My Squidoo Lensography
Welcome to my Squidoo lensography. I started on Squidoo to promote our on-line business and discovered one of the best online communities with some of the greatest people online. I was instantly hooked and inspired by all the great stories, and intrigued by the wealth of information resources offered by so many lensmasters. Squidoo gave me gave me the opportunity to help one of my favorite charities, The Salvation Army, by writing about my favorite areas of interest, which include arts, crafts, books, and my hometown of Chicago.
I was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. I have worked in the corporate world for over 35 years. I have also been associated with a few online businesses with my husband. I am very passionate about all kinds of crafts, from miniature painting to knitting and crocheting with vintage fabrics and yarns. I also love to sew and find it difficult to pass up a good piece of fabric. I love to read a lot of books and have developed a following for my favorite authors. My Husband also loves to paint in his spare time, mainly abstract art. Contrary to my husband, I still love the look and feel of a paper book. He gets mad when I reach for the good old Webster Dictionary, while he always uses the online Dictionary, yet there are instances when I love to use online resources, such as Wikipedia and the online Thesaurus.
I made Giant Squid in January of 2009 with the support of my husband, David. It was quite an accomplishment for me because of my hectic work hours. I thought it would take me a lot longer to achieve the rank of Giant Squid, but Squidoo is so much fun and the lens just continue to add up. My goal now is the Giant Squid 100. Squidoo offers so many tools and support to its lensmasters, which aspires me to try and achieve great heights on Squidoo.
My Kind of Town, Chicago
Chicago Featured Lenses
The Chicago Lenses will give you a scenic look into Chicago's places to visit and about the city's many sports teams. You will find the city's most popular pizzerias under Food Lenses, as well as about one of our other favorites, the Chicago Style Hot Dog. You can also learn about one of the city's most beautiful parks, and even a bit about Chicago's fascinating history. Although brief, it will be a personal and great summary of the fun places to see and visit in Chicago from a local's perspective. Please check back from time to time for additional updates and new lenses.
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About Chicago
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Welcome, This lens is all about the city I was born and raised in Chicago IL. Chicago has many nicknames such as: "The Windy City", The White City, The Second City, Chi-Town, Hog Butcher for the World, City of the Big Shoulders, The Chi and The City...
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Chicago Sports
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Welcome! This lens is all about our lovable Chicago Teams, from the Cubs to the White Sox. Even though we keep hoping for a World Series or Superbowl, it's wait until next year around here! Cubs fans have been waiting for over one hundred years, but...
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Chicago's Millennium Park
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Welcome! This lens features one of Chicago's most magnificent public parks, Millennium Park. Millennium Park is an award-winning center for art, music, architecture and landscape design. The result of a unique partnership between the City of Chicago...
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Chicago's Cloud Gate
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Welcome, this lens is about one of my home town's tourist attractions, Cloud Gate, a/k/a the Bean. Cloud Gate is British artist Anish Kapoor's first public outdoor work installed in the United States. Situated in beautiful Millennium Park in downtown...
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Portage Park in Chicago, IL
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Portage Park was created in 1913 by the Old Portage Park District, an independent park board formed by local citizens to enhance property values and improve their northwest side neighborhood. The name of the new park district, and that of its first a...
Chicago And It's Foods
Food Related Lens
Writing about food was an interesting experience. It was easy to describe what I loved about some of my favorite foods, but on the other hand, it was also a challenge for me to describe what made them so enjoyable to eat. Overall, it was fun researching and learning about the history of Chicago pizzerias and the Chicago style hot dog. I have so many other favorite foods so I know that from time to time I will definitely be adding future food lenses.
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Chicago's Deep Dish Pizza
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Welcome! This lens is about Chicago's delicious Deep Dish Pizza. As a Chicagoan, we have a vast array of pizzerias around our metropolitan area. Different restaurants are known for different styles of pizza, but the one that really stands out from th...
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Parmesan Cheese Ball: The Best Cheese Ball Ever
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This is the best cheese ball recipe ever because it is so delicious, and also a very simple recipe to make. I discovered this recipe over 30 years ago and it has always been very popular at parties and family events. To this day it continues to be a...
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The Potato
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Welcome, this lens is about the potato, which is a very popular and delicious food. It's amazing how many different ways potatoes can be prepared. Some of the most popular forms of cooking a potato are as hot and crispy when fried, creamy and soft wh...
