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"An eccentric old fellow training visionaries." - a lensography

Whenever I agree with the majority view, I know it's time to examine my foundations. It's not that the crowd is always wrong; they are only always wrong when it is really important. At dangerous extremes visionaries must swim against an almost unani...

"The Little Lens That Should" Squidoo Lens Booster Club!

This is the new Squidoo Lens Booster Club - supporting hidden gems of remarkable significance!

Many of the finest Squidoo members create wonderful lenses which for some reason never attract much traffic. However, these lenses should be seen! They we...

'80's Dance Party!

 

 

Hey, we all need to dance more, and what better place than in front of your computer monitor! Get up and shake that groove thang...c'mon, you know you WANT to...besides, no one's looking, and you know I WON'T TELL!

Remember, requests are b...

...when you visit a Squidoo lens

Besides building and writing your own lenses, the most important thing you can do on this site is to visit other people's lenses. What you do there will make a big difference to everyone involved. If we as a huge Squidoo community can band together t...

10 Best recipes of Pizza

Hello,
I don't know how you, but I just love pizzas, I must eat minimum one per week, funny? ;D But it's true. I had eaten a lot of pizzas, but really not all are delicious. People must know which pizzas they like and which they don't. I created this...

10 Lenses in 10 Hours | Are You Up to The Challenge?

Way back in June, I decided to try for Giant Squid Status. I picked September as my goal because it seemed like 3 months was plenty of time to get 35 or so quality lenses made.

In true, lazy, Taurus fashion, I managed to procrastinate on the task an...

100 Appetizers!

It's happened to most of us. You start talking about getting together. Perhaps it's football season, (like now) and you have a friendly rivalry. The next thing you know, you've got people coming over, cuz you have the HUGE flat screen HDTV!

What do...

100 FREE DIRECTORIES WITH HIGH GOOGLE PAGE RANK - NO RECIPROCAL LINK REQUIRED

Submit your blog to these FREE DIRECTORIES with HIGH GOOGLE PAGE RANK. NO RECIPROCAL LINK REQUIRED!

100 Greatest Guitar Players - Vol. 1

From Jimi Hendrix to Jack White, Kurt Cobain to Scotty Moore. (Almost) all of your favorite guitarists are here in one lens.

In August of 2003, Rolling Stone published their list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Players of All Time. This is a series of Sq...

100 Greatest Guitar Players - Vol. 2

Based upon Rolling Stone Magazine's "100 Greatest Guitarists", this is the second in a series of lenses featuring videos on all the guitarists on the list.

Tell everyone who your favorite guitar player is and where they should be on the lis...

100 Things I'm Thankful For

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 sign...

101 Fabulous Free Downloads & Services

The best things in life aren't just free--they're indispensable. Some of these programs you may know already or others my be completely new to you. Each link points to either the website in question or to PC World's website, where the program ca...

13 Coins Cheesecake Recipe

I've been using this recipe (with variations given below) for 20 years. It came to me typed on a sheet of paper (there were no computers then). The story was, it was a recipe from the 13 Coins restaurant for their famous cheesecake. Whether true or n...

1979 ~ Best Selling Singles (UK)

The superstars, the one hit wonders and the fads that made up the music of 1979. Here are the year's Top 10 best selling singles in the UK.

2008 Presidential Voting Poll

This is a lens about what YOU think. Take this unofficial but fun poll about who you think should be President!

50 Lensmasters Who are Going Green on Squidoo by Reusing, Recycling and Reducing

Squidoo isn't just a place to write, it's a place that lensmasters are sharing ideas on going green and making positive changes in lives everywhere! Squidoo provides the perfect soap box for us all to stand up and shout our recycling tips and ways to...

50 Signs of Good Luck From Around The World

Do you believe in Luck? Do you carry a Lucky Charm or a Symbolic Talisman to ward off Evil and bring you Good Fortune?

There are many signs and symbols from around the world that are seen as lucky. Others are thought to bring good fortune, grant wis...

50 Ways To Use Twitter

Twitter is an amazingly powerful tool for promoting your Squidoo Lens, Blog, Business and more. So check out these cool ways to educate, inform, enlighten and amuse people. Just remember, you've only got 140 Characters so stay on your topic!

500 Hats On Squidoo

The downturn in the economy has been rough on everyone. I work in many facets of the retail industry, so I've had a loss of work and income.

My husband and I have been keeping the plates spinning for a long time, but as you know, if one plate gets o...

80s Music - Pop, Popular Mainstream Eighties Music, Songs & Bands

Whether you loved it, still love it, thought it was horrible, or pretended it sucked when you secretly listened when no one was around....this 80s Pop Music page is for you. Make sure no one's looking and you can check out New Kids on the Block, Boy...

80s Trends-Synth Pop

Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and pop music, closely associated with the era between the late 1970s and mid-1980s, in which synthesizer is the dominant instrument. Germany's Kraftwerk and Japan's Yellow Magic Orchestra are often cited as the sty...

97 Social Bookmarking Sites with Google PageRank

Social bookmarking is a great way to save pages you like and help others find articles, blog posts, lenses and sites you create. But what sites should you use? This list of bookmarking services can help you decide.

A Blogger's Tool Kit

This is a guide to the essential items for creating a blog. This guide is focused on two assumptions: First, the blogger using this guide wants free, user-freindly resources; and second, the blogger using this guide wants to begin quickly.

The Blogger...

A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens

  I love Charles Dickens and my favorite story by him is A Christmas Carol. The story of a miserly and grumpy old man who doesn't care about anyone even himself. He just lives from day to day. Then he finds out what the true meaning of...

A Guide to Groups for Lensmasters

Groups are collections of Lens, usually focused on a particular theme or interest. Groups are run by Groupmasters, to maintain and promote them.

The are a large number of Groups on Squidoo now, so deciding which ones to join can be a difficult task,...

A Guide to Yahoo Pipes

Yahoo Pipes is a powerful composition tool to aggregate, manipulate, and mashup content from around the web. Simple commands can be combined together to create output that meets your needs.

For example, you can combine many RSS feeds into one, then...

A Halloween Contest for Future Giants

Hello Future Giants! I love contests and what better time to have one, and help you make another lens, than right now as we lead up to Halloween!
So what I want you to do is create a Squidboo lens about your costume for Halloween! What do you plan to...

A Joyful Squid Angel

I was delighted to become a Squidoo angel in April of 2009. Delighted because -- I totally "in- joy" visiting lenses; I sincerely "in-joy" the Squidoo community; and I always "in-joy" any positive volunteer activity! This angel assignment is especial...

A Lens Built For You

Squidoo is a unique venue on which you can create and enhance writing skills, HTML, social networking skills and much more. Although there are nearly 3/4 of a million lenses, only a handful of lensmasters have learned, or are learning the secrets to...

A Lyrics Lens With A Twist...

First off; we'll start with the story behind the creation of this lens. In *this* SquidU forum thread, Poddys, joked about how I would be singing along with "I Don't Like Wednesdays" to the tune of Boomtown Rats' "I Don't Like Mondays"; whilst waitin...

A Squid Angel Tells it like it is

First and foremost, whoever reads this must know that I have LOVED Squidoo since I first joined. I joined to enhance and enjoy my writing skills and share things that I loved.

I have learned more from Squidoo than I have from probably every other si...

A Sweet Christmas

There are certain recipes that scream to be made at certain times of the year, Christmas especially. We all have our favorites that we look forward to making and of course eating.

Baked goods also make great presents for others. Put them in a decora...

A Tasty Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipe

This stuffed bell pepper recipe reminds me of those comforting foods that Mom used to make. My husband loves it when he sees stuffed bell peppers on the menu. Filling and hearty, it is a good meal for an autumn or winter evening. Each pepper cup is l...

A Visual Dashboard Tour

Ok, we admit. There IS a lot to see and do at Squidoo, but managing your account shouldn't be tough. So we've made it easy with a tabbed dashboard and this cool visual tour.

Now you can see a magnified view of the vital parts of your dashboard, with...

A Walk around Haunted London

'Over the centuries many violent, tragic and brutal events have taken place in the city. The unfortunate victims of these occurrences continue to leave their mark, for London is reputed to be one of the most haunted cities in the world.' A Walk Aroun...

A Weekend City Break In New York

Do you fancy a City Break in New York? Have you wanted to go to New York but need to know about what to do when you are there? Apart from the major tourist attractions in Manhattan like the Statue Of Liberty, The Empire State Building, Central Park a...

About the limit on "overly promotional lenses"

As part of our recent Squidoo policy update, we're introducing a new limit to the number of links to the same domain that you can have on a lens.

Here's a deeper look at our thinking on this issue and how it affects you.

Thanks for reading.

**Phot...

Access your Twitter account using Twhirl

Using Twhirl with Twitter is an excellent way to keep up to date with your account on Twitter.

Twhirl allows you to access all aspects of your account on Twitter in one place. It makes communicating with your followers that much simpler and quicker...

Action Man Headquarters

All my Action Man lenses are featured here and the majority of the photographs in all of these lenses are of Action Man figures from my own collection. There will be more lenses to add to these over the coming months, so if you're an Action Man...

Add Music to Your Squidoo Lens

Have you ever wondered about adding some music to your lenses? Have you been fretting about how to do this?

Well, fret no more, as there is an easy and fun way that you can now spice up the mood of your lenses.

This is a step by step guide showing...

Add Your Profile - Make New Friends

Social Bookmarking; Web 2.0; Squidoo - All great new ways to promote your content. Squidoo Lensmasters love to promote their lenses with these sites. Use this site to Add Your Profile address and find other lensmasters profiles on the respective book...

Adding Links to your Images on Squidoo - An iframe alternative

In order to combat those nasty spammers, iframes were disabled on squidoo on July 12, 2007. However, all hope is not lost! If you were using iframes for affiliates, pictures, or other static-type content, here is a work around for you!

Adrian Belew

Adrian Belew is a virtuoso. Plain and simple. His solo work represents a nice mix of popular and more esoteric progressive rock like you would find with King Crimson (where he is also a member). Everyone should be able to find something in his work t...

Advanced css for squidoo - spice up your lens MORE

My lens about css for squidoo often gets the question: how do I combine the code?

This lens is an answer to that question.

Advanced CSS: Layout Tricks and Lab Experiments

Columns! Images! Colored boxes! This lens is my CSS sandbox, where I'm testing fancy layout tricks to make Squidoo lenses look great. As I figure out new CSS techniques, I'll share them with you, so you can use them on your lenses!

This lens assumes...

Advanced HTML for Squidoo

The techniques shown here aren't much more advanced then what's in the Basic HTML tutorial. The code being used isn't any more special. But the results and presentation can appear to be more sophisticated. Hence it being the Advanced HTML tutorial. F...

AJ2008 a Lensography

This Squidoo Lensography is a different sort of Lensography to the first one I made: AJ is Always Juggling, which is more about me, my likes, my dislikes and my personal ambitions. This lensography is my Squidoo Story, told through my collection of S...

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper is one of the few, to survive decades in the rock and roll world. World renown for their wild make-up and horror theatrics, the band has always been the forerunner in the world of shock rock. Snake on stage? Torture, fights, amazing stag...

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper is one of the greatest singers of all times.

Alice Cooper Video Showcase

Love him or hate him. Alice Cooper has made an impact on the music industry.

I've always liked his music. What a great concert. He's more than just some band getting on stage and playing songs. He really gives you a show!

Aligning Graphics on Web Pages

Want to align an image on a web page? Need side-by-side graphics and text? Are you trying to align an image left, right or center? Or do you need to know how to position a caption under an image?

This Image Tutorial Covers:

• How to Make an Image a Cl...

All About Hydroponic Gardens

Gardening has been considered to be one of the most therapeutic rewards for North Americans.  Gardening stimulates all of the senses, giving great satisfaction and pleasure.  Hydroponics is the growing of plants without the use of soil.&n...

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...

All Things Simpsons - Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, plus more

The Simpsons are a national icon of animated humor (in my opinion) and allow us to poke fun at ourselves through their satire, social commentary, and just plain silly humor. All your favorites are here; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and all the rest!

In...

AllPosters.Com the cutest affiliate program

I do love this affiliate program. AllPosters.com gives you an easy (well doable) way to put great pictures on your lenses that fit your theme. And if people click on them and buy the posters (or other products), you stand to gain affiliate income.

H...

Always Juggling on Squidoo

Always Juggling? Married....four children.... two still at school.... one very big dog....trying to balance family life with the need to earn an income....trying to do my bit to save the planet.... former website editor....get involved in amateur dr...

Amateur Astronomy Online

Astronomy is one of the sciences that is very easy for an amateur to participate in. With a telescope or good pair of binoculars you can see an amazing amount of detail in the night sky. Read on to learn about online resources and free software to he...

