The Internet is truly fantastic. Every day there is something new and interesting to explore. You can send instant messages to people all over the world. Everybody in my family has a website. Both of my sons have educational and informative websites that make a lot of money. My niece's husband sells his artwork on his website. My sister-in-law has all her work on her website. I am self-taught with the help of my husband. One of the first places that I found was eBay. Wow, it was so much fun to bid and sell.

Then, I found MySpace. I was amazed at all the beautiful websites. I started a website on MySpace and have made many wonderful friends. One of my friends is a lady who lives in Levittown. She sent me beautiful pictures of her grandkids and garden. I also have a friend from Berlin and I am trying to communicate with her in German. So far, I have gotten nearly 3,000 beautiful pictures added to MySpace website by friends. I have also music on MySpace website. You can change the music on your website by the touch of a button.

You can add beautiful pictures, quizzes, games, etc. to your site. MySpace recently won their first lawsuit against a spammer who was spreading a virus on MySpace. Also, you can sell and buy on MySpace at no cost. You can join talk groups with millions of people around the world. I must say that MySpace is fantastic. Every day my friends there send me beautiful pictures and messages.

This week I found an interesting website for the Red Hat Society. Here you can create a group of friends and connect with people all over the US. In March, thousands of Red Hat members are going to have a beautiful get-together in Hawaii. You can join an existing Red Hat group or start your own. This week I finally started another website. I never realized how easy it was.

My husband is disabled and I need to take care of him, so I do not get out as much as some people. The Internet has been a lifesaver for me. It gives me endless hours of entertainment. What I like about the Internet is that I can get information on every subject.

I can buy anything on Amazon.com and I selected items and sent them. How much easier can it get? Today, I found a wonderful website for dog lovers. You can connect here with other dog lovers.

For people who are single, there are lots of places where you can find the love of your life. If you have a health problem, you can get all kinds of medical advice on the Internet. If you want to travel, you can get up-to-date information of activities of the place you want to visit. Just about anything you want to know you can find on the Internet. If you do publicity for a club but you do not get all the newspapers, you can find them on the Internet.

A lot of my friends are senior citizens and many do not have computers nor have they ever been on the Internet. I think they are missing out and I suggest they head to the library and visit the Internet. It is truly a most amazing place.

Lisa Noack