Academic Resources & Online Libraries

Alibris
Hard-to-find and rare books

American Medical Association's Atlas of the Body 
Basic overviews and diagrams

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

Bullard Community Library

Carrie American Documents
University of Kansas 

Carrie Stacks
University of Kansas electronic library, one of my favorites, although PG below is more reliable

Christian Classics Ethereal Library

The Constitution of the United States with biographies of the Founding Fathers

The Federalist Papers

Information Index
Extensive links list for finding info. and data quickly

Kimball's Biology Pages
Online textbook with illustrations and extensive links; great for reviewing before exams

The Library of Congress 
Collections finder

Merriam Webster

Online Speech Bank
Audio and video files for over 5,000 speeches, sermons and other discourses of interest

Project Gutenberg
Another good electronic library, very reliable

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

The University of Texas at Tyler
I'm a full-time student at UT Tyler and also help to maintain the school's web sites.

University of Toronto English Library
Lots of e-texts

Used Book Sale Finder
Find used book sales by state

Virtual Body, Medical Center of Plano

Voice of the Shuttle
Website for humanities research, University of California, Santa Barbara

Art & Bobbin Lace

Arte Metalico Repujado Simonut
Comercializadora Mundial Artesanal
Manos con Arte
The three south-of-the-border sites above sell pieces decorated in repujado, a form of metalwork I learned in Mexico.

Bobbin Lace
Designed by a couple in Langenfeld, Germany, this site features beautiful pictures of handmade bobbin lace.

Bobbin Lace
An informative site with pictures and descriptions of various types of bobbin lace

International Old Lacers

The Lace Guild
This page is a favorite because with each new issue, they publish a free bobbin lace pattern.

Lacemaking Supplies & 
Antique Lace
I like the wide selection of bobbins for sale here.

Lisa's Lace Page 
Personal page with pictures and a good links list

Maire Studio 
Barry Pawson's beautiful bobbins made from exotic hardwoods and bone. I've been a customer for several years.

Museum of Modern Art e-cards
Impress your friends with sophisticated cards. :)

VanSciver Bobbin Lace

Bioethics

The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity

MacLean Center for Medical Ethics, University of Chicago

National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine Pubmed

National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature, Georgetown University

Stem Cell Research
Pro-life stem cell research site

Stem Cell Research News

Christianity

Desiring God Ministries

New Tribes Mission
One of David's favorite sites

Nurses Christian Fellowship

Park Cities Presbyterian Church
My church in Dallas

Patti Foster
Patti is a friend and a mentor, and an all-around fun person.

Praestantia Magazine
Promoting honor, excellence and accomplishment for modern conservative women

Just for Fun

American Science & Surplus
My brother, sister and I used to read their catalog for laughs. It's on the web now and still funny.

AllRecipes.com

April Cornell

Dave Barry

Despair.com
"It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black."

Edward Lear Homepage
I loved Lear's limericks as a child... in fact, I still do.

First Ladies' Gallery

Jan Brett
One of my favorite features of illustrator Jan Brett's site is the toothpick alphabet flags collection. You can also make your own calendars and planners.

Kinderart's Art Recipes
Need a recipe for finger paint?... candy clay?... silly putty?

Mary Engelbreit
I enjoy Mary's art, her books, and especially her magazine.

RareCoffee.com
"Coffee from nowhere... you've ever heard of"

Midwifery & Nursing

American College of Nurse Midwives

British Journal of Midwifery

Citizens for Midwifery 
Advocacy group associated with MANA

Journal of Neonatal Nursing

MANA
Midwives' Alliance of North America

Midwifery Today

NYC Midwives
Birth center run by two midwives in New York City

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing 
Kent State University College of Nursing

Parkland School of Midwifery
I like Parkland's history of midwifery and comments on contemporary midwives.

News

50 States.com News
Links to more than 3,200 newspapers by state

MSNBC Newsweek

Thomas - Legislative information on the internet, Library of Congress

World Magazine Online

Spanish Language

About.com's Spanish Homepage
This page has great links, and if you have a question, you can e-mail the "guide". They really do answer. : ) 

English-Spanish Dictionaries
The most complete and easiest to use Spanish-English dictionaries I've found on the web

Grammar Drills
Intermediate Level

Golden Age Spanish Sonnets
Sonnets with English translations

Learn Spanish
A free online tutorial, great for learning basic Spanish grammar and vocabulary. The vocabulary games are fun and the tutorials easy to follow.

Mexico

Mexico in Photos
And you know what they say... "Una foto vale mil palabras."

Cocina Mexicana
Authentic recipes, all the more so because they're in Spanish and use some hard-to-find ingredients. I'd be happy to attempt a translation, if you know of a dish you really want to make.

Huachinera
This is the area in Sonora, Mexico, where my grandmother grew up

Sonora
And this is the state itself

Web Design

CoolHomePages.com 

Craig Frazier 
I can forgive the gimmicky "enter" page after seeing his movies. Swiss Cheese is my favorite.

Quiet Foxes
This is one of the best websites I've ever seen in terms of design, visual appeal and all-around coolness (though if you know of a better one, I'd love to look at it).

Web Page Design for Designers 
Great design site, including a comprehensive links list

W3C - World Wide Web Consortium Includes an HTML validation service, HTML tidy service, link checker and a bunch of other techie goodies.