Amazon Kindle DX: The Big Screen Version

On May 6, 2009 Amazon had announced that there were coming out with a Kindle DX which is a bigger ereader than the previous Kindles out on the market. The release date was in june 2009. I have been reading in their forums and some people are upset th...

Amazon Module Basics

Squidoo's Amazon module can be used in a lot of ways.  It can, obviously, feature books, toys, games, etc. 

You can also modify the look with html, hyperlinks, and graphics. 

Read on to see what features are available with examples.&nb...

An Addict's Guide to StumbleUpon

Do you love StumbleUpon? Do you even know what StumbleUpon is? Fear not, this handy dandy guide will help you out whether you're a brand new Stumbler or a long-time user. StumbleUpon is a powerful networking tool and a lot of fun to use, but you need...

An Angel's Best of Halloween

We find the Best of Halloween on Squidoo of course!

Halloween is a celebration after all, and what better way to celebrate than to search out the best that Squidoo has to offer.

Every once in a while a treasure will appear, my searches reap results...

An Introduction to Squidoo

Squidoo is a place that lets you build mini sites for free. These mini sites are called "lenses," although I also like to think of them as web articles on steroids.

Many people use Squidoo to write about their hobbies and passions. It's also...

Andrea Berrios on Squidoo

Hello everyone, my name is Andrea Berrios and I've been a Squidoo lensmaster since 2007.

I love the idea of lenses, where you can express yourself to the world on many topics and at the same time make money. What a great concept.

I'm 33 years old,...

Angel? I'm Not An Angel! I'm Your Faerie Squid Mother

It would seem that Squidoo's resident demon lover (me) has become an angel, a Squid Angel that is. As is the tradition of Squid Angels, I decided to create a lens about my time as a Squid Angel (or should I say Squid Demon?). Since there are already...

Animal Spirit Totems

Every one of us are given many Spiritual Helpers throughout our lives to help us go through certain experiences. As we grow spiritually our Spirit Helpers change. I know that some classes I have taken taught us that during our birth we are given cert...

Animal Tracks Unit Study

When you study nature it is often hard to get close to the animals you are studying but often they leave their tracks. Learning to recognize the tracks of the animals that live near you will let you know which ones are visiting you.

Animal tracks ar...

Archive: Great Squidoo Groups Lensography

This lens was started because I just got tired of all the groups out there that just aren't great. So this is dedicated to groups that ARE great.



These groups are ALL great - but within the collection I would advise anybody to join especially t...

Are you a Stay at Home Mom (or Dad) Interested in Earning a Monthly Income?

Okay, I am sure you are all thinking, "What's the catch?" Don't worry, there isn't one. I promise. I am a stay at home mom and I will show you how Squidoo is helping me earn a monthly income while still being home to take care of my children.

What i...

Art By Linda's Lensography

Hmmmm, can you say addiction? I am definately addicted to Squidoo! "They" know it too, they even give you a link to push called "Squidoholics, check in here".

What other website allows you to (FOR FREE) build a website, or lens as we call them. On a...

Article Submission Directories

Article Directories are places where we can submit our articles for others to read and republish in their newsletter, ezines and other publications.

This is one of the most effective and a free method to drive traffic to your websites.

Below I have exp...

Background Tips and Tricks

In the previous HTML and CSS lenses that I have created, I had talked about backgrounds and how to add it to your lenses. I know you were probably confused and thought maybe it only works with the borders as that seems to be the only place so far tha...

Baked Potato Soup Recipes

A steaming bowl of creamy potato soup can go a long way in improving your day. As the weather begins to cool, we think more about comfort foods and potato soup is at the top of the list. A bowl of hearty potato soup paired with a green salad and mayb...

Basic Cooking Tips

On this lens I present a few pointers to make your pursuit of cooking a bit easier and more successful. Most of these are available elsewhere, but my take on some of them is a bit different than other sources I've seen.

These aren't intense "foodie"...

Basic HTML for Squidoo

Before you start reading all this, you may want to open Advanced HTML in a new tab, because you'll be wanting to check it out as soon as you've finished this!

You can use basic HTML in a few of the lens modules.

Mostly used to create hyperlinks (the...

bdkz's Best Squidoo Tips

Welcome! I'm Bonnie, lensmaster bdkz. I'm a Giant Squid & RocketMoms Organizer here on Squidoo. I have created over 400 lenses, been "Lens of the Day" twice and have had 15 of my lens in the Top 100. I have been with Squidoo fo...

Be Positive: Like Joan Adams

Joan Adams has inspired me, motivated me, and garnered my esteemed respect more than any other person I've met online — in my 12 years on the Internet. Let me introduce you to a very positive, wise, and inspiring lady...











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Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit...

...The more I eat...Well, you get the picture. Pinto Beans are an awesome addition to just about any meal. Cook them in large batches and you will have plenty to last over several meals.

Pinto beans are easy to make, they freeze well, and they are g...

Beowulf, Ancient Hero

In the face of danger and adversity they display impressive courage for the greater good of all. They are Heroes. We have always had heroes and Beowulf, great Scandinavian warrior of the sixth century, is the ultimate hero.

He is not just any hero,...

Best Baked Macaroni and Cheese

To me there is nothing more comforting then making and eating my mom's recipe for baked macaroni and cheese. It has less then 5 ingredients so it is super easy to go from cooking it up to munching it down in under an hour. Add steamed broccoli o...

Best Bookmarks

Social bookmarking promotion experiment.

Submitting URLs to various social bookmarking sites can provide seo and traffic advantages.

This is a list of just some of the many networks available.

Best Christmas Directory

From Santa Claus stories to Christmas dinner, Christmas recipes, Christmas gifts for all ages, and decorating ideas -- everything you ever wanted to know about Christmas! Is this the year for a new holiday tradition at your house?

Remember when we u...

Best Edgar Cayce Books

Edgar Evans Cayce (March 18, 1877 - January 3, 1945) was a clairvoyant. He channeled answers to questions on subjects such as health or Atlantis, while in a self-induced trance. For this reason he has been called the sleeping prophet. Though Cayce wa...

Best free software - for pc newbies

My collection of free software that I recommend to clients and other newby's. This software has either been tried by me, or reviewed favorable on stumbleupon by an overwelming amount of people. Please tell me if they were wrong :)

Best Mexican Chicken Fajitas Recipe

Chicken Fajitas are an easy to make Tex-Mex recipe dish (what most people just call Mexican in the United States) that usually features steak, but in this variation, features chicken, along with fresh bell peppers and onions. Served sizzling hot, thi...

Best Plants for Bees

What are the best plants for bees? What are the plants that bees love? And why should we care? Why should we make sure we plant bee friendly gardens? Because thanks to a mystery illness called Colony Collapse Disorder, they need all the help they ca...

Best Pumpkin Recipes - Pumpkin Chili

It's pumpkin season already. I love this time of year - the changing colors, the cooler weather, and such good food! In this series of lenses, I bring you unusual and tasty pumpkin recipes. No pumpkin pie recipes here. You can find those anywhere.

W...

Best TWTTRLISTs On Squidoo- A Coop Lensography

Lensmaster's Favorite Twttrlist lenses. Submit your favorite twttrlist lenses!

If your favorite isn't on the list, add it!

If your favorite is on the list, Vote for it! :)

BESTSELLING BOOKS - eBOOKS - AUDIO BOOKS

Bestselling books eBooks & Audio book lists can all be found on this page from the best sellers on Amazon or the New York times best sellers list, its all here. We have featured books and you can even vote for your favorite book or author.



Watc...

Big Orange Recipe Contest

Cabaret Squidoo, in combination with your Squidoo.com Giant Squid Community Organizers, is having a recipe contest where YOU can win an autographed copy of Rachael Ray's Big Orange Book and other great prizes.

You DO NOT need to be a Giant Squid Len...

Blended Matcha

Matcha is made from dried green tea leaves that have had the stems and veins removed and then finely ground into a powder. They contain one of the highest natural sources of antioxidants and chlorophyll. It is packaged in metal tins that vacuum seale...

Blog Promotion and Free Traffic with BlogRush

BlogRush is a unique new social networking blog promotion tool that really works for its users. I feel it has been the fastest and easiest way to send a flood of targeted readers to my blog.

This lens explains how BlogRush can get your blog promoted o...

Blogger's Boards

Blogger's Boards is the forum co-founded by myself and Dave (Aka TheGuilelessGuru).

Blogging is something I take great interest in. I have two active blogs of my own; Skittles! and Rocking The Ice! (SquidTop).

I am also a regular reader of around 2...

Blogging Do vs. Do Not

Blogging is now the most common way to express yourself, to review, to communicate, to create a tribe, to make money as an Internet Marketer.

But not all Blogs are equal. There is a right way to do it and a wrong way as well.

Don't let the rules an...

Blue Oyster Cult In Concert

The Blue Oyster Cult concert is always one to remember. From the band's arena days of the 1970's to the small venues today, the talent of the "hardest working band ever" shines like a beacon on a stormy night.

From eerie songs such as Astronomy and...

Body and Soul - Food For Thought.

Doesn't it make sense that what we feed our bodies will have a knock-on effect as to how healthy our skin will look? What we eat will also effect our well being. It is so important to look after our inner self to make our outer self healthy and beaut...

Borders and More

When it comes to HTML and CSS, sometimes we want to have borders around our text to spice up your pages. There are a variety of different types of borders. You have regular ones and then rounded ones. Please remember not everything works in all brows...

Bournemouth - Seaside Beaches Holidays Sunshine

If someone was to mention Bournemouth to you, what would come to mind? If you live outside of the UK, probably not a lot, since Bournemouth isn't on the list of main attractions that you find in the tourist brochures, especially for visitors from...

British Folk-Rock - An Overview

This lens will take a look at some of the iconic bands of the British folk rock scene. This genre had its greatest flowering (at least in terms of popularity) in the late 1970s, but never really went away.

I'm a fan, not really an expert on this fie...

Brushing Teeth Healthy

Brushing and flossing are something we all learn at an early age.  The proper way to brush your teeth takes less than 2 minutes, although many people tend to spend much longer, or much less.  Most adults tend to spend less than a minute, wh...

Building a Boxkite

Boxkites are a very stable kite and are fun to design, build and fly.

Building a boxkite is an excellent inexpensive project to do with kids, parents, family and friends. It gives everyone the quality time they need while enjoying the outdoors.
 
I...

Bulleted and Ordered Lists

You can easily make bulleted or numbered lists in the Text List module. Too easy!

But if you want more control and more of a say on how the information is presented you'll need to learn to use three HTML tags.

Lets say you want to display a list in...

Butterfly Gardening

Simply put butterfly gardening is the art of growing flowers and plants that will draw in these colorful and nice animals to your garden. Please your family and visitors with beautiful butterflies, but make sure to create a safe home ground for them....

Calico Beans; A crock pot recipe

Calico Beans made with my recipe, is hearty enough for a meal.  It includes plenty of meat, beans, and great tasting ingredients.  This is a Crock Pot recipe, but you need a little prep work first.  This is similar to a "Ham and Beans"...

Captain Squid

Captain Squid has been created as a resource for lensmasters to improve their portfolio of lenses in order to achieve their goals. The Captain aims to provide tips and material that can help all lensmasters from the beginner to the expert. Stop on by...

Career Matching Made Easy

Mployd is a leading online employee recruitment website. It offers a variety of services for both employers and job seekers. The site is easy to register with and navigate.

Mployd is looking for employer clients as well as employees to match up with...

Carnival of Squid: May 2009

The Carnival of Squid highlights the best lenses on a specific topic for the day. I'm looking for your best submissions and for you to vote for your favorites. The top vote getters will be featured on the Carnival blog each week, along with a Barker'...

Carrie White's Squidalogue

The term I came up with to describe my collection of Squidoo lenses is a......Squidalogue! Squidalogue is, quite simply, a collection or catalogue of Squidoo Lenses. Subjects include: Health, Internet, Animals & Nature, About me, Entertainment, Books...

Carrie White, Freelance Writer - Lensography

I'm a professional freelance writer and reviewer, living with my partner, Chris and working in London, UK.

I've decided not to focus solely on my work; Yes, it's a big part of me but there are so many other things that I feel are even more important...

Carve the Perfect Pumpkin for Halloween!

Carving your Halloween pumpkin is quite an experience. The whole family can take part in the fun. All you need is a pumpkin, a little prep work, and the proper tools. Let's dig in and get to some Halloween pumpkin carving...

Carving A Pumpkin ~~ A Pumpkin's Journey

So, Squidoo did something odd for a website -- it actually coaxed me away from my keyboard. Yes, it's true! I was pulled away from the computer because I was compelled to get pumpkins of my own that I could take knife and creativity to and see what w...

Casserole Recipe- Broccoli-Rice-Sausage

We were invited to a "covered dish" tonight at a friend's home. She has re-done her old family home place which was built in 1790 and wanted to have her neighbors and friends over.

I immediately thought about our family favorite - The...

