Top 100 Giant Squid Squidoo Addict!
I've often been told I'm 'eccentric', and the older I get, the worse it seems to get. As I age, though, the less it bothers me. Eccentricity: 1. the quality of being abnormally centered... 2. the quality or habit of deviating from what is usual or customary....
So, now you have it- a close look at my face which has been a big mystery for about two years. Is it even close to what you had imagined?
First a Citizen Squid, now a SquidAngel!
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Margaret Schaut Squid Angel
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Squidoo is a UNIQUE place. I've spent a LOT of time here. I've helped out as Citizen Squid twice, and will probably do that again in the future. I've had LOTD. I've had lenses up for awards. Because of my Squidoo pages I've been contacted by journali...
Squidooing it ALL
Here's a little help
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Squidoo It All: Lensrank- How Important Is It?
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Lensrank is one of the hottest discussions at Squidoo. It is talked about continually, watched on dashboards daily, complained about, twiddled with, and freaked out over. So let's talk turkey about Squidoo's lensrank. I want to tease out the ways a...
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Squidoo It All:: Why Should YOU Squidoo?
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LOTS of folks have asked me, would Squidooing help me? Why should I Squidoo when I can blog, start a wiki, build a website, join facebook? I have a FABULOUS group called Squidoo-It-All, and it is because I believe anything and everything can and SHO...
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Squidoo It All: Maintaining Your Squidoo Lens
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Squidoo is a VERY dynamic place! Once you've built a squido lens, what's next? Can you just build a lens and forget it? What pages need the most maintaining? What is the best way to handle the changes at Squidoo?
My Eccentricity Logo/ Banner
Wow, Somebody Likes Me!
New Superhero lenses
I've made some wonderful friends here at Squidoo, including jackclee and chefkeem.I had no idea their regard for me inspired lenses, though!
Thanks to both of you for being so kind and encouraging!
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Margaret Schaut
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Margaret is one of the first lensmaster on Squidoo that came to my assistance and supported my lens. She is a good friend and well respected in the Squidoo community. She is hard working and have created many top lens. She has won awards and have bee...
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Margaret Schaut - Superhero!
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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...
Pride & Joy:: My Best Friend: Thor
He can read my mind...
Best dog on the planet, and I'm not kidding!I've had GREAT dogs, but nothing compares to Thor.
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The Thor-acle
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I'm Thor and I'm Completely Perfect. You don't know me, but you will! You don't like bulldogs, but you will! You think I'm ferocious, you think I'm too big? You'll be stuck on me before its over! Thor on Wikifido Cr...
Pride :: My Best Lens: Michelangelo's David
LOTD & Top Contender for LOTY Twice!
Finally David Made #1 Lensrank on Squidoo's Top 100 List! March 26, 2008 and COUNTING!1 day; 2 days; 3 days, 4.....
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Michelangelo's David
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The stature and prominence, the importance and influence of Michelangelo's David statue may surprise you! The David statue tells a story, yes, and that story is here. But the statue has his OWN story to tell, one that not many people know. Here i...
Here I am on Twitter

- MargaretSchaut
- aka MargaretSchaut
- 2,021 followers
- 3,710 following
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- False Arrests/Excessive Force :: Are Tasers on the way out?... http://bit.ly/1kOi07
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- YouTube - UKRAINE PLAGUE RED ALERT Melts the Lungs !!!!! BAXTER LABS !!!!!!... http://bit.ly/bRJGt
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- First Lady requires more than twenty attendants... http://bit.ly/4rMoKR
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- House Committee on Ways & Means - Republican... http://bit.ly/1OzCVy
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- Gerald Celente on Fox News Obamageddon is coming 7-5-09... http://bit.ly/bpufk
My Personal Blog: Margaret Schaut
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byIssues Lenses!
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Ten Quick Steps to Destroy America
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Is it possible that fascism has actually been responsible for the economic problems America is now grappling with? Is it possible to hide fascistic actions in our very powerful, very intrusive government? How would you describe Fascism? Should be be...
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Is Global War Inevitable?
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The Peace Movement, the AntiWar Movement, has a huge number of adherents in America and all over the world. It seems, though, no matter what we do, the antiwar people are on the losing side. What do I mean? Afghanistan... Iraq... Iran??? What are...
