This is what I use for a home page (I never much liked the bookmarks menu).
This page is actually the genesis of how I started hacking HTML. I just opened up the (Netscape 3.x) bookmarks file
in a text editor and started deleting things till I got something compact and useful. The text box at the top is a Google search box.
Blogs
BoingBoing
| Charlie Stross
| John Scalzi
| DaringFireball
Gizmodo
| Engadget
| OhGizmo
| LifeHacker
| Idiot Toys
| Slashdot
| Digg
| Reddit
Yahoo, Etc. Yahoo | Yahoo Mail | My Yahoo | Yahoo Most Emailed | BBC Day in Pics
Movie Info IMDB | RottenTomatoes | Yahoo Movies
Mac S/W Version Tracker | MacUpdate | Bombich S/W | Applejack
PC S/W Event IDs | JSI Inc NT Reg Hacks | SysInternals
Viri Info McAfee Virus Library | CERT Virus Info | CERT Advisories
Apple Apple | Jobs | Apple Store | Mac Products Guide | Apple Support | K-Base search | Apple Spec Database | Apple Discussions | A D C | ADC Ref library
Microsoft MS Downloads | Search Microsoft | MS KnowledgeBase
JobStuff WorkInTX | TX DIR | Austin Jobclub | ComputerJobs | JobCentral | Dice | HotJobs | Monster | CareerBuilder | UT Jobs | JobAnimal
Fun / Funni FoundryMusic | OnA | OandA Radio | I Love Bacon | The Onion | Red Meat
People/Phone Searching AnyWho People | Switchboard.com | WhitePages.com | Phone Finder | Verizon Reverse lookup | Zip Code Lookup
Mapping Google Maps | Yahoo Maps | Map-O-Rama | MapqBlast | Tiger Mapping | Maps On Us
Reference WikiPedia | Merriam-Webster | Thesarus.com | CIA World Factbook | Latin/English Dict. | Medical Search | Kelly Blue Book
Internet Reference IP Address? | DNS Stuff | Internet Traffic Report | American Registry of Internet #'s | Firewall Checker
Shopping Stuff BookPool | Amazon | PriceWatch | DealMac | Slick Deals | Deal2Buy | MonoPrice
Sci-Fi Sci-Fi Channel | The SF Site | A P O D | Hubble Pics | Hubble Wallpaper
Personal GWFS.com | WebSiteLabels | Kailua HS
Austin
Austin Live MX
| Austin Clubs/Venues
| Austinist
| Austin Parks
| Vice guide
| Cap City Comedy
| Flickr Austin
Traffic Cam
| ATX Sport and Social
| Austin Darts