Casserole Recipes

If you are fashion-conscious culinary speaking, you forget all about red steaks and other expensive cuts - or save them for the BBQ season. Simmer food is hot - both among the chefs and at home.

Classic simmer meals are quite commen in the winter ti...

Cauliflower Cheese

This is a recipe for Cauliflower Cheese.

This is the first time I have attempted a dedicated recipe lens, so please bear with me, Ok?

I grew up with a Mother who told me what I liked and what I didn't like. So through my entire childhood I believed...

Celebrate The Chocolate Brownie

As if one needed an excuse to make brownies!

Why do we love brownies? Because they are made with chocolate? Because there are so many great mixes that are easy to make? Who knows the real answer? Who really cares why we love this delectable treat?...

Challenge Diary: My 60 Day Squidoo Challenge

This lens is a detailed account of my experience as the creator and therefore foremost contender in The 60 Day Squidoo Challenge. Since I was on a mission to make a serious supplemental income from Squidoo in the shortest time possible, I decided to...

Chasing Squidoo Lensrank - Pointless or Not?

There are many in the squidoo community who are obsessed with lensrank and how their lenses rank on squidoo. Here we will discuss and debate whether such people are wasting their time or not.
The benefits of a high lensrank seem to be that if in the...

Cheap Trick Video Showcase

There is just something about Cheap Trick.  I can't put my finger on it -- but, I can't be in a bad mood if I'm listening to them.  Thankfully I discovered them a really long time ago, and their music is as awesome to me now as it was when...

Chef Keem :: My Lensography

My world looks different through my squid eyes: clearer, more thought-out, better researched, better understood. Make no bones about it - I love Squidoo, and it was love at first sight. On January 29th, 2008 I discovered a completely new opportunity...

Chef Keem's Amazing People Lensography

General Chuck Yeager and George Eckrich, Jim Hightower and Maria Corbalan, Barack Obama and my wife, Margaret Schaut and Chip Taylor, my parents and certain whistleblowers - what do these people have in common? I know them personally or I admire them...

Chef Wear And Cooking Clothes

We've come a long way from checkered pants. Today's chef clothing represents the pride we take in our profession. We put on elegant chef jackets, colorful chef pants, sassy chef hats, and fashionable chef aprons to show our professionalism. Modern ch...

Chicken Nasi Briyani

Nasi Briyani is actually an Indian food. The Chinese, Indians and the Malays cook nasi briyani differently and they taste differently too. Most are served with side dishes but I like it as a one dish meal.

In this lens, you will learn how to cook na...

Chicken Soup--Busting the Myth Behind Jewish Penicillin

Chicken soup--the Jewish penicillin. How did that phrase develop?

Well, I can tell you from a personal perspective that chicken soup is a penicillin in my family. And here is why--chicken soup may not heal all ills, but it sure makes you feel better...

Chiclet - How to build small buttons for your Blog

Hey! I want one of those little blog buttons with my website name on it!  How do I make those? Where can I put them? What are they anyway?

The truth is, they are easier than they look because of some great online tools.

 These are Chiclets...

Christian Worship Music

Praising God with music is something that we are taught to do in the Bible. In Ephesians 5 St. Paul says that we should address one another "in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart" and...

Christmas at AJ's

Christmas at AJ's is full of Christmas traditions. There's Christmas stockings that Santa fills on Christmas Eve, presents under the tree, turkey for lunch, games in the evening and of course we have to watch Dr Who. The only thing that is us...

Christmas Gifts for Squidoo Lensmasters and Squid Lovers

This collection of squids has been carefully selected for you to choose a squid Holiday gift for your favorite Squidoo Lensmaster or Squid Lover.

Perhaps he might want a PowerSquid Power Multiplier, a Squidoo Orange Flip Video Camcorder or Squid Ora...

Christmas or Anytime Cookie Recipes

Some of the best times I can remember were spent in the kitchen with my Mom, baking cookies. With our rush and hurry world of today, so many of the old family recipes have not been passed down as they were in times past. This lens features recipes th...

Ciabatta (Slipper) Bread Recipe

Ciabatta Bread Recipe
In Italian, ciabatta means "slipper," which leads many people to call the bread "slipper bread." Ciabatta Bread was invented by Italian bread bakers and became very popular throughout the rest of the world! C...

Cindy McCain

Not much is said in the media today about Cindy Hensley McCain, and what little that there is put out is usually negative and from dirt digging news reports. All that most people know about her is that she is the wife of Senator and Republican nomine...

Classic Funny Poems for Kids

I can still remember some of the humorous poems that were read to us children at infants school. Some, like The Jumblies and Matilda (who told such dreadful lies), can still make me smile today.

What makes them so memorable? Is it the rhythm and the...

Classic Rock Video Showcase

This Classic Rock Video Channel will feature videos of Classic Rock bands and artists that have lenses here on Squidoo.com. I've compiled this showcase from the members of the Classic Rock Group and will feature the respective lenses and lensmasters....

Clearspring Tutorial

Oh, the possibilities! Clearspring offers a way to fancy up our Squidoo lens with almost any javascript or embeddable code. This includes custom Amazon widgets, Feedburner e-mail forms, or embedding any video that Squidoo doesn't currently support.

Clouda9's Lensography

One of my greatest delights is my membership here at Squidoo. Following the publication of my 51st lens, Squidoo HQ honored me with the badge of Giant Squid. I've even been a Giant Greeter. I really do love Squidoo!

Thanks for stopping in, make sure t...

Codes I Use On My Lenses

THIS LENS IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!

I'm making this page about squidoo tips because a couple of people have asked me how to do the codes I do on my Squidoo lenses, and, well, coding is a bit more complicated than what I have space to answer in...

Color Schemes For Your Web Pages

Having trouble figuring out what colors to use on your lenses and web pages? What colors go well together? How many people can actually see the colors that you see? And — most important — read the colors you've chosen? Here, I tell you a...

Common Newbie Squidoo Mistakes

Making a Squidoo lens is easy. Making a good Squidoo lens, well, that's another story. A lot of Squidoo newbies ask veterans to critique their lenses, and most of these lenses are not nearly as good as they could be. (There are exceptions!)

Hopefull...

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...

Confessions of a Giant Squid

I am so very excited to become a Giant Squid. It is truly an honor and a privilege to be part of such a great group of people.

I have worked hard to get here, but I could not have gotten here without lots of mentoring, encouragement, and help from o...

Copyright and Copyleft

This lens contains Copyright statements and pointers to the Copyright and Copyleft statements of Squidoo, Wikipedia, and similar services. .

Countdown to Christmas

This lens is all about getting ready for Christmas. Not about what gifts to buy your relatives, or how to host a perfect holiday party, but the special, meaningful things that families may do together during the season of Advent. I've found some beau...

Crazy Funny Songs

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!


...

Cream Cheese: The Cheese that Pleases Me!

I just love Cream Cheese! I love it straight on a bagel, stuffed in something, or smothered with onion on a cracker. I also love Cream Cheese Cake!

Highlighted here are a few of my favorite Cream Cheese Recipes...

Creative Evolution by Amit Goswami PhD

Inspiring integration of the latest in physics with a spiritual perspective. Convincing in the point that since consciousness is part of the universe now (in us), consciousness must have played a part in creating it and guiding evolution at crucial p...

CSS Codes Demonstration

Here's the code for this ridiculous CSS widget I made for my Fancy Table of Contents tutorial.

I've color coordinated it, but it's still complicated. You may want my CSS Codes Quick Reference to help decipher all this.

Feel free to cannibalize the...

CSS Codes: Easy Tutorial and Quick Reference Guide

SHORTCUTS! Jump to how-to section on:

• Margins and padding around paragraphs


• Indented first line


• Colors of text and paragraphs


• Squidoo color codes


• Borders of paragraphs


• Troubleshooting spacing glitches


• Aligning Text and Images


• Text formatting (bold,...

Cute modules to spice up your lens

Cute modules that will help your lens stand out. Go beyond the text-module and the link-list module and use some color. These modules are built into squidoo and really make your lens look good. Some are hard to find, so I added descriptions on where...

Cutting Image Backgrounds for better eBay Pictures | Gimp

Okay here's another tutorial similar to the Remove Background for Photoshop. Before I had Photoshop, I used Gimp to do almost all my photo-editing needs. It is not that user friendly like Photoshop but it does have the clout to compete with Photoshop...

Cuttlefish Jewelry by Noadi's Art

Sculpted polymer clay cuttlefish jewelry designed by artist Sheryl Westleigh. Cute and cuddly cephalopods.

All of Noadi's Art cuttlefish are sculpted, painted and assembled by hand.

Danny Elfman

For those who don't remember Dead Man's Party or Weird Science, Danny Elfman will be a surprise and a treat.  Not only did he head an iconic 80's New Wave group, Oingo Boingo, but he composes music for some of the best - and the strangest - that...

David Miliband

In September 2008 it was widely thought that David Miliband was gearing up for a Labour Party leadership challenge, which if successful, would have ousted Gordon Brown as Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He is a member of the Pri...

Day Trippin' #1: Smith Rock State Park

Can't afford a luxurious vacation? You're not alone. Many are struggling to make ends meet, and if they can afford their rent or mortgage, put food on the table, and provide for their children, they're happy. Vacations are making way for staycations-...

Dazzle by Halloween on Zazzle

This is a showcase of Halloween art designs applied on things like cards, aprons, shoes, etc. that I found the most fun, scary and beautiful. There are many more of them at Zazzle.com!


When I first joined Zazzle.com I wasn't aware how many really g...

Dean Koontz

Dean Koontz is one of my favorite authors. His novels are part horror, part suspense and even part humor. His characters always have witty dialogue. And he ALWAYS has a clever canine in the book. How many other horror/suspense novelists can say that?...

Deb Lauman's Lenses By Category

Hello and thank you for stopping by my Squidoo lensography. (Or one of them, anyway.) I hope you'll stick around and window-shop for a bit and maybe even try a few things on.

Here, you'll find all of my lenses (articles, basically, if you ar...

Deby Cowdin--Turning Trash into Functional Art

Deby Cowdin is a close friend of mine and fellow entrepreneur. She has built a business called From The Blue Bag, based on recycling glass bottles from local bars and restaurants and turning them into practical and beautiful recycled glass serving di...

Delicious Buckeyes

I first started making this recipe for Buckeyes when my Mother brought home the recipe from work after attending one of her seminars. My family loved these candies so much we started making them at Christmas. I now make them every year for my in-laws...

Destress In Your Garden

There's more to a garden than what and when to plant. Whether you love tending veggies or caring for your lawn, gardening works off stress and brings peace to our hectic lifestyles. The way our economic system is looking, we all need to destress and...

Diary of a Squid Angel (2008)

In March 2008, Squidoo HQ announced a new group of Squid Angels. I was editing a bunch of lenses, and upon refreshing a page, the lovely yellow Angel badge popped up on my title bar. That's how I learned of my Squid Angel status. It wasn't hard to fi...

Dilbert

Dilbert can almost always make me smile - and quite often gets an actual out loud laugh.  He understands life in a cubicle and is trying to get through it as best he can.  Follow along and learn a bit more about this long suffering engineer...

Disco YouTube: KC And The Sunshine Band

In his youth, KC (Harry Wayne Casey), of KC and the Sunshine Band, had a happy, smiling face that always touched me when I saw him play and sing his music on TV — songs such as Get Down Tonight, That's the Way (I Like It), (Shake, Shake, Shake)...

Do You Have the Right Mindset for Success?

If you're trying to earn money online, but it's just frustrating you, then maybe it has to do with the way you're thinking about it...

Do You Like Your Foods Spicy or Mild?

I have to admit, spicy sounds more interesting and like a lot more fun than mild, but my poor little mouth just can't handle spicy foods. When I eat hot foods my lips go numb and my tongue feels like it's on fire. It just isn't a pleasant experience...

Do You Twitter, MySpace or Mixx? Increase your Traffic!

If you are like me, you are trying to find ways to get your lenses noticed and increase traffic. I have been surfing around the various lenses looking for networks and ideas to try and increase the amount of quality traffic to my lenses. And I don't...

Doctor Demento Hit Parade

Dr. Demento (aka Barrett Hansen) has a nationally syndicated radio show each week that features novelty and comedy songs from all eras. While his on-air persona is decidedly wacky, off-air he's a serious collector of novelty and comedy records, tapes...

Doctor Demento Hit Parade 2

The first Doctor Demento Hit Parade lens presented videos based on the Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection. This second hit parade presents videos from the Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection.

Note: Videos on YouTube sometimes disappear sudd...

Douglas Adams

While I can remember a time when I didn't like Douglas Adams' writings -- that time was before I read one word of his writings.  Douglas Adams has held me enthralled from the first chapter and I have read (and, indeed own) everything by him that...