Squidoo's Back 40
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Secret Frankenstein Testing & Experiment Laboratory
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This is my scientific squidoo test lens, the one where I test out all kinds of stuff to improve squidoo, the world and the human race. Since government funding has decreased, and Bill Gates is unconvinced of the ongoing value of my experiments;...
New! SquidooWeb Blog!
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Lawyer, Philanthropist, Rescuer, Defender
He created an extraordinary dog rescue program that trains dogs to accompany terrified children into court where they must face their abusers/molesters. He gets my vote for man of the year. Pick a year. Any year.-
Andrew Vachss
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Andrew Vachss is not especially well known, in the celebrity sense. Yet he is an important, influential and even heroic man in the best sense of the word. Some know him as a top-notch crime writer, others as a lawyer, others as someone who works with...
My Lenses about Squidoo
There are more of these in the works!
Having so many lenses, groups, projects; having seen so many lenses, I have found that there is a lot to know, a lot to do, that will make Squidoo fun for you!-
Make your Group's Headquarters Interesting and Beautiful!
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You've created a group, and it's sure to be the next big thing. Now, what do you do with it? We all want our group pages to be a favorite landing spot of many visitors. THE place they'll want to visit again and again. I've studied the best groups...
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The Text/Write Module for Anything!
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I love the Write module. It's really one of my very favorites... you can do anything with it. It is one of the easiest ways to make your lens stand out. It is the primary carrier of your best content, originally written information or stories, and it...
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All About Groups at Squidoo!
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I have about 40 groups, some more successful and useful than others, but working with all of them I have learned a LOT about Squidoo, my fellow lensmasters, and the wide range of possibilities and potential for groups. This concerns Group Masters (G...
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Squidoo's Peculiar Lensranking System!
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How would you feel if your creator hadn't bothered to give you a name? (S)He (It's) our All Important Squidoo mascot, and a very busy boy (girl) (thing)! It's just... outrageous! Help right the wrongs done to this poor little squid. Help us Sec...
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How to Make Your First (or Second) Squidoo Lens
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Step-by-step, here's how to get started, answers to clear up some confusion, and all the basics to help you be a GREAT lensmaster right off the bat! There are FAQs, instructions, tips and techniques, common mistakes, some strategies and some technic...

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Lenses About my Groups
Some groups have their own pages
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About The Mall on Squidoo
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The Mall on Squidoo Group is my group. You have already gone to the Mall group page and added your lens. What is the theme and focus of the Mall? What am I doing? What would you like me to do? Have you had a success story too?...
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SquiZoo:: The Zoo on Squidoo
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Squid City will be a METROPOLIS, and it NEEDS a SquiZoo! Looking for your animal lenses to make SquiZoo the best Zoo in the world! All animals: fantasy, animated, cartoon, stuffed, breaded, fried, mythical, furry, fuzzy, wild, exotic, painted, sewn,&n...
From the Fam's Home Town
Born and Raised, Mom and Dad
Escanaba in da Moonlight
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 11/09/2009)![]()
This was the last movie my dad saw before he passed.
He laughed and laughed and laughed.
Its especially funny if you are a deer hunter, or wannabee!
Food & Kitchen Pages
Still building these: I LOVE food!
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Salt :: The Gourmet Guide
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The BEST barbecuing secret around, natural sea salts with incredible flavor, high potency minerals naturally! Prepare your meats, vegetables and marinades with flavorful earth salts- no one will know how you do it! "Until recently salt was...
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French Alps Travel & Cooking: La Bérarde
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About 20 km outside of Grenoble, deep into the French Alps near the Italian border, is a beautiful hidden little hamlet called La Bérarde. I spent some time there, exploring the life and food of the French, ...
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ustensiles de cuisine
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We all LOVE to eat, and love to cook. We LOVE great things in our kitchen! Our personal shopping assistants have shared all the things they love the most in their kitchens, in their recipes, in their homes.
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Chocolate :: The Incredible & Extensive Gourmet Guide
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From the moment the aroma rises to your nose, to the sensual bliss of the feel and taste, fine chocolate is a gastronomic experience like no other. The focus of this lens is on the finest chocolates available. Understanding the differences between th...
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sengWare: Bright and Beautiful
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...I knew it was right. It feels so smooth and dense in your hands. It's high-quality, high-temperature fired porcelain has such a solid feel, and the colors are beautiful! I'm in love...
6 About Food Network Chefs
More on the way... who can get enough?
