Chef Keem's Amazing People Lensography

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Chip Taylor Songs

Photo by Patrick Dentler "Wild Thing", "Angel of the Morning", "He Sits at My Table", "Papa Come Quick", "Country Girl, City Man", "Sweet Dream Woman", "I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face" - the list of Chip Taylor songs goes on and on. "Wild T...

My Wife - My Superhero!

We met online, in January of 2006. In May, we moved together into a new Austin, Texas apartment. In August, I married my wife and my superhero at a remote fishing lodge in Alaska. Soon, we'll celebrate our second anniversary. In this lens I will tel...

Michael Kunze - Drama Musicals Creator And My Greatest Mentor

Michael Kunze - most successful German stage author and musical producer of all times, and early mentor of my 1970's songwriter career - once rejected my song demos and influenced my entire creative life with his critical remarks. Michael lives...

The Anonymous Alcoholic - A Superhero

We are told that most alcoholics never make it into recovery. They die prematurely - in car accidents, from liver and heart diseases, or a variety of other related causes. Of those who find the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous or similar institutions of...

My Parents - My Superheroes!

My parents - Josef Thiemermann and Johanna Nowak - lived through some of the most difficult years in European history. They've succeeded against seemingly insurmountable odds - from the Russian front line in WWII, to famine and despair in the Austria...

Amazing Colleagues 

On Squidoo and in the food business

Maria Corbalan - Taco Xpress Austin, TX 78704

This is the story of Maria Corbalan from birth in Buenos Aires to Austin legend - her wild journey from homelessness to economic independence, from drug-induced disasters to recovery and healing - from dysfunction to success. Her courage inspires hun...

Margaret Schaut - Superhero!

Stan Lee, the legendary creator of Spider Man, describes the genuine qualities of a superhero - integrity, courage, self-sacrifice, and honesty. Using this expert list of human virtues and additional observations about my mentor and friend as my guid...

Dr. Kracker And George Eckrich

Meet the man behind your beloved Dr. Krackers: Co-founder George Eckrich. On this page, he will tell you all about the best "krackers" on todays' specialty food market. Find a link to the company website - www.drkracker.com - and watch videos introdu...

Superhero Squidoo

Imagine you meet someone new. He/she is very kind and helpful, right from the beginning of your budding relationship. He gives you a number of free tools, free advice, and free personal tutors that enable you to express yourself creatively in ways yo...

Squidoo House Band - The Music Of Squidoo Lensmasters!

This is a collection of music-related Squidoo lenses, featuring masterful lensmasters sharing their expertise in a variety of musical topics. Find original music videos, tutorials on playing drums and guitar, free music download sites, great sheet m...

Remarkable Folks In News And Politics 

America's Most Popular Populist - Jim Hightower

America's icon of the populist movement shops "green", of couse! Nearly every Saturday morning, down at the farmer's market in South Austin, a man walks by my booth, always shouting a friendly greeting. Sometimes he stops for a quick chuckle about th...

Barack Obama's Favorite Chocolates

Mr. Obama wants only the best of the candy world. His favorites? Smoked Sea Salt Caramel in Milk Chocolate, by Seattle-based Fran's Chocolates. Compare your favorites in this "sweet" poll and Holiday Gift Guide. Find shopping tips for Obama's chocola...

General Chuck Yeager

I feel very fortunate that I've been able to spend some time with General Chuck Yeager. He was my guest at the Driftwood Lodge in SE Alaska, during the first week of September 2007, and then again in 2008. We chatted a bit, he ate my food, but I main...

Whistleblowers

This lens tells the stories of usually ordinary people, often experts in their field, whose desire to "do the right thing" is stronger than their fear of potential threats to their own safety in the face of their actions. Whistleblowers often expose...

Iraq War Realities - On Videos By Casey Porter

Casey Porter has been "stop-lossed", the U.S. Army's way of keeping soldiers enlisted longer than their contracted time of service. Eight months into his second Iraq deployment, Casey Porter, like many more soldiers and veterans, no longer believes i...

And Then There Are... 

"Special Heroes"

Ms. Keemie's Free Love Advice Column

It doesn't matter why you're looking for advice on relationships or love - Ms. Keemie simply knows best! Falling in/out of love? Relationship with mother-in-law gone south? Best friends miffed? Lapdog growling atcha? Ms. Keemie's love advice column i...

Bear Hunting With Sarah Palin

Graphic images from a bear hunt, Sarah Palin on a bear rug, resources and links about Sarah Palin's position on bear, moose, wolve, and other big game hunting in Alaska. Even an interview with turkey killing in the background! All this and more in th...

Chef Keem And The "Knife-Slinging Panhandlers"

It's a chef's band and the band members are all chefs. Thus, the name "Knife-Slinging Panhandlers". Actually, they're multiple imaginative personalities of only one chef - me, Chef Keem. Me, Me, Me, and Me. Sounds self-centered? Yep. That's why this...

Farting As An Art Form: Joseph Pujol - Le Petomane.

Long before Paris Hilton, preachers, and other celebrity farting videos on YouTube became popular - there was Joseph Pujol. His stage name "Le Petomane" translates into "The Farting Maniac". For 2 years (1892-1894) he was the farting star attraction...

Top Baby Name: Obama!

Baby girl or baby boy - "Obama" might become the most popular baby name for 2008 and beyond! Read the story of one of the country's first "Baby Obamas", named even before Barack Obama was declared President-elect! We'll watch this trend for America's...

Amazing Lensmasters 

Inspiring people on Squidoo.com

Squidoo Charity Boosters

How do we make the world "a better place"? By contributing our own part - big or small! A 10%- donation of our lens earnings is not too much for most (if not all) of us, but if hundreds or (gasp!) thousands of Squidoo lensmasters come together in suc...

Do You Have The Courage To Ask For Help?

The inspiration came from a blog post on "Men with Pens": Do we have the courage to ask for help? Are we too proud to "bother" our friends in times of need? Is it embarrassing to ask for support when we fall short in our basic requirements for living...

"The Little Lens That Should" Squidoo Lens Booster Club!

This is the new Squidoo Lens Booster Club - supporting hidden gems of remarkable significance! Many of the finest Squidoo members create wonderful lenses which for some reason never attract much traffic. However, these lenses should be seen! They we...

The Most Important Squidoo Lenses For American Politics Today - Part 1.

Many Squidoo lensmasters have a keen sense of what is happening in America and in the world of today. Their pages are powerful documents of our reality as a nation and its citizens. American news and politics lenses might never gain the same populari...

Lensmasters Helping Lensmasters

Can we do it? That's the big question. Can we as a community of friendly lensmasters, known for their generous attitude toward help and support, handle a project of helping each other financially - without getting into fights about "Who's next?" and...