Dr. Bronner, Plus Great Organic Products

First of all Dr. Bronner was a man! His claim to fame is the "ALL-ONE" philosophy that he created, formed his company around, and lived his life by. Secondly, Dr. Bronner is an array of pure organic products widely accepted during the 60's...

Dragon Boat Festival

Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month. But that's not May 5th. This holiday is calculated according to the lunar calendar.

The next Dragon Boat Festival is June 16, 2010. You still have time to plan some fun activities f...

Dutch Apple Pie Recipe

Dutch Apple Pie will be a perfect dessert to serve at Easter dinner. This Dutch Apple Pie Recipe is tried and true and will make a perfect apple pie! Follow these quick and easy directions and your dutch apple pie will turn out great tasting and mak...

Dwight Schrute

Dwight Schrute is a very important part of The Office, as Assistant (to the) Regional Manager.  If you haven't seen The Office yet, make room on your Tivo!  It's a sharply funny, sometimes uncomfortably politically incorrect, pseudo-documen...

Easy Appetizers

Who doesn't love appetizers? Anyone? Anyone? I'd like to meet the person who doesn't!

Don't you just love easy appetizer recipes that make your mouth water just thinking about them? I adore those tiny little packages of food that look so good and sm...

Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies. (Secret Ingredient Revealed!)

Hi, my name is Carrie. I have worked for years in a hospital lab. Our break room is a free-for-all. Any time there is any food brought in there, we descend like vultures! By now, we all have our little specialty items that we are known for, but one t...

Easy Crockpot Stuffed Peppers Mexican Style

Love stuffed peppers? Love Mexican? Love your slow cooker? Then I have the perfect recipe for you.

This Mexican-style stuffed pepper dish is perfect for a family meal, great comfort food, and even looks pretty when you serve it so would be great for...

Easy Mixed Rice Recipes

I do admit that my usual everyday diet is never without rice. I am very much an obsessed rice-eater. I don't know if it is because I am Asian or probably it is what my stomach cravings can only satisfy. Why not!

Anyway, you'll find here a lot of yum...

Easy PHP Download

Easy PHP download resources, tips, tools and tutorials for those who want to learn one of the most prevalent programming languages on the web and deliver a better visitor experience on their own website or blog. Over 20 million websites currently uti...

Eclectic Muse's Lensography

I am a stay at home mom of two beautiful girls. The wife of a wonderful husband. I am a sister and a daughter. I am the Eclectic Muse.

I attended Southwest Texas University majoring in English with a Psychology minor and certification. My goal was t...

Editing suggestions for your lenses - to give your lens a lensrank boost

Lenses get payed out based on average lensrank of each lens over the whole month.

Since lensrank is based, at least partly, on how often lenses get edited - this lens is here to give you some ideas about what to do when you go over your least edited...

EelKat

I love Eels. I love Bobcat. I am a Giant Squid and this is my official profile lens on Squidoo.

I figured I needed an "about me" page, since people keeping asking me questions about myself and things I do, that way I can say look, here's the answer...

EelKat's Secrets To Squidoo Success

On April 17, 2007 I joined Squidoo and had no idea what I was doing. Now on April 17, 2008 I have gained Giant Squid status, had lenses reach the coveted Top 100 List, and am making enough of a steady income to run the Pidgie Fund on my Squidoo incom...

Egg Recipes, Delicious and Nutritious

It used to be that eggs were vilified for their cholesterol content but now they are back in the good graces of nutritionists. It has been said that two eggs for breakfast are better for you than a bagel with cream cheese. This starts your day off wi...

Eight Layer Salad -- A Delicious Recipe

I've been refining my personal recipe for Eight Layer Salad for a few years and have finally hit on a winning recipe that I am now sharing. My salad has an extra layer to the traditional seven layer salads that you can find on the internet.

I've got...

Ekography: EelKat's Lensography

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...

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer joined to form the band Emerson, Lake and Palmer (ELP) in 1970 and went on to be one of the most talented and influential groups in the progressive-art rock movement.

Eragon Inheritance Cycle

I wish that I had discovered the Eragon Inheritance Cycle and begun the fascinating journey when the first book came out. But maybe it was better that I first read Eragon and saw the movie right before the second book, Eldest was published. That way...

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...

Expanding Your Lens Publishing Power -- How-to Squidoo

Hello Lensmasters! I have prepared this special Squidoo how-to lens just for you! This lens gives you step-by-step directions from a squidoo addict who has experienced over three years on Squidoo to become a GIANT Squid 100 Club Member having authore...

Expert Blogging Advice Helping Bloggers Succeed

Blogging has evolved to new standards of professionalism, and we must evolve to meet the challenge of competing with the best. I've been blogging since 2001. I've studied the experts extensively and have lots of information and links to share with yo...

Exponentially Compound Your Squidoo Earnings With Affiliate Marketing

There are lots of reasons to become a lensmaster, and one of them is to earn money for yourself, your company or a worthy charity. And Squidoo offers lensmasters many ways to earn money.

A lensmaster can earn money directly from the rankings of thei...

F Troop

Whether you saw it when it first ran on ABC from 1965-1967, caught it in syndication during the 1970s or 1980s, or discovered it on the web, you're undoubtedly here because you want to know more about the classic sitcom F Troop. I've put togeth...

Fairies can be Dragonfly's too!

One of the most magical things for me is to watch a dragonfly. I will often sit quietly and just stare at it. When they are around, I am filled with the same feeling as I get when I am watching a butterfly. The way they move and glide through the air...

Fairies, Fairies Everywhere

By the time we are very small children, we are exposed to the idea of fairies. From the tooth fairy to fairy Godmother's to cute little flower fairies, as children we are surrounded by fairy tales, folklore and fun,

The reality that most of us as ad...

Fall Flowers - A Stroll In Our Yard - October 2008

Fall is in the air and we are enjoying the blossoms of our Confederate Rose, Angel Trumpets and Ageratum. Our yard has been neglected lately due to the drought and we did not have our usual beautiful bloomers through the summer but now that fall is h...

Fall in Love with Spinach

When did you first try spinach? Can you remember back that far?

I was in first-grade, eating lunch in my school cafeteria. A boy told me the green stuff on my tray was seaweed. Dark, slimy strands swam in juice that pooled under my grilled cheese sa...

Fall Trees - A Stroll Around Pendleton SC

I took a stroll around Pendleton in Fall 2008 and soaked up the beauty of the Fall Trees around the Village Green and around our home. I was able to snap some pictures that I would like to share with you along with a poem by Helen Baeseman titled &qu...

Fantasy and Animal Sculpture by Noadi's Art

Noadi's Art is my little world of fantasy art.  Mainly I'm a sculptor though I do dabble in other mediums.  Fantasy gives me such a range of subjects to explore so I've sculpted everything from fairies to gods to octopuppies in jars. ...

Fantasy Beasts

I´m a great fantasy fan - be it fantasy art, fantasy fiction, or fantasy games. I design a lot of fantasy motives for my Fantasy Realm shop , and I love dragons, elves,fairies, unicorns, dwarves and all those other cute or fierce beings.

Want to kno...

Fantasy Dragons

I'm making this page about Fantasy Dragons because I obviously think they are very cool! When you think about fantasy tales, or just about anything fantasy the legendary dragon is the ultimate creature that makes things happen in almost any story you...

Fantasy: Castles, Dragons, and Wizards

Sometimes, we all need a bit of escape from the real world, and the fantasy world is a good place to visit from time to time. So grab your favorite drink, kick back, and escape here for awhile.

FAQ: Add Code to your Lens

Since Squidoo has gotten bigger and our users have gotten savvier, many lensmasters have question about adding codes to their lenses. Below are some of the most frequently asked questions about adding code to lenses.

If you were directed here by Tis...

Fashions for Teens

Fashions for the stylish teen and back to school wear. Look at the new original designs on teens casual slip-on shoes and sneakers by Tiddledeewinks! Kohl's has come out with teen fashions by popular rock star Avril Lavigne, which goes by the name Ab...

Fast and Easy Creamy Chicken Casserole

Put this crunchy chicken dish together in a few short minutes, put it in the oven, and in 30 minutes, dinner's ready. Creamy Crunchy Chicken is a super easy recipe that almost ANY member of the family can prepare. Maybe the kids will make this one of...

Fast, cheap, and out of control: how to promote your business, project, or nonprofit

You had to buy something expensive, like advertising, or do something complicated, like PR. Or you sent out lots of direct mail, which is expensive and complicated and horrendously wasteful. (Only 97% of our junk mail was thrown away! Fabulous succes...

Favorite Social Networking Sites

Social networking sites are popping up everywhere.

I'm sure you've heard of some of them, such as MySpace and Facebook.

The purpose of this lens is to make a list of some of the best and most popular social networking sites.

I hope you'll take the...

Finding My Way--Lakeerieartists' Lensography

I discovered Squidoo in my search for ways to market my primary business, Lake Erie Artists Gallery, a Cleveland, Ohio art gallery and boutique.
I tell the story in another lens--Confessions of a Giant Squid--so I won't repeat it here.

When I first...

First Lens Mentor: Squidoo Tips--How to Write an Essay or Lens Excellently

If you want to write Squidoo lenses or other essays that draw numerous readers, then you need to infuse your lens with your passion and personality, and create original content.

The best Squidoo lenses are written with original content, research, an...

Flat Screen TV with DVD Player

So many electronic devices have multiple functions. They add a lot of convenience to our lives. A flat screen TV with DVD player is no exception.

Now there are televisions in most sizes and produced by most major manufacturers that offer integrated...

flighty02 - A lensography

This lensography is a catalogue of the lenses I have built in my time on Squidoo but I also hope that through it you will find out a little bit about me and what I am about.

Flowergardener

Well, let's see... The Flowergardener is a little old lady who loves God, family, animals, gardening, helping people, fishing, guns, classic cars, crafting, quotes, respect, reading, 'thinking out of the box', manners, intelligence, lots of different...

Food for Your Health and Beauty - Mind and Spirit

How to Optimize Your Health

Discover what healthy food can do for your health and looks. Your health will be - not only great - but optimized.

You may want to check out my other lens
8 Fun Ideas to Get Your Kids Eat Their Veggies.

Free reports on...

Food Recipes: Variety is the Spice of Life!

I love to cook. I love to eat. I love to try different things. I love to learn.

The Internet has a virtual library of food recipes that I want to explore. I've tried a few here and there, but I want to try some more. After all, Variety is the Spice...

Food Trivia

I'm a foodie, as you may be able to see by my other lenses. I also love shows like "Jeopardy". So I started thinking about all the trivia sites that I've visited, books I've read, etc., and decided to share some pretty much useless but fun food facts...

Forget Restaurants! Here's an Enchilada Recipe Anyone Can Do.

For years I trekked to a local Mexican restaurant, El Tejano, to partake in their marvelous Enchiladas. When they closed their doors, I knew I had to come up with an Enchilada Recipe of my own that mimicked theirs.

After a lot of practice, varying o...

Free Images and How to Use Them

This is a listing free image resources to use on your lens or website.

Also, it includes several detailed How-To sections on how to add the necessary HTML to control and enhance the images in your pages (or lenses). Examples included.




I

f you do fi...

Free Advertising Resources

Working at home and on the internet has become a growing trend. Many of us didn't know SEO, html, css, and even squidoo a short time ago, so foreign yet so familiar now.

Advertising and marketing our sites is how we draw traffic and ultimately and h...

Free Classifieds - Multi-Channel Classifieds - Web 2.0 Classifieds - Make Money with Classifieds

Free Classifieds to Sell Online

US Free Ads Affiliate Program with Residual Income

Earn Residual income on conversions with a top Classified Ad Site

US Free Ads has an interesting and effective affiliate program for anyone with a website. It is...

Free Internet Marketing Tools

It is entirely possible to build up your internet business with free resources. Of course there will be some costs associated with running a business from home, just as with any business, but you don't have to spend a fortune to market on the web.

W...

Free Online SEO Tools

Why pay for books and programs that are already obsolete? There are plenty of free SEO tools available online that work much better, and you just can't beat the price!

If you are like me, by now you've already spent a fortune for ebooks and programs t...

Free Science Fiction and Fantasy eBooks

There is a lot of free, first-rate SF on the Internet in various forms. Much of it is presented as "online" stories and books. These are presented as webpages and not downloadable files.

As you will discover below, there are many sources fo...

Free Trivia Questions

Fresh, free trivia questions and answers!

We've got it all here:

Fun themed trivia quizzes
Lots of trivia links
Tons of trivia fun
Even trivia about trivia!

What are some of the reasons you might look for trivia fun facts? Trivia makes you smarter...

Free Web Graphics: Where to Get Them (Legally!)

With all the clip art, free web graphics, and stock photography sites out there, it's easy to make your lenses and webpages look great without breaking copyright!

Some people think images posted on the web are up for grabs. They aren't, any more tha...

Free Website Advertising/Marketing Techniques

Yes there are several ways to market and advertise your website and get tons of visitors without having to spend a dime. This lens explores all the ways to help you get massive amount of targeted visitors to any website and lens without any costs.