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Naga Jolokia - Bhut Jolokia
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Welcome! This lens is about the Naga Jolokia (a.k.a. Bhut Jolokia) chili pepper. Guinness World Records certified the Bhut Jolokia as the world's hottest chili pepper. This pepper is twice as hot as the Red Savina pepper. Read where they come from an...
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Chicago Style Hot Dogs
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Welcome! This lens is about one of Chicagos' favorite foods, the Chicago-style hot dog. It's either steamed, boiled, or broiled all-beef hot dog on a poppy seed bun, which originated in the city of Chicago, Illinois. The hot dog is topped with mustar...
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Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
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Welcome! This lens was made for "The Official Squidoo Thanksgiving Cookoff for Charity" in support of The Salvation Army. The lens is about one of my family's favorite Thanksgiving side dishes, stuffing. We still...
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Sweet Potato Pie
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Welcome! This lens is about one of my family's favorite desert recipe which we make for our holiday dinners especially Thanksgiving, sweet potato pie! Below you could find the simple sweet potato pie recipe we use.
Book Lenses
Some of the books I have read
I love to read every chance I get. Since I take public transportation to and from work, it gives me the opportunity to immerse myself in a good book for close to an hour each way. I read everything from non-fiction, which recently have been auto/biographies, such as James Lipton, Charles Lindbergh, and Winston Churchill -- to fiction, which have included several series like The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter novels, Narnia series, Cormac McCarthy trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, and Cities of the Plain; Isabel Allende novels to Jane Austen, John Steinbeck, Anton Chekhov, and John Irving novels. I also enjoy reading poetry, but long is the list of books I've yet to read, including the shelves of countless vintage books that I've picked up at book fairs throughout the years. I truly enjoy reading and always look forward to starting the next book.
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Good Books To Read
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Welcome! This lens is about some of my favorite books that I've read over the past few years. As an avid reader, I'm always on the lookout for that next great read for my commute to work. I enjoy acquiring books from many sources and throughout my hu...
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James Lipton's Inside Inside
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Welcome, this lens is about the remarkable book "Inside Inside" written by author James Lipton. Mr. Lipton candidly reveals many of his intimate experiences throughout his life. You'll learn about his academic accomplishments, his achievements as an...
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Eat Pray Love
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This book is about one woman's life experience and her courage to change her life. At a time in her life when she has finally achieved everything anyone could ever want both personally and professionally, she finds herself feeling that deep down she...
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Memoirs Of A Geisha
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Welcome, this lens is about the novel entitled Memoirs of A Geisha. This story unfolds in 1930s Japan as a young girl experiences many hardships and traumatic events over a short span of time so early on in her life. After several heartbreaking event...
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Cormac McCarthy
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Welcome! This lens is about one of my all-time favorite authors, the award-winning renowned Cormac McCarthy. He has written ten novels in the Southern Gothic, western, and post-apocalyptic genres. Some of his novels have been made into movies. One of...
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The Secret Life of Bees
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This story is set in South Carolina in 1964. It's about a 14 year old girl, Lily Owens, whose life is changed forever after losing her mother at a very young age. Lily lives with her father and is cared for by Rosaleen, but her father never shows Lil...
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Zorro Novel
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Welcome! This lens is about the amazing novel Zorro by author Isabel Allende. I was very surprised to learn that this author was first approached in 2003 to write a prequel to the original Zorro story by the owners of the character's copyright --...
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Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
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Author Dan Brown has written yet another fascinating novel filled with intrigue, suspense, kidnapping and murder. Symbologist professor Robert Langdon receives his friend Peter's invitation to speak in Washington, DC. Upon his arrival, Dr. Langdo...
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Water For Elephants
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Welcome, this lens is about the novel "Water for Elephants," which I enjoyed reading very much. The story is about an older man that thinks back to his youth and then the story really begins. The time is set in the early 1930s d...
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The Taste Of Conquest
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The next book I plan to read is entitled "The Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice." Recently, as I was watching TV and surfing channels, I stopped on one of the food channels and watched an interview in progress. T...
