Time Wasters 2003

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Time Wastser 2003 It's February and winter is just about over, but not quite. Rather than spend time warning you of the perils of cabin fever or homeschool burnout so prevalent at this time of year, I've chosen to give you a remedy. It's called wasting time. If you've had too many days lately where you feel you've gotten nothing worthwhile accomplished, maybe it's time to focus on accomplishing something pointless. We bring you outstanding places to waste your time.

RinkWorks
The RinkWorks guide says that, "RinkWorks is an expansive collection of entertainment-related features that you may browse together or independently." Expansive means you will want to spend hours sorting through the various categories. Let me whet your appetite with a taste of the Book-A-Minute section, a section of the site that acknowledges that your time is valuable by offering a solution to reading actual books. Yes, they have over 60 ultra-condensed books in the classics section alone. Here's Hamlet.

Hamlet
Whine whine whine...To be or not to be...I'm dead.
The End

What first drew me to this site was the Brain Food section with all kinds of thinking skills puzzles. You'll want to dawdle awhile reading "Don't Throw a Brick Straight Up: A Stupid Person's Guide to Life" or the Letter Frequencies section of Fun with Words. A great deal of time can be spent in the Trivia Stampede. Eventually you will have wasted enough time at Rink Works that you'll be able to solve all the clues in the part story, part scavenger hunt, Story Hunt.

Mini-Putt
We've had a link to this online version of miniature golf in our Eclectic Kids Learning & Play Space for quite some time. Why should kids have all the fun wasting time? You'll spend hours lining up your shots to get a hole in one through the entire course.

Brick Films
Spend over an hour of your valuable time watching spoofs of movies starring Lego characters. The Lego rendition of the Knights of the Round Table song from Monty Python and the Holy Grail was spot on, as was the Iron Chef spoof. There's James Bond, and you won't want to miss One: A Space Odyssey.

Daze of Our Lives
This site bills itself as state of the art 19th Century humor. It's actually a combination of 19th century engravings and the 20th Cnetury "irreverent and ironic humor of Martin Archer." Although there hasn't been a daily update since January of 2002, archives dating back to September 1999 offer plenty of time wasting humor.

Winnie-the-Pooh Character Guide: Poohsonality Test
Answer each of the Poohsonality Test questions to discover which Winnie-the-Pooh character you are most like.

Shut Down the Internet
Why wait for the next computer virus to shut down the Internet. Do it yourself at Shut Down the Internet.

Where's George?
Ever wondered where a dollar bill's path might take it? The Where's George? site is all about tracking the natural and geographic circulation of currency. By joining this free website, you can enter the denomination, series and serial number of any bill you currently have in your possession in the Where's George database. Following the instructions on the Where's George website, mark your bill with "www.wheresgeorge.com" and then spend it. As the bill travels from person to person, the hope is that those who receive it in change will come to the Where's George? website, register, and enter the bills serial number and the location where they spend the bill.

That's all the time wasting we have for now. You won't believe how much time we spent finding all these great time wasting websites. Well, you probably will......