About-FaceE* promotes positive self-esteem in girls and women of all ages, sizes, races and backgrounds through a spirited approach to media education, outreach and activism. [from website]
the ageless project "We're sending the message that the personal, creative side of the web is diverse and ageless. If you have a personal, non-commercial website (that's original) and don't mind sharing your date of birth, you might help us prove the point."
angiemckaig.com business rock stars - the other gender
Bayou City Art Festival Downtown in the fall and Memorial Park in the spring
Bloggies Sixth Annual Weblog Awards
The City Stories Project network of city-based storytelling sites, tying real people in real cities all over the world together with a thread of personal stories.
Click to Feed/Help Sites
The Animal Rescue Site : Feed an Animal in Need
The Hunger Site : Give Food for Free to Hungry People in the World
The Breast Cancer Site : Fund Mammograms for Free
The Child Health Site : Help a Child in Need Lead a Healthy, Active Life
The Rainforest Site: Help Save Our Rainforests!
Everyday Money: Charitable giving [places and ways to give even small amounts of money -- alice ttlg]
Links from the article:
Church World Service
Alternative Gifts International
Charity Navigator
American Institute of Philanthropy [the last two help you evaluate charities -- alice ttlg]
FitDay online nutrition, weight loss, diet & fitness manager
Flickr - Photo Sharing
{fray} tell your stories a magazine about true stories that's been publishing since 1996. We put up a new feature story about once a month, and each one ends with a posting area where you can tell your story right back.
Gay Sex Guide All-Purpose HOW TO
Green Burials [I've always said I wanted to be cremated rather than put in ordinary bland cemetaries. But this is a much better alternative, I think, a nice restful, serene atmosphere and the natural cycle of life combined. (Originally heard about this from the Don't Back Down blog link to the Charlotte Observer news article on 09/13/2004 (no longer available)) -- alice ttlg]
EthicalBurial.org [a nonprofit organization founded to educate the public about opportunities to use the burial process as a means for producing social goods such as reducing the ecological footprint of the cemetery and funeral industry -- website]
GreenBurials.org [offers more info about green burials and other locations of green cemetaries, also points out that you may have your pets buried in your plot too -- alice ttlg]
i used to believe : a collection of ideas that adults thought were true when they were children. it will remind you what it was like to be a child, fascinated and horrified by the world in equal parts. the following pages will reassure you that the things you used to believe weren't so strange after all...
iVillage Women's Health Issues, Pregnancy Information, Parenting Tips
LJMatch (are all these people really that good looking????)
Marshall House Jeanie Marshall, Personal Empowerment Consulting For a Positive Mental Attitude
Match.com dating site
Put your blog on the map | clagnut/blog (yeah but my map wouldn't be as interesting as Neil's cause I live in plain old boring Houston, Texas aka the world's largest sauna)
SXSW South by Southwest Music and Media Conference, Film Conference and Interactive Conference (web media) [music, web design, geeks, what more could you ask for? -- alice ttlg]
Social Networking
Friendster
orkut
Tickle Tests, Matchmaking and Social Networking
Digital Web Magazine - Thirteen Ways To Save Orkut
Social networking phenomenon from cheeaunblog, discussion about Friendster, Orkut and other social networking websites/communities
Technorati: Searching the World Live Web for searching blog and news sites on the web
Textamerica.com Camera Phone Moblog Community
Tribe.net A place to meet and interact with friends and others who share your interests.
Virtual Florist, one of the few ecard type places that appears to have a good non-spam privacy policy
Virtual Florist Buy fresh FLOWERS or send a FREE Virtual Card
Webgrrls International
DigitalEve is a unique women's organization about technology, creativity, and community
Wired Woman Society
wikiHow The How-To Manual That Anyone Can Write or Edit [found this thru Google's custom home page features, fun site, lots of practical and whimsical stuff -- alice ttlg]