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Jacob - my new nephew!

Max - my butterfly chaser

Hunter - fur and feathers beware!

UK vacation - ♪ I had the time of my li-i-ife ♪

>Fluff

Omelette - what happens when you *don't* crack the egg!

CuteOverload - a daily requirement

 Hipster - ecards with a funky twist

VirtualKiss - send an e-kiss

JigZone - online jigsaw puzzles

Caffeine content measurements - to help sensitive individuals such as myself avoid hysterical giggle fits

Ecclesiastical Calendar - always know when Easter falls!

GoogleEarth - waaaay cool - I found the Sphinx!

Baby Elephant Walk - it will be stuck in your head all day

Encyclopedia Mythica - can't remember the name of a fairy or who Loki is?

KittenWar - may the cutest kitten win!

C is for Cookie - as if there was any doubt

>People

Simon's List of Cute Lists - for an Awww-ful time!

Coltham Dogs - my uncle Neil's site for chihuahuas and toy poodles of exceptional quality, breeding and temperament

Spark  Studios - photography by Marc Bourcier

>Places

Cap St-Jacques Park - park with working farm, picnic areas, beach and hiking

Voyageur Provincial Park - camping on the Ottawa river - check the park's Weather

Maxville Highland Games - the first Saturday in August you'll find me here waving the tartan

West Edmonton Mall - the biggest mall in North America

>Hobbies

 Crochet memagazine -  ezine with distinction

>Gas

Montreal Gas Prices - lowest and highest prices, constantly updated

Ontario Gas Prices - when Montreal prices get too stepp

CAA Quebec - Fuel Saving Tips - a necessity

>Authors

Ok, so I appear to be on a "girl power" kick right now.

Laurell K Hamilton - vampires or fairies, take your pick

Kelley Armstong - werewolves, witches and the odd demon

Kim Harrison - witches

>Food

Restaurants

Smoke Meat Pete's - best smoked meat in the west!

Arahova Souvlaki - there are no words

Sites

Recipezaar - online recipe sharing community

Epicurious - includes Gourmet and Bon Appetit magazines

BBQ U - Barbecue University with Steve Raichlen

America's Test Kitchen - recipes, tastings, equipment tests and information on the science of cooking

You're the Chef -  produced by the Pennsylvania College of Technology

Blogs

Stephencooks.com - got me eating brussel sprouts

Seriously good- almost got me eating brussel sprouts

>Cast Iron

Lodge Manufacturing - THE source for cast iron cookware

The Irreplaceable Cast Iron Skillet - cast iron care, recipes, history

The cast iron pot that almost wasn't - a cast iron love story - and a cat!

Bryon's Dutch Oven Recipes - cast iron for camping

>Music/Entertainment

Nickelback - the boys from Hanna, AB

Radio

Live 365 - hundreds of internet radio stations

WWOZ 90.7FM - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage station

Beethoven.com/ - for Léo (Simon's cat) and my dad's listening pleasure

Bluegrasscountry.org - yep... I admit it.  I listen

Launch by Yahoo - a customizable internet radio station that learns your preferences

Movies/Theatres

Dollar Cinema - second chance theatre

Apple trailers  - movie trailers

Internet Movie Database - "Earth's Biggest Movie Database (TM)"

Cams

Minnesota Zoo - shark cam - streaming aquarium cam

Streaming Video

LikeTelevision - streaming / downloadable classic television & movies

National Geographic's video archive - excerpts from the National Geographic channel

Broadband-Television.com - broadband televison webcasts from Canada and  elsewhere

Organic Broadcast Project - searchable streaming video based news and information service

>Technical  Communication

Techwr-L - mailing list for all things technical communication

HATT - Yahoo group for help authors

Rick Stone's RoboWizard - the definitive RoboHelp site

SnagIt - tutorials and video tutorials

>Language

WordReference - English / French / Italian / Spanish dictionary

Dave VE7CNV's Truly Canadian Dictionary of Canadian Spelling

Le grand dictionnaire terminologique - technological and idustry-specific French/English dictionary

Microsoft's English / French words list

Polly Glotto - written and AUDIO translations for several languages

>Tech Support

Computer Stupidities - Yes, there are stupid questions.

Tech Support Comedy - more stories