August 2009
How it works:
- Have a lens for a day's topic? Add it to the list.
- Like the topic but don't have a lens? Make one (a great one!) and add it.
- Check out the lenses for the day's topic and vote for the ones you like (or don't).
- Visit the Carnival of Squid every week to see which lenses made the cut.
Week 1
August 3: Opera
Back in 1778, the opera house La Scala opened in Milan, Italy, with a performance of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta. So are you into opera? What your favorite? Do you have a favorite singer, opera house, composer? Think opera should be banned from the planet? Let's hear about it!
Photo Credit: Addictive Picasso on flickr.
Celes Opera - from videogame to opera house
Originally a short subgame in a Final Fantasy RPG, more...1 point
Opera for Children
Opera connotes a high brow artistic entertainment. more...1 point
August 4: National Mustard Day
It's my favorite condiment in just about any form (and on just about anything!). Did you know you could use it to cure heartburn? Yep! It's the greatest! So how about telling me more about mustard - homemade recipes, folk uses, growing a mustard plant, history, varieties, you name it. It's all about the fabulous yellow stuff today!
Photo Credit: SuziJane on flickr.
Mustard Yellow to Spice Up Your Wardrobe
Change your wardrobe from bland to bold with this more...2 points
Suzie's English Mustard Talk
Phew! I like it hot.You must know the feeling, sur more...1 point
August 5: American Bandstand
After several years in a local market, "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC in 1957. It's now an icon of American pop culture after years of giving teenagers a chance to learn the latest dance moves and discover new music they might not have heard on their local radio station. So let's host our own version with lenses of artists who performed on American Bandstand over the years.
Donny|Marie|theOsmonds
Well, there's Donny, and Marie ... oh! and little more...2 points
Summer of Love Great Sounds Video Showcase
I was a teenager in the 1960's during a time of re more...1 point
My Summer of Love Virtual Concert
My Summer of Love Virtual Concert will benefit our more...1 point
1950's Rock and Roll Hits!
I was born in 1944--the most perfect time in histo more...0 points
Elvis Presley Christmas Duets
Elvis Presley has been dead for 31 years but that more...0 points
Sing With Elvis Presley and Record Your Song As A Christmas eCard!
You can record your own voice (or the voice of you more...0 points
Little Anthony and the Imperials - A Virtual Concert
I don't know about you but 'Little Anthony and The more...0 points
The Beatles at Hollywood Bowl 1965
There is an unfinished Beatles scrapbook that is s more...0 points
August 6: Poetry
Happy Birthday to Lord Alfred Tennyson, born in 1809. Let's celebrate with him by talking poetry today. Got a favorite Tennyson poem? Or maybe one from another poet? Explain to me the difference between different styles, countries, time periods. Lay it on me!
Photo Credit: Martin Beek on flickr
Classic Poems for Kids
Poems, with their rhythms and rhymes, can engage c more...1 point
Classic Funny Poems for Kids
I can still remember some of the humorous poems th more...1 point
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes
The Highwayman is a narrative poem by Alfred Noyes more...1 point
Poetry By Yulia Dmitrieva
This lens is about Poetry by Yulia Dmitrieva.Yulia more...1 point
Poetry in Homeschool
April is National Poetry Month. Does your homescho more...1 point
James Dillet Freeman
I was introduced to the work of James Dillet Freem more...0 points
August 7: Purple Heart
On this day in 1782, George Washington created the Order of the Purple Heart, a decoration to recognize merit in enlisted men and noncommissioned officers. It's still one of the most recognized and honored awards given in the military. Do you have one? Know someone who does? Let's give them their due today by telling us their story.
Photo Credit: mattscoggin on flickr.
Week 2
August 10: Public Transportation
Way back in 1885, America's first commercially operated electric streetcar began operation in Baltimore. Wow. That's a lot time that we've been taking public transportation to get places. So what have you got on public transportation? A great explanation of the London Tube system? A debate on whether some cities should even have it? A history of the San Francisco streetcars? Let's see!
Photo Credit: Telstar Logistics on flickr
Brunel's Atmospheric Railway
The South Devon Railway was one of Brunel's most f more...1 point
Brunel's Great Western Railway
Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Great Wes more...1 point
August 11: Professional Wrestling
Ah - remember the days when professional wrestling was the joke of late night television? Well, Hulk Hogan turns 55 years old today and wrestling is big money these days. If you're a WWF, WWE or another other pro wrestling fan, it's your day to shine. Tell us about your favorite wrestler, event, movie - whatever shows your fandom best!
