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In the UK a Pantomime, or "Panto" as it is usually affectionately called, is a musical show, performed around Christmas for the entertainment of millions of families. Many of the stories are based around popular Fairy Tales. Children love to see the...

When I first found the Adventures of Squid Contest I knew I just had to take the little Squidoo Orange Guy out for a spin, and show him what Canada is all about. I had to make sure to get written permission from his adopted parents, Seth and Megan,...

Hello, my name is Kathy, aka "Pretty Bullet". I am a Squidette and this is My Squidoo Story! I started seeing the term "Squidoo" on the eBay Stores Discussion Boards before eBay Live 2007 was about to start.  Wasn't quite sur...

Even people who don't like science fiction love a good time travel story; everyone may wonder at some time what might happen if the events of history could be altered, or if we could know the future. Those more non-fictionally minded might wonder at...

What is it about pirates that bring out the kid in all of us?  From games to movies to costumes it seems like playing at being a pirate is always a good time. You'll find a treasure trove of Pirate Fun here for the whole family! Avast ya bilge rat...

I was digging through a box of stuff from my childhood while cleaning the basement and came across this batch of photos. I can't remember how old I was when I took these pictures, but I do know that I didn't know what I was doing with a camera. I mea...

If you love the East Coast, and you love lighthouses, why not plan a lighthouse tour for your next family vacation?   The lighthouses featured in this tour are located on a series of long narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Caroli...

What would we do without a Can Opener? Not open cans that's for sure. Here's how this simple handy device changed our world. Who knew that opening a can of soup could be so exciting?

What a fun invention. The Pogo Stick has a decades long history of fun for both children and adults. Here is the history and information about this really fun summer toy. Now the new Vurtego Pogo Stick is pushing the limits of the traditional Pogo Sti...

OK Duct Tape is just that. Tape. Heavy-duty silver sticky tape. Now here's where the fun starts. For some reason duct tape has become a cult classic, a pop culture icon of sorts. People have created clothing, shoes, bras, dwellings, outhouses, a...

An in-depth look at one of the most villified foods in the United States. It's right up there with Spam. Get the history, find recipes you won't believe, learn how to make your own, find out what you do when someone gives you 30 pounds of Velveeta as...

Okay, so it's a little goofy, but growing up, I remember going to Woolworth's and getting Garbage Pail Kids. I remember that strange smell of old plastic that always permeated the place. And if recent searches on the internet are any indication, I'm...

Hi, I'm Bob.  Having this first name (nic) for some 56 years now and watching how my humble little name has been exploited and associated with cats, apples, hairstyles, money, male enhancement, slicing actions, fishing, surprise appearances,...

People act like they have never heard the name Damon.  So I've started a list of famous people that share my name.

Original Riddles, hopefully Good!   You be the judge. Be gentle, it's my first time. Ok, yah sure I write poems and song lyrics but Riddles are my latest fun.   Do you remember "Carnac The Magnificent" on the Johnny Carson sh...

Although I'm passed this stage of my life....(I wanna say "thank goodness"..but part of me misses it), this description of a typical "mom day" was once mine. I look back, and actually get tired just thinking about it. Loving our c...

by Barbara Tremblay Cipak, Copyrighted      A journey from 1979 my journey with you my friend you stayed, Always and forever you have been my side, Throughout all this time you have stood patiently, During times when my life pulled me in a hundred...

Mr. Lee is an adventurous cat, whose owner has attached a camera to his collar. Now we can all share in Mr. Lee's entertaining journeys. Juergen Perthold created the CatCam and has provided us with interesting, amusing and truly unique photograph...

Can there be anything finer? A cup of coffee enjoyed out on the patio at dawn as the sun filters through the trees to the east. Even better if enjoyed around an early morning campfire, with the scent of pine lingering in the air above the fire pit. I...

We could call this something like Desktop Geek Stuff You Can't Live Without Now and Executive Toys Through the Ages, and Places to Go to Raise Your Cool Factor with the tribe (both personal and office). At the small office where I first worked, our...

Legends of Karinth is a FREE online roleplaying and combat MUD. MUD stands for 'Multi User Domain' or 'Multi User Dungeon' depending on who you listen to. MUDs are a type of game that has been around since before the advent of the Internet as we kno...

Hi, my name is Bugsy and I just love to watch "Americanine Idol". Especially, when ole pal Simon bullies around some of them wet poodles. That always makes me wanna pee on the carpet. But my Mommy would not like that one bit, and my Bavarian Chef Dad...

