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Margo's Ultimate Squidoo "SEO" Branch Library

I first started my Squidoo lens library when a computer crash made me loose all the links to all the ones I had been saving. Oh No! Well, I wasn't going to let that happen again, so I started a lens to save all of the lenses I didn't want to loose t...

Margo's Ultimate Squidoo 'How to Squidoo' Branch Library

I have always loved personal libraries, I want to own what I read. However, recently I have gotten more Zen, and have actually downloaded physical copies of books I am probably not going to read again. Well, many of them. I have also gotten rid of s...

Margo's Ultimate Squidoo Business Branch Library

I used to have all these really great lenses on my computer bookmarks. I thought I was really smart, until my computer crashed and they were all gone. I was slowly able to find most of them and more. In order to keep these, I created Margo's Ultim...

Welcome to My Salon 

"A" is for "Arrowsmith"

I began this journey as a lens master on June 21, 2008. I started with the story of how my parents began their first small business. That first lens reached a top rank of 188 overall and 14 in business, and then started back down, getting as low as...

In A Class Of Their Own 

In A Flash - Our Burn Injury Story

Poof!...in a flash, that's how long it takes for someones world to come to a crashing halt. For us it happened at 6:58 pm on August 6th 2002. For us it started with an argument over lasagna on a very hot day and a dead Robin that did a kamikaze on t...

African Beads From Recycled Magazines

Women in Uganda lead a challenging life. Some were widowed by conflicts in the north of the country. Many look after children as well. See how they have taken old magazines and turned them into a beautiful product: paper beads. Not only is the sale o...

Doing Well in the World 

Public Speaking Training by Broadway Actors - Digest

Public Speaking Training by Broadway Actors is a New York City based company of leading actors who give private training, workshops and master classes in public speaking. Among our ranks are actors who have won or been nominated for Emmy, Obie and Dr...

What is your intent?

I use intentions in my life and talk about that on Powerful Intentions. This lens is to share with you a great place where others share their intent for the world, themselves and life.

Write a Book With Squidoo

Why Won't the Words Come? I feel like someone has stood me up on a date. I've set up all the right conditions to woo my muse -- time off work, a lovely place to write & few demands. Sleep Is the Devil as Duvet When words fail, a fluffy pillow is the...

My Exploration of "The Secret"

I'm currently reading "The Secret", a book about using the Law of Attraction in your everyday life, and as I go through the book I am building this lens about my journey through it's pages and how I put the concepts to work in my life. I think this b...

Volunteering 

NineMillion.org

 9,000,000 children are refugees right now. There are 20.8 million refugees and other people in need of protection. Most of these people have fled persecution or conflict at some point in their lives. You might not be able to change the world, but...

Uncategorizable and Great Lenses 

Keds Shoes: Then & Now

This lens tells a brief history of Keds shoes from 1917 to the present day. The original advertising company coined the word "sneakers" since the rubber sole allowed people wearing them to quietly "sneak" around. How many of you remember your very f...

Validation - Short Film

An amazing and inspiring short film about the importance of acknowledging and validating people. This film is much needed pick-me-up that will inspire you during the holiday season and afterward. This 16 minute short film shows the magic of looking...

Drifter's Tales

Out from under the murky sludge of his past and into the light of the living, the creature crawls. Using the powers of the Ancients, he smites indifference and the wanton abuse of the human nature that drives some to just slide by. This is Drifter's...

The Mother Road: Historic Route 66

The "Mother Road" as the name was penned by John Steinbeck in his 1939 novel, "The Grapes of Wrath", represented a force of major change in America. For those who migrated to the land of opportunity in California during the Dust Bowl era it meant a p...

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Famous Misquotes

Have you ever been misquoted, misrepresented or just plain misunderstood? If so, you are not alone, it happens to the best of us--in fact, you are in some pretty illustrious company.     "Don't talk to me about Naval tradition. It...

Making a Home 

Heritage Heirloom Cutting Boards

Meet Bob, the Cutting Board King. Bob is his name, Butcher Block Boards are his Game. It started out innocently enough; my husband found himself with too much time on his hands after medical retirement, so I encouraged him to finally pursue his dream...

Mexican Copper Sinks. A Piece Of Art For Your Home.

For many people the first thing that comes to their minds when they hear people talking about art is a beautiful painting or sculpture they could be showing on one of their home’s walls or corners. But in reality there are more than these two u...