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Paula Deen :: Food Network Celebrity Chef
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"You know it's a good recipe if it starts with a stick of butter." -from the Paula's Home Cooking episode titled Cajun Cooking. Paula Ann Groover, better known as Paula Deen (born Paula Ann Hiers on January 19, 1947), is a cook, resta...
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Giada DeLaurentiis :: Food Network Celebrity Chef
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Having grown up around everyday Italians with everyday Italian food, when it is gone, or not readily available anymore, you miss it! Giada De Laurentiis (born August 22, 1970) is an Italian-American chef, currently host of the Food Network prog...
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Rachael Ray
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Welcome to all things Rachael Ray. You'll find links to the latest and greatest content from Rachael Ray. Ray teaches simple recipes that she says can be prepared in thirty minutes or less. Like many cooks, she uses garlic and chicken stock as simple...
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Alton Brown :: Food Network Celebrity Chef
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Alton Brown (born on July 30, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is the creator and host of the television show Good Eats, as well as the main commentator on Iron Chef America, both airing on Food Network. Brown is also an author of several cooking how...
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Bobby Flay :: Casting Call for Food Network Celebrity Chef
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Bobby Flay (born October 9, 1964) is an American celebrity chef and restaurateur. He is the owner and executive chef of five restaurants: Mesa Grill, Bolo and Bar Americain in New York City, Mesa Grill Las Vegas, and Bobby Flay Steak (Atlantic City,...
My New MonkeyBrains Lenses!
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Greatest Rock Band : Beatles or Rolling Stones?
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Beatles or Rolling Stones or Stones or Beatles.... We LOVE them both! Here is YOUR chance to speak your piece in this age-old debate: Who is the GREATEST ROCK BAND EVER? The Beatles or the Rolling Stones?
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Evolution or Creation?
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Hopi Elders, when shown pictures of apes that humans 'descended' from told the 'scientists' "Those may be YOUR ancestors, but they're NOT OURS!
Some of my Amish Lenses
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Amish Community
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"Keep out of her, my people, that you do not share in her sins." Quoted by Jesus and taken absolutely literally by the Amish, they seem to be a 'peculiar people.' This peculiar people are very plain, very simple, but not at all stupid. Within the ra...
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RFID Chips & The Amish- The Canaries in the Coal Mines
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RFID Chips, (radio frequency identification) are a very controversial subject for any reason. For the Amish, however, this technological development is extremely alarming. In the normal course of living, they avoid technologie...
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Amish Christmas
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The Amish celebrate Christmas in the time honored Christian manner, with a clear focus on the birth of Christ. Like everything else, though, they bring a simplicity that was completely overwhelmed in the greater world. This lense gathers information...
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Amish Recipes
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There is a lot made of certain Amish recipes, and it seems that every Amish recipe book and site has the same ones. That list is so short that it is a miracle the Amish can survive on such a limited diet! The truth is that the Amish have far more rec...
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Amish School Shooting
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The horrible tragedy of the Amish school shooting is surely a defining event for that community in the modern age. It has also raised the question, "What kind of country has America become?" The massacre has sent shockwaves throughout...

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The Mall on Squidoo Blog
Working on a Great Group
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byMy Top Groups
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The Mall Headquarters
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The Mall on Squidoo is for everyone who wants a special, assisted and central shopping experience and resource on the internet! Bring your friends, and a cup of coffee, and have the best time shopping on the internet EVER...
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The Chocolate Group Headquarters
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Chocolate :: One of the Primary Food Groups From pure pleasure, to healthful dietary addition, chocolate truly fulfills the myth of being the "food of the gods," a myth probably generated just to give an excuse to have lots of it! We are...
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Squid City Headquarters
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Squid City- Virtually Virtual! Squidoo is a real virtual city with even its own superheros, traffic circles and characters of all sorts! We have malls, we have entertainment, we have our own celebrities! Put your lenses & groups here and help...
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Wanderers: The travel group Headquarters
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Wanderers :: The Travel GroupDo you love to travel? Destinations Tips Inspiration Transportation options Road Trips and more!
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SquiZoo: The Animals Group! Headquarters
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SquiZoo :: The Main Zoo on Squidoo!At Squid City!!!!!
Amish Community Blog
Discussing the Amish & their challenges
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byWould You Like to Make a Page Like the David?
