Some Ideas for .bashrc

alias bbc='lynx -term=vt100 http://news.bbc.co.uk/text_only.stm'
alias da='date "+%Y-%m-%d %A    %T %Z"'

# useful factoids 
# arranged by Library of Congress classes
alias fa='less /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc.txt'
alias faA='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__A.txt'
alias faB='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__B.txt'
alias faC='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__C.txt'
alias faD='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__D.txt'
alias faE='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__E.txt'
alias faF='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__F.txt'
alias faG='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__G.txt'
alias faH='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__H.txt'
alias faJ='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__J.txt'
alias faK='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__K.txt'
alias faL='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__L.txt'
alias faM='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__M.txt'
alias faN='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__N.txt'
alias faP='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__P.txt'
alias faQA='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__QA.txt'
alias faQB='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__QB.txt'
alias faQC='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__QC.txt'
alias faQD='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__QD.txt'
alias faQx='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__Qx.txt'
alias faR='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__R.txt'
alias faS='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__S.txt'
alias faT='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__T.txt'
alias faU='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__U.txt'
alias faV='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__V.txt'
alias faZ='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/PNNN____facts_etc__Z.txt'

# useful Web sites, books, and other resources
# arranged by Library of Congress classes
alias res='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc.txt'
alias resA='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__A.txt'
alias resB='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__B.txt'
alias resC='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__C.txt'
alias resD='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__D.txt'
alias resE='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__E.txt'
alias resF='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__F.txt'
alias resG='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__G.txt'
alias resH='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__H.txt'
alias resJ='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__J.txt'
alias resK='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__K.txt'
alias resL='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__L.txt'
alias resM='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__M.txt'
alias resN='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__N.txt'
alias resP='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__P.txt'
alias resQA='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__QA.txt'
alias resQB='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__QB.txt'
alias resQC='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__QC.txt'
alias resQD='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__QD.txt'
alias resR='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__R.txt'
alias resS='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__S.txt'
alias resT='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__T.txt'
alias resU='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__U.txt'
alias resV='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__V.txt'
alias resZ='vi /home/verbum/ANNN____maintenance/NNNN____addresslists_etc/ENNN____resources_etc__Z.txt'

alias term='xterm -bg AntiqueWhite -fg Black &'
alias termB='xterm -bg AntiqueWhite -fg NavyBlue &'
alias termG='xterm -bg AntiqueWhite -fg OliveDrab &'
alias termR='xterm -bg AntiqueWhite -fg DarkRed &'


# Envirnoment Canada public forecasts
alias wea='lynx term=vt100 http://weather.ec.gc.ca/forecast/city_e.html?yyz'

# current conditions at Buttonville Airport, Toronto
alias weaB='wmWeather -s CYKZ'