Tuscan Gardens

Dreaming of having your own romantic Tuscan Gardens?  The gardens of Tuscany are a sight to behold, casual yet elegant, comfortable, inviting and extremely romantic. Tuscan Gardens, is dedicated to helping you create a b...

Natural Bathroom Decor

Do you wish to change your bathroom? Does your bathroom feel old, outdated, or just not your style? You can add a sense of elegance to any bathroom with accessories made from natural materials. In this lens you will find bathroom accessories made fr...

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Worm Composting | How to Make a Worm Farm | Do It Yourself Worm Farms

Learn how to make a worm farm that is perfect for the average-sized organic family! Why build a worm farm? Worm Composting, of course! A worm farm helps you recycle household organic waste into fertilizer for your garden. A worm farm is good for the...

Hiring Contractors for Service Work | Handyman Employment | Fixer Upper

A lens devoted to hiring contractors to do work in your home or business.  Avoiding the pitfalls of hiring the wrong contractor.

How to Remove Candle Wax

Candles are beautiful, relaxing, and instantly set the mood for romance. Unfortunately, they can also be messy! If you've ever had candle wax drip onto your carpet, wood furniture, or fine linen tablecloth, you know exactly what I'm talking about. F...

Ten Ways To Use A Tent

It is magical. You put up your tent, crawl in, and experience life from the inside of a new fabric-enclosed space created just for you. You arrange your things, lay back on your air mattress or cot, and look at the ceiling. A sigh of exhilarated rela...

Mexican Copper Sinks

Many times we get used to seeing always the same appliances and decorations for our home and we just pass by other options that can give our home an original new look. In fact we usually think that art pieces are made for the museum and galleries and...

Arts and Crafts 

Woodburning Designs

The art of woodburning is a fairly easy craft to learn! If I can teach myself how to woodburn, you can surely learn how to make an item beautiful and unique by woodburning. To jump start your creative imagination, below you will find woodburning...

How to's 

Towel Animals & Towel Origami: How To Make Them Just Like On The Cruise Ships -- The Easy Way!

Have you ever been on a Carnival cruise or to a nice Bed & Breakfast and been greeted in your room by one of those cute towel animals?  On this lens you'll learn cool tips and tricks for making these cuties and even how to try all 16 of...

The Write Prompts

What is a writing prompt? It is a word, picture, phrase, quote or set of directions to help you kick start your writing for those days when you just can't get anything to percolate. In this lens you will find a few of the above options to help yo...

Creating Character Profiles

A character is a person about whom you write. Every work of fiction (book, screenplay, SCA persona, RPG, LARP, MMORPG, video game, etc.) has characters in it. Question is, do you as a writer, really know as much as you should about your characters? T...

To Catch a Thief in Under 40 Days!

This is a true story--my story! And, I do think it is deserving of a purple star! It was a lens of the day in June 2006. How I helped authorities catch a couple of bad guys and what you too can do! Perhaps you have been a victim of fraud or know of s...

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Get To Know your DC Motor

Although this lens is primarily about DC motors, it is necessary to cover a little groundwork before you read on. If I have under-estimated your knowledge then please go ahead and scroll down to get to the juicy stuff. Using electrical energy, an el...

Publishing Methods

How should you publish your book? Self-Publishing? Vanity Press? Traditional? POD-People? The Big Five? What's the difference? On this lens I explore the different options you have as a writer to get your book published.

Squidooers Are Really Funny! 

Turkey's Turkiatrist

Tom here. If you've been keeping up on my story, you know that I'm a stressed-out turkey trying to stay one step ahead of the axe. I'm hunkered down out here behind the barn, sweating bullets and wondering whether I'll be next Christmas to see the li...

LOST: A Sock Speaks Out

Let me begin by sharing what I'm not. I'm not a fancy argyle. Nope. That is so not me, people! And I certainly don't pretend to have cashmere tastes. One-hundred percent cotton--that's me, from a long, proud family of sports socks in the midwest. My...

Spoonerisms ☺

We've all done it. We dry our tarnedest to cleak spearly and make our cleanings mere, but it rums out all cong. It might happen during a tight on the noun, when we've had tee many martoonis and are thunker than we drink. Or we could be serfectly pobe...

Turkey's Last Stand

Tom here Hey, how goes it? Back in the 'hood, you probably know me as The Bird. My mother (God rest her soul) wanted me to have a fair shake in life, so she sold me upriver for a bushel of corn, the crunchy kind that makes turkeys gobble and trot. W...

