~ Early Web Links ~

The San Francisco Bay Area Aquatic Plant Society (sfbaaps) is a regional club for planted aquarium enthusiasts spanning from Monterey to Sacramento, offering forums, plant swaps, open houses, and local resource guides. Members can participate in group buys, connect with fellow aquascapers, and browse a showcase of beautifully scaped tanks created by club members.

Asbjörn's Swedish personal homepage blends a variety of interests including aviation history, cars, weather links for Göteborg, and a notable passion for Babylon 5 and science fiction. The site features links to Interstellar Alliance fan resources, a Marina Sirtis photo, and a regularly updated links page covering topics from air shows to chess.

Railorama.dk, created by John Damsgaard-Sørensen, is a comprehensive Danish and European railway resource covering real train lines, stations, locomotives, rolling stock, and model railways since 1997. This links section specifically catalogs model railway clubs, layouts, and layouts across Denmark and Europe, making it a valuable reference for enthusiasts of both prototype and model trains.

The Eggring is a charming webring dedicated entirely to egg enthusiasts, connecting sites from members who share a love of eggs in all their forms. Scrambled, poached, devilled, or in a frittata, this community celebrates the humble egg as the ultimate versatile breakfast food.

Part of Richard Percy's ESPEE Modelers Archive, this page catalogs all AAR car type codes from the October 1989 Official Railway Equipment Register, covering everything from boxcars to gondolas with detailed classification descriptions. An invaluable reference for Southern Pacific railroad modelers and prototype enthusiasts looking to accurately identify and model freight car types.

A fanlisting dedicated to birch trees, inviting fans from around the world to add their names to a growing list of fellow admirers. With 90 members and counting, it serves as a simple but charming community hub for those who share a love of these distinctive trees.

Anna Havron's Analog Office is a thoughtful blog dedicated to paper-based and hybrid analog-digital productivity systems, covering tools like paper planners, notebooks, index cards, and filing methods. Visitors will find reader Q&A columns, how-to guides, printable templates, and a bookshelf of recommendations for anyone looking to escape digital overwhelm and embrace analog organization.

AquariumLinks.net is a human-edited web directory dedicated to tropical fish, marine fish, koi, pond fish, and aquarium-related sites, helping hobbyists find fish for sale, husbandry information, and equipment reviews. The directory spans a wide range of aquatic keeping topics, though its listings have drifted to include many unrelated commercial entries like pest control and roofing services.

Straer's personal site, titled 'The Hobbyist,' welcomes visitors through a whimsical portal guided by their AI-style assistant character 57-R-43-R. The site has a mysterious, atmospheric tone hinted at by its tagline 'The Past Knows You' and its participation in 'Weird Web October,' suggesting a creative hobbyist space with eclectic interests.

Tom Chalko's Mt Best site documents his off-grid sustainable home in detail, including a clever DIY chest fridge conversion that uses only 0.1 kWh per day by working with cold air's natural behavior rather than against it. The site covers a wide range of sustainability projects including solar power, greenhouse construction, floor insulation, and forest regeneration on his Australian property.