FOOD AND GROCERIES - DELIVERY:

• Peapod - Groceries on line and Delivered. Grocery shopping on line from Jewel-Osco

HEALTH SITES - these sites should not be used as a substitue for professional diagnosis or medical treatment. Be cautious of the information and credentials presented.

• Americas Doctor
• Arthritis Connection
• Better Health - part of the ivillage.com family
• Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• Dr Koop web site - alliances with Drup Emporium and AOL
• Health Network
• Health Surfing
• Healthy ideas - part of Women.com
• Intelligent Health - access to John's Hopkins health library
• Journal of the American Medical Association
• Mayo Clinic Health - associated with the Mayo Clinic
• Medic Alert Foundation
• Medscape
• National Library of Medicine
• Nutrition
• Onhealth
• Pride in Mobility
• Real Age
• Thrive On Line - women's health
• Web MD
• Weight Management

INTERESTING SITES:

• A Word A Day
• Ask Jeeves
• Berkeley Seismology Site - Earthquakes
• Books on Tape
• Cartoonograms - Fun and E-mailed FREE
• Cookie Recipes - everything you want to know about cookies
• Currency Converter
• Encyclopedia Britannica - plus much much more
• GreenPeace International
• Hot Earth - Global Warming
• How to do things
• Kitchen Links - almost too much information and recipes to digest.
• Maps for finding your way anywhere
• Martha Stewart for "good things"
• Movie Fone
• Nasa Web Site
• National Geographic
• Pricing of Home Sale Transactions - click on "transactions" - Closing prices of 1/2 million real estate sale transactions in Chicago area
• Recipe Exchange
• Reminder Service for wake-ups, birthdays or appointments.
• San Diego Zoo - Panda Cam
• Senior Women Web
• Seniors & Technology - Microsoft
• Smithsonian Institute
• Solar System Simulator
• Third Age
• Virtual Parks
• Webcam Central
• World Wildlife Fund

NATIONAL OR GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN HELP:

• 50 + Organization for Exercise
• AARP
• AARP Medicare - information on Medicare
• American Cancer Society
• American Medical Association
• Health Insurance Association of America
• Illinois Y2K for Seniors
• Medicare - State Health Insurance Assistance call (800) 633-4227 to find number for your state.
• National Association for Home Care
• National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
• National Family Caregivers Association
• Service Corps of Retired Executives
• Social Security Administration
• U. S. Administration on Aging
• Visiting Nurse Association of America
• Women's Cancer Network

PHARMACIES FOR MEDICATIONS AND DELIVERY:

• Dr Koop Pharmacy Referrals
• Walgreen Drug Stores

RETAIL STORES THAT DELIVER OR UPS:

• Bloomingdales
• J C Penney stores
• K Mart Stores
• Neiman Marcus
• Nordstrom
• Petsmart
• Petopia
• Sharper Image Stores
• Target
• Von Maur
• Wal-Mart Store

RETIREMENT PLANNING:

• American Association of Individual Investors
• Guide to Retirement Living - Online
• Investor Guide
• Optimal Retirement Calculator
• Quicken Retirement Page
• Wall Street Access Advisory Service - online retirement calculator

SENIOR SITES FOR OPTIONS, HOUSING, ELDER CARE AND MORE LINKS:

• American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
• Assisted Living Info
• Assisted Living Network
• Assisted Living Online
• Care Guides
• Friendly For Seniors - Site of useful sites and housing options.
• New Choices
• Senior Alternatives for Living
• Retirement Living - click on "Useful Resources"
• Senior Housing
• Senior Internet - Learning
• Senior Links
• Senior Resource - Click "Housing Choices"
• Seniors - click on "Links"
• Yahoo Seniors Guide