SWAPS are a Girl Scout craft in which girls trade with each other to promote friendship. When girls swap their pins, they make new friends, and that is what girl scouting is all about! A great time to doing some girl scout swaps is right before an ev...

It's addicting...remember when you were a little kid and you went on Easter Egg Hunts?? Well this one you can do while sitting at your computer. You basically look all around Facebook and click on the eggs you find. It lasts for a year and you see wh...

I'm almost ashamed to admit that I grew up on these. When I was really small they were a treat on nights when it was just me and my mom at home. I remember watching the Muppet Show and having my mother take the turkey TV Dinners out of the oven and w...

Have you heard of Moola.com? It's an online game site where each new member is given $0.01 to start playing. With each game you play you can double your money. Once cent becomes two cents, two becomes four, four becomes eight and so on. In theory, i...

Kids Incorporated was a kid's TV show that ran from 1984 to 1996. The first two seasons were on NBC and the remaining seasons aired on the Disney Channel.   The main characters of the show ranged in age from 8 through mid teens. The show revolved...

You thought is was hot this year?  Just wait till next year! Triple digits will might be around longer than you think!

Life is hard! Times change, people change, but one thing that never changes is the joy and satisfaction of a good laugh! Laughter can ease the pain, relax the stress and just make you feel good! Laughter can break the ice, calm the storm and make a f...

I grew up without TV. Dad always said there was more to do in life that sit in front of that one-eyed monster! At the time, I thought he was horrible! Now, I see he did have a point! At least I know for sure I would not have enjoyed I Love Lucy as...

A collection of more Squidoodles* created for other causes, most importantly for SquidAid and the Squidoo Fire Aid Challenge. Also included are Squidoodles that I have created for the two groups that I manage, the Imagine Peace Group and the Grief &a...

"Hold it. Hold it. Are you trying to trick me? Where's the sports. Is this a kissing book?" We soon discover that "The Princess Bride" is a perfect blend of fairy tale romance, swash buckling action, nail biting adventure and sid...

Disney's Enchanted takes the best of some of the Disney classics combines them with some of the updated Fairy tales to create what is destined to become a new classic. Enchanted combines elements of Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and...

I discovered Squidoo through a forum link and became an instant addict. Creating lenses has become my new hobby! I absolutely love it! What a great way to make money and connect with other people. Since joining Squidoo, I have been honored to become...

I have always been able to sense ghosts and spirits. I don't see them with my eyes; it is more like a mental image or picture in my mind. Sometimes the image comes with knowledge of how they might have died. These are mostly just feelings or thi...

Several of my friends and quite a few of my family members love to send and share funny emails. They scour the web for these hilarious treats and forward them to everyone in their address books in hopes of giving someone a smile for the day. Hilario...

The Golden Compass (or Northern Lights in the UK and Australia) is the first book in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy. The Golden Compass movie stars Nicole Kidman as Marisa Coulter, Daniel Craig as Lord Asriel, and Dakota Blue Richards as...

Mitchell Baker is the CEO of Mozilla Corporation, part of the company behind the open source Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email program. She is also on the board of directors of the Open Source Applications Foundation. Winifred Mitchell Baker s...

Some pets love to dress up and party just as much as their people do. If your dog is a socialite, make sure she’s ready to shine this Halloween– because no one upstages the pooch. Pet costumes now come in many different themes and sizes...

I joined Squidoo in April of 2007. At the time of Ekography's last edit I had 313 lenses and 23 groups. I make new ones all the time, so watch for new ones to be added as time goes by. This is my index for them all. Ekography is eternally under...

A glimpse inside one author's private book collection. Find new books you haven't read before as well as books to help you write. This lens is here to answer the question: What's on your bookshelf?

Need help creating a Lord Sesshomaru costume? You've come to the right place. I am currently in the process of making a Lord Sesshomaru costume. No idea when I will get it finished or how long it will take, but as I make it, I'll add updates here, an...

In this lens, I'll let you know what to do with them, how to avoid them, a bunch of ways to re-use or recycle them plus links to some packing peanut related pranks! Join me, won't you? As we explore this peanut shaped styrofoam nightmare.

Squidoo's easy, but some things can be maddenly hard to find. Save time, it's all here for you. How to install Squidoo buttons on your blog, links to all the best how-to on Squidoo that there is. And show your Squidoo-love! I've sought out the best...