I...

Free Website Help

If you're like me, you don't want to create websites for a living, but maybe are trying to create your own website for fun or profit - or even just trying to learn more about it and tweak your site.

It has always been wonderful when I've been able to...

Fresh Homemade Mexican Salsa: Traditional and Unusual Recipes and Ingredients

The term "salsa" covers a wide variety of tasty meal additions. It literally translates as "sauce," and you can put it on meats and veggies or use it as a dip for your chips. Whatever you do with your salsa, it's sure to spice up your meal. Read on t...

Fresh Squid Contest

As an effort to make newcomers to Squidoo easier to get their way around and become a part of our community here, I started Fresh Squid Group in which all new lensmasters have a chance to get one of their lenses featured as long as they apply to some...

Fresh Squid FAQ

Are you a newcomer to Squidoo? Just signed in and can't find your way around just yet? Well, let me tell you:

Welcome! You'll find Squidoo as experience addictive, thrilling and fulfilling!

Fresh Squid Headquarters is here to help you in your first...

Fresh Wonders 1st Contest: Community Appreciation

The Holidays are fast approaching, and we all know that this is the number one time of the year that people "give back" to their Communities. Well, Squidoo is a Community also, and this Challenge is about Giving Back to those that have giv...

Fun Science - How to Grow Crystals

Crystals are a fascinating natural phenomenon and you can with a little time and effort grow some at home. Great for teaching kids about chemistry and geology it's also fun, even for adults.

Most of these methods require only commonly found househol...

Garden Bugs and Slugs! Natural Sprays and Tonics For Pest Control

We've prepared our garden beds, planted our flowers and vegetables, waited patiently (or not so much) for the fruits of our labors to burst forth in color and bounty. But what what are all those holes in the leaves? And in my tomatos?

Don't you just...

Gardening with Native Plants

Using native plants in the landscape and sustainable gardening are 2 hot topics, today. This lens will provide you with native plant lists, techniques, and links to more information that will get you started on the way to creating an ecologically hea...

Geddy Lee

No one has inspired me quite like Geddy Lee. I am only 30 years old, yet I have been a fan nearly my entire life. As a budding bass player in the early 90's, Geddy Lee inspired a style of bass playing that is pure and amazing!

 

Have A Website,...

Get Ready To Make Money From Home

That seems to be the burning question for many people. You might want to bookmark this page now because I am about to throw a ton of information at you!

I will tell you a little bit about myself first. My name is Kelly and I work from home. I perso...

Getting A Lens Listed In Google

For a long time people have been enjoying the love affair that Squidoo and the search engines have been having. For many though it just seems like a never ending struggle to get their Squidoo lens listed in Google - Not anymore!

I've put together my...

Getting More Out Of Squidcasts

According to the definition of Squidoo a squidcast is a squirted message, sent from a lens.
From the dashboard every lensmaster can send such a squidcast, related to a specific lens, which will be shown within the favorites of anyone in the lensmaste...

Getting Started With Squidoo

Squidoo is the popular publishing platform and community that makes it easy for you to create "lenses" online. Lenses are pages, kind of like flyers or signposts or overview articles, that gather everything you know about your topic of interest--and...

Giant Squid - Natures Nightmare

Giant Squid have reduced a huge tuna to head and bones before the hooked fish could be landed. Yet most people who know any­thing about the giant sea squid-one of the sea's most bizarre creatures-assume it is some sort of octo­pus, because it has sna...

Giant Squid Challenge June 2009

Are you trying your hand to become a Giant Squid or join the 100 Club in June 2009? Well this is your lucky day because your Giant Squid Organizers and Greeters want to help you succeed! We've created a fun little challenge to get you motivated and p...

Giant Squid Challenge September 2009 Appreciation Day

Are you in Squidoo's Giant Challenge for September 2009? I am. And I know how many hours the Coaches and Leaders have, and are putting in to help each of us, and people from other teams, to meet our Goals.

How much time do you spend making a lens? N...

Giant Squid Community Fair: Summer 2009

With summer nearly over and school about to begin, your Giant Squid Organizers thought it was a great time to hold a good old-fashioned VIRTUAL Community Fair complete with rides, treats, crafts, entertainment, and best of all some friendly down-home...

GIMP Tutorial Series Guide - Free Coloring Pages and How To Make - Mosaic - Filmstrip Feature

November 1st 2008 UPDATE: Added GOColorFive.zip (Three more coloring pages to download). PREVIOUS Updates: ...The ZIP File has been fixed. You can download GOColorOne, GOColorTwo, GOColorThree, and/or GOColorFour. I had to remove all but Three-Four P...

Gingerbread Recipes

Ginger, molasses, sugar, butter and flour are the basic building blocks of gingerbread cake and cookie dough. This lens is a collection of recipes for basic gingerbread cake and variations, cookie dough, pancakes, puddings, scones and even a gingerbr...

Go With The Flow vs. Be In Your Flow

I was listening to Paula White this morning. She was talking about the book "Caught Between A Dream and A Job"by Delatorro McNeal II

I was inspired to write about how to find your passion, to live your dreams, and to discover how to live in your flo...

Good Squidizenship

The official mantra for this lens, taken from Squidoo's philosophy, is The Power of Personal Recommendation.

Welcome to my third lens about lens-building! Squidoo is a community site and interacting with the community is part of how you and your lense...

Google Chrome

You read that right, Google has made a web browser designed to simplify the web browsing experience and speed up web applications. They designed it from the ground up using webkit and then redesigned the parts they wanted to improve.

Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox?

Which is better? Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox?

Right, you've had plenty of time to download and install Google Chrome so now, you must have a pretty good idea of how it works and whether you prefer it over Mozilla.

So, no more pussy footing aro...

GramaBarb's Zazzle Planet Earth Gallery

Photographs of favorite animals, birds and flowers on everything from shoes to keychains. So much fun to browse.

Intoducing a new young artist - look for her debut prints of her painting called Rose Art by Pryor.

Promoting Buy Local and CPR for our...

Grandma's Favorite Recipes

Recipes and memories of the good old days.

Recipe books filled with heirlooms from Grandma's kitchen.

These special books can be purchased here.

Remember - Grandma's never run out of hugs or cookies.

GramaBarb's free recipes are her...

Great Sour Pickle Recipes

The more sour the better as far as I'm concerned when it comes to pickles. I also love to make my own but sometimes I don't want to go through the hassle of canning so instead I make refrigerator pickles. This is especially good when you only have a...

GreekGeek's Squidoo Tips: How to Get Your Lens Found

So, you want to learn how to build successful Squidoo lenses (or any sort of webpage), attract web traffic, and get your Squidoo lens found by Google! This three-part tutorial covers:

Learn the Secrets of My Squidoo Success!

• Part I: Ten Steps to Buil...

Green Baby Gifts

Babies are so precious. They are tiny and helpless. It is our job to nurture them so they can grow up in a wholesome and healthy environment.



How better to create this environment, than to teach our children to live a green life from the start. Thi...

Green Chile - Yum!!

Having grown up in New Mexico, my husband was stunned to discover you couldn't order green chile on your pizza in Texas. While in NM, almost every restaurant offers something with green chile on it, it's almost unheard of anywhere outside the state....

Green Gifts--Become Part of This Hot Trend

Green gifts are in for lots of occasions, green wedding gifts, green party favors, green housewarming gifts, even eco-friendly clothing and birthday gifts. But it is not always easy to find them, or find gifts that people actually need. So this lens...

Green Lodging - EcoTourism

Green Logding Programs have become poular in several states in the US in the last few years. This site will spotlight the states with Green Lodging Programs and provide links for more information as well as links to the state certified hotels.

From...

Green Tea for Health - Asia's Fountain of Youth

Green tea has been used in China for thousands of years for its health-preserving and revitalizing power.

For years doctors have suspected that green tea possesses remarkable healing properties. The Japanese and Chinese have been drinking it for cen...

Greg Lake, Not Just One Third Of Emerson, Lake & Palmer

For over four decades, Greg Lake has been a popular and innovative musician who has combined sophisticated pop and rock with the influence of Europe's golden age of classical music. He burst on to the international music scene in the late 1960s as ba...

Grow Your Own Peppers

Peppers are surprisingly easy to grow in most climates. A sheltered spot and a hot summer will give you a crop outside - but they also make great houseplants as they don't need to be pollinated by insects.

And there's a pepper to suit all tastes - fro...

Growing Veggies

I grew up helping my father grow veggies in south-central Pennsylvania and have never forgotten the thrill of digging up a potato or serving someone a beautiful red pepper right from my own backyard.

Vegetable gardening is a rewarding and educationa...

GypsyOwl's Home Page - Lensmaster Lensography

GypsyOwl's Home Page is a Master List of GypsyOwl's Lens Collection. GypsyOwl's Lenses fall into a variety of topics so, this is the place to find the topic area you are looking for.

About GypsyOwl:
Artist - Writer - Student - Volunteer - Mentor - M...

H.P. Lovecraft

H.P. Lovecraft created one of the scariest and most amazing horror mythology with his stories concerning Cthulhu, the Elder Ones, and others.

Halloween Clip Art & Day of the Dead Graphics

Here's the best place to find Halloween clip art collections for desk top publishing, scrap book crafts or web page design. This Halloween graphics lens features Day of the Dead skeletons and Dia de los Muertos border clip art, too!

Check out hundreds...

Halloween Directory on Squidoo

Happy Halloween! This is the place to find exactly what you are looking for! All of your Halloween Supplies, Specialty Items, Costumes, Food and Decorations are right here on Squidoo. You might even find a brand new idea for this year!

Visit the len...

Halloween DVDs

Are you looking for some Halloween DVDs to keep the family entertained this year?

Perhaps you are going to host a Halloween party for your kids or the kids of your neighborhood, and are not sure about which theme to go for?

Well, in case you don't...

Halloween Songs

There is music for every holiday---and Halloween songs are no exception! Fall is a great time of year to spend some time learning new songs with your children! Sing on the way to school, activities, shopping. They may know more of these than you thin...

Halloween's Greatest Hits

As October rolls around each year, there is one thing of which you can be sure - Halloween is on the horizon!

As the stores fill their shelves with candy, costumes and decorations, people's attention is directed towards ghosts, ghouls, witches, pump...

Hangin' with Sylvestermouse and Her Favorite Animals

So many beautiful creatures are endangered or threatened. It is quite sad to realize that some of the animals featured here are very close to extinction.

Our world will certainly be a drearier place without them.



Other animals in this article are n...

Harm None - a novel on Squidoo

I began this novel in November 2008 for my 6th NaNoWriMo, but as I wrote it I realized it was growing so quickly that it was getting away from me.

So I decided rather than scale it back, I needed to devote more time and energy to it that a one month...

Harper Hall Trilogy

I fell in love with Anne McCaffrey's Pern and its people and dragons when I was in graduate school in the '70's. Since then, I have read every Anne McCaffrey book that I could get my hands on, and many of them twice.

The books that hooked me were th...

Harry Potter Books - Complete Set

Now that J. K. Rowling has finished writing the Harry Potter series, the complete collection of 7 books is now available as a boxed set.

Follow Harry from his first days at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, through his many adventures wit...

HashTags for Twitter, TwttrStrm

HashTags are a common misunderstood feature of Twitter. They provide an easy method of capturing time-sensitive and important information that can be distributed quickly amongst a group of Twitterers or news feeds. They were made popular during the 2...

Haunt my house please

If you look at all of the lenses I've done, you will probably see that while my interests are quite varied, there are several recurring themes throughout. Well, this really bothered me because wherever you go on the internet (Twitter, Squidoo, Facebo...

Haunted Houses In Ohio

It's that time of year - Halloween is on it's way and you just want to go somewhere that will scare the bee-jabbers out of you.  Well, if you live in Ohio, search no further:  this lens lists Haunted Houses and Attractions from all over the...

Have You Been Blessed By Squid Angel Chef Keem?

This is your "Wall of Fame", dear fellow Squidoo lensmasters - if you've been blessed by Squid Angel Chef Keem! Please add one or more links of your blessed lenses in the plexo on this page. I'll update the "Featured Lenses" on a...

Health Benefits of Drinking Green Tea

Legend has it, the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung was the first person to taste and discover the health benefits of green tea back in 2737 BC. He was boiling water to drink when some leafs from a nearby plant fell into the pot. The result was an aromatic...

Healthy, Wealthy and Wise Headquarters

Are You An Expert?



Come Grow with us and help others (and perhaps yourself) find creative ways to become Healthy, Wealthy and Wise.

Hello, I'm Joan

Hello, I'm Joan! Welcome to my Squidoo World. Squidoo is special because of the community - I have met great friends here, and every day I learn something new!

Squidoo is home to over a million lenses and continues to grow quickly. Squidoo is one of...