Demotivators - The Opposite of Motivational Posters

Corporate America has become filled with cliche. Motivational posters, quotes and advice seem to haunt every wall, computer and meeting. Yet somehow all of this motivation doesn't seem to make people more productive.  Flying in the face of this i...

Literature 

A Thousand Splendid Suns

A Thousand Splendid Suns is not an easy book to read.  It is emotional and powerful in a way that few books manage to be.  Khaled Hosseini tells a story covering the last 30 years of the history of Afghanistan through the eyes of two women,...

Spiritual 

Celtic Women

  I am a Celtic Woman of Irish Scott descent. Discover a little bit about what it means to be a Celtic Women, what are the characteristics and who do you know that is a Celtic Woman?. Celtic is pronounced like Kel-tic 

The Shaman Game of String Figures

String Figures are found in almost all of the ancient cultures of the world. Most people think of string figures as "just a child's game" In it's simple form it is just that - a game. But on other levels one discovers what has been...

Lily Dale -- A Spiritualist Community

I've been to Lily Dale and had a 'spiritualist reading' well over twenty years ago. Lily Dale is a community that is still going strong today. If you are someone who is open-minded to spiritualism, psychics, mediums, and healers, you may just want to...

Spiritual Lenses - Katinka Hesselink Net: religion and spirituality

A lensography of my best spirituality lenses as well as a summary of my website. I feature information from various religious traditions like Buddhism, Sufism, Fourth Way and Theosophy. I also pay attention to various spiritual teachers, whether the...

Elemental Hexagons Oracle Cards

The Elemental Hexagons deck is an oracle deck based on the Periodic Table of the elements. It is somewhat like a Tarot deck in that all of the Major Arcana cards are represented, but none of the Minor Arcana are. The deck consists of 60 cards, where...

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Imagine - Remembering John Lennon 1940 - 1980

John Lennon's anthem of peace and hope has been one of my favorite songs since college. This is a collection of many different versions of one of the greatest songs of peace of all times "Imagine." News of his sudden death in 1980 came during finals...

Food 

Evil Broccoli Salad

Chopped up broccoli florets make up most of this tasty salad, but some of the other ingredients include bacon, raisins, sunflower seeds, and cashews. This lens contains a little history of my recipe, and I have variants, including a way to make it co...

I Love Avocados

OK, I admit it, I'm addicted.... to everything avocado. I usually just rough chop the avocado and add a little fresh squeezed lemon, ok a lot, since I love that too! And real lemons folks, not that bottled stuff. I spread this on a warm tortilla wrap...

Stuffed Cabbage *

One of my fondest food memories growing up is watching my grandmother make Stuffed Cabbage ... and then, of course, eating it!  She had a "secret ingredient" that made her stuffed cabbage rolls the best I've ever had!  I'l...

I * Love * Cucumbers -- 5 Fabulous Recipes!

I've been loving cucumbers since I was knee high to a grasshopper in Northeastern Ohio ... those grasshoppers up there sure got to be mighty big you 'all! My favorite recipe for cucumbers involved either sour cream, vinegar, or onions! My grandmother...

KFC Coleslaw Recipe

What is it about KFC Coleslaw that provokes such adoration from its fans? "It tastes just like they make at the fast food restaurant," is not usually a positive comment. But people want the KFC Coleslaw recipe, and some people swear it's the best col...

Greek Roasted Chicken

Did you know that the average American eats about 80 pounds of chicken each year? That is not surprising because chicken can be prepared in so many delicious ways. Roasting chicken is very easy to do and it tastes great. There are endless variations...

How to Roast Red Peppers

How to Roast Fresh Red Pepper for Recipes Once you've tasted fresh roasted red pepper you will never settle for the jarred kind again. Roasting fresh red peppers is easy and adds a depth to the pepper flavor that can't be beat. There are s...

How to make a Perfect Omelette

I have always wanted to help those who wanted to learn how to make a perfect omelette.I have grown up eating omelettes ever since I was a first grader. Till date, my love for omelettes has never ceased. If I had my way, I could have omelettes for br...

Making a good Curry

If you are anything like me you will love Indian Curries, not just the curry but all the associated things that go with the meal, Onion bhajee, Nan bread, Bombay potatoes and all the other lovely things you can eat with your Indian meal. The best boo...