Once upon a time there was a squid mommy who spent a lot time making these silly things called lenses. She had two daughters who were very patient with their mom while she was working because they knew she had a dream to become a Giant Squid and that...

The Squid's Choice Awards originated on Squidoo's Top Ten list but has become so popular that it needed it's own lens. Each month will have a theme and Squids will have the opportunity to nominate and vote for their favorite lenses within that them...

I know you are probably asking yourself who on earth would harm such tiny, fairy-like creatures, but sadly, millions of mosquitoes are injured or killed every year by humans. Our goal at the Mosquito Protection Society is to educate people about how...

Have you ever seen money stamped with "wheresgeorge.com?" What started as a joke project about money circulation soon revealed fascinating truths about currency movement and more! Where's George? is even an important tool when it comes to tracking t...

If you haven't ever seen or heard comedian Emo Phillips, there's probably no way I can accurately describe him to you.  He's quirky and peculiar and strange and geeky and very, very funny. 

Cafegrafia, or Coffee Art, the unique process of developing photographs using coffee as a pigment was invented by Saul Bolanos. His photos are of Costa Rican Coffee processing from a century ago. Learn how coffee is now produced in Costa Rica. Pour...

Wikipedia defines LOL as an abbreviation for "laughing out loud" or "laugh out loud." I came across this site called nomorelol.com that points out so many of us use the term "LOL" when we are not really laughing out loud. Should we then use the term...

There's no such thing as a ghost. Or is there? Ghosts exist in popular culture and in ghost stories, but are there really disembodied spirits in cemeteries and haunted houses? There are many groups today (like Ghost Hunters on TV) that hunt ghosts, s...

I love the song Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton. I can't get it out of my head. I first heard the song when I watched a WoW video on YouTube called "Code Monkey." I have since downloaded the Code Monkey mp3 from Jonathan Coulton's blog. I am also lo...

Most people think of hangman as a childhood game that you play with a pencil and paper.  Merv Griffin took that idea, added a giant spinning wheel, an attractive hostess and a ceramic Dalmatian and created the longest running syndicated game sho...

Emergency! was a pioneering TV show that thrilled audiences and had a direct impact on the field of emergency medicine. Each week firefighter/paramedics Roy DeSoto and Johnny Gage raced to the rescue with humor and bravery. Come along for the ride wi...

Some song lyrics touch your heart. Others tell a story or mourn a lost love. Then there are these lyrics... 

Have you ever been at your desk clicking around the 'net and have come across something so profound, so off-the-wall, so funny that you stopped everything and tried to find out everything you could about it? Well, that happened to me today when I read...

Who doesn't love hot air balloons? Decorate yourself or your home with these fun ballooning gifts.

Need a pair of slippers that make a statement? Feel the need to express your inner silliness? The lens contains fuzzy slippers for everyone and anyone!

These funny & practical alarm clocks are great for those that like to sleep in. It's hard to ignore a roaring dinosaur or barking dog clock!    

With thanks to master for helping me with the grammar and speling. It is a story. About me. Well, read it already!!!

If you want to find fun and festive uff da shirts - you just hit the right lens :-) I'm the designer and store owner of the silly and weird Uff Da merchandise you find in this lens. -- I got one advantage -- I'm from Norway - The home of UFF DA. That...

Just updated! July 2009. Trilobites are cool looking also are the right size and anyone can look for them. The ones you find you get to keep! How cool is that?  My son is holding this gem.  On his first hunt we found this one in the summer...

Ben work with all the well known actors of that era.

This lens is about all the songs that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Other things were happening in 1967. In December of that year was the first human-to-human heart transplant is performed. Lpuis Washkansky died 18 days after the transpl...

Gefilte fish is a traditional eastern european boiled fish delicacy often eaten by Ashkenazic Jews.  It is made from ground fish and a variety of fishes can be used, but the most common are carp, whitefish and pike.  While it can be eaten y...

Rubber Duckies are a terrific and relatively inexpensive collectible and you would be hard pressed to name something with a higher sheer fun quotient.  There isn't another toy out there that has the same awe factor of a cuddly puppy.  Rubbe...

Merry Christmas! Don't you just LOVE Christmas Carols? Yay for the Holiday Season. It's time for the best Music of the year! Fa La La La La! On this page you will find: Christmas Carol Lyrics, Funny Christmas Words, Holiday Resources, Articles, CD...

