Giant Squid Challenge December 2009 Contest: Add Your About Me, SquidWho, And Lensographies
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Giant Squid and Club 100 Hopefuls!
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Add your lensographies, your SquidWho lenses, and your About Me lenses to the challenge plexos below.
During the Giant Squid Challenge December 2009, the lenses you add to the plexos here could win you a write up at the Giant Squid Showcase blog!
There is one plexo for Potential Giant Squids and one for Potential Giant Squid 100s.
Remember to add only About Me, lensography, and SquidWho lenses.
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Plexo For Giant Hopefuls
To help us identify your lenses as being eligible for the contests please add your *lensmaster name* before the description when submitting them below:
Going For Giant Squid!
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Wyoming's Devils Tower
bethd821 - Devils Tower in Wyoming is an awesome site. Drive through the Black Hills area of Wyoming and suddenly this fantastic rock structure juts o...5 points
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My Journey to Giant Squid
HorseAndPony - I began my journey to Giant Squid on October 1, 2009. I am going to use this lens to document my growth to giant. Why would I want to d...4 points
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My Adoption Reunion Story
amy1980 - The media portrays adoption reunification as a positive experience. For instance, the movie 'August Rush' shows a mother who searches for he...4 points
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My Dream Vacation: Spiritual Tour Around the World
LeanneChesser - I think I love spirituality more than any of my passions.From as far back as I can remember, I was a 'spiritual' person. I always love...4 points
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Alisa Murray
bethd821 - Alisa opened her studio in 1998 after having one of her portraits receive cover status under the direct influence of her uncle, also a phot...4 points
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Survival as a Straight Spouse
Knicholls - Remember your wedding? The words "till death do us part." At our wedding we are all a bit starry-eyed and I don't believe anyone gets marr...4 points
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Lensography of bethd821
bethd821 - Hello! Welcome to my Lensography. I'm not sure if I have enough lenses to make a lensography, but here goes. I'll give you an overview of w...3 points
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Amy1980's Lensography
Amy1980 - I am a 30 year old, mother of 2. I grew up in Fort Worth, TX and was homeschooled in middle and high school.I attended college at the Univer...3 points
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Lensography - Philip R Holland
hollandnumerics - In the grand tradition of Squidoo, this is my Lensography: my collection of lenses. I have now created more than 50 lenses and am ho...3 points
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Weaning A-Z: introducing solids to your baby | Weaning guidelines, advice and tips
Irbit - This lens is on introducing solids to your baby. It contains facts, advice, guidelines on weaning as well as my personal experience.3 points
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Pilates and Fitness
hollandnumerics - I've been attending classes in pilates since 2007. I'm tall (around 185 cm), so I wanted to improve my posture and balance. However,...2 points
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Iron Butterfly, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
bethd821 - Iron Butterfly was the first rock concert I ever attended. It was at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio during the 'summ...2 points
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Bela Fleck
bethd821 - I was first introduced to Bela Fleck in 1992. My Humanities professor was involved with the Clearwater Jazz Festival in Clearwater, FL. We...2 points
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Hot Mentors on Squidoo Giant Squid Challenge
bethd821 - Whether you are entered in the Giant Squid Challenge or the Giant 100 challenge this group of Greeters/Mentors/Friends are there to help yo...2 points
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Religion and Man's Imagination
skiesgreen - This lens will be a challenge to many and there are duel modules for you to speak out. The challenge is to think through it before respon...2 points
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Lensography for thesuccess
thesuccess - I've been designing websites for over 10 years but was absolutely astounded by Squidoo. I can now create a lens in less than twenty minut...2 points
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A Mission Trip
Jewelsofawe - This lens is about my daughter and her mission trip she wants to go on. It will be on the island of Kauai in Hawaii.She goes to a Christ...2 points
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Celebrating Quality Heroes
bethd821 - Today we were Celebrating Quality Heroes at UNC Hospitals' 2009 Commitment to Caring Quality Expo. Each year employees of UNC Hospitals are...2 points
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A Short Story About an Edelweiss
ImolaK - Edelweiss flowers are very beautiful and rare plants and many poems and songs were written about these little flowers. Have you heard about...2 points
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Women in Past and Present
ImolaK - Last night I searched some data on net ,and on one of the opened sites I found a story. Maybe you already know this story which is about a wo...2 points
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SquidAngels Have Blessed Me
bethd821 - SquidAngel Blessings are a coveted occurence by many lensmasters. I have had 11 lenses blessed by the Angels. Their blessings make me feel...2 points
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Do You Zazzle?