Ways To Cook Salmon

Very rich in omega-3 fatty acid and vitamin D, salmon is not just a popular, but also very healthy fish. Additionally it is easy to prepare salmon in different ways. Whether you are using fresh salmon, smoked salmon or canned salmon, you will find, t...

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All About Watermelons

The watermelon is a useful plant originating from central and southern Africa and cultivated nowadays in warmer regions around the world. Watermelon refers not just to the fruit but also to the plant producing it. The fruit is a 20 to 60 cm long roun...

How to Dehydrate Pears using a dehydrating machine

One of my favorite snacks is dehydrated pear! Dehydrating your own food at home is the most nutritious method of food preservation available. No additives are needed. The process is simple, economical, and fun! Next to fresh produce, fruits and veget...

Amazing People 

Your Life Sentence ~~ Six-Word Memoirs or Quotations

In the book Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure, famous and not-so-famous writers were asked to provide their life stories in six word sentences. They responded with funny, sad and often poignant quotes that...

Women Presidents and Prime Ministers

Who was the world's first woman president? Isabel Peron of Argentina earned that title more than three decades ago, but she can't claim the title of the world's first elected female head of state. That position was filled in 1960, and since then doze...

Life as a Foster Child

This is my story as a foster child. I hope it helps someone understand us, especially the foster parent. I hope it makes the case workers really listen to us. I hope it changes the system, but I'm afraid it won't.

Information That Will Protect 

SOS -- Stop Online Scammers

Precautionary note to anyone buying and selling online. This is an S.O.S. -- as I personally am Sick Of Scammers -- Do not sit back and let a scammer take advantage of you -- help Stop Online Scammers! If you buy or sell online, ultimately...

Health 

Left Brain Right Brain Test

Determine which side of your brain left or right is dominant Most people  have a distinct preference for one of these styles using their brain. Which one are you? The answer to this question will reveal things about yourself you never knew befo...

How to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally

Most of what lands on my desk is pure junk and I immediately chuck it into the trash. Every now and then, however, I run across something that rivets my attention because it really does have the potential to help you reduce your blood pressure. One of...

Otosclerosis - a disease of the middle ear

Otosclerosis is a disease of the middle ear that will inevitably lead to hearing loss. It affects about 1 or 2 in 100 people in the UK and approx 10% of people in the USA. It usually develops between the ages of 15 and 35. Sometimes it can develop in...

Restless Leg Syndrome

If you often feel an urge to move your legs when sitting or lying still for a long time, experience a "funny," uncomfortable, creepy or itchy sensation in your legs when at rest or have ever woke yourself or your partner up during the night...

You Need Arnica in Your Homeopathic First Aid Kit

An important herbal and homeopathic remedy to keep on hand - especially for you "weekend warriors" and little ones prone to bumps and bruises. Arnica is widely used around the world for aches, pains, and injuries. It is available in a variety of diff...

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Low-Risk Interventions for Attention Deficit Disorder

Our family has way too much experience with attention problems. Several of us have trouble regulating our attention: We focus too much or too little on things, depending on how engaging they are, and have trouble finding that happy medium that makes...

10 Ways To Naturally Lower Your Blood Sugar

Lowering your blood sugar is important to avoid pre-diabetes, diabetes, insulin resistance and overweight issues. Lowering your blood sugar naturally keeps your health vital and strong. Here's how it works: You eat something and the stomach and...

THE Cure for Motion Sickness: The Puma Method Developed by a NASA Flight Surgeon and USAF Pilot

Sam Puma went to high school during the 50's when America was beginning it's space program. Sam dreamed of becoming an astonaut. His father wanted him to be a doctor. After graduating from Hahnemann Medical School he joined the Air Force and success...

Making a Better World 

Who Are Homeless People?

The joy and adventure of being human is about who we are, not what we have. Inside the consumer culture, we value ourselves and each other by what we have, what we own and how we appear. This lens is intended to develop an inquiry into the nature of...

Squidoo Lenses That Made A Difference To Me

One of my favourite things to do on Squidoo is to browse around other peoples work and read their lenses. I spend quite a lot of time doing this and have come across some amazing and wonderful work. I have learnt a lot and laughed a lot and sometime...

Mental Health 

Social Stories

A Social Story is a very prescriptive way of identifying and addressing a problem behaviour and giving direction on how we'd like to change it. Social Stories are usually written for children (or adults) on the Autistic Spectrum but are also benefic...