Photo Credit: WrestlingNews&More on flickr
WWE Action Figures
My 9 year old grandson has 36 WWE Action Figures a more...0 points
August 12: Hawaii
Aloha!! While it didn't become a state until much later, Hawaii was formally annexed to the United States on this date in 1898. It's a popular tourist destination for those from the west and the east. Give me a travelogue of the trip you took there. Tell me about the history of the islands. Show me a collection of gorgeous photos of the surfing, wildlife and flora.
Photo Credit: skyseeker on flickr
Hawaii: A Homeschool Unit Study
The Hawaiian Islands combine incredible biological more...1 point
Hawaii Information - Vacation Like Barack Obama
Did you know Barack Obama is a local born son of H more...1 point
Hawaii For Kids By A Kid
Aloha and welcome to Hawaii for kids by a kid. In more...0 points
Hawaii Souvenirs, The Best ~~ Our Top 10
Our Top 10 list of souvenirs from Hawaii!0 points
August 13: Left Hander's Day
My hubby's a lefty. My business partner's a lefty. My niece is a lefty. Going out to dinner is a nightmare working out where to put people to minimize the bumping elbows.
It's just one of the trials of being left-handed, so relax and celebrate Left Hander's day, an annual event when left-handers everywhere can celebrate their sinistrality and increase public awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed. In the U.K. alone, there are more than 20 regional events to mark the day - including left-v-right sports matches, a left-handed tea party, pubs using left-handed corkscrews where patrons drank and played pub games with the left hand only, and nationwide "Lefty Zones" where left-handers creativity, adaptability and sporting prowess were celebrated, whilst right-handers were encouraged to try out everyday left-handed objects to see just how awkward it can feel using the wrong equipment!
August 14: Boy Scouts of America
It's the birthday of Ernest Thompson Seton, British/Canadian naturalist and writer who helped found the Boy Scouts of America. Were you a Boy Scout? Tell us what it was like, share projects perfect for badge earning or maybe give us a photo essay on a Boy Scout trip.
Photo Credit: stevendepolo on flickr
Week 3
August 17: Sandcastle Day
Wet sand, plastic buckets, colorful shells - all the elements needed for a sandcastle masterpiece! I'm looking for tips on creating great sandcastles, photos of amazing creations, suggestions for necessary equipment, memories of your own beach adventures. It's a great topic to wind summer down!
Photo Credit: the trial on flickr
We Love Long Beach Washington for Family Fun
The Long Beach Peninsula in Washington State is a more...1 point
August 18: Robert Redford
Happy birthday to one of Hollywood's great leading men. What's your favorite Robert Redford movie? Favorite role? Did you like him better with the beard? I see great potential for a debate lens on whether he is better as actor or director, young sex symbol or older leading man, action role or dramatic. Let your mind run wild!
Paul Newman's Blu-ray Movies ~~ Classic Movies On Blu-ray
Paul Newman is looking great as The Sundance Kid o more...1 point
August 19: Travel Memories Month
Summer is wrapping up and with it most people's vacation time. Where did you go this year? It's an entire month of celebrating travel memories. Perfect excuse for a scrapbook len!! Show off your pictures, provide tips for traveling to that location, compare traveling with toddlers with traveling with teens. What did you do this summer?
Photo Credit: perisho on flickr
Tonto Natural Bridge in Northern Arizona
The Tonto Natural Bridge is a natural wonder well more...2 points
Badbury Rings - the Iron Age earth fort
A series of concentric rings surrounding a raised more...1 point
Tuscany, Italy: Beautiful Countryside, Art, History and Wine
Tuscany is beautiful part of Italy; a favourite de more...1 point
Find the Magic in Salem, Massachusetts
375 years of American heritage and maritime histor more...1 point
A day trip to Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls has to be one of the most awesome si more...1 point
Seabrook Island, South Carolina
Seabrook island is located about 25 miles from Cha more...0 points
Stornoway Scotland - Our Sister City
My husband and I were fortunate enough to be able more...0 points
Our Go Back Vacation Place at Convict Lake, CA
There is a locale that has a special place in our more...0 points
On the Road to Omaha
Everyone has a bucket list, maybe not written down more...0 points
Manarola, Italy: A Beautiful Village On The Mediterranean
Manarola, Italy is one of five tiny towns in a sec more...0 points
Ash Grove Resort Cabins and Camping - A Camper's Review
Ash Grove Resort Cabins and Camping is nestled dee more...0 points
August 20: Iconic Photography
Life Magazine, National Geographic, Vanity Fair. Magazines have brought us many amazing images over the years, including the iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising picture during World War II taken by former Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, who died this date in 2006. What makes a photo iconic? Do you have a favorite that has achieved that status? Is "iconic" a standard to strive for in photography? What say you?