bethd821 - Zazzle is a great way to make some extra money. Make and add your own designs to your products. Add your products to your lenses. They have...2 points
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Joyful Songs Lensography
JoyfulPamela - Hello world ~ I'm very glad to meet you! Writing lenses here on Squidoo has been so much fun for me. I truly am becoming addicted to wr...2 points
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My Spirituality
skiesgreen - The idea that one can be born again after one dies is not generally accepted and this made me cautious and shy about sharing this. In fac...2 points
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A Lensography on Parenting by Norma Budden
Norma_Budden - I thought I'd do something a little differently. Knowing I will be creating a lot of lenses in the future, I thought I'd create separat...2 points
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Lensography on Relationships by Norma Budden
Norma_Budden - When we think of relationships, most times we think of couples; there's so much focus on people who are dating, engaged, married or pla...2 points
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Norma Budden's Lenses on Healthy Living
Norma_Budden - Most of us would like to live forever and even longer than that, if it was possible; in fact, many people are afraid of dying...period....2 points
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Travel Lenses by Norma Budden
Norma_Budden - Books and documentaries are great teaching tools, often inspiring people to learn more about the world around them. They provide knowle...2 points
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Norma Budden: The Collection
Norma_Budden I created a lensography-biography and thought that would be the end of lens creations pertaining directly to myself. After all, with one...2 points
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Cross Creations
crosscreations - My name is crosscreations and I am squiddicted, a squidoo-oholic. There, I said it. As my Squidoo addiction grows, a better index was...2 points
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Cynthia's Lensography: My Life in Lenses
arncyn - I've been putting off making an about me lensography for a while now because I wanted to build more lenses that, well, didn't talk so much ab...2 points
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Janiece's Newest Lenses
Janiece - I'm a Squidoo lensmaster. A Squidoo lensmaster is someone who writes mini websites (called lenses) on Squidoo.Below is a collection of my 10...1 point
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Why I Love Bobby Jack
KNicholls - I first heard about Bobby Jack about two years ago when my niece asked for 'Bobby things' for her birthday. I had no idea who Bobby was, b...1 point
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My Christmas Collection
prosperity66 - Christmas time is that time of the year that is so special because of the joy and the magic the holiday season brings into our lives. C...1 point
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A WordCustard Lensography
WordCustard - What brings people to Squidoo? Maybe there's no single answer, but my guess is for many it is the glint of gold dust... Like tales of ol...1 point
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Quiz: Do you really know me?
Norma_Budden - I've been in contact with a lot of people throughout my life; I've had numerous conversations, too.Of course, I've posted many articles...1 point
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Holiday Shopping Lenses
bethd821- With the Holiday Season upon us I felt I needed to organize all my shopping lenses for your convenience. I have written lenses about all kin...1 point
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My Second Life Learning Experience
WordCustard - The virtual world Second Life might not be something you would associate with education, but for the past 2 years it was a place of lear...1 point
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Quiz: Who is "JoyfulPamela"
JoyfulPamela - I love meeting new people and learning about them! So, what do you know about me? During the few months that I've been on Squidoo I've...1 point
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Vanidiana's Holiday Gifts Lensography
vanidiana - Collections of the finest Holiday Gifts! Welcome to my Holiday Gifts Lensography! Below, you can find links to unique, adorable, and nifty...1 point
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Quiz: Do You Know Beth Day?
bethd821 - Test your knowledge, your mettle, your trivia (not trivial) pursuit, your multiple choice skills. See if you cut the mustard, are up to snu...1 point
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Paybacks Are A . . . Kindness
bethd821 - Jessica Barnhart challenged Squidoo to Pay It Forward. She wanted us to honor three lensmasters we admire or have helped us in some way by...1 point
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Plexo For 100 Club Hopefuls
To help us identify your lenses as being eligible for the contests please add your *lensmaster name* before the description when submitting them below:
Going For Giant Squid 100!
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My Dream Vacation to Hawaii
Sylvestermouse - When I was a senior in high school, my senior class went to Hawaii. I did not go. I always regretted missing the trip to Hawaii and o...6 points
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My Journey To Become A Giant Squid
msSnow4a - In late February or early march of 2009, I was looking for ways to make money online. Since I don't work outside of my home, I thought it w...5 points
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My Travel Bucket List
Heather426 - 'The Bucket List' was a movie that inspired millions of people to make a list of all the things they want to do before they 'kick the buc...5 points
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Living With Charcot Marie Tooth
Macs - When I was given the diagnosis of Charcot Marie Tooth, it came with such a sense of relief that I didn't give a lot of thought to the possible...4 points
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Why I Love Tea
Jptanabe - I love tea! Probably because I'm British I can't imagine life without tea. Coffee is important, but somehow life without tea is not somethi...4 points
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The Ultimate Road Trip
Brookelorren - Our summer 2009 vacation. Over 5 weeks long!3 points
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Trip to Scotland
Jptanabe - I was born and raised in Scotland and still have family there. In the summer of 2008 we took a trip "across the pond" to visit them in Mont...3 points
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The Story of A Vietnam Veteran
Jewelsofawe - This is a story I hesitate to tell but feel inspired to do so. It is the story of my father. He was born in Pennsylvania in March of 194...3 points
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My Olympic Lensography
Brookelorren - I made this to keep track of my Olympic lenses.2 points
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Comedian Tim Hawkins
Pukeko - If you are looking for some family friendly laughs - your search is over. Tim Hawkins is one of America's funniest family comedians.So get re...2 points
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Macs RocketMoms Lensography
Macs - Session 3 for the RocketMoms offically came to an end with graduation on October 12th. Whew! It has been a challenging 8 weeks, but I was one o...2 points
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Humorous Hospital Misadventures
strayspay - When things have gone pretty good for a period of time then something unexpected happens, usually not something I'm thrilled about, one of...2 points
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Good Attitude - A Miracle nonDrug
strayspay - In 1990, when Pat and I had been married 4 years, he was found to have advanced colon cancer with spread into the liver and lymph nodes. T...2 points
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Marty Becker, D.V.M.
