About Me

I've always wanted to be a writer... Now I've become a photographer to. I hope you enjoy this site :)

Collecting Starbucks Coffee Mugs

Did you know, that in the past month, 8 Starbucks mugs topped the $100 dollar mark on Ebay? And another 40 of them sold for over $50. Think of your Starbucks mugs collection as an investment :) The Starbucks city mugs seem to have the strongest ap...

How to Make Money Selling Books Online on Amazon.com

Hi! I am a bookseller on Amazon.com and Ebay.  I started off selling mainly on Amazon, and have been on that marketplace the longest, so here is a compilation of tips, links, resources, and other useful information. If you are also interested in...

How to Increase Your Ebay Sales

Hi!  Are you an Ebay seller?  Selling on Ebay seems to go in cycles - sometimes I have lots and lots of sales and other times it's slow.  This lens outlines the techniques I have used to take advantage of slow times and to continue t...

Coping with Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder, formally known as Manic-Depression, is a mood disorder, usually involving low times (depression) and high times (mania or hypomania).  There are many variations of Bipolar Disorder, such as Bipolar I, Bipolar II, and Cyclothymi...

The Starbucks Business Model

Since going public in 1992, the Starbucks stock has increased by more than 6,500% and Starbucks has opened 11,000 shops worldwide.  If you are looking to find out more about how the Starbucks corporation acheived such immense growth, or what mak...

Hypomania Mood, a component of Bipolar II Disorder and Cyclothymia

Hypomania means "below mania" or "less than mania" and refers to a mood that is often described as "feeling up."  Sometimes hypomania is a pleasureable experience with lots of ideas going through my head and feeling...

Addicted to Starbucks Coffee and the Starbucks Experience

Do you love the Starbucks experience?  Do you crave Starbucks coffee?  This lens is dedicated to bringing you and your cravings some online relief :)  You will find Starbucks coupons, Starbucks merchandise and collectibles, Starbucks c...

Cyclothymia: A Mild Form of Bipolar II Disorder

There are so many variations of Bipolar Disorder.. the up and downs of depression and mania can be severe or mild. This page is about the milder form, Cyclothymia, which Mayo clinic describes as: "Cyclothymia, or cyclothymic disorder, is a chroni...

My Trip to Tulip Town

I was fortunate to be able to drive up to the Skagit Valley area to see the tulip festival this April. Every April, the Skagit valley area of Washington blooms with acres of tulips. Be sure to plan your trip for sometime in April! Here are some pic...

Collecting the Vintage Transistor Radio

Welcome to my lens.  I'm working to put together some good links, historic information, and interesting radios on this page. There were portable radios before the transistor radio, however they ran on vacuum tubes. When the transistor radio came o...

Yamaha TX-1000

Here, you will find a page devoted to the Yamaha TX-1000... pictures, links to reviews, and much more! Lots of fun stuff for the Yamaha fan :)

Collecting Vintage Greeting Cards, Hallmark and other retro Cards for Birthdays, New Baby, and Holidays

I stumbled across a collection of baby boy greeting cards from the late 1950s and I was so fascinated by them, that I thought here at Squidoo might just be a good place to share them. Enjoy the pictures :) If you are looking to buy some old greeting...

Charles Harper

Prolific illustrator, Mr. Charlie Harper, is an artist respected for his colorful & reductive illustrations of nature & animals. Charley-as he prefers-was born on August 4th, 1922 in Frenchtown, West Virginia and served in World War II during his ten...

All About Gary Ridgway, The Green River Killer

At least 50 women asked him if he was the Green River killer. His reply: "Do I look like the Green River killer?"

Asbestos Catalogs: Grinnell, Garlock, U.S. Motors, Philip Carrey, Crane, & others

One of the best types of documentation are the original catalogs that featured Asbestos products. There are two kind of catalogs that you may be able to find. The first are catalogs published by the manufacturers who made products out of Asbestos, su...

Talking Reading Machines for Low Vision, Vision Impairment, the Blind

A reading machine is a stand alone appliance, that will read to you any printed material, such as mail, newspaper, books, and much more. Often reading machines can also be used with monitors or TVs so that the text can be magnified and displayed on a...