Misc-ing Links

The Misc-ing Links

Travel | TV | Local | Schools & Colleges | Libraries | Hobbies | Other

Airlines and Travel

www.scescape.com - airlines
USAir is now U S AIRWAYS: http://www.usairways.com/
Gov't per diem rates Gov't per diem rates
Microsoft Expedia travel services http://expedia.msn.com/daily/home/default.hts?

TV and Movies

Heroes:
- Lone Ranger and Tonto
- Zorro - Don Diego de Vega
- King Arthur of Camelot and Lancelot
- Superman, I was not much on comic books, but I watched the old black 'n white TV show (or was it color and we just had a B/W TV?).
- Sir Bowen and Draco, from DragonHeart -- "The Knight of the Old Code"
- Batman was mainly my younger brother's interest (along with Spiderman), but I like Batman's toys! http://www.batman.com/ and http://www.androbin.com
- Walt Disney http://www2.disney.com/
  - Fighting Prince of Donegal (a Disney Movie, originally Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal). The first movie I saw without a parent
  - Scarecrow, Dr. Syn (Disney)

TV Shows

Current favorites
- Red-Green
- Crossing Jordan
- SG-1
- X-Files
- Jake 2.0
- Dr. Who (new series on sci-fi)
Post-Grad school favorites
- Farscape (see space links
- JAG (changed networks, re-runs)
- SeaQuest (run again on sci-fi)
- Quantum Leap
Grad school favorites
- Stingray
- Dr. Who (old series on PBS)
College favorites
- Mork and Mindy
Childhood favorites
- Kung Fu (still re-runs on some stations)
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
- Ghost and Mrs. Muir [Capt. Craig]

Bond, James Bond, Goldfinger was the first Bond movie I saw as a child. Bond had neat toys too! In Goldeneye, this car was barely seen, but BMW acted like it's car had a "lead role"!

Networks:
- NBC http://www.nbc.com/ and http://www.nbc.com/peacock/souvenir/index.html
- CNN http://www.cnn.com
- CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/
- ABC http://www.abc.com/
- PBS ONLINE! http://www.pbs.org/
- Welcome to Fox! http://www.foxnetwork.com/
Studios:
- United Artist (Lion's Den) http://www.mgmua.com/

Hagerstown Local Area

Welcome to Washington County
Channel 25 http://www.whag.com and http://www.nbc25.com
Apollo Civic Theatre -- http://web.mountain.net/~act/apollo.htm
CRM Home Page -- http://www.cedarridge.org/
The National Aquarium in Baltimore
Civil War home http://www.antietam.com/
Companies

Schools and Colleges

Local Schools:
- Washington County Public Schools http://www.wcboe.k12.md.us/
- Hickory Elementary School
- Springfield Middle School
- Williamsport High School
- North Hagerstown HS http://www.fred.net/nhhs/nhhs.html
- Smithsburg High School http://quark.smithsburg.wa.k12.md.us/
Other:
- College Network http://www.collegenet.com/, General college related information
- Oakland University http://www.acs.oakland.edu/

Libraries and Publishers

Sailor's (MD Public Information Network) http://sailor.lib.md.us/
UMich Library http://ipl.sils.umich.edu/
DTIC Home Page http://www.dtic.dla.mil/
International Data Group (books etc.) http://www.idg.com/
O'Reilly Home Page http://www.ora.com/
techweb CMP Publications http://techweb.cmp.com/techweb/

Hobbies

Camping, backpacking, etc.
- Destinet Camping reservations (for National Parks) http://www.destinet.com/
- Search Recreation-Outdoors-Camping http://www.isleuth.com/camping.html
- Maryland
  - Maryland Department of Natural Resources http://www.dnr.state.md.us/
  - MD Camping http://www.dnr.state.md.us/Outdoor_Recreation/Camping/
  - Maryland Campgrounds Infoseek
- Virginia
  - Parkway Recreation: Camping http://www.nps.gov/blri/camp.htm#camploc
  - Natural Bridge, Virginia http://www.naturalbridgeva.com/nathp.htm
- West Virginia
  - West Virginia State Parks http://www.wvparks.com/
  - GORP - Dolly Sods Wilderness & Scenic Area http://www.gorp.com/
- Appalachian Trail http://www.fred.net/kathy/at.html
- C&O Canal
- Suppliers:
  - Cabela's
  - L. L. Bean http://www.llbean.com
Cartoons
- Far Side
- Calvin & Hobbes
- Dilbert http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert
"Hat Hunting" (I like hats, mostly baseball style)
Mug Collecting - It started in Scouts with camp mugs. I mainly get mugs from places I visit, tool vendors, or companies where I worked, trained or consulted.
Music - Jazz, Blues
- Stations
  - http://www.smoothjazz1059.com/
  - http://www.capitaljazz.com
  - http://www.candydulfer.com
  - Jazz central station http://www.jazzcentralstation.com/
- CD Clubs/Music
  - Columbia House Online http://www.columbiahouse.com/
  - BMG Distribution Online
    - AOL (bmg)
    - BMG Entertainment http://www.peeps.com
    - http://www.bmgmusicservice.com/
Sports
- Baseball (with the kids)
- Soccer
Native Americans: tribes, crafts and culture, especially
- Cherokee and Blackfoot (family tree)
- Lenape (Delaware) because of Order of the Arrow
Stamp Collecting - casual interest, especially when the have something to do with my interests, like space, scouts, eagles, or wildlife in general! See also http://www.usps.gov/images/stamps/
Trains / Railroads
- Amtrak
- Cass Scenic Railroad
- Welcome to The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Home Page

Other

Federal Internet Sites (PDF file with launchable links): http://www.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=gao&docid=f:gg97086s.txt.pdf
Census Information: http://www.census.gov
City Net http://www.city.net/, Information about cities around the world.
City.Net Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Welcome to Consumer Reports® Online
Men's Health Online -- http://www.menshealth.com/noframes/index.html
Whitehouse http://www.whitehouse.gov/
DigiCore (digital mall) http://www.digimall.com/digicore/i.html
Denver Buffalo Company http://www.denbuff.com/dbc.htm
Stash tea http://www.stashtea.com/
FEDEX http://www.fedex.com/
Toyota http://www.toyota.com/
BMW http://www.bmwusa.com
WalMart http://www.wal-mart.com/
marketplaceMCI http://www2.pcy.mci.net/marketplace/index.html
3M Office Market Center http://www.mmm.com/market/omc/index.html
Optum Health Care (Taking Care) http://www.optumcare.com

�1994-2007 Gregory M. Bowen, CSDP