Sarah Palin and her Stylish Glasses, Made by Japanese Designer Kazuo Kawasaki, continue to make an impact on the Fashion World. Sarah Palin's New Book is Sold on this Page! Buy Sarah's New Book here and Part of the proceeds goes to Charity at NO extr...

Children inspire us; they make us reflect on our own lives and challenge us to do more. We learn from them. We can be entertained by them. Some will make you laugh. Others will make you cry. And others will leave you awe-struck! "And a little child...

Almost every good thing I know about life, I practice on Squidoo, don't you? Squidoo is a community. It's a great place to make friends, learn about life, and practice good citizenship. Learning Squidoo is like practicing our life lessons, being bett...

Ok. I admit it! I love all kinds of music - from classical to country! But one of my favorite kinds of music is crazy, funny, off-the-wall songs! Sometimes I get one of these nutsy tunes running through my head and I seem to sing it all day long! ...

1 Aluminum Tree...1 Electric Color Wheel...3 Dozen Mini Glass Ball Ornaments...1/2 Dozen Felt Pixie Elves...1 Dozen Vintage Christmas Cards...1 Bing Crosby Holiday CD...1/2 Dozen Vintage Toys & Games...1 Dozen Aluminum Cookie Cutters...1 Vin...

1/2 dozen vintage Outdoor Decorations, 1 or 2 strands vintage Lights, 1/2 dozen vintage Jack-O-Lanterns, 1 or 2 vintage Costumes, 1/2 dozen Paper or Cardboard Decorations, 1 or 2 vintage Tablecloths, 1/2 dozen pieces of vintage Party Accessories, 1 F...

1 vintage Swimsuit, 1 pair vintage Sunglasses, 1 vintage Beach Bag, 1 vintage folding Beach Chair, 1 vintage Beach Hat, 1/2 dozen vintage Sand Toys (for the little ones, or yourself!), 1 vintage Picnic Basket filled with refreshments, 1 bottle Copper...

Just a little political ad in promotion of myself. Because I tell off telemarketers, I think it might be innappropriate to call my fellow Americans at 6 p.m. So I thought I would make a lens and plead my case, as to why I should be McCains running ma...

Everything you want to know about the "All Your Base Are Belong to Us" phenomenon.

So you want to be what Donald Trump is to real estate to the internet. You didn't have posters of Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson on your wall when you were growing up. Instead you had posters of Seth Godin (squidoo.com, pictured left), Mark Cubin (...

Alright, so you have a lot of bottled up anger that needs to be let out. However, you don't know where to focus that anger. Well, this lens is all about ideas of thing for you to lay into. And once you get done venting all that frustration, be sure...

Little House on the Prairie ended with an bang, in 1984. Literally, a bang! In the final episode (actually a movie) the residents of that beloved town, Walnut Grove, blow it up with dynamite - the whole town (except the church). One by one, each man...

Ladies and Gentlemen, I hereby set forth to prove: Barry Williams will do anything for $50. It is a big claim, I know, but I think that after you have taken a few moments to examine the evidence below, you will come to the same conclusion. He'll do...

Starting out as a simple phrase uttered by some random woman, this phrase entered the ears of Lewis Black. It then nearly killed him by eating away at his brain. The only way in which he could save himself, was to offer up this sentence for the rest...

The Funkiest Stuff On The Web Ever Here at Funkiest Stuff On The Web Ever, we've come up with a collection of some of the best stuff we've found online. We realized that the net's an amazing place where you can find everything that you can think o...

So you're sitting at your desk at work (or in school) and your bored! Professor XYZ's lecture is so boring and the room is warm and stuffy... Or you're at work. Your day's not nearly over and it's only 10am! It's a Tuesday and you've three and a half...

Ever wondered how a piercing look can leave you breathless? Faint-hearted? Stunned? Yearning for more? I have. I've always wanted to completely stop someone in their tracks with a glance, and silent enemies with a glare. No words spoken, just a simp...

I have two Squidoo lenses on real kitty litter boxes, so it only seemed fitting to choose the infamous kitty litter cake for the 'K' entry in my Squidoo food lensography, Culinary Favorites From A to Z. One of my aunts emailed this recipe to me last...

Have you ever wondered what you'd have looked like in another era? Thanks to a company called Yearbook Yourself, it's possible to create fabulously phony high school photos from the 1950s through the year 2000. My Class of 2000 mock yearbook photo is...