Black & White Movies
Vintage Movie Lenses
Pass the popcorn and a box of Kleenex -- I could watch these oldies for hours. I have been a very passionate fan of the black and white movies since my early teens. Over the years, I have collected hundreds of movies, mostly oldies. I have boxes of them on VHS, bummer that went the way of the beta-maxx. So I started collecting them on DVD, but wait here comes Blu-ray. I think I will wait a while before collecting anymore movies.
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Rebecca The Movie
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Welcome, this lens is about one of my favorite black and white movies, Rebecca, which was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. I first saw this movie many years ago, and never tire of watching it from time to time. I love the plot, mystery and suspense.
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Now Voyager 1942 Film
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Welcome, this lens is all about the 1942 film "Now, Voyager", one of my favorite movies starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid and Claude Rains. This film happens to be one of Bette Davis' most challenging roles that earned her an Academy Award nominatio...
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Wuthering Heights
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Welcome, This lens is about the 1939 classic romantic drama Wuthering Heights. This internationally-acclaimed masterpiece film is based on Emily Bronte's classic novel -- a story of love, passion, hatred and revenge. Starring Laurence Olivier as Heat...
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Laura The Movie
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Welcome, this lens is about the 1944 film Laura, an Academy Award-winning film noir directed by Otto Preminger and starring Gene Tierney as Laura, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, and Judith Anderson. This movie plot is filled with mystery,...
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The Ghost and Mrs Muir
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Welcome, this lens is about a 1947 black and white film, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. This is a romantic fantasy film, which takes place in the early 1900s. A young widow, Lucy Muir (played by Gene Tierney) and her daughter (played by a very young Natali...
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Eternally Yours 1939 Film
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Welcome! This lens is about Eternally Yours, a wonderful black and white movie starring Loretta Young and David Niven. David Niven portrays the part of a famous magician, The Great Arturo, and he enjoys his fame until one day when he meets a gi...
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The Bachelor Mother
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Welcome, this lens is about one of my favorite black and white movies, The Bachelor Mother. This movie is a great romantic comedy and a very fun movie to watch. It all begins with Polly Parrish (portrayed by Ginger Rogers) as a single gir...
Color Movie Lenses
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Moonstruck 1987 Movie
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Welcome, this lens is about Moonstruck a 1987 romantic comedy film starring Cher as Loretta, a role that earned her a Best Actress Oscar. Loretta is a 37 year old widow that is engaged to be married with 42 year old Johnny (Danny Aiello). But even be...
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Desperately Seeking Susan
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Welcome, this lens is about the movie "Desperately Seeking Susan." This movie was surprisingly a wonderful comedy romance and although Madonna portrayed Susan, it was really Rosanna Arquette who plays the prominent role of "Roberta," an unhappy house...
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The Last Time I Saw Paris
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Welcome, this lens is about the movie "The Last Time I Saw Paris," released in 1954. This classic movie is a romantic drama made by MGM, and set in post-World War II Paris. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor and Van Johnson, with Walter Pidgeon, Donna R...
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Public Enemies 2009 Movie
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Welcome! This lens is about the movie "Public Enemies," opening day was July 1, 2009. The movie features Johnny Depp in the role of public enemy number one, John Dillinger, and Christian Bale (Batman) will play FBI agent Melvin Purvis. The movie will...
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Some Like It Hot Film
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Welcome, this lens is about the black and white 1959 movie "Some Like It Hot" starring Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemon, Tony Curtis, Joe E. Brown, Edward G. Robinson and George Raft. It is a wonderful comedy, which is really an understatem...
Crafting As A Hobby
My Craft Lens
These are some of my lenses reflecting some of my pass-time hobbies. I love to sew and it was enjoyable trying other fun projects, such as sewing doll dresses. Later, I tried working with polymer clay and enjoyed making mini teapots, which I used to make and sell on ebay along with mini paintings that were purchased by doll house collectors. I also love fabrics and combined my love of fabrics with another favorite hobby of mine, knitting. The Handmade Knitted Purses are made by recycling some of my vintage fabrics I have collected over the years.
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Miniature Paintings OOAK
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Welcome, this lens is about miniature paintings especially made for the dollhouse market, and which have become very collectible today. I have been painting miniature paintings as a hobby for over twenty-five years and have also sold some of my work...
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Making Doll Clothing
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Welcome! This lens is about one of my favorite past-time hobbies - sewing doll clothing. In this lens you'll find information on how to get started on this wonderful hobby as well as some great design ideas and other related books on the subject....
