Pastimes and Passing the Time

Automobiles

Makes & Models

• Porsche 911, 930T, 944

• German Sport Walnut Creek, CA; European auto specialists; 925-934-6665; carlos@german-sport.com
• A & P Specialties Portland, OR; 503-254-7310
• Motor Sports International Portland, OR
• Marque Motors Portland, OR
  

• Austin Mini-Cooper, Cooper-S, Cooper-1000

Rallyes

Driving Clubs

• Porsche Club of America
  
• PCA: Oregon Region (Portland)
• PCA: Diablo Region (Danville)
  

Racing News

• Formula I
• Formula II
• Cart
• Le Mans

Board Games

Backgammon

Organizations

Online

Miscellaneous

Chess

       

"Of chess, it has been said that life is not long enough for it. But that is the fault of life, not chess."

attributed to both Irving Chernev and William Ewart Napier

Lies about Bobby Fischer

• Bobby Fischer rails against U.S., Israel
• Chess Defamation League

Chess Sets & Boards

• The Chess Store
• Chess Central
• Your Move
  

Organizations

• World Chess Federation (WCF)
• U.S. Chess Federation

Online

• Chess Games (searchable database with 350,000+ games)
• Chess Center (chess books and books on chess)
• Chess Corner (tutorials)
• Chess Corner (online games)
• Red Hot Pawn (online games)
• uChess (online games)
• Little Chess Partner (plays online against chess program by Lokasoft)

Famous Game Replays

• Garry Kasparov vs. Veselin Topalov (January 20, 1999, round 4)
• Bobby Fischer vs. Boris Spasky (21 games from 1972 World Match)

Self-Testing

• Find the Moves
• Checkmate Challenge

Openings

• Albin Counter Gambit
• Alekhine's Defense
• Benko Gambit
• Benoni
• Bird's Opening
• Bishop's Opening
• Caro-Kann
• Center Counter Game (Scandinavian Defense)
• Center Game (incl. Danish Gambit)
• Dutch Defense
• English Opening
• French Defense
• Giuoco Piano
• Gruenfeld Defense
• King's Gambit
• King's Indian Defense
• Nimzo Indian Defense
• Nimzo-Larsen Attack
• Nimzovitch Defense (after 1.e4)
• Petrov's Defense
• Philidor's Defense
• Pirc Defense
• Queen's Gambit
• Queen's Indian Defense
• Queen's Pawn Game
• Reti System
• Robatsch Defense
• Ruy Lopez (Spanish Game)
• Scotch Game
• Sicilian Defense
• Slav Defense
• Two Knights' Defense
• Vienna Game

Middle Game Tactics

• Double attacks
• Open lines
• King safety
• Pawn Structure
• Piece Placement

End Game

Cribbage

Organizations

Online

Miscellaneous

• History
• Rules
• Strategy
• Supplies

Darts

• History
• Varieties' Rules
• Strategy
• Supplies

Stores

California

• Games of Berkeley 2151 Shattuck Avenue - Berkeley, CA 94704 USA; phone: 510-540-7822

Oregon

• The Chess Store email order only- Hillsboro, OR USA
  

Card Games

General

• Kurnik (free multiplayer online games: chess, backgammon, bridge, spades, gin rummy, hearts, etc.)
  

Bridge

• Great Bridge Links (online clubs and play sites)
• American Contract Bridge League (ACBL)
• eBridge (world's largest bridge tournemnet club)
• 
  

Down the Tube

• History
• Rules
• Strategy
• Supplies
  

Gin, Rummy, and Gin Rummy

• History
• Rules
• Strategy
• Supplies

Hearts

• History
• Rules
• Strategy
• More Strategy
• Supplies
• Hardwood Hearts (30-day downloads for MacOS X and Windows)
• 
  

Poker

• History
• Varieties' Rules
• Strategy
• Supplies
  

Spades

• History
• Rules
• Strategy
• Supplies
• CyberSpades (free online game play)
  
• Hardwood Spades (30-day downloads for MacOS X and Windows)
• Free Spades Online (rules, variations, no downloads required)

Computing

Cycling

Organizations

• U.S. Cycling Federation (USCF)
• Union Cycliste Internationale
• Portland Wheelmen Touring Club
• Cyber Cyclery - internet cycling hub
• Diablo Cyclists - Walnut Creek, CA recreational and touring club

Races and Racing

• Le Tour de France (Tour of France)
• La Vuelta Ciclista a Espana (Tour of Spain)
• Vuelta A Espana
• Tour du Faso
• Giro di Lombardia
  
• Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy)
• Tour de Suisse (Tour of Switzerland)
  
• Interactive Tour de France
• World Cup
• Tour de Romandie
• Liege-Bastogne-Liege
  
• Tour de Georgia (Georgia, USA)
• Tour of Flanders
• Criterium International
  
• Paris-Nice
• Milan-San Remo
• Dauphine Libere
  
• Paris-Roubaix
  
• Tirreno-Adriatico
• La Fleche Wallonne
• Nature Valley Grand Prix (Minnesota, USA)
  

Television

• Cyclcysm Sundays (OLN)
  

Publications

• Velo News
• Cycling News
• Pro Cycling News
• Bicycling
• Bike Cafe
• USA Cycling
• Daily Peloton
• Pez Cycling News
• Velobios
• BiciRace
  

Cyberstores

• Branford Bikes
• Excel Sports Boulder
• Performance Bicycling
• Bike Nashbar
• Colorado Cyclist
• Total Cycling
• Competitive Cyclist
• World Cycling Productions
• Pro Cycling Tour (PCT)
• Albabici (Oxnard, CA USA)
  

Bicycles, Groupos, and Frames

• Campagnola
• Bianchi Bicycles
• DeRosa Bicycles
• LeMond Bicycles
• Serotta Competition Bicycles
• Colnago
• Eddie Merckx
• Trek Bicycles
• Raleigh Bicycles U.K.
• Strawberry (frames)
• Pinerello Bicyclette

Training and Energy Supplements

Racers

• Bobby Julich
• Andy Hampsten

• Ask Andy

• Lance Armstrong
• Jan Ulrich
• Greg LeMond
• Eddy Merckx
• Tyler Hamilton
• Floyd Landis
• George Hincapie
• Andreas Kloden
• Ivan Basso
• Bernard Hinault
• Miguel Indurain

• Miguel Indurain

Equipment

• Giro (helmets)
• Giordana (clothing)
• Pearlizumi (clothing)
• Team Fassa Bertolo (jersey)
• Team Domina Vacanza (jersey)
• Team ONCE (jersey)
  
• Assos (clothing)
• Oakley (eyewear)
• Look (shoes)
• Sidi Cycling Shoes (shoes)
• Carnac (shoes)
• Mavic (wheels)
• Selle Italia (saddles)
• Selle San Marco (saddles)
• Vitorria (tires and tubes)
• Continental (tubes)

Formula Racing

Gardening

Wildflowers

Perennials

Rock Paths and Stepping Stones

Herbs

• Seeds
• Guide

Hiking

Clubs

• San Francisco Hiking Club San Francisco, CA
• The Nordic Club Portland, OR

Trails

Hockey, Field

Hockey, Ice

Stanley Cup

Lacrosse

Massage

Reading

Books

• Powell's Books
• Verso Books
• AK Press
• South End Press
• AK Distribution
• Pluto Press
• Routledge

Online libraries

Comix

Other media

Yard Games

Badminton

• Organizations
• Rules
• Equipment

• Jaques - London
  

Croquet

• Organizations
• Rules
• Equipment

• Jaques - London

Horseshoes