I had many hobbies and interests before my injury and I still do, but I'm only going to link you to a few of my favorite. One of my favorite interests is history, especially American, and especially Civil War era. I grew up and live in a area that is rich in American Civil War history, Central Maryland. Gettysburg, Antietam, South Mountain, Monocacy, Harpers Ferry, all these sites are within thirty miles of my home. Not to mention many other lesser-known sites. I think growing up so close to these sites and visiting them as a small child is partly the reason why I became so interested in their history. I began reading Civil War literature a long time ago and never stopped and still can't seem to get enough. The more I learn the more questions I find that need answers. If you love this part of our heritage as I do check out some of the sites below.

Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock "The Supurb"

Civil War Photographs and other Information from the Library of Congress.

(left) Col. John S. Mosby (CSA) "The Gray Ghost"

Order of Battle. This link gives the command structure of both armies during some of the major campaigns of the war.

Maj. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick "kill cavalry"

Civil War Interactive. A good over-all Civil War site.

Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne (CSA) "Stonewall of the West"

Civil War era music and poetry

Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker "Fighting Joe"

United States Civil War Center. A great Civil War site by the University of Louisiana

A few years ago I realized that I needed a better way to make my savings dollars work for me so I started investing. I'm glad I did. Here's a few tips for you: don't put all your eggs in one basket (diversify); Invest when you have the money, don't wait; and don't try to out guess the market. A good rule of thumb for investing your savings dollars is: take your age and subtract it from 100, that percentage of your savings should be in growth stocks or growth stock mutual funds. Here's some good Stock Market links.

CNBC's Home Page for all the current buisness news

All about the Dow Jones Averages.

The Wall Street Journal.

Check out these links to some of my friends' home pages.

Craig's page.

John's page.

Hbunny's page.

Wolf's spoke guard page (Tewo).

Denny's page.

Paradude's spoke guard page (Radwheel).