Holiday Shopping Cooperative Headquarters

The Very Best Group of Squidoo Holiday Shopping Lenses! Shop, be inspired, find holiday information, exchange ideas, discover tips, and find the best shopping recommendations all in one place.

Homemade Pita Bread

Pitas make the perfect hand held food. You can fill them with just about anything you'd put in a sandwich and then some. It's no wonder why this ancient form of bread is still popular around the world.

Homemade Vegetable Soup

As a kid, I used to love my mother's homemade vegetable soup. In the fall and winter it brought comfort and even years later when I made it for my husband, he quickly developed a taste for it as well.

With simple, inexpensive ingredients my mother...

Honest Income on the Internet

Do you ever wonder if anybody is actually making an internet income using only honest and ethical marketing of useful goods and services?

Is internet marketing something you have been examining and learning about?

Are you confused and frustrated?...

Hot Cocoa--The Ultimate Comfort Food in Winter

Those of you who do not live in a climate that gets cold in the winter, are missing one of life's perfect joys, a cup of steaming hot cocoa in the icy cold weather.

The feeling of comfort and warmth from drinking a simple cup of steamy chocolate...

How do I add symbols and special character to my lenses?

Do you ever want to include odd characters in your lenses but don't know how? Or want to show HTML markups in a tutorial lens? This lens shows you how to do that and includes lists of the most useful characters.

How Do You Cook With Capers?

Do you know what capers are? A lot of people don't. Read on to get answers to all those caper-related questions that keep you up at night. Are they plants or animals? Do they bite? Is it okay to go ahead and eat a caper if I see it trying to scooch o...

How Giant Squids Do Halloween

Okay Giant Squids, it's time to show your stuff again for this contest. What is your favorite Halloween costume? Have you already used it or will it debut this year? Do you have a spooktacular recipe for a Halloween treat? A ghoulishly delightful tal...

How I Rate Squidoo Lenses

Star ratings are a popular topic of conversation in the SquidU forums. Every lensmaster has their own approach to rating lenses. Here's mine.

It's a simple checklist to reward attributes that make a great lens and add to the quality of the Squidoo c...

How Squidoo Made Me Fat!

Hi, I'm Mulberry and I'm addicted to Squidoo. Unfortunately that also means I sit...a lot. In addition, it means I'm exposed to repeated attacks from fellow Squidoo lensmasters who have conspired against me. These same people who profess to be my onl...

How To Add Amazon Product Links

It used to be possible to embed the official Amazon Product Links into a lens (if you were an Amazon Associate). However, since the support for IFrames was withdrawn from Squidoo, this is no longer an option.



At SQUIDUtils.com there is a special to...

How to backup your lens

Recently, I came across a few posting on SquidU about people accidentally deleting their lens or due to some bug. To avoid future headache, once you have created your lens and are happy with the content, I recommend you take a few extra minutes to ba...

How to Brew Your Own Ginger Beer

Ginger Beer originated in England in the 1700s, and was the nation's favourite drink for 150 years. When sales of Ginger Beer began to decline in the 1930s, England had 3,000 breweries dedicated to ginger beer!

How to Cook Fresh Pumpkin

Learn how to cook your own fresh pumpkin. It's easy and it tastes way better than anything you'll find in a can.

Cooked pumpkin can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or frozen for about 6 months.

Cooked fresh pumpkin can be used in the s...

How To Create a Real Facebook Presence Without Actually Being There!

If you are using Facebook as a business networking tool and not just a social outlet, you may be disheartened at how much time it seems to take for you to create a real presence there. No one in business for themselves can afford to spend all of thei...

How to Create an Attention Grabbing Homepage

Your homepage is the front door of your website and curb appeal is everything. The purpose of your homepage is to give an overview of what visitors can expect to find in your site. If it doesn't grab their attention they will hit the back button.

Th...

How to create symbols on your blog, Web site, or Squidoo lens with HTML numeric codes

Ever wanted some HTML code to create special symbols on your site—like a heart symbol, euro or copyright character? "What you see is what you get" (WYSIWYG, pronounced "wizzywig") interfaces like Squidoo's are great, but som...

How to do Keyword Research for squidoo

It is an under statement to say that keywords are important for getting your squidoo lenses (or any webpage really) found in google or another search engine.

If you are going to be making a lens to make money, you had better find out two things:

• wh...

How To Find Enough Content To Write AT LEAST One Squidoo Lens a Day, Every Day!

The truth is that anyone, with the right mindset and commitment, can write at least one quality Squdioo lens per day. That doesn't mean that you will pull a Squidoo lens out of the sky every day - some may take days to prepare. However, with what's a...

How to Find Someone or Check Out Their Background

Search for free and as a last resort pay to find someone. I have done this many many times--mostly the free searches. I was able to find my biological father's other children. By posting a message on Genealogy.com of all places and I got a response....

How To Get Deep Links with RSS Feeds

There are a number of online syndication services that will display an RSS feed as a web page. These will typically contain deep-links to pages on to the originating website, which is a valuable source of backlinks.

I originally wrote about thi...

How to Grow Sunflowers

Love sunflowers? Me too! The sunflower is a fascinating, nutritious, and easy to grow flower. Its a fast growing giant among flowers. In just 8 weeks, the sunflower grows from a tiny seed in the ground to a towering, 10 foot tall flower! Sunflowers d...

How To Include "The Ever Project" Lenses In The Featured Lens Module

Have you wanted to include your Ever Project lenses in featured lenses modules, only to find that you are limited to lenses with the squidoo.com domain?

Well, you can have your cake and eat it, too!

You can indeed feature your Ever Project lenses,...

How to Legally Add Copyrighted Pictures to Squidoo Lenses

Learn how to legally use famous, copyrighted pictures and art on websites and Squidoo Lenses! No more worries about searching for royalty free photos to make your lenses look top notch. Whether you're looking for nature photos, celebrities, movi...

How To Lensroll

No, it's not rock-n-roll, it's a bit of a twist-n-sway actually, but once you get the hang of it, it's rock-n-roll all the way.

"Another way to highlight the best and brightest lenses is to feature them -- and link to them -- in your own lenses...

How to make a banner for your website or myspace

I make my own banners because I just don't want any text at the bottom that detracts from my message. Making a banner on your own computer really isn't that hard, if you know your way around an image editing program.

What you need to make...

How to make a living on Squidoo

Making a living on Squidoo just from Squidoo's monthly payouts is a long-term process - expect to take 6 months to see significant monthly earnings. 

BUT it is possible to almost immediately start making money and to make a GOOD living usin...

How to make a MILLION dollars (and what to do if you don't!)

So.. you want to earn $1,000,000! You will be pleased to learn it is simpler than you thought. But simple is not necessarily easy! Just like walking is simple. But walking 1,000,000 miles is not easy!

But it is simple. One step after a...

How to Make a Pumpkin Pie from a Real Pumpkin

This lens is about how to bake delicious pumpkin pies made from real pumpkins instead of the canned stuff! Here are some recipes and resources, and a bit of pumpkin history, to get you well on your way to making pumpkin pie the old fashioned way.

Ple...

How to Make a Website

Five steps teaching you how to make a website for profit or fun. 

How To Make An Avatar

If you look up avatar on the Internet, you may come up with one of several definitions. The first is the incarnation of a god in Hinduism. The second is a Nickelodeon animated television series called Avatar; The Last Airbender. But the avatar this l...

How To Make Apple Pie

I love apple pie, the delightful smell as it bakes, the flaky crust and sweet spicey filling.   There are a few secrets to making a great apple pie, so keep reading to learn more...

First of all you need to start with the very best ingredien...

How to Make Intuitive Chili

I don't mean buy chili from the grocery store--I mean make it yourself. And make it your own. There is no reason in the world that you have to follow somebody's recipe, painstakingly measuring 1/2 teaspoon of this, 2 cups of that or 8 oz. of the othe...

How to make it into top 2000 lensrank

Most squidoo users know that reaching the top 2000 in lensrank can be difficult! Other squidoo users see it happen often and to a lot of their lenses.
I have watched about 5-6 of my lenses go in and out of the top 2000 on any given day! So what is th...

How to Make Money Online Without Spending a Cent

How often have you thought, "There must be a way to make money online without having to spend any money"? Well just like you I figured there had to be ways to do it that wouldn't cost me the earth.

I was only interested in good solid legitimate meth...

How To Make Pad Thai

Pad Thai, or sometimes called phat thai, is one of the most famous Thai dish. Phat means "stir-fry" in Thai and that is exactly what this dish is - stir fried noodles.



Pad Thai is one of those tasty and simple dishes that is enjoyed by al...

How to Make Super Soup - Tips to Make It Tastier

I love soup! The possibilities are endless, from simple clear soups to thick, creamy potato soups. It can make a light repast or a complete, hearty meal. Simple or exotic. Savory or sweet. Such potential!

What do you do when the soup just doesn't do...

How to Make Your First (or Second) Squidoo Lens

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...

How To Market Online With Web 2.0 Headquarters

Welcome to my lens about using Web 2.0 services to market you or your business on the Internet.

Web 2.0 defined as:

Web 2.0, a phrase coined by O'Reilly Media in 2004, refers to a perceived or proposed second generation of Internet-based services-such...

How to Monetize Your Website or Blog

The Internet today provides so many opportunities for ordinary people like you and me to make money from websites and blogs. These opportunities range from contextual advertising to affiliate marketing.

How To Promote Your Squidoo Lens

Now that you have a lens, you want to let people know about it. Getting people to read your lens is harder than writing it! But there are many ways to promote your lens, make it more popular in search engines, and make it a success.

In this lens I'l...

How To Say 'Thank You' In Different Languages

Did your Mom teach you to say thank you as a kid? Well, I have a way to make your mom, and everyone else you come in contact with feel a whole lot more LOVE.

Find ways to show you appreciation for others by saying 'thank you' in their own language!...

How To Squidoo

How To Squidoo is becoming one of the hottest topics in the world of Web 2.0.  This lens is all about providing you with the tools to make the most out of Squidoo, whether you want to use it as a money making tool for yourself or your favourite...

How to Squidoo -- A Step-by-Step Primer

This step-by-step primer gives you plenty of how-to information on how to get started building your Squidoo lens. Get some useful tips about how to build that lens with plenty of helpful pictures of the various templates you can use. You'll see plent...

How To Squidoo -Tip of The Week

What's going to happen to the old Tips of the Week came the plaintive cry!  So a new home had to be found and this is it.  This is where the step by step guides from How To Squidoo come when they have done their tour of duty. 

You can...

How to Start your own Website

You are ready to make the plunge and start a website. There are plenty of things to plan and work out before jumping in the deep end! A well planned website is a successful website. Having been the owner of a couple of websites myself, I have learned...

How to Submit your URL to Search Engines, Google

"How can you index your website in the search engines?"

This is an often asked question for any website owners, Squidoo users, Bloggers, and eBay sellers. There are several top search engines to think about, the obvious being Google and Yahoo. Index...

How To Use Friend Feed

Friend Feed is a Web 2.0 feed amalgamation site that allows you and others to comment on your online activities. There's an easy registration. You log on, add as many feeds as you'd like, then connect with your friends.

With FriendFeed you can find...

How to write articles for the web when you cannot write jack

I never considered myself a writer. When I was in high school, it's one of those topics I detested and would rather hide under a rock than write a paper. That was then..now, after hundreds of articles later, I can tell you that although I am not a sk...

How To Write for National Novel Writing Month

You want to write a novel for National Novel Writing Month (hereafter referred to as NaNoWriMo, or nano), eh? Congratulations! This is a great place to start!

But by far, it is not the only place - oh, no. There are so many resources, ideas, and the...

How-To Insert Your Flickr Photos Into Your Lenses

The 24 hours of Flickr comes but once a year, but you can use your Flickr account to spice up every single lens you build at Squidoo...

It's been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and I tend to agree with that statement. That's why I ha...

HTML - how to add color and more to your lens or website

Ihave decided to write this lens to "show the love" for all of the lensmasters who have graciously shared their HTML knowledge. I came to squidoo barely knowing what HTML was- never mind how to use it. Everything I now know about it I learned here. W...

HTML and CSS

HTML and CSS work closely together. Let me tell you one thing about myself. I've been playing with HTML since 98, but the past few years, i've been using it even more and most of what I have learned, I've learned on my own. I even know css which is a...

HTML And CSS Mentor

Many of you start writing your lenses without any HTML and CSS, but as you start understanding Squidoo, you want to learn how to spice your lenses up. HTML and CSS is just the ticket that you may be looking for.

Here, on this lens, you will learn fr...

HTML Borders Backgrounds

Have you seen sharp looking lenses formatted with HTML borders and backgrounds and wished you could do the same? There are already plenty of EXCELLENT how-to-HTML lenses available, so I thought I'd do something a little different.

There are two main...