Artist: Elmo & Patsy Written by: Randy Brooks   Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer Grandma got run over by a reindeer Walking home from our house Christmas eve. You can say there's no such thing as Santa, But as for me and Grandpa, we believe....

Raising kids is hard work and it becomes so much easier if we allow ourselves time to laugh about it, rather than stress about it. So take a half a second to sit back, put up your feet and relax while you read through this lens. Along the way, hopef...

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, my great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great Aunt Tischke Goldberg, the only Jewish Pilgrim at Plymouth Rock, invented the bagel. Here is her story, as told through my letters...

Christmas is a very busy time of year for Santa Claus. He has to get the sleigh ready, make sure the elves have finished all the toys, and check his list twice to be sure he hasn't forgotten any good girls and boys. But in the midst of all this c...

Most would agree that a snow-covered field is a beautiful sight. But deep within that snow lies a symphony of microscopic beauty in each of the individual snowflakes and snow crystals. In 1885, Wilson Bentley became the first person to photograph a s...

May 18 is my daughter's birthday. It's also the day Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, the day Pope John Paul II was born in 1920, and the day Halley's Comet could be seen from earth as it passed our planet in 1910. What else happened this day in hist...

This lens is entirely dedicated to the funniest (and a bit different) comics and cartoons on the Web! ROFLOL your way through this lens and let me know what you think!!!

The basic keys to maintaining your sanity or keeping the loss of it to a minimum while chasing after your two year old while holding your laptop while breaking up the two older brothers' video game fight while cooking dinner while listening to your w...

Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986) is an American actress and former show host on Nickelodeon. After appearing in several successful television series on Nickelodeon in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Bynes has moved into a film career, starring...

Depending on which website, book, or article you consult, a dog's nose is anything between twenty and a million times more powerful than a human's. Now, I can think of a few aromas that I'd like to be a million times weaker... but a million times str...

Every new piece of beadwork has a history, a place of origin, a source of inspiration. Images, objects, colors, nature, music, fashion - all of these things can inspire artists to create. Bead artists have limitless possibilities when it comes to des...

Greetings fellow Squidooians...Squidooan's..Squidies..??? My name is Nate Balcom and I run NateBal.com. I don't understand why no one ever gets that. Anyway, I've been building websites and other such random geekery for about the past 7 years. Duri...

She is 122 feet 1 inch tall, 13,000,000 lbs, and beautiful. Meet Olympia SnowWoman, the world record breaking snow woman named for Maine's senator Olympia Snowe.

Perma-Pets are one of a kind mixed media sculptures by artist Sheryl Westleigh. Each pet is sculpted from polymer clay, painted, then suspended in clear acrylic resin. Noadi's Art creates threekinda of Perma-Pets, Cuddlefish, Octopuppies, and Nudibra...

I find the platypus totally fascinating. It's one of the few remaining monotremes, a very ancient evolutionary line of egg laying mammals. At the same time having both very primitive and very novel and advanced featured. Just an amazing animal.

I enjoy making my own greeting cards and did it before the age of computers. Now I have lots of fun learning new ways to make them. One of my favorite things to do is to swap heads using clip art and a picture of the person I am making the card for....

You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch. The Grinch is a storybook villain who learns the true meaning of Christmas, created by famed illustrator Dr. Seuss.  First introduced in the 1957 book How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, the Grinch became a holiday r...

Hair falls are attachable/detachable hairpieces that can be made in almost any way you can imagine, using yarn, real or synthetic hair, plastic tubing or even strips of fabric. They can be straight, curled, dreaded, however you want! Here are some g...

I do not endorse cow tipping and do it at your own risk! Tipping a cow is more of an art than a science.  It is even considered an urban myth and bovines really do not tip as easily as one would suspect.  Tip a cow at you own risk and fear...

Do you have a claim to fame, anything you have done to give you notoriety? Your claim to fame might be the result of having someone famous in the family, or as a friend, having met a famous person, or having taken part in a special event, appeared on...

Religious Jokes can be really funny. It doesn't matter whether they are Church Jokes, Bible Jokes or Baptist Jokes, are something that everybody likes. There are even some really funny Jewish Jokes these days - jokes for just about everyone. With...

The Daily Joke is a series of monthly lenses to help give you a reason to laugh every day of the month. My Daily Joke lenses usually have a joke for every day of the month, but I thought for September I would do something a little different, with a s...