Strayspay - My first awareness of Marty Becker was when I read the story in Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul With These Hands. Dr. Becker writes...2 points
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Strayspay rescue lensography
Strayspay - Strayspay, hmmm, why that name - maybe she makes cakes! No, that's not quite right...oh I know, she collects watches from around the world...2 points
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Being Afraid: The Things That Scare Me
Ramkitten - To be honest, I don't know why I'm writing this, publicly announcing things that scare me. What's the point, really? Writing about my fear...2 points
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Loving An Alcoholic
j_barnhart4 - Alcoholism is a disease. It is envious...relentless...and it hurts everyone that gets in it's way. It can't be cured and it doesn't go a...2 points
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sandralynnsparks - A New Stage For Me
sandralynnsparks - How's this for a face? Determined? You bet! Ready to get things done? Always! Ready to face anything?Well, the lines tell you I'm t...2 points
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How to Sell Books on Alibris
strayspay - Selling books was fun and profitable so I decided to check out other online booksellers for whom I could become a independent seller. I wa...2 points
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Best Little Zoo in Texas
strayspay - Frank Buck Zoo visit - what a trip! First time we'd visited the zoo since we moved her 6 years ago but it would be our last. For a small z...2 points
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Philosophy of Selling: Profit Margin
strayspay -There are as many philosophies of selling books as there are books. My philosophy is make at least a $5 profit on each book I sell. Many bo...2 points
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Going Green Ideas
AJ2008 - Would you like some tips for going green? Do you want to live a more environmentally friendly life but you don't know where to start? Are you...2 points
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Cataract Surgery: My Miracle Eyes
Srayspay - My eyes are my most prized possession! Of all my senses, my eyes would be the sense I would most hate to lose. My husband and I have an onl...2 points
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A Positive Attitude for a Month!
Strayspay - Positive attitudes make us feel better, generally makes people like us and want to be our friends. It also helps our overall health. Negat...2 points
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Macs Latest Lenses
Macs - Trying to figure out which lenses are my newest additions? This page should make it easy for you to determine just that. Why? Because the only...1 point
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AndyPo: A Lensography
AndyPo - This lens is all about me, just in case you are interested; My life from South West England to Oxford University, London, then the rest of th...1 point
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Lensography Retire Young and Travel The World...
AndyPo - I am a semi-professional travel photographer (i.e. I once sold a few photos) and semi-retired consultant physicist (i.e. unemployed boffin) b...1 point
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My Journal
Jewelsofawe - This lens is about my blog My Journal. It is a blog about whatever might inspire me and I may feel like sharing which may relate to squi...1 point
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*Purple Star Lenses
WindyWinters - In honor of my 75th Lens, on Squidoo, I thought I would make a Purple Star List of Lenses to showcase my work. This is a List of my Len...1 point
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Rednecks Love to Cook But Not Gourmet
strayspay - Food can be a problem during holidays and family get-togethers! I'm a female who has never loved to cook and I stand out like a sore thumb...1 point
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Quiz: Do you know Mary Beth-mbgphoto?
mbgphoto - I joined Squidoo just two short years ago. It has been so great getting to know the Squidoo community these past two years. This quiz will...1 point
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Quiz: How Well Do you Know JPTanabe?
JPTanabe - I joined Squidoo in May 2009 and became a Giant in October, due to the great support of MiMi Growwear's Team One.If you've read my lenses y...1 point
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- bethd821 bethd821 Nov 24, 2009 @ 6:37 am
- I hadn't been here for a while. Added my shopping lensography. Read several lenses I hadn't seen before. Really good stuff!
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- WindyWinters WindyWinters Nov 23, 2009 @ 3:03 pm
- Wow. What a lot of wonderful lenses! Good Work Everyone. :)
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- WordCustard WordCustard Nov 20, 2009 @ 3:51 am
- Delighted to add my lensography here. For once I actually remembered to add my name. (Pity it had to be the only one that already had my name in the lens title...) :-) Good luck everyone.
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- TheGreenerMe TheGreenerMe Nov 8, 2009 @ 10:44 am
- Good luck potential Giants! It's well worth the effort, it's like a free education!
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