Photo Credit: hmerinomx on flickr
Matthew Brady - Famed Civil War Photographer
Matthew Brady was the American Civil War photograp more...0 points
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
This is an introduction for those that are not awa more...0 points
August 21: Big Band
Big band swing is one of my favorite musical styles. And one of the kings of big bands, Count Basie was born today in 1904. Let's see lenses giving a history of the big band era, talking about the top songs of the time, or biographies of the big band leaders.
Week 4
August 24: Volcanoes
In some cases, where there's smoke, there's ash and hot lava. Back in 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash. An estimated 20,000 people died in a natural disaster that fascinates us to this day. Better detection methods mean we don't see death on that scale these days, but volcanoes still erupt regularly around the world. Explain what happens in a volcanic eruption, tell me a story of an eruption or talk about dormant vs. active volcanoes today.
Photo Credit: Cessna 206 on flickr
Volcano Adventure - An Adventure series story by Willard Price
Written in 1956, Volcano Adventure is the fourth b more...1 point
August 25: National Parks
Yellowstone, Big Bend, the Everglades, Glacier Bay. The National Park Service has taken on a broad and varied task since it was established within the Department of the Interior back in 1916. What's your favorite national park? Got some tips to share on enjoying the parks? Think the U.S. government should get out of the park business? Bring it on!
Photo Credit: ground.zero on flickr
Tonto Natural Bridge in Northern Arizona
The Tonto Natural Bridge is a natural wonder well more...2 points
Adventures in Paklenica, Croatia
There are many really exquisite places in Croatia. more...1 point
Farthing Downs
Originally purchased as common land by the Corpora more...1 point
Olympic National Park
Some of my favorite places in the world are locate more...1 point
The Importance of the New Forest, Southern England
The New Forest, in Hampshire, Southern England, is more...1 point
The National Parks of USA in an RV
Should you rent an RV (i.e. campervan, mobile home more...1 point
My Favorite Places, Padre Island National Seashore
Padre Island, as we call it, is a popular travel d more...1 point
August 26: National Inventors Month
We're fascinated by inventors - DaVinci, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison. And August is a whole month in celebration of them. We're celebrating today specifically because it's the birthday of Lee De Forest, who invented the Audion vacuum tube. (Don't ask me explain what it is!) So let's talk about inventing, inventors and things we wish would be invented.
Photo Credit: Beige Alert on flickr
Brunel - the great engineers
Isambard Kingdom Brunel is virtually a household n more...1 point
August 27: Just Because Day
It's a classic Squidoo kind of topic. Just Because. You almost can't make it past 10 lenses without doing at least one just because. Today's the day to celebrate those. It's a day to do things without a rhyme or reason. Perhaps, you have something in mind. If not, just go with the first thing that comes to your mind. "Just because" lenses often come from a "whim" or a "what if I" type of thought. They're often the best lenses out there!!
Photo Credit: ecov ottos on flickr
The Battle Hymn of the Toilet
You know it's true ... the real battle of the sexe more...2 points
a Fractured Fairy Tales inspired creative writing contest
Submit your own fractured writing or poetry. As a more...1 point
The Adventures Of Ladymermaid's Missing Gallbladder
This is the tale of Ladymermaid's missing gallblad more...1 point
Dragon Cave - the online hatching game
This Lens is about Dragon Cave, an online game whe more...1 point
a Fractured Fairy Tales inspired creative writing contest
You will have a chance to submit your own fracture more...1 point
We Love Deer
Deer are so charming and enchanting. Does and fawn more...1 point
Coolest Converse Tennis Shoes
Find the most Awesome Converse Tennis Shoes here! more...1 point
Rare Michael Jackson Videos
Celebrate a musical genius with a rare video.0 points
Public Collections of Gum
I have always admired gum collections. Not a perso more...0 points
August 28: Dream Cars
If money were no object, what kind of car would you drive? A Ferrari? A Porsche? An obscure custom collector car from the 30s? It's the birthday of a founder of the Rolls-Royce company, Charles Stewart Rolls. In his honor, let's look at lenses about those cars we dream of owning.
Photo Credit: salimfadhley on flickr
Lotus Carlton - the four-door supercar
The Lotus Carlton was a dream car. With a top spee more...2 points
The Ford Mustang
The Mustang is my dream car. The first car I boug more...2 points
Ferrari 308 - Affordable classic (Magnum's car)
The Ferrari 308 is an affordable Classic car; inex more...1 point
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