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Miniature Teapots
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Welcome! This lens is about miniature teapots made of polymer clay, which are very popular with dollhouse enthusiasts and collectors. The teapots can be made in different scales to fit different dollhouses. These miniature teapots are usually bought...
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Handmade Knitted Purses
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Welcome, this lens is about knitted purses that I made using recycled fabrics. The knitting process I used was unique because it involved cutting strips of fabric (1/2 inch wide), connecting all of the strips into one long strip (to form a fabric bal...
Party Supplies For Themes
Party Theme Lenses
These lenses feature the many wonderful party themes and supplies that make it so easy for anyone to throw a party. Whether it be for children, teens or adults, these lenses offer many ideas and fun props to help put together any theme celebration for large gatherings to a small private party for two. Whatever the reason, the party supply store offers many affordable and fun theme ideas for celebrating any size party.
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Ironman Party Supplies
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Welcome! This lens is about Marvel Comics Super Hero Iron Man, which was brought to life in 2008 by Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark. The movie was excellent and portrayed a modern view of the character. The characters were so life-like, and with the...
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Kung Fu Panda
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Welcome! This lens is about the adorable chubby Panda Po and his friends from the movie Kung Fu Panda. The Kung Fu Panda birthday party theme is based on the 2008 animated film about a bungling panda who aspires to be a kung fu warrior.
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Wall-E Birthday Party
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Welcome, This lens is about the lovable robot from the movie Wall-E. The Wall-E birthday party theme is based on the soon to be released movie. The year is 2700. WALL-E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover...
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Hawaiian Luau Party
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Aloha! This lens is about the Hawaiian Luau. A Luau is a Hawaiian feast. It may feature food, such as poi, kalua pig, poke, lomi salmon, opihi, haupia, and entertainment, such as Hawaiian music and hula. Among people from Hawaii, the concepts of &qu...
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Party Supplies
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Welcome! This lens is about all the popular party themes available today. Here you will find information and budget tips to some of the most popular party themes available online from PartySupplyStore.com. If you need an idea for your next party this...
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Childrens Birthday Parties
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Welcome, This lens features popular characters used for children party themes. With all the new movies out this summer the party theme changes from year to year. While some of the classics we grew up with remain timeless, each year marks a special mi...
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Pinata Party
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A pinata is a brightly-colored paper mache container filled with an assortment of candies and toys. The pinata is usually suspended on a rope from a tree branch or ceiling. Pinata's are used for almost all celebrations in Mexico. Blindfolded children...
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Party Pups Party Supplies
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Welcome! This Lens is about those adorable Party Pups and party supplies for a dog party. Having a party for dogs is becoming more popular each day and it's amazing to see how many beautiful party supplies are available to help make your pet's party...
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Quinceanera Party
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Welcome, This lens is dedicated to the Quinceanera Party. A Quinceanera is a Hispanic girl's 15th birthday celebration in the Hispanic culture. At fifteen it represents a coming of age acknowledgment by the family, it is a special occasion because it...
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Cheaper Wedding Favors
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Welcome! This lens is about how to save money on your wedding favors. Depending on the size and budget for your wedding, wedding favors could be an added expense, especially in this economy. The following are simple ways to save money on your wedding...
Office Work Lenses
Office Work Lenses, Skills and Experience
These lenses feature some background information on working as a legal secretary, and working as a paralegal, as well as some related skills and experiences. I also thought it would be interesting to make a lens on the obsolete skill called shorthand, which I still love to use to this day. I find it very amusing to see the puzzled look on a person's face when they watch me writing shorthand, and I'm always glad to answer any questions about this ancient skill. I've included some information about the aforementioned positions as well as the positive and challenging aspects of working with computers.
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Paralegal Work
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Welcome to our Paralegal lens! A paralegal is also referred to as a legal assistant. A paralegal's role in a law office consists of assisting an attorney with legal research, summarizing deposition transcripts, assisting with drafting and filing lega...
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About Pitman Shorthand
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My Experience with Pitman Shorthand. When I entered my sophomore year in high school back in the early 70s, there were some business-office classes that were being introduced into the curriculum. These classes sounded interesting and one of the class...
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Legal Secretary
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Welcome, this lens is about the legal secretary, one of the many secretarial fields available today. Below you will find some information relating to the legal secretarial field, such as how the work differs in various areas of law, the basics of bec...