As far as photography goes, I can't tell you anything on composition or how to set up your camera. All I know is that I have a knack at taking good shots once in awhile. I'm really shy about showing my work usually but my friends and family have push...

Welcome to the "Little Loo Library" (better known in North America as the "Big Bathroom Bookshelf"). Considering the fact that one will spend a good deal of time during one's life ensconced in an ablution hut, bathro...

The Glorious Glossary of SNIT is dedicated to the many marvellous mavens of melodrama and misbehaved mademoiselles of mayhem who inhabit the universe.  "Snit" has become synonymous with the unpredictable feisty or flummoxed behavior of...

This light-hearted lens is devoted to funny festivities, hilarious holidays and nutty national days organized all over the globe. The aim of such activities is to make people tickled pink, or at the very least, put a smile on the faces of folks...

Lensmaster LittleIsMore (aka Claudette Mitchell) started a thread in the SquidU forums titled, "What are you thankful for?"  She wrote: Although I knew how important it was to be thankful, I only learned a few years ago the significance...

Guess what!" Steve said, grinning like a naughty boy. He'd just walked through the door and hadn't even said hello or "how was your day?" yet. Uh-oh, I thought, now what? Without pausing for breath, my husband told me, "...

See, I went through this phase a while back, when I'd amuse myself with rhyme, often while out walking the herd of dogs on the farm Steve and I ... caretook? caretaked? were the caretakers of? Well, anyhow, the dogs seemed to enjoy my spontaneous...

pur·ple [pur-puhl] noun a group of colors with hues between violet and red. adjective Of the color purple, imperial or regal. transitive & intransitive verb purpled, purpling, purples - To make or become purple. A color can be a visual,...

Fab-u-lous or tacky-Tacky-TACKY? What is kitsch?  Kitsch is either cutsey fun or hideous ugliness, depending on the viewer's opinion.  The word comes from the German, and sources debate whether it is derived from words meaning "trash&q...

Balloon hats are made by twisting long, skinny balloons into joined sections so that they hold their shape and fit onto the head. After that, almost anything goes! I recently did a project that left me with a lot of twister balloons, and I decided t...

Amigurumi toys (knitted and crochet toys) are an easy way for crochet and knit crafters to create a handcrafted gift for unique gift giving. Amigurumi (ah-mee-goo-roo-mee) have been a popular Internet craft topic for the last few years. These cute,...

I hate to clean so instead I'm just sitting here at my computer.  I'm not vacuuming.  I'm not doing the laundry, washing dishes or scrubbing the floor.  I'm not sweeping up dog hair.  I'm not looking for dust bunnie...

I love my collection of beautiful vintage christmas postcards. If you've been dreaming of starting your own collection, take a look here first.  You'll find everything you need to get started collecting vintage postcards, including price gui...

Instead of What Won't Oprah Eat, I suppose I should say what types of food will Oprah be giving up on her newest diet. What won't she eat kind of makes her sound like she'd eat just about anything, when she's actually only going on a three week vegan...

If you are find free trivia questions it is most likely because they are entertaining, absorbing, and demanding. What can free trivia questions do for you? They can make you a sparkling conversationalist. They can make you appear smarter than you re...

I love animals and I love having fun with them too. My dog is quite the comedian. Come share your animals and animal fun too!

If you are need free trivia questions it is most likely because they are amusing, interesting, and invigorating. What can free trivia questions do for you? They can make you a sparkling conversationalist. They can make you appear smarter than you re...

Before I begin I must say I am not a Mom Jean expert. But through talks I've had with friends and co-workers I found out how easy it was to gravitate to Mom Jeans. We didn't start out wanting to wear them. Somehow we just ended up in this position. Y...

Hold it! Don't toss those perfectly good paper bags. Hang onto the plastic grocery bags, too. They're perfect for crafts, and what better way to teach recycling than to offer them to your children and grandchildren? Given the chance, most kids are cr...

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past seventy-something years, you've no doubt heard of SPAM. No, not the idiotic spam e-mail messages from Nigeria. I'm talking about Hormel's familiar blue can--SPAM with capital letters. How can anyon...

Greetings, Humans. We've been watching you. Yes, you in your serious housecleaning outfit, dragging your cute little cleaner caddy from room to room. Clean to your heart's content, but know this: You are outnumbered. Think you've wiped us out, hmmm? T...