After getting so many requests for ADVANCED help and advice...
More Top Groups
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Squidoo-It-All Headquarters
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Squidoo-It-All :: Join the Fun! Anything and everything can be squidoo'd! Sign In and Tell Us About Yourself, Your Squidoodlin's! BIG NEWS: Headquarters is cooking up something to make groups BETTER THAN EVER! LET'S SHOW THE WORLD YOUR BEST SQUIDO...
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Toddlers and Preschoolers Headquarters
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Toddlers and Preschoolers Some of the coolest people around are only 3 feet tall
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We are Geek! Headquarters
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We are Geek Intelligent, creative, and fun. That's what makes us geeks, and that's what makes these lenses some of the most interesting you'll find anywhere!
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Dogster Pups Headquarters
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For Squidpets Who Have a Page on Dogster, Catster or Petster!
Popular Lenses
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Salt :: The Gourmet Guide
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The BEST barbecuing secret around, natural sea salts with incredible flavor, high potency minerals naturally! Prepare your meats, vegetables and marinades with flavorful earth salts- no one will know how you do it! "Until recently salt was...
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Modern Catholic Prophecies, Miracles and Apparitions
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In recent history, apparitions by the Blessed Virgin Mary have been reported in unprecedented numbers, forms, and places. Many people mock them. Others disregard them as anti-intellectual. Still others explai...
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Is Global War Inevitable?
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The Peace Movement, the AntiWar Movement, has a huge number of adherents in America and all over the world. It seems, though, no matter what we do, the antiwar people are on the losing side. What do I mean? Afghanistan... Iraq... Iran??? What are...
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1963 Corvette Grand Sport
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Breaking news- the #002 of the two original ROADSTERS is going on the auction block in January- take a look if you want to see Corvette history being made! This Corvette was stashed away, never finished, never assembled, until recently when my broth...
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Fabulous Chili Recipes
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As we chili lovers know, there a many different type of chili. There are also millions of different way to use this hot and no so hot veggie. My goal with this lense is to collect as many chili recipes as possible from as many places in the world as...
Lens of the Day Winners
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Texas Wildflowers :: Lady Bird Johnson
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I'm not a Texas girl. Yet one of the things that I like best about Texas are the wildflowers. With 268,000 square miles - most of it undeveloped - there is plenty of room for a riot of wildflowers! Bluebonnets, paintbrushes, phlox and salvia are...
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Michelangelo's David
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The stature and prominence, the importance and influence of Michelangelo's David statue may surprise you! The David statue tells a story, yes, and that story is here. But the statue has his OWN story to tell, one that not many people know. Here i...
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Is Global War Inevitable?
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The Peace Movement, the AntiWar Movement, has a huge number of adherents in America and all over the world. It seems, though, no matter what we do, the antiwar people are on the losing side. What do I mean? Afghanistan... Iraq... Iran??? What are...
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Chocolate :: The Incredible & Extensive Gourmet Guide
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From the moment the aroma rises to your nose, to the sensual bliss of the feel and taste, fine chocolate is a gastronomic experience like no other. The focus of this lens is on the finest chocolates available. Understanding the differences between th...
Humor
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The Thor-acle
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I'm Thor and I'm Completely Perfect. You don't know me, but you will! You don't like bulldogs, but you will! You think I'm ferocious, you think I'm too big? You'll be stuck on me before its over! Thor on Wikifido Cr...
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Squidoo's Peculiar Lensranking System!
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How would you feel if your creator hadn't bothered to give you a name? (S)He (It's) our All Important Squidoo mascot, and a very busy boy (girl) (thing)! It's just... outrageous! Help right the wrongs done to this poor little squid. Help us Sec...
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Secret Frankenstein Testing & Experiment Laboratory
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This is my scientific squidoo test lens, the one where I test out all kinds of stuff to improve squidoo, the world and the human race. Since government funding has decreased, and Bill Gates is unconvinced of the ongoing value of my experiments;...
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Amish Cultural Collisions
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Even, or especially, in America, cultural collisions happen every day. Who knew Americans could be SO different, one from another. The Amish aren't exempt from modern living, they even have their own computer virus... the ONLY ...
Oh Boy, Its Thor!
People
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John Lithgow: Actor, Author, Activist
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Oooooh! Brains and good looks! He attended Harvard University on a scholarship, and graduated magna cum laude. Then he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. But those are only credentials. Where...