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Shorthand
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Welcome! This lens is about my general experience with shorthand. I was introduced to shorthand in my first year of college. Shorthand was a requirement to get into legal secretarial school back in the 70s. At that time, shorthand was a form of speed...
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Gregg Shorthand
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Welcome, this lens is about the art of shorthand, a speed writing skill considered ancient by today's work standards. As ancient a form as it is, the art of shorthand is a complete other language that has become, unfortunately, obsolete.
Writers and Authors Lenses
Background Information
These lenses describe the background of several writers and their published works. I've read the published works of James Lipton and Cormac McCarthy, which are described in more detail on their respective lenses. As for Vera Caspary, I read only one of her novels, Rebecca, which was later made into a movie that was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Rebecca is one of my favorite black and white movies, and I must admit that although I enjoyed the novel, I enjoyed the movie so much more.
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Vera Caspary
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Welcome, this lens is about legendary writer Vera Caspary, who wrote, among many works for the screen and stage, the movie "Laura." Ms. Caspary would write many adaptations for the screen and stage, in America and Europe. Ms. Caspary would also work...
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James Lipton
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James Lipton (born September 19, 1926) is an American writer, poet, producer, pilot, actor and dean emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School in New York City. He generously shares the intimate details of his family experiences from early childhood...
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Cormac McCarthy
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Welcome! This lens is about one of my all-time favorite authors, the award-winning renowned Cormac McCarthy. He has written ten novels in the Southern Gothic, western, and post-apocalyptic genres. Some of his novels have been made into movies. One of...
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Isabel Allende
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Welcome! This lens is about one of my favorite authors Isabel Allende. I first heard about Isabel Allende through a friend. I was so amazed by her style of writing, which instantly drew me into her stories. Each story captures your imagination and he...
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John Irving
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Welcome! This lens is about one of my favorite authors, John Irving, who has written over nine novels, among them "The World According to Garp, The Hotel New Hampshire, The Cider House Rules, A Prayer for Owen Meany, A Widow for One Year, and A son o...
Classic Actresses of the 1920s 1930s
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Actress Mary Pickford
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Welcome! This lens is about beloved silent film actress Mary Pickford. Born in 1892 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Gladys Louise Smith, she started working at the young age of seven when she was offered a bit part at Toronto's Princess Theater in a s...
Places To See and Visit
Travel Lenses
The following are several lenses of beautiful places to visit. Paris and Hawaii what two fantastic destinations for a vacation. The picture featured above was taken during one of our vacations in Maui. Visiting such exotic destinations are always a memorable life experience, and always leave you with the notion of returning back some day.
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All Things Paris France
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Bonjour! This lens is about Paris France, also known as the city of lights and romance. Paris is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, with over 30 million foreign visitors per year. This fabulous city with its world famous iconi...
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About Chicago
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Welcome, This lens is all about the city I was born and raised in Chicago IL. Chicago has many nicknames such as: "The Windy City", The White City, The Second City, Chi-Town, Hog Butcher for the World, City of the Big Shoulders, The Chi and The City...
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Hawaii The 50th State
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Aloha! This lens is all about the beautiful state of Hawaii, the 50th state of the United States of America. From the moment you arrive at the airport, you could feel the Aloha atmosphere. In this lens you will read information about Hawaii and some...
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Welcome! This lens is about Vacationing in Las Vegas. Although we're fortunate to live in a big city like Chicago with its abundance of parks, museums and nature trails, over the years as we became empty-nesters, we grew fond of Vegas as one of our f...
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Polynesian Cultural Center
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Aloha! This lens is about one of my favorite attractions when visiting the Island of Oahu in Hawaii, The Polynesian Cultural Center. The Center offers visitors a true look into the Polynesian culture from seven Island cultures that include Hawaii, F...
Music Lenses
Carlos Santana and Israel "Iz" Kaanoi Kamakawiwoole
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Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
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Aloha, Israel "Iz" Kaanoi Kamakawiwoole remains my favorite Hawaiian musician. On one trip to Oahu, I learned more about this influential Hawaiian musician. One of his most memorable songs for which he is known is the medley "Over the Rainbow/What a...
