ART

Bay Area Artquake the blog on what's happening in SF Bay Area - Janet is the far flung northern correspondant

Big Crow Anna Conti's San Francisco cityscapes and David Sumner's photos, plus a link to Anna's highly recommended Working Artist blog

Knot Working Jo Adell's embroidery and jewelry

OTHER FAVES

Richie Unterberger Bay Area author on folk rock, cult bands, and ethical shopping, his site features great musician/insider interviews and resources and info on his upcoming appearances

Forgotten New York real life tours and an amazing collection of historical photos

Owl Cam a low tech still camera look at an active barn owl's nest in Benicia

Between ART and AIKIDO live two strange sites:

Tanto Beak Jeanne Shepard's aikido comic strip is for the birds

Antarctica Aikikai Jim Baker's dojo where ... oh just look at it!

AIKIDO

Aikiweb the best single resource: articles, columns, forums, dojofinder, etc.

Aikido-L mailing list community since the early days of the internet

Mugendo Budogu Peter Boylan sells martial arts weapons, videos and goods directly from Japan

Round Earth Publishing C.M. Shifflett's own books on aikido, plus hakama patterns, myofascial trigger point information, videos and more

Sei Do Kai up in Guelph, Ontario, Kim Taylor publishes online martial arts journals AND crafts lovely wooden weapons at reasonable prices.