HTML for Photos: A Tutorial for the Semi-Clueless

How often do you look at a really great Squidoo lens and wonder how they changed colors or backgrounds or add photos somewhere other than the upper right-hand corner of the module? They use HTML. I'm not a genius at this sort of thing, so every time...

HTML for Squidoo Themes

Welcome!

You are writers, marketers, researchers and artists. Words are your medium and the web is your canvas. There's a lot to learn about building quality lenses that attract visitors, whether it be to share information or sell a product.

Squidoo...

HTML Tips for Color

Color can be applied via HTML tags to fonts, borders and backgrounds.

squidoo.com/basichtml and squidoo.com/advancedhtml show how to implement these colors.

This lens however isn't going to show how the code is applied, but is a repository for the...

Hugo Awards - Novels - 1960s

Grandmaster Robert A. Heinlein won the Hugo Award three times in the 1960s for Starship Troopers, Stranger in a Strange Land and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress — novels that are still widely-read today.

The Hugo Awards, named for Hugo Gernsback,...

Hugo Awards - Novels - 1970s

Ursula K. LeGuin was the only author to win the Hugo Award twice in the 1970s. Grandmasters Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke each won a Hugo.

The Hugo Awards, named for Hugo Gernsback, pioneering editor of Amazing Stories, are presented at the Worl...

Hugo Awards - Novels - 1980s

C. J. Cherryh, David Brin and Orson Scott Card each won two Hugos in the 1980s. Grandmasters Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke were also winners.

The Hugo Awards, named for Hugo Gernsback, pioneering editor of Amazing Stories, are presented at the W...

Hugo Awards - Novels - 1990s

Lois McMaster Bujold won three Hugos and Connie Willis won two. Women just missed the 50% mark due to Willis tying with Vernor Vinge in 1993, so there were eleven winners for the decade.

The Hugo Awards, named for Hugo Gernsback, pioneering editor o...

I Can't Make a Lens in Just Ten Minutes!

I can't make a lens in just ten minutes!

I know you say make a lens. It takes only ten minutes. BUT, with dial-up, and me wanting to make perfect lenses, there's NO WAY MonkeyBrain, that I can make a real good lens in just ten minutes!

I Ching Readings for a Changing World

Occasionally I consult the I Ching oracle on a matter of public interest, and will post the results here.

The I-Ching is an ancient Chinese oracle book comprised of 64 sections, each of which explains an important condition of human experience. Thos...

I've Been Blessed by a Squid Angel! (or hoping to be)

Have you been blessed by a Squid Angel? Or are you wishing for an angel blessing?

Are you wondering what the blessing actually DOES?

This is the right place to be! I'll try to unveil the mystery of the Angels program.

My time as an angel is over....

I.C. Jackson

You may have found this page because you Googled my name or because you clicked a link that promised to give you more information about me. Good for you - you ought to check out the people you meet online. This biography and portfolio of some of my w...

Image and Video Mentor

Welcome! I'm Linda Martin, your Image and Video Mentor here at Squidoo. I love working with images and know you will too once you have the right software and a few simple instructions.

This lens lists sites where you can find free images on the web....

Imperfectly natural

Imperfectly Natural.com is the home of natural alternatives. How did I become the Editor of this website that has over 3-400,000 hits a month?

It is all thanks to Squidoo!

This lens tells you how I first met the Imperfectly Natural Woman, Janey Lee...

Improve Your Flower Garden

Knowing how to cherish your flower garden can make a big difference in the look and over-all health of your plants. Here are a few elementary clues to have your garden blooming with health.

Increase your Squidoo Earnings with Affiliate Marketing

Squidoo is a great place to earn a little extra cash, but are you realizing your full potential?

You can further monetize your Squidoo lens, blog, or website by adding some affiliate marketing links! Hand-pick products and make recommendations, prov...

Inexpensive Eco-Friendly Christmas

With these difficult economic and ecological times are there ways to make this Christmas Season inexpensive and eco-friendly as well a memorable?

Consider giving a toy that has been carefully passed on for years. Make your own recycled cards, orname...

Internet Help For All

How many times looking for something specific you stumble upon sites with new info, a useful Application, new tools, good looking sites, intriguing info, a brilliant idea, graphics you like to have, you stop, look for a minute, and go away to finish...

Introduction to blogging videos

This lens is a video tutorial on how to blog. That is: the best youtube videos about how to setup a blog, manage a blog and market it in the blogosphere.

Is A Squid Angel Looking Over Your Shoulder?

Have you been Blessed by a Squid Angel? Did you even know that there is a group of lensmasters on Squidoo who are Squid Angels?

You may never even have heard of the Squid Angels. Or perhaps you know that they exist but know little about them. Well I...

Is Squidoo a Scam? An Honest Answer

Is Squidoo a scam? Does anyone really make money or get web traffic from Squidoo?
Short answer: No, yes and yes!

You won't make thousands of dollars on Squidoo in your first week or first month. Anyone who tells you otherwise is trying to scam y...

Isn't it time to abolish Daylight Saving Time?

Daylight Saving Time was voted in by the U.S. government during World War II (after an unsuccessful attempt earlier). It supposedly saves energy BUT this has never been proven. What it does create is more disharmony with our natural rhythms. Those r...

It Smells So Good When Momma Cooks!

Have you ever started cooking and had your children wander through asking, "what smells so good?" Fast food can't compare with the things Momma Cooks! Simple, satisfying meals made from the ingredients in your pantry are what keep the family noses tw...

Italian Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe

Pepper is a scary word. Hot pepper, jalapeno pepper, chipotle pepper...all hot and spicy. Don't let the bell pepper deceive you; it's mild, not hot at all, can be sweet, and full of fresh garden flavor.

This vegetable can be used various in dishes f...

Jacque's Lensography

A brief introduction to myself, what I do and how my mind works. Grab some coffee, get comfy and read for a bit, I tend to get chatty!

JaguarJulie Contest

For a while now I've been noticing that every where I go in Squidoo, JaguarJulie's been there ahead of me. It got me thinking...just how many fanclubs has she joined?

The title for this lens is based on the game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" where yo...

Janelle the CCGAL

I searched google for my favorite nickname, CCGAL, and wow, I found a LOT of us.

This is only about ME, Janelle Kleppin, Twitter-holic and Squidoo junkie, LOL.

Janusz a Squid Angel

Welcome to my Angel Lens :)

I thought after bieng awarded LOTD & making Giant, it just couldn´t
get any better... BUT it just did :)) Yes, I´ve been awarded my wings & will
be flying around the Squidoo Community bestowing Blessings where
deserved...

John Dilbeck

Ever since I first discovered Squidoo, I've loved building and revising my lenses.

I have a wide range of interests and very limited time, so that means I have a long list of lenses I want to create whenever I can.

One of the things you may not kno...

Journey of Little Croatian Squid

Welcome to my Squidoo memory lane! I'm inviting you to follow my adventures from little Cro-Squid to Cro-Giant who, as of recently, became a flying Cro-SquidAngel! :)

This is also my thank you lens to all people who helped me with their advices, sug...

Julianne's Lensography

I've been on Squidoo since October 2005, served as a Citizen Squid, and also earned the title of Giant Squid.  If I try to explain this to someone unfamiliar with Squidoo, they may fit me for one of those jackets with the very long sleeves.

Anywa...

KAB Lensography

Anyone trying to explain who they are will only succeed in describing who they think they are or who they wish they are. Therefore, if you want to know me, look at what I am interested in enough to make a lens about. I do ask that you do not judge me...

Kabetogama Lake a Wilderness - God's Country

Picture of the Kabetogama Walleye and granddaughter taken October 4th 2009. As a child I learned about living in a wilderness area in northern Minnesota border waters, where the black bears roam and the timber wolves survive. The enchanted forests wi...

Katinka Hesselink Online

Going crazy trying to keep up with myself online. So this is where you can find me online and where I keep track of my many online profiles. There is a good chance you will find me elsewhere online as well. I'm not very good at keeping this list up t...

Katinka's Squidoo Answer Deck

Learn how to get your lens found in google, how to make your lenses look good, how lensrank is calculated and more.

I felt it was time to put all my lenses helping lensmasters be more effective together in a lensography. I've put this off for a long...

Katiyana's Collectibles Christmas Collection

Katiyana's Collectibles has an extensive collection of Christmas themed doll and bear sweaters as part of my collection.  This lens is dedicated to showing off those designs.  All of these handmade doll clothes and bear clothes are ava...

Keeping Current With A Squidcast Calendar

SquidCasts have the potential of bringing visitors to your lens, but they are often used inefficiently and ineffectively. I have found that squidcasts are most effective when there is some incident that prompted the cast to be sent.

Plan your SquidC...

Keyword Tips for Squidoo

It's Time for Keywords!

Keywords are the words that link your content to your visitors. They are the words people type into search engine search bars to come up with the information they need.

Your selection of keywords can make or break your lens....

Kids With Special Needs

Over thirty years ago, Mary M. Wood, Ed.D. established Developmental Therapy - Developmental Teaching for educators and parents of children with emotional and behavioral disabilities, autism, Asperger's Syndrome, or other sensory-integrative disabili...

Kindle Wireless Reading Device from Amazon

Lighter than a paperback, more powerful than WiFi, able to leap the library in a single, uh, click? - it's Kindle, the portable wireless reader from Amazon.

The Kindle Wireless Reader from Amazon is the perfect anytime gift for your favorite...

Kit's Guide to Greek Mythology

Welcome to my lens on Greek Mythology! The ancient Greeks used mythology to explain the world around them, give order to their universe, and, on occasion, just tell a good story. Their gods are bigger than life, but still oh-so-human, with all our pa...

Lake Erie Artists Gallery | Transformation to a Fresh New Look at Shaker Square

This lens is a picture journal of transformation as we move our gallery, Lake Erie Artists Gallery from downtown Cleveland, Ohio to Shaker Square, our new home on the border of Shaker Heights and Cleveland.

This is going to be a very exciting proces...

Laugh-In

This show was the brainchild of comics Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, and was America's response to Monty Python's Flying Circus. Rowan and Martin were among the first to openly ridicule society and break many of the taboos in TV back then: they voiced o...

Lavender, both beautiful and powerful

This lens is dedicated to the Lavender Herb. Learn how to make lavender bath salts, culinary recipes and more. Learn how to identify, grow and dry this herb for aromatherapy and medicinal uses. You can also explore its healing abilities.

Laws of Attraction

The Science of Getting Rich was a little book written in 1910 by Wallace D Wattles

It was written in archaic language, so I have spent the time re-drafting it in a more modern language. I hope that from studying this, you will be able to use it to i...

Leather Clad Squids

Who are the Leather Clad Squids? If you don't know by now, you will soon. We are the rockinest coaching group this side of anywhere.

Part of team WiWon, Leather Clad Squids is a group dedicated to helping its members reach that coveted Giant and/or...

Leather Tanning Throughout History

Leather tanning is an ages old process that is still being employed today, using both primitive and modern techniques. And no, the term 'tanning' has nothing to do with the fact that the beasts spend so much time in the sun.

Here we will explore the...

Legendary Chinese Dragons

The legend of the Dragon is woven throughout ancient Chinese civilization and has continued to influence their culture today. Chinese people around the world, proudly proclaim themselves "Lung Tik Chuan Ren", Descendants of the Dragon. Chi...

Lego Art

Legos have grown to be much more than just a toy for children.  The potential that is withing a pile of legos is unbelievable, and what people have done with those piles is absolutely extraordinary.  Pushing legos past just simple buildings...

Lens Building Tips Directory

Hello all Lens builders and budding lens builders.

I started this lens because I often need a little help when building my lens and I have a list of great lenses that can help ...

But I can never remember which one has the tip I need!

Rather than...

Lens Candy - Free Squidoo Graphics for the Style Conscious Lens Master

Hello and thanks for visiting this lens. I know there are quite a few graphic resource lenses out there but, hey when it comes to style, there can never be too much choice. So here's my contribution :)

So far, I've included three sets of squidoo gra...

Lens Workshop Addon for Firefox

This addon for Firefox incorporates extra features into the Lens Workshop and a few other pages on Squidoo. The most significant improvements are: Lensrank updates, colored tags, detailed stats, integrated ping and improved support for Groups. See t...

Lensmaster Tools and Utilities

SQUIDUtils.com
Utilities and Tools for the Expert Lensmaster
SquidUtils is the place to find complementary utilities and tools for your Lenses on Squidoo. Here you can see all of your lenses and groups, with shortcuts to some of the most vital func...

Lensmasters Helping Lensmasters

Can we do it? That's the big question. Can we as a community of friendly lensmasters, known for their generous attitude toward help and support, handle a project of helping each other financially - without getting into fights about "Who's next?" and...

Lentils Nutritional Information

Lentils are legumes, seeds of a plant whose botanical name is Lens ensculenta. They grow in pods that contain either one or two lentil seeds. Lentils are classified according to whether they are large or small in size with dozens of varieties of eac...