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Carlos Santana
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Carlos Santana is one of the most musically talented and famous guitarists in the world. Some of my favorite Santana music spans from his earlier sounds of the 60s through some of his equally great works of today, and throughout this musical journey...
Popular Chefs on TV
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Guy Fieri Diners, Drive-Ins Dives
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Welcome! This Squid Who lens is about the Food Network Guy Fieri. Guy was the winner of the second season of The Next Food Network Star. And a star he has become with three shows under his belt, my favorite being Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. One of o...
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Chef Rick Bayless
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Welcome! This Squid Who lens is about one of my favorite Chicago Restauranteurs, Chef Rick Bayless. Eating at his restaurants is always a wonderful and enjoyable experience. We're very fortunate to have Rick Bayless' restaurants so close to us here i...
Beverage Lenses
Beer and Soda Lenses and more
The following lenses were written to provide some information, interesting facts, and hopefully some answers on the background and history regarding each of these interesting topics.
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Microbrew Craftbrew Beers
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Welcome, this lens is all about the fascinating history of microbrewering, from the beginning to present day. Learn about the voluminous resources and international history of microbrews. A microbrewery, or craft brewery, is a modern brewery which pr...
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Coca Cola Video Showcase
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Welcome, This Lens is about one of the the most popular and biggest-selling soft drink in history, as well as the best-known product in the world Coca-Cola. In this Squid Vids lens you will find a collection of some of my favorite Coca-Cola video'...
Collectibles Lenses
American icon from the 1930's, Betty Boop
I was curious and have always been interested in learning more about the famous American icon, Betty Boop. It was a great experience to research and write about her fascinating history.
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Betty Boop Cartoons
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Welcome! This lens is all about that American icon from the 1930's, Betty Boop. I have seen Betty Boop merchandise and cartoons since I was a child but never knew the story behind the iconic character. So here I have created this lens to tell the sto...
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Baking Ornaments
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Welcome! This lens is about a hobby I have shared with three of my friends for six years now. Below you will find out how I got started collecting Baking Ornaments. Baking ornaments take many different forms and colors, from a simple rolling pin to h...
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Radio Flyer Wagon
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Welcome! This lens is about the Radio Flyer wagon and its impact in pop culture. The little red wagon has its roots here in Chicago and although I never had my very own Radio Flyer wagon as a child, my husband did. What started as a dream for a humbl...
Artist Lenses
Glass Artist Dale Chihuly
This lens is about the world renowned master glassblowing artist, Dale Chihuly. I first saw Chihuly's exquisite glass work exhibit in 1999 at the Garfield Conservatory in Chicago and have since been inspired and drawn-in by the beauty and mastery of his colorful glass sculptures.
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Dale Chihuly
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Welcome, this lens is about the world renowned master glassblowing artist, Dale Chihuly. I first saw Chihuly's exquisite glass work exhibit in 1999 at the Garfield Conservatory in Chicago and have since been inspired and drawn-in by the beauty and ma...
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Abstract Outsider Art
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Welcome! this lens is about abstract art. The paintings featured in this lens are from my husband (Mixed Media) outsider artist David Romaxx . His colorful abstract artwork comes from his own perception of everyday themes, people, flowers, nature and...
Holiday Gift Lenses
Chocolates and Gift Baskets
These lens are about some wonderful gifts for every occasion, gift baskets and chocolates.
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Gourmet Gift Baskets, Care Packages
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Welcome! This lens is all about gift baskets. The gift baskets featured in this lens are from the great collection at PartySupplyStore.com. Gift baskets are perfect for every occasion - Holidays, Special Events, Anniversary, Wedding Wishes, to expres...
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Valentine's Day Chocolates
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Welcome, this lens is about the wonderful and delicious chocolate! Valentine's Day is one of the biggest holidays for chocolate sales. The one thing that can melt many a heart is chocolate, especially when received with affection on Valentines Day. H...
Shareware Software Lens
Coffee Cup
Since 1996 CoffeeCup has been making software that helps the average person create professional looking websites without the cost of many of the other expensive web design programs. Their amazing easy-to-use, user friendly program interface allows the novice or pro webmaster the ability to achieve very high quality results in no time at all. Download Free Trial HTML, Flash and Web Design Software... Coffee Cup Download
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CoffeeCup Software Free Downloads
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Welcome This lens is all about CoffeeCup Software. I have been a CoffeeCup Ambassador for over four years now. But since 1996 CoffeeCup has been making software that helps the average person create professional looking websites without the cost of ma...
