Links to Other Pages

Friends
The "Jay-B Says" Blog: Self-described as "the only ridiculously opinionated college student you'll ever need." Jay, a college student like myself (only he is actually normal), runs this blog site. It is certainly worth taking a look at; with writings going back to September of '04, the author looks at day-to-day events, people and activities from an honest and amusing perspective. The humor is in the subtle observations. The pleasure, pain, absurdities and annoyances of everyday life. Besides, any Web site that involves squirrels on cellular phones and "true" stories of attempted homicides by Britney Spears is A-OK with me!

Family
George Byron Koch's Homepage: This site is maintained by a man who happens to be the biological parental unit of two offspring, of which I am one, but I just call him Dad for short. Long ago he owned his own company, Koch Systems. For a while he worked for McGraw-Hill, and then was executive vice-president of Oracle Systems. He has penned a few books, is an ordained minister and has been head pastor of a church in West Chicago since shortly after we moved to Illinois. He has a Doctorate of Ministry from the King's Seminary.

Church of the Resurrection: The church where Dad is the head pastor. The site is undergoing some redesign efforts, but it is accessible. You can read a lot of stuff here. There is some info on what the church does (and does not) believe, general info about the church and church services, links to other good pages and a lot more. There is also a link to RezNet, the youth group's site, but it may be currently unavailable.

Victoria Lynn Koch's Homepage: This is Mom's site, or at least the beginnings of it. Not much has been put up yet -- the site is still in the works -- but there will eventually be some links, writings, and other stuff showing up here. Mom is a licensed hairdresser and has been doing it for over 30 years. Lately, she has been taking classes at the College of DuPage on ornamental horticulture.

Isaiah James Koch's Homepage: Isaiah is three years younger than I am, and neither of us admit to being related to one another more than once a month. However, I'm putting up a link to his page anyway. He has an account on eBay where he sometimes sells items. He recently graduated from Wheaton North High School (this June). Isaiah has a few writings that might be put up in the near future. Also on the page you can find a petition that he would like to send to Nintendo of America.
 

Schools / Colleges
College of DuPage: Everyone, including myself, has days when they wouldn't mind hearing that their school vanished without a trace (a la The Twilight Zone), but COD is a pretty good undergraduate college. Some of the best instructors I've met teach there, and it's inexpensive. There's a lot to see on the site, including some faculty members' individual homepages.

Wheaton North High School: Maybe I'm just putting this on here for nostalgic reasons, but it was a memorable experience while I went there. Well, sometimes it was.
 

Game Show Pages -- Comprehensive/Multi-Show Sites

Game Show Network: Game Show Network is a popular TV channel for game shows old and new. They have a number of interactive games, show and host information, message boards and more. You don't have to have access to GSN on your TV to use the site or play some of the games.

The Game Show Compendium: This is a site dedicated solely to providing links to other pages. There are nearly 1600 links on this page for over 300 game shows. It is basically the most comprehensive page of game show links around.

Game Show Central: Here you can find video clips of dozens of classic game show moments. There is also a portion of the site dedicated to "Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck," a page for those interested in tape-trading and a handful of other interesting sections.
 

Game Show Pages -- Sites Dedicated to Individual Game Shows

The Classic Squares Site: This site is dedicated to the original "Hollywood Squares" of the '60s and '70s. There are biographies and audio clips, as well as a photo gallery. There are also pages containing hundreds of the celebrities' best one-liners and zingers.

Double Dare: This site is probably one of the most comprehensive ones around. There are a lot of pictures, audio/video clips, and also numerous interviews exclusive to the site.

Family Feud: This site covers the various incarnations of "Family Feud," from the mid-'70s Richard Dawson era to the present-day Richard Karn episodes. There are a lot of picture pages and a comprehensive page of sound bytes.


Random and Miscellaneous

The Airplane! Script: Someone has put up a copy of the entire script from the classic movie.

Home of the Underdogs: Find hundreds of old PC games that are free to download. Most of the games on the site are old games (think '80s and early '90s) that were made by companies which have since gone out of business. Some games are shareware. Questions about the legality of the site (and what it has available) are answered within the site's FAQ page.

Words and Language

Dialectizer: Pick a dialect, then type in text or a Web site address. The Dialectizer will "translate" the writing/site into any of these dialects: redneck, jive, cockney, Swedish chef, Elmer Fudd, moron, Pig Latin or hacker.

Lost in Translation: Like the page asks, what happens when an English phrase is translated (by computer) back and forth between five different languages? Enter any word or phrase, and it translates it into French, back to English, to German, back to English, to Italian, back to English, to Portuguese, back to English, to Spanish, and back to English one more time. After this many translations, watch how quickly even a simple phrase becomes a nonsense jumble of words.

Word Play: Page full of dozens of links to word-related pages. Among the features: an anagram generator, some word games, lots of obscure words, trivia about word origins, customized dictionaries, meanings and origins of popular sayings, and metaphor pages.