When in the course of human events it happens that I find a site that, although unrelated to writing or literature, is interesting, informative, or humorous, I feel the urge to share it with my fellow beings. If for no other reason than to show how smart I am because I found it first. Unless you found it first, in which case it shows that even people like you can occasionally be lucky - just lucky, that's all. I have no ego involvement in this. None at all. As a matter of fact, I didn't even write the blurbs, just left the ones that were already there.

So just shut up now and check some of these out.

Eyewitness to History Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present. This site presents history through the eyes of those who lived it.

Human Body and Mind This fascinating BBC site explores the human body and mind. Features include: Interactive Body, Psychological Tests and Human Instinct.

Internet Broadway Database This site is a database for Broadway theatre information. Site provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre until today. Details include pertinent people involved as well as interesting facts and production statistics. Get a list of every production of Hamlet on Broadway or a list of your favorite actor's credits. Find out what played at a particular theatre or what shows opened in a specified Broadway season.

Meta-Efficient A Guide to the Most Efficient Things in the World Of interest to those who wish to live more simply and approach self-sufficiently. An average household spends $5000 on utilities and gas per year. Incorporating these tools and techniques can dramatic decrease your dependence on petroleum, electricity, gas for heating and cooling, drinking water and sewage utilities. Once implemented these sources will be available to you perpetually.

MIT OpenCourseWare Massachusetts Institute of Technology's OpenCourseWare: a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world. OCW supports MIT's mission to advance knowledge and education, and serve the world in the 21st century. It is true to MIT's values of excellence, innovation, and leadership. With the publication of 700 courses, MIT OCW offers educational materials from 33 academic disciplines and all five of MIT's schools.

Monterey Bay Aquarium: Live Web Cams The Monterey Bay Aquarium presents these live web cams offer a look at marine life in their exhibits and off oceanfront decks from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pacific Time. They're also a gateway to information about ocean habitats and conservation topics.

Social Security Death Index The Social Security Death Index (SSDI)is one of the largest and easiest to access databases used for genealogical research. Its information can be utilized to help you learn more about your ancestors, as well as your aunts, uncles and cousins. Clues and facts from the SSDI often can be used to further genealogical research by enabling you to locate a death certificate, find an obituary, discover cemetery records and track down probate records. This site allows you to search the Social Security Death Index that contains 72,265,659 as of January 2004.

U.S. Government Blue Pages Devoted to helping you connect with your federal government agencies and services, the U.S. Blue Pages are funded by the federal government and administered by the U.S. General Services Administration. The U.S. Blue Pages are a multi-agency effort that establishes a standard, easy-to-use format for acquiring key federal telephone listings.