Missing Links

In Southern Nevada, it's a pretty rare occurrence to fall asleep or curl up with a book to the sound of rain. But sometimes, you just need it. Sure, sound effects CDs have been around forever, but if the mood for hearing raindrops strikes right this second, check out www.rainy
mood.com. It runs on a 30-minute loop, so open it up, dim the lights, put on some of your favorite music and pretend.

It's a global project and it wants to put faces with the digital generation. At www.onemillion people.com, submit your photo via your Facebook account and be included in a coffee table book that will feature 1 million people who symbolize the connected world.

Speaking of pictures, freshpics.
blogspot.com features all kinds of them. From pictures of rock stars then and now, to celebrity high school sports pictures to an impressive collection of color photos from World War II, this site showcases "weird, funny, fresh, crazy, cool pictures."

Do you have an interesting website you'd like to share with other readers? Send it to Melissa Sullivan at msullivan@review journal.com.