Finer things in life

• Peets Coffee ; quite possibly the finest freshest coffee available off the web
• Cost of living calculator : how much do you really make?
• Salaries of Iowa State employees; how much do I make?
• Eco friendly living
• The Splendid Table, epicurean delights NPR style; great resource for food and eating; see also Wine Cellar for great wine-buying tips
• Inexpensive airplane tickets via consolidators; great for international fares
• Vitamins, minerals, supplements
• Niman Ranch meats ; arguably the best pork money can buy online in the US
• Jamison Farms ; top chefs claim they sell the best lamb on the planet
• Travel information , plane delays, itineraries, bookings: all the information you need before your next flight
• Secure way to donate money to Indian charities
• Latest images of the Sun from SOHO
• Calvin and Hobbes strips
• Demotivation and Despair (this stuff is hilarious!)
• Thai food recipes
• Buying art from India
• The best place to get news (need Real Audio)
• The Atlantic Monthly , quite possibly the best monthly magazine
• Humor from The Onion
• How to decide which option for high-speed internet is best, DSL, cable, satellite? Also compares phone rates.
• Important US-based charities you should donate to: a) Life After Exoneration Program, b) The Innocence Project (using DNA evidence to get wrongful death row convictions overturned), c) Southern Poverty Law Center (teaching tolerance), d) Mercy Corps (a non-religious charity working around the world), e) RAWA (helping Afghan women and children stand up and be counted)