Friends

• Prancy Horse
  Beware of the Horse!
• Babblog
  Mostly Harmless
• Second Life
  Virtual Worlding
• Mindless Drivel
  Name says it all

Museums

• Exploratorium
  A nice place to play
• Monterey Bay Aquarium
  Where the otters hang out

Coding

• Kick Java
  Java by example

Sports

• 82games
  NBA stats site
• Baseball Reference
  MLB stats site
• Negro Leagues
  Just needs Buck O'Neil as a tour guide

Cooking

• Alton Brown
  The food nerd himself
• Americas Test Kitchen/Cooks Illustrated
  The good stuff
• Matisse & Jack's
  Make your own snacks

Music

• Monterey Jazz Festival
  A great experience

Literature

• David Brin
  Enhanced by many essays
• Philip K Dick
  Reality check
• Neil Gaiman
  
• Kelley Armstrong
  Many extras here
• Neal Stephenson
  Creator of readable doorstops
• Douglas Adams
  Still missing you

Games

• Dark Tower (Flash)
  I wish I could find mine!
• Apolyton
  Civ games' home
• Firaxis Games
  Home of Sid