The Happiness Project

Writer Gretchen Rubin spent a year testing out various ideas about how to be happy -- ideas expressed by everyone from Aristotle to Oprah. Read about her experiences at http://www.happiness-project.com/.

National Weather Service Flooding Map

Click on an area of the map to see which rivers are overflowing!

http://water.weather.gov/ahps/

Great Chicago Italian Recipes

This site got great ratings on "Cool Site of the Day!" Good for "armchair cooking," too.

http://www.great-chicago-italian-recipes.com/