Current Events 

Books from "The Daily Show" (Current Season)

Jon Stewart invites a lot of authors, moviestars and other folks to pitch their books and movies on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. But do you think you could find a simple list of them and links to Amazon on the Internet? No. Well, I thought that w...

Obama Street Art

Perhaps it is a testament to the grassroots movement of Obama's campaign, or just an indication that the younger generation is leaning his way. It may even just show that he is more favored in urban areas. Regardless of the reason for these displays...

Parenting 

11 Rules How (and How Not) to Punish Your Children

I wanted to sit down and put down my thoughts on punishing children. Here's what I came up with: "Spare the rod and spoil the child." How many times have we heard that phrase as a justification for striking children or harsh punishments? How many ti...

Green Lenses 

Rainwater Harvesting

Rainwater Harvesting Systems (RHS) can be found in all the great civilizations throughout history. In industrialized countries, rainwater harvesting systems have been developed for the purpose of reducing water bills, watering crops, or providing dr...

How to Reuse Old Toothbrushes

In this lens I will list numerous and helpful ways in which you can reuse your old toothbrushes. It is recommended that we replace our toothbrushes every 3 to 4 months or when the bristles get frayed. However, they needed not go straight to landfil...

Your Green Guide: How To Live A Greener Life

Are you looking for more information about how to live a greener, more eco-friendly life? Concerned about global warming? Do you want to learn more about issues affecting our environment? I started Your Green Guide to help! In my years of work with no...

Smart Power Strips - How to Conserve Energy and Save Money

You can start saving money today and consume less energy by using an energy saving smart power strip. To help you get started, below you will find some products reviewed and also some considerations covering how to apply them in your home. In a typ...

Food Prices Soar, Income Plummets, So What Do You Do?

It's not like you have to go back to the days of Little House On The Prairie! After changing our habits and creating a healthier home in the first edition of Eco-Converts, I found myself not only enjoying it, but wanting to take it further. Especia...

How to dispose of batteries properly

Consider doing something else with your old batteries.  Unlike glass, paper, and plastic, which fill up landfills, but are relatively benign, batteries are filled with reactive chemicals.  Take a minute to learn more about how you can prope...

Beauty 

Braid Styles

If you chose to wear some sort of braid style, you've come to the right lens. Here you will find braids, locs, and other not-so-common ways to wear your hair. Whether you have natural hair (kinky-textured or straight), synthetic or human hair, yarn...

Reverse the Signs of Aging with Facial Exercises

As we age our skin loses some of its elasticity and our muscles also lose some of its tone. We are all familiar with theses unpleasant signs of aging in our bodies, but many people don't realize that it's this same loss of elasticity and tone in our...

Artisan Jewelry from the Andes

Find great gift ideas while browsing this beautiful and unusual silver jewelry from the Andes of South America. Silver jewelry is hot right now. It would be a great holiday gift for someone special. Here I bring you some of my favorite jewelry artis...

Beautifying Tea Facial Treatments: Exfoliating and Topical Caffeine Benefits

You may have been hearing about new skin creams and treatments containing caffeine, wondering if it will really work. I wondered, too. One day I decided to be brave and find out. What I really found was an amazingly simple way to make skin look brigh...

How To Make Perfume

You can make your own perfume at home -- it's easy, inexpensive and FUN! I love making perfume and coming up with new scents. Most store-bought perfumes are just too overpowering, not to mention costly. Here, I'll share with you recipes with exact i...

Entertainment and Fun Stuff to Do 

Funny Blogs

Since I'm a humor-blogger, I enjoy laughing with other fine humor bloggers, and this lens is my collection of blogs which make me laugh the most. "Laughter is The Closest Distance Between Two People"--Victor Borge Come closer.

Reference Library 

Polar Bear Floating on Iceberg in 1885

I mmigrants to America aboard the ship Wisconsin were treated to the sight of a polar bear in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean as it floated by on an iceberg. Apparently this was a common sight in the late 1800s.

Commonly Misused Words in the English Language

Has anybody ever snapped at you for misusing a word? It's not nice to nitpick, but the truth is, you'll sound awfully funny if you use the wrong word. (I always want to giggle when I see "bare with me...") If you're ever in doubt as to whether you'r...

Expatriate Living

Coming from Latin "ex" (out of) and "patria" (country), the term expatriate applies to any individual who lives in a country or culture different from his native birth country or country of citizenship. This residence can either be temporary or perma...