Home Decorating Lens
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Interior Decorating DIY
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Interior decorators plan interior spaces of almost every type and browsing sources about home interior decorating designs will give you a better idea of their characteristics regarding color, furnishings, flooring and accessories. With your individua...
Comedy Lenses
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Three Stooges Funny-Captions
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Welcome! This lens is about The Three Stooges, an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early-to-mid-1900s best known for their numerous short subject films, which we can still view on reruns today. This lens is made of the new Squidoo Caption Mo...
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Comedian Carrot Top
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Welcome! This lens is about one of my favorite comedians, Carrot Top, a famous props comedian. I had the pleasure of seeing Carrot Top perform at the Luxor casino in Las Vegas last year. He is very talented, has a great act and always makes me laugh....
Domain Names Lenses
All about Domain Names and Frequently Asked Questions.
These lenses Have Domain Names Frequently Asked Questions and have a lot of information about the process of buying and hosting a domain name.
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Asia Domain Name FAQ
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Welcome! This lens is all about the .Asia domain names. How to register and the restrictions that apply in order to register a .Asia domain. Experts predict that 95 percent of all South Korean households will be wired for broadband Internet by the ye...
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.Me Domains FAQ
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Welcome! This lens will explain the new .ME domain name. The hot new domain name that's all about you! This new domain name could be used for a Web-site or as an email account, registering a .ME gives you a truly personal address on the Web. Perfect...
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Domain Names FAQ
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Welcome! This lens you will find answers to Frequently Asked Questions relating to domain name registration. Here you will find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions on registering a new domain name and Country-code TLDs. Links are a...
Twttrstrm Lens
You can start your own debate, too. Make your own TWTTRSTRM here
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Sam's Club vs. Costco
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Welcome! This TwttrStrm is about the two super warehouse clubs. Sam's Club backed by parent company WalMart or Costco Warehouse. They both offer comparable merchandise featuring different trademarks and brands. We have membership cards for both wareh...
Giant Squid Summer School Challenge
As part of the Giant Squid Summer School, participating Giants receive a specific weekly lens making challenge every week. Below you will see the weekly lens as I add them. Don't forget to visit the other lens at the Giant Squid Summer School Challenge home page. There will be eight weekly assignments to complete.
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Three Stooges Funny-Captions
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Welcome! This lens is about The Three Stooges, an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early-to-mid-1900s best known for their numerous short subject films, which we can still view on reruns today. This lens is made of the new Squidoo Caption Mo...
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Maxtor External Hard Drive
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Welcome! The theme for this summer school lens is to write about the one thing we would save if a home fire occurred, God forbid. Family and pets were obvious of course and not in this topic, so for this challenge I chose to write about my Maxtor Ext...
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La Villa Restaurant
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Welcome! this lens is for week three of giant squid summer school. The topic is to rate one of my favorite restaurants in my home town of Chicago. My husband and I have been going to this neighborhood restaurant for over ten years. The food is excell...
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E. Joseph Cossman
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Welcome! this lens is based on the Giant Squid Summer School week 4, Acknowledgments. Besides my parents who have been my most important supporters and advisers in my life, whom I love very much and constantly thank for all they have done and continu...
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How To Make Crusty French Bread
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Welcome! This lens is for week five of Squidoo Summer School. The topic is to make a how-to lens from your own personal experience. I chose one of my family's favorites, my Crusty French Bread recipe. No exact science here, just a great tasting l...
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Sears-Tower or Willis Tower
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Welcome ! This lens is all about one of the most recognized buildings in the world, The Sears Tower completed May 3, 1973. The Sears Tower held the record for the world's tallest building in the world for 25 years until the Petronas Towers in Kuala L...
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The Taste Of Conquest
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The next book I plan to read is entitled "The Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice." Recently, as I was watching TV and surfing channels, I stopped on one of the food channels and watched an interview in progress. T...
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Chicago Staycation Vacation
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Welcome, this lens is for Giant Squid Summer School Week 8: A Favorite Amusement Destination. We're very fortunate to live in our home town of Chicago and although there are many fun things to do in our windy city throughout the year, there are espec...
