Web Surfing
by Dick Kling

Unwind at Home

This website provides people with useful information on how to leave work behind, reduce stress, and improve their overall mood and mental health. 

Click on the site's different sections to get great tips on relieving muscular tension, reducing mental and physical anxiety, creating a "Zen-like" environment at home, and much more. Specific topics covered include Aromatherapy, Feng Shui, Meditation, Tea, Home Spa, and Yoga.  Relax! 

http://www.relaxation-at-home.com/

 

Whale Net 

Welcome to "Whale Net", an interactive educational website that focuses on whales and other marine research.  Sponsored by Wheelock College of Boston, Massachusetts and supported by The National Science Foundation, the site is a wonderful resource for those who want to learn more about the world's largest mammals. 

The "Whale Net" site is divided into three separate categories (Students, Teachers, and Public), so visitors can easily navigate their corresponding section.  This educational website is filled with cool features including "Ask a Scientist", a "Guide to Whales and Marine Mammals", adoption programs, teacher's resources, and much more. 

http://whale.wheelock.edu/Welcome.html

 

Face Swap 

Give yourself a brand new "look", embarrass your coworkers, or play a joke on your friends with the help of this fun website. FaceInHole.Com is essentially a virtual version of those wooden theme park characters with "cutout holes" for your head, except with a vast selection of cool "Scenarios" to choose from. 

Browse through the site's photographs, which are divided into sections such as "Celebrities", "Advertising", "Music", "Sports", etc.   Once you've found the perfect scenario simply upload an original photo, make a few adjustments, and email your hilarious creation to friends and co-workers. 

http://faceinhole.com/home.asp

 

Athletic Superstitions 

Anyone who has watched baseball players go through their "rituals" knows that athletes are an intrinsically superstitious bunch.  This fun piece lists the "10 Most Bizarre Athlete Superstitions", including a hockey player with an odd pre-game ritual, a slap-happy NFL player, and several bizarre ball players. 

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/12948

 

Online Polaroid! 

Polaroid recently announced that it would no longer be producing its trademark film, a devastating blow to loyal fans of the legendary "instant camera".  Polaroid devotees can dry their eyes thanks to Instantizer.Com, a free web service that allows you to create a "Polaroid effect" with your image in just seconds. 

With a little free help from "Instantizer", nostalgic photographers can instantly make their own digital Polaroid.  Simply upload an original image, write a short description, rotate to add a specific camera angle, and then hit "Upload Picture". 

http://www.instantizer.com/