TheNewMexicoChannel.com - Closings has good and prompt information on local school delay information.

Current time around the World and standard time zones map of the world
nice to have handy.

Nobody's Business: Pretty Words vs Reality
A detailed comparison of G.W.Bush's second inaugaral address with some of the realities of our government's activities in torture, rape and murder of "detainees".

The Simon Laven Page is a fairly comprehensive source for information about chatterbots. Having written an Eliza clone lo nigh unto 30 years ago, I'm still interested in the field. A lot of amazing progress has been made, and there are a lot of tools to help you build your own.

Kumeu River Wines Online
About screwcaps for premium wines. My favorite winery, David Coffaro is bottling a large fraction of wine with screwcaps, after many years of using synthetic cork in an effort to eliminate the frequency of tainted bottles.

The Kiwis are at the forefront of the revolution; see the
New Zealand Screwcap Wine Seal Initiative

The Decembrist is a well-thought out lefty blog. Not shrill and paranoid.