Halloween Themes
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Halloween Party Theme
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Welcome! this lens is all about one of my favorite characters for Halloween. It used to be that the male lead characters in many black and white vampire movies would wear the famous black cape over a dark suit, were from Transylvania, had a spooky vo...
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Halloween Costumes
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Welcome! This lens is about creative and fun Halloween costumes for children and teens of all ages, and for adults as well. You'll also find exciting party favorites to make any Halloween party a haunting and smashing success! The items featured...
Purple Star Lenses
I'm Very Honor To Have Received These Awards.
Lenses awarded the prestigious Purple Star. I want to Thank all the Giant Squid Organizers for the honor! And also all the Squidoo community for your help and support. Thank You!
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Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
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Welcome! This lens was made for "The Official Squidoo Thanksgiving Cookoff for Charity" in support of The Salvation Army. The lens is about one of my family's favorite Thanksgiving side dishes, stuffing. We still...
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How To Make Crusty French Bread
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Welcome! This lens is for week five of Squidoo Summer School. The topic is to make a how-to lens from your own personal experience. I chose one of my family's favorites, my Crusty French Bread recipe. No exact science here, just a great tasting l...
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Three Stooges Funny-Captions
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Welcome! This lens is about The Three Stooges, an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early-to-mid-1900s best known for their numerous short subject films, which we can still view on reruns today. This lens is made of the new Squidoo Caption Mo...
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Chicago Staycation Vacation
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Welcome, this lens is for Giant Squid Summer School Week 8: A Favorite Amusement Destination. We're very fortunate to live in our home town of Chicago and although there are many fun things to do in our windy city throughout the year, there are espec...
Charity Lens
These Lenses donate to Different Squidoo Charities
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Milagro Foundation
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Welcome! This lens is about one of my favorite charities started by Deborah and Carlos Santana. Milagro ("Miracle") is a charitable foundation that supports underrepresented and underprivileged children and youth in the areas of arts, education and h...
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Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
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Aloha, Israel "Iz" Kaanoi Kamakawiwoole remains my favorite Hawaiian musician. On one trip to Oahu, I learned more about this influential Hawaiian musician. One of his most memorable songs for which he is known is the medley "Over the Rainbow/What a...
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Cormac McCarthy
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Welcome! This lens is about one of my all-time favorite authors, the award-winning renowned Cormac McCarthy. He has written ten novels in the Southern Gothic, western, and post-apocalyptic genres. Some of his novels have been made into movies. One of...
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Dale Chihuly
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Welcome, this lens is about the world renowned master glassblowing artist, Dale Chihuly. I first saw Chihuly's exquisite glass work exhibit in 1999 at the Garfield Conservatory in Chicago and have since been inspired and drawn-in by the beauty and ma...
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Eat Pray Love
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This book is about one woman's life experience and her courage to change her life. At a time in her life when she has finally achieved everything anyone could ever want both personally and professionally, she finds herself feeling that deep down she...
Lensmaster Romaxx has been a member since February 2 2008, has rated 9,791 lenses, favorited 725, and has created 96 lenses from scratch. Diana Romaxx donates their royalties to Salvation Army: Indiana Division. This member's top-ranked page is "How To Make Crusty French Bread". See all my lenses
The Salvation Army
Diana Romaxx donates her royalties to Salvation Army
Headquartered in Indianapolis, The Salvation Army Indiana Division is committed to Doing the Most Good for our neighbors in need, right here in central Indiana and beyond. The hungry and homeless, abused and addicted: Your generosity goes here. Thanks!
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- imolaK imolaK Nov 12, 2009 @ 4:23 pm
- This is a nice lensography. You wrote about so many themes.
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- LotusPetalYoga LotusPetalYoga Oct 30, 2009 @ 9:16 am
- I am thinking about making a lensography for myself and came upon yours, its great! so much interesting information, its nice to get to know you.
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- superbookdepot superbookdepot Oct 24, 2009 @ 1:52 am
- Nice and very beautifully laid out lens. I would really appreciate it if you visit my Best Biographies & Memoirs Books lens and put your views there. Hope you will take out some time to rate it too.
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- tandemonimom tandemonimom Feb 27, 2009 @ 9:46 am
- What a wonderful and diverse collection of lenses! I love finding a lensography that not only shows off a bunch of great lenses, it does it so well both visually and organizationally. 5* and lensrolled to my lensography.
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