Yahoo Games

It’s Friday, the last day in July, go ahead and have some frivolous fun. Try out some of the free games avalable at Yahoo Games. There’s crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, scrabble and many, many others.

http://games.yahoo.com/

NASA’s Interactive Side

NASA has provided us with a website full of interactive fun for anyone who wants to learn more about space exploration and our astronaut’s adventures.

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/mmgallery/index.html

1000 Awesome Things

1000 Awesome Things is just a time-ticking countdown of 1000 awesome things. Launched a few months ago and updated every weekday. This blog won the 2009 Webby Award for Culture/Personal Blog.

http://1000awesomethings.com/

The Front Row

The New Yorker Magazine produces a number of blogs, one of which is about movies called The Front Row. Richard Brody, the blog’s author, is the movies editor for Goings On About Town.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/movies/

Save Web Pages To Read Later…On Your Phone Or Computer

Instapaper is a fast, easy, free tool to save web pages for reading later. You discover web content throughout the day, and sometimes, you don’t have time to read long articles right when you find them. Instapaper allows you to easily save them for later, when you do have time, so you don’t just forget about them or skim through them.

http://www.instapaper.com/

Twitter Commands And Shortcuts

Perhaps you’re already an expert tweeter but in case you could use a little polish and finesse, here are 16 tips:

http://econsultancy.com/blog/4129-16-bitchin-commands-and-shortcuts-for-twitter

BackList, A New List Of Older Books

BACK • LIST (n.)

This blog highlights books from a year ago or more, one a day, for adults and children. Just another way of helping you find something interesting to read. HarperCollins sponsors this blog but it offers up books from other publishers as well.

http://www.backlistbookoftheday.com/

Twittorati–Where The Blogosphere And Twittersphere Meet

Twittorati tracks the tweets from the highest authority bloggers, starting with the entire Technorati Top 100 and soon including many more of the web’s most influential voices. The Essex Library will be joining Twitter soon. Watch for the launch.

http://twittorati.com/

Politics As Usual

The 2008 elections have come and gone, even in Minnesota, finally, but that doesn’t mean politics have slacked off. To follow a plethora of interesting political and social issues nationwide including the what’s what and who’s who, check out Governing.com.