You've checked your e-mails, updated your website, shopped online, used instant messengers. Now what? Do you sit blank after you've completed your daily internet tasks and have time to spare? Are you getting bored? Then here are some fun tasks you ca...

1984, and about the only notable cable channels worth mentioning were HBO and Showtime. Warring with each other over quality content, a small BBC production snuck onto the landscape of the small screen. HTV's Robin of Sherwood seemed like yet another...

A little background on this story.   Once upon a time...   Just kidding. There was a time I was employed by United Parcel Service, not as a driver, but in one of their customer service phone centers. At the time, they had a monthly newsletter...

Everyone has a bad hair day from time to time, right?  Instead of fighting it, I say just make the most of it.  Indeed, why not celebrate it!  Hey, other people may laugh at your bad hair so why not laugh with...

(pingk) n.   1.  Any of a group of colors reddish in hue, of medium to high lightness, and of low to moderate saturation.  (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language) 2.  The subject of this lens. Did you know th...

Hats are not merely to keep off the sun and the rain, but to mark a social rite, portray a religious belief, define the status and occupation of the user and to announce the extent of authority. Kings and Heroes wear hats, as do the Gods.

The cutest bags of bones around are the Skelanimals! They're looking for a home with a special someone to love them, but not just anyone. They need people with lots of love who want to snuggle; after all, they're just bones and need help staying warm...

Those words and the cheesy little raincloud with the "News Flash" graphic signaled yet another report from the intrepid Kermit the Frog on location. Kermit valiantly interviewed a parade of characters from history, fairy tales and nursery rhymes. Fro...

Ah, music soothes the savage beast ... or possibly gives him a headache if he has to listen to some of this stuff! I sing in the Women's Chorus of Dallas and our director is constantly admonishing us to "Sing Pretty!" There seem to be some...

If you're building a games room, then a foosball table would make the perfect addition. Smaller than a pool table and easy to play, foosball is a fast paced game and comes in a variety of sizes and fun designs. This guide will help you pick the b...

To us birthdays mean cake, balloons, parties, candles, cards, and presents! Cultures around the world observe birthdays in many ways, some just like us, and some very differently.

Did you know that Pill Bugs aren't really bugs at all? They aren't even insects! They are members of the only group of CRUSTACEANS who live on land. Pill Bugs perform valuable jobs in our environment by eating detritus and aerating the top layer of s...

A weird and wonderful bird from Down Under, the Tawny Frogmouth is so fun to watch. With it's owl-like body and frog-like mouth, this bird is like no other. A native to Australia, the rest of us need to be content with viewing this amazing creature i...

Carrot jokes? Brenda, you have to be joking! Yes, indeed I am...this page is full of carrot jokes and I hope to keep finding and adding more! Do not ask me how I got started on this carrot theme -- or I will tell you it all started with an innocent li...

The best-ever Hawaiian punch recipe you will ever find is available right here on this page! A homemade recipe, it is simple to put together, it is nutritious and it is definitely delicious! I actually have THREE delicious punch recipes but, after a b...

Did You Do The Wii Scream When You Received Your Wii? Is the mighty Wii video game console really worthy of a Wii Scream? Is this how you would react to receiving some of the best Wii Games? You can bet that it is just a bit exciting to receive a Wii...

Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches") anywhere in the world. A typical cac...

I know what most of you are thinking, big, ugly, and an all together scary creature. The American Alligator is usually very misunderstood. I hope to be able to change your minds about the alligator or maybe at least soften it up a little bit.

Coffee is more then something hot, you get speeding through a drive-thru. It's a rich deep flavored beverage that is great hot or cold. Coffee can pick you up and at the same time morph into a deeply relaxing drink. We can all remember a time sittin...

Is there anything better then on a summer day eating a steamed or grilled Hot Dog? I like them with everything on them or with just mustard. And I'm pretty sure even the health gurus' on TV eat them every once in a while. A Hot Dog that is cooked righ...

Chocolate hot Chocolate cold, I'm sure to a lover of this heavenly confection it does not matter if it's gooey and running down your fingers faster then you can get it into your mouth. It's the Chocolate that makes it to the tongue that is important,...

Hi I have been Collecting Lumicel Art for a while now and thought it about time I shared some knowledge about what it is and where it is available. Lumicel is a hand drawn animation model sheet with central serigraphic or hand-painted color image. su...