Note: These resources have been gathered over many years. Some of the links may no longer work. Please be patient. We are continually fixing them.

JUDY KUSTER'S FUN PAGE

I am a professor emerita from the Department of Communication Disorders at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The following links represent a variety of personal interests.

If you heard about Y2K and the concern about the milleneum bug check this out.

Can anyone tell me what this is???? and Some possible answers!!

Silly (but you'll laugh)

ADOPTION

AdoptioNetwork Homepage
Comeunity - Support for unique families: adoption and children's disabilities

ARTS AND CRAFTS IDEAS

Artsy

A visit to the Louvre in France.
Salvadore Dali museum in St. Petersburg
Cave paintings at Vallon - Pont-d'Arc.
The National Portrait Gallery exhibitions, education, gallery collections, publications, calendar of events and more.
National Gallery of Art
Taking the Long View from the Library of Congress - 4,000 pictures dating from 1851 to1991 including panoramas of sports, beauty contests, and agricultural life, among many others.

Craftsy

Wonderful Stitches On Line Sampler Stitch Patterns Now Available for Needlepoint, Quilt-Stitch and Cross-Stitch Decorative Stitches.
Origami
Origami Fun
Origami-Instructions
Origami Money

TRAVEL

Places to Go (and things to do)

A visit to the White House.
National Cathedral
An exhibit of The Dead Sea Scrolls
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology houses treasures of prehistoric and historic cultures from all over the world.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
treasure hunting
Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry
The National Geographic Society online.
Government of Ireland, read about the economics, literature, music, folklore, sport of Ireland, etc.
Pyramids: The Inside Story
Mysteries of the Nile, a self-guided tour through the Land of the Pharaohs.
National Park Foundation includes information on every U.S. National Park.
American Birding Association
provides historical data and road maps for the "medieval fortifications of Germany."
Country Studies "from the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.. There are already close to a hundred countries.
Anne Frank House
The Ten Boom Museum - Corrie Ten Boom's "The Hiding Place."
Ghost Towns

Places to Stay

AirBnB
Internet Guide to Hosteling

Ways to Get There

Discounted Air Fares
MapQuest contains an interactive street guide that accesses maps anywhere in the world and TripQuest for mapping out driving directions in the continental US, Canada and Mexico.

Weather

The Weather Channel

Miscellaneous

TravelASSIST Magazine
How far is it between?
Time zone converter
Unclaimed Airline Baggage Center allows you to purchase items. Be sure also to visit the "What Is It?" section.

RECIPES

Recipe Archive Index
The Kellogg's site includes recipes for cookies, breads, side dishes, dinners, etc.
Cookie Recipes
eatchicken.com
Wacky Uses of common household products.

BASEBALL

Science of Baseball interactive exhibits, articles, and activities

ESPECIALLY FOR THE "KIDS"

Please note: The following links have all been checked, but because of the nature of the Internet, links may change. In addition, following a series of links may lead a child to almost anywhere. Because of this, adults should supervise children while they browse the Web.

Tictactoe and other interactive games
School Express has lots of fun activities.
UPtoTEN
Nick Jr. - parents and other adults must be accompanied by a preschooler.
Comics and magazines for kids
Peanuts
The Dilbert Zone
Calvin and Hobbes Comics Gallery.
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Science Sites for the kids
How Stuff Works - animals
Discovery *Mindblown - the good place to explore for games, videos, science information and fun!

BOOKS, MOVIE SCRIPTS, TV, ETC.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 minutes
Star Wars Trilogy: Official Website
Mr. Bean includes "reviews," photos, and video clips from Mr. Bean's Ultimate Disaster Movie.
Newspapers and online News
USA Today
The Washington Post
ABCNEWS.com - news stories and video clips from around the world.

NOSTALGIA

The Games We Used to Play in the 50s and 60s.
The Big Cartoon Database
K-Tel - bringing you the hits of the (insert decade here).
Hotwheels Collectors
Literature and Culture of the American 1950s - a course I'd like to take!

FAMILY CONNECTIONS

Andrew Kuster wiki.
Bethany Lutheran College
Andrew Overn Home page from long ago.
A. V. Kuster's (Opa's) 70th class reunion - Winfield, Kansas, 2001

QUOTATIONS and ways with words

Bartlett'sFamiliar Quotations
Ye Olde English Sayings
Poets.org site includes a listening booth where you can hear poems read by their authors.
Puns
Cliche Finder
Acrophobia, where you can match linguistic wits online in this acronym game.

MISCELLANEOUS LINKS I LIKE

Certified Doctor helps you verify that a specialist is board certified or search for a physician in your area.
PBS Online
Internet Museum of Flexi/Carboard/Oddity Records - paper and/or plastic records that came on cereal boxes, in magazines, etc. are online!
Anomalies - the strange and unexplained.
Anagram Genius
HTML Cheat Sheet + Free PDF Download by Matt Banner.
HTML5 Periodical Table by Robert Mening
HTML for Beginners by  Scott Chow offers a tutorial on basic HTML, including HTML5 tags, as well as a step-by-step guide to creating a simple webpage so that students can see HTML in action. Also provided - free email support.

Delphietta Mippertowski