How To instructions found here - Lots of DIY instructions... from halloween costumes and decorations, to taxidermy, to building your own trebuchet. Interesting reading, even if you don't want to actually try anything.
When Dictionary.com fails you... -... try Urban Dictionary. It's more likely to have what you're looking for and it will be a whole lot funnier when you find it too.
Also, submit your own definitions or vote for your favorites. However, browsing is not very effective because of the sheer volume of entries, but the 'word of the day' and 'random' lookups can be fun.
Independent Bay Area Restaurant Reviews - This site is great if you want to find a new restaurant to try, or are considering eating at a new restaurant but are wary of having a bad experience. Jason and Terry have gone just about everywhere and give helpful information. Having the vegeterian point of view (Terry's) is great too.
You might first check their ratings and see if your tastes sync with theirs.
I wish the site had the functionality of sorting by city when looking at a particular cuisine. Also, it would be helpful if they gave more hints (or just told us) the Hall of Shame locations.
Which reminds me, the other site I always check is the Santa Clara County DOH food inspections site: http://www.decadeonline.com/main.phtml?agency=scc