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21st Century People Who are Changing the World
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But I want to highlight some folks who are really making a difference with an issue or two right now. And I want you to help! Take a look at the people listed, and let folks know who you think is doing the best job at changing the world. Is someone l...
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DeLorean
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John Z. Delorean, long admired for his great work in the automobile industry and his vision and designs of fabulous cars, excited everyone with his new venture: Delorean Motor Cars. The industry desperately needed his vision, though...
More Lenses
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Amish Quilt Racks, Quilts, Quilt Shelves & Quilt Clamps
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The Amish are justly famous for their quilts, but not so much for their quilt racks, stands and clamps. They have several styles of quilt racks which are shown here. But for display, they also have quilt shelves and quilt clamps whi...
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Little Bear, the very best toddler show!
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Little Bear: He lives in the woods with Mother Bear and Father Bear, and goes on adventures nearly every day with his friends from the forest. Little Bear is a sweet, low-key show with lots of wonderful relationships. Little Bear and Mother Bear sew...
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Fundraising for Social Change
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We are all affected by the society around us. Many of us are concerned about the rapid downward spiral in the society and world. Social change can be good or bad, helpful or harmful. Either way, the effects are felt by everyon...
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Wow! Not Your Grandma's Gingerbread Men!!!
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Gingerbread men have moved out of the Christmas season into fun celebrations and events all year long! Create gingerbread men to make a statement, dress up your special events, or even to send a special person a message! The spicier, the better!
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Spring Season Crocus
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Hope Springs Eternal, and crocuses are a big part of the reason! In spite of repeated snows and frost, crocuses survive brightly, poking delicate heads over their icy blanket. Everyone seeks out the crocus as the first sign of sprin...

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A Few Other Lenses
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What's Wrong with Barney
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I love you, you love me, we're a happy family. Lots of people find Barney annoying, but they figure he's ok for little kids, who like that sort of thing. I'm here to tell you differently. It's no joke. Barney really is insidiously evil.
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Food Network :: Celebrity chef round-up
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Okay, it's addictive. From Mario Batali to Bobby Flay, if it's in the kitchen, it's on Food Network. It's my guilty pleasure–and I'm not alone. The network is seen in 100 million households. In addition to New York, it has offices in Atlanta, L...
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Real World Learning
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Real World Learning * Already homeschooling? This page will give you resources for making your family's experience richer. * Considering homeschooling? I hope the resources here will help you make the decision. * Know someone who is planning to homesc...
Some other links....
- Margaret on Facebook!
- Add me to your friends! If you're not a member, join! There are some great squidoo groups there!
- Margaret Schaut on Twitter
- I LIKE Twitter!
- TweetCloud :: MargaretSchaut
- My Tweetcloud
Margaret Schaut elsewhere on the web...
- Interview with Blogger Margaret Schaut | The Pakistani Spectator
- A peace and justice blog in Pakistan asked to interview me about blogging. It was fun!

Boy, Oh Boy!
I was asked to give a speech at the Vietnam Vets Moving Wall Memorial
July 2008
Margaret Schaut at The Moving Wall Veterans Memorial
Blogger/Political Analyst Margaret Schaut speaking at The Moving Wall Veterans Memorial for Congressional Candidate Linda Goldthorpe Check out Margarets blog here: http://mschaut.wordpress.com/ And go to the Goldthorpe for Congress Campaign site here: http://www.goldthorpeforcongress.com
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Vietnam War
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
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Thanks for dropping by! Tell me what YOU think of all this mess!
Otherwise, I'm likely to forget something...
Baby-Rides wrote...
Oh Margaret - this is great! I've been wanting to see this lens for a long time, I've seen you so often about this place.
I'd always imagined you looking like Elizabeth Taylor! =D
VERY cool lens. AND - I looooooove the "Five For Freedom" link on your profile page.
LaraineRose wrote...
I've been reading your lenses on a regular basis. My "Staycation" lens was number 2 in Arts when your David lens was number 1. I enjoyed listening to your speech at the Vietnam Vets Moving Wall Memorial. Very sad, but so very well delivered. Definitely a 5* lens.
Frankster wrote...
Another wonderful lens. It seems the Lensmasters with the most going on in their lives get the most done on Squioo. You are an inspiration. Rock on Margaret! Bear hugs, Frankie aka Bearmeister
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