These are web resources on topics that I am interested in and regularly visit. If you find any broken links or feel something is missing, please let me know.
Photography
Resources for this very addictive and expensive hobby of mine!
Sites I use for information about birdwatching, feeding, etc.
Software I use, both for work and personal use.
Resources for health and fitness that I've found useful.
Organizations, teams I follow or play on, etc.
Healthy foods I like.
Places I where I shop online (some of them, way too much!)
Photography
Resources for this very addictive and expensive hobby of mine!
- Canon Digital Photography Forums - I spend way too much time on this forum! If you shoot Canon, this is the place to learn and share info.
- Nature Photographers Network - Site for learning about nature photography.
- Pbase.com - This is where I host my online photo gallery.
Sites I use for information about birdwatching, feeding, etc.
- Cornell Bird Guide - Quick way to look up various birds species.
- Minnesota Birding Network - A message list reporting sightings and birding info in Minnesota.
- Minnesota Ornithologists Union - Website with a lot of information about birding statewide.
- Sialis - Everything you ever wanted to know about bluebirds (Sialia sialis), with an emphasis on nesting and protecting bluebirds and other native cavity nesters. If you don't know what HOSP stands for, you need to visit this site!
- Bald Eagle Watching on the Mississippi River - Info from the Rock Island District of the Army Corps of Engineers, including weekly bald eagle counts from the locks and dams.
- Gregorian Singers - Semi-professional choir I sing with.
- Bloomington Medalist Concert Band - Top-rated community concert band I belonged to for two years.
- Cor Musica - Iowa-City based quintet I sang with when I lived there
- Georgia Redcoat Marching Band - Nothing finer in the land!
- Choral Public Domain Library - Free choral scores. Some editions are quite good, others questionable. Your mileage may vary.
- Digial Image Archive of Medieval Music - Online collection of manuscripts from 800-1500, some of which can't be found anywhere else (for example, the Eton Choirbook.)
- Old Manuscripts and Incunabula - Large collection of facsimile editions available for purchase. I've bought a number of items from them.
Software I use, both for work and personal use.
Resources for health and fitness that I've found useful.
- Women's Weight Training - Very well-written and informative site for women interested in strength training. Debunks all the myths and teaches you how to do it right. And no, you won't bulk up!
- New Rules of Lifting for Women - Forum for discussion of the book and its topics.
- BalanceLog - Nutrition monitoring software. I run this on my Palm Treo and it's great for seeing what I've really been eating. I credit this software with helping me get back in shape several years ago. I don't know what updates they've made in the meantime.
- Lifetime Fitness - This where I work out.
- Vision Fitness - I have a treadmill and semi-recumbent bike which I use when I can't make it to the club. These are very high quality products and I've really been impress with them.
- Get In Gear Run - I don't consider myself a long distance runner, but I signed up for the 5k as a goal for myself. UPDATE - I ran it in 29:30 (my goal was under 30 minutes). It was snowing!!
Organizations, teams I follow or play on, etc.
- Minnesota Rovers - Outdoors club based in Minnesota, with trips and activities locally and elsewhere.
- Northern Lights Women's Softball League - I usually play in this league during the summer.
- Atlanta Braves - I'm still a Braves fan.
- UGA Athletics - Once a Dawg, always a Dawg!
Healthy foods I like.
- Stoneyfield Organic Yogurt - Great-tasting yogurt with no high-fructose corn syrup. After eating this I can't go back to regular oversweetened yogurt. My favorite flavor is lowfat vanilla.
- New England Brown Bread - Made with natural organic whole wheat flour and no high fructose corn syrup! Has the least number of ingredients of any store-bought bread I've ever seen.
- Amy's Naturals - Organic frozen entrees. I like the lasagna, tortellini, macaroni and cheese, and burritos.
- Silk Soymilk - I make smoothies with this. Quick recipe: 8oz Silk plain soymilk, 2oz each of frozen strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries, 2oz orange juice. Add 2tbsp flax seed for extra fiber, and/or 1 scoop vanilla whey powder for extra protein. Blend thoroughly in a blender (no ice needed.) I drink one of these almost every morning. Very good for you and it really tastes great!
- Clif Builder's Bar - Natural protein bar that actually tastes decent, with no high fructose corn syrup! I like the peanut butter flavor.
Places I where I shop online (some of them, way too much!)