Strips and Other Humor:

Dilbert – The must-read comic strip for IT professionals.
Nodwick – My favorite RPG-themed comic strip.
Order of the Stick
PVT Murphy's Law – by SFC Mark Baker, U.S. Army.
User Friendly – "The Daily Static."

Miscellaneous:

BookMooch – "Exchange books and trade them, like a book swap or book barter."
Monkeyshank.com – "Rants from the man they call Spaderboy."
Shore Regional High School – my Alma Mater.
The Teenager's Guide to the Real World – "...helps teenagers understand what it takes to become a successful adult in today's society. It helps teenagers to see how the world really works."
Where's George? – "The Great American Dollar Bill Locator."