LindaJM's Portfolio of Lenses

I live near the Klamath River in the center of the Klamath National Forest in Northern California.

There's a local legend of a serpent that lives in the river. Some natives here claim to have seen it. There are also numerous Bigfoot sightings. Many...

List of Squidoo Blogs

A lot of lensmasters use Squidoo to promote their own blogs, and they achieve great results. Same is also true for the opposite, however: if you blog about your lenses, you'll surely start seeing an increase in your visitors, comments, ratings and sa...

Little known facts about The Netherlands

Learn about working women in The Netherlands, our royalty, or relationship with water, some history and a lot more. Like: isn't your country called 'Holland'? Well sort of, I'll explain below... Isn't half the country below sea l...

Liuzhou: City of Dragons!

Liuzhou is known as the "Dragon City", as it is said in folklore that eight dragons appeared in the adjacent Liu Jiang (River). The city consists of six counties and four districts, covering an area of 18,600 km2. Around 3.6 million people of 48 ethn...

Living with an Attitude of Gratitude

You are Perfect Just the way you are. You have been blessed. Take the time today to be grateful for your abundance. You have all the answers. They are inside of you. You just need to listen and be ready to receive.

Locavores LOVE Eating Locally!

Coined by a Bay Area group, the term "locavore" refers to people who only eat food grown, processed and produced within a 100 mile radius of where they live.

Whether you call yourself a locavore or say that you are on the 100 Mile Diet, the concept of...

Long Distance Friends

We all tend to make friends. It's in human nature as it is in animal nature - striving to belong to a group. Only difference is where we find them and what qualities we are looking for in another person.

Ever since I've joined Squidoo, there are man...

Lord of the Rings: Risk

Many people are familiar with the classic board game Risk, where your goal is to take over the entire world with your armies. Now there's the chance to take over Middle Earth board game style! With a new map and a few gameplay twists, LOTR Risk is a...

Lose weight with a wheat free diet

Lose weight with a wheat free diet is my account of how I managed to shed pounds and keep them off. How many times do we try to lose weight in the New Year only to give up by Easter because we just cannot continue with the calorie and/or carb countin...

Lost in Squidoo - Hot Tips for Newbies

How'd you find your way here? Was it a weblink, or word of mouth from someone who builds lenses? I stumbled into Squidoo one afternoon while researching a topic for a monthly column.

The more I explored Squidoo lenses, the more I thought, Hmmmm. I c...

Love This Lens Widget

One of the (many) secrets of getting a good Lensrank is the star ratings that other Lensmasters can give to your lens. Getting them to actually visit your lens is hard enough, yet sometimes they leave without clicking on the stars at the top.

This w...

Luvmyludwig's Squidlets

Welcome to luvmyludwig's Squidlets Group Lens. I bet you didn't know that baby squids look like little piglets did you? Well, really they don't, but I thought it was cute and this is my group right? Wrong! This is our group. This group belongs to eve...

Magnificent Muffin Recipes

Sweet or Savory, magnificent muffins never get boring! Any kind are great for breakfast or morning tea. Savory muffins are a wonderful addition to lunch, or can stand alone as a light meal. We often include them in the children's lunch on ski days, a...

Make Pizza, Be Happy...

When you make pizza, magic happens. Don't be intimidated you can easily make fantastic pizza/

Make your own Free Squidoo Banner

Welcome to Nr1 in a series of How To add Your own Banners, Spacers, Buttons & Intro Logos.

Not everyone can use Photoshop, which is why I have started a series of how to add personal Banners etc.. WITHOUT needing any Pic making skills. Please keep...

Making Soup Without A Recipe

This lens is all about how to make soup. I want you to learn the technique for making soup. There'll be a bit about the history of soup, the different kinds of soup, a great folk tale about soup and a myriad of ideas for what to put in soup. What you...

Making Your Lens Pictures Look AMAZING

There are two types of images for your Squidoo lenses. Those that look AMAZING, and those that look rubbish.

What's the difference? One has a white background, the other one doesn't.

Like the image to the left. It looks good, doesn't it?

Compare the ima...

Meet WebSpinstress

I'm known as WebSpinstress, because I spin my own webs of elegant Gothic images and decor in both real and virtual worlds.

I aim to poison others with inspiration and creativity as a writer, artist, web designer, wife, and a Mommy. :-)

I love to cr...

Mexican Taco Bake Casserole Recipe

Mexican Taco Bake Casserole Recipe

This Mexican Taco Bake Casserole is a really great dish! My kids have never gotten tired of this Taco Bake Casserole Recipe! Cheesy beef and nacho type taco casserole that is real easy to bake! A great dish to prepa...

Michaela's Lensography

I am a Web 2.0 enthusiast, an eBay seller, buyer, education specialist trained by eBay, an art collector, affiliate marketer, writer. This is what I am doing now.

I have a degree in Mathematics. I worked for years as Programmer Analyst, IT Consultan...

Michelle (a_willow) Has Moxie

Michelle (a_willow) has MOXIE. What is MOXIE? Well according to Michelle's blog, "Moxie is self possessed confidence. An attitude of fearlessness in everyday circumstances. The capacity to stand alone in favor of an unpopular opinion or cou...

Michey's Challenge - A New Income Goal on Squidoo

I am looking for a better 2009, and an old idea is coming back to me - Multiple Streams of Income. A couple of years ago all Internet marketers was consumed with MSOI, and as usually in business, new ideas replace the old ones, and this is life.
Now...

Miso Soup

Miso soup can be made as a breakfast, an appetizer, a stand-alone soup course, or a full entree.  Its presence in Japanese cooking runs the gamut from home cooking to high cuisine. Learn the basics of making your own miso soup and then explore m...

Mission: Possible - Becoming a Giant Squid in 2009

Attention Giant Squid Greeters,
Giant Squid Community Organizers,
and Citizen Squid Mentors...

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to welcome new lensmasters to the Squidoo community, answer questions and offer assistance to struggling...

Mixed bean and pasta soup

A hearty, warming and nutritious soup, delicious for vegetarians and meateaters. The original recipe uses chicken stock, but I have substituted it for vegetable stock flavored with mild chili and cilantro. A soup that's just right when the summer is...

MobyD's Science Fiction Lenses

I've been reading science fiction most of my life. Although I do read other stuff, I'd say probably 80% of the bookshelf space in my apartment is devoted to science fiction collected over the years.

I remember reading a short story collection my sis...

More great Squidoo resources. By lensmasters, for lensmasters.

Welcome to our official, unofficial list of some terrific external resources about Squidoo. For beginners and experts alike, from beginners and experts alike.

Here you'll find an ever-growing list of great blogs, sites and even Twitter profiles run...

Mothers Squash Casserole Recipe

This is one my favorite holiday dishes. When we plan a holiday dinner, which is every major holiday and every family birthday, this is my first request.

I have always loved growing my own squash for this recipe. If you are a squash lover, you may fi...

Motorpurrr Explained with New Kitten Introduction

At the same time of making this "about me" type lens for an examination, I am introducing a new kitten to the clan. Born late for kittens, June 4th, now July 28th so he's a great age to introduce, because he's extra cute, even to o...

Movies That Mess With Your Mind

When it comes to filling out that section on forms where I am supposed to tell people what my favorite movies are, I am always at a loss.

I am a story junkie, it doesn't matter if the story comes to me neatly printed between two covers, or from the...

Music Central Headquarters

Divas, the Sirens of Song

Music from late 1960's-Summer of Love

One of the best memories about my childhood is I was always surrounded by music. My Step-Father's world revolved around electronics and making music sound the best way it could.

His "Hi-Fi" system was his pride and joy. NO ONE and I do mean NO ONE w...

My 100th Lens - A Tribute to Squidoo & Squidoo LensMasters

It has been 5 months since I began writing on Squidoo and the journey has been filled with delight, amazement, countless learning experiences, and most of all the joy the people of this community have brought into my life. This lens is my 100th Featu...

My Favorite Lenses

Pulling together all the elements that make up a great Squidoo lens is something all lensmasters work to achieve. A lot just don't make the cut (take a look at my lenses), but some just command your attention.

This lens is just a simple list of thos...

My Favorite Squidoo Lenses

This is a selfish lens. I just want to create a place to put all the lenses that I seem to search for all the time. Thank you for joining me! I know I have some really super ones on my list!

Note that I did not create these lenses. These are my favo...

My Favourite CSS Tricks on Squidoo

The basic tools provided by Squidoo will do pretty much everything you need to get your content out to your audience. But sometimes you want to format it a little differently, and this is where inline CSS comes into play. Here I show some of the tric...

My First Aquarium

Well I have made the decision to get my very own freshwater aquarium. I remember when I was a young child having a fish tank in the living room. My mother was a fish fanatic (she's a Pisces as well) and we had hours of fun watching the little fishies...

My least popular lenses

Some of my lenses do great. I have lenses that get over 100 votes and more than 1000 visitors a week. The below are from the opposite end of the spectrum. Hardly any visitors and usually few votes as well.

Just giving them some TLC.

My Love Affair With Coffee

I admit it! I am a coffee addict, and a bit of a coffee snob. I only drink REALLY GOOD coffee, whether it is plain coffee, or fancy espresso drinks like my personal favorite, a hazelnut latte.

I suppose my romance with coffee began with my 8 years o...

My Meatloaf -- A Delicious Recipe

Since I was a young child growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, meatloaf has been a favorite food of mine. It's one of those foods that I would call a COMFORT food. I learned how to make it many years ago, but have been experimenting with the recipes --...

My Squidoo Cheat-Sheet

I decided to make a Squidoo cheat-sheet. This is my "bookmark" page for lenses, blogs, tools and Squidoo information I find useful.

I also included the first video tutorials I referred to for help building my first lens, Bartending or Bar Tending Th...

My What Big Teeth You Have!

Celebrate the loss of a baby tooth and the growth of permanent teeth while learning to read, write and measure your teeth.

Graph the lost teeth by month and write to the Tooth Fairy. Cuddle with the Big Bad Wolf and all his big teeth. Count your fri...

NaNoWriMo: Reaching 50,000 using EelKat's Methods

NaNoWriMo 2009 will be my 5th year at NaNo. So far I've had 4 years and 3 wins and this year I'm going for my fourth win.

I failed my first year (2005) ...did like 2,000 before I got bored with my plot.

I did 183,000 my second year (2006) ... kind...

Native American Drawn Art of Red Earth Arts

Native American born and raised in Oklahoma. Culture of the Ponca and Otoe Missouria tribes of Oklahoma. Member of the Ponca tribe. Father was Otoe Missouria (Buffalo clan) and Mother is a Ponca tribal elder, of the Eagle Clan. She is a granddaughter...

Natural Healing Spices

Is Turmeric a spice or a medicine?  

New research claims Turmeric not only reduces inflammation in fat cells, it can help us slim down. Research has indicated it also lowers blood sugar and can help prevent diabetes.

Modern science is at...

Naturegirl's Nymphs of WiWon Team

From the depths of the ocean comes friend to squid and human alike, Naturegirl and the Nereids. Like the Goddesses of old, we ride on the backs of many Giants of the sea, at one with nature, in the never ending battle to achieve greatness in the worl...

New Kindle 2 from Amazon

The Amazon Kindle is an e-book reader, a hand-held device for reading electronic books. It uses an electronic paper display and downloads content over the free wireless network 'Whispernet'. The Kindle store has over 230,000 books, including best sel...

NEWSFLASH! A Squidoo Policy Update

June 2009

When Seth, Corey, Gil and I started creating Squidoo in 2005, we had a vision of openness, creativity, authenticity and generosity that has guided the Squidoo publishing platform, our company and our community to much success.

A few years...

Noadi's Art on Etsy

Noadi's Art has been selling online for a while now but hadn't yet ventured onto the biggest handmade marketplace online until now. Come check out the new Etsy shop!

So what does Noadi's Art sell? I sell handmade polymer clay and mixed media sculptu...

Noise Canceling Headphones

Have you ever had your listening experience with your MP3 player or your enjoyment of a DVD on your portable device destroyed by all of the noise and havoc going on around you? Thought so. There is an answer though; a way of blocking out all of thi...

Norse Mythology: Odin's Runesong

I'm fascinated by mythology, not surprisingly for a fantasy artist.  One of my favorite stories is from Norse mythology.  Odin sacrifices himself on the world tree Yggdrasil in order to learn the secret of the runes.

Not Too Scary Movies For Tweens or Pre-Teens on Halloween

Your Tween will probably be clamouring to see a scary movie this Halloween and probably will want to do so without you around. Scary books are one thing, you can put them down and walk away but scary movies on the other hand are 'live.' &quo...

Not Your Usual Zucchini Recipes

You've made every zucchini recipe in your cookbook, but you STILL have bushels of zucchini left. You've given zucchini away to everyone you know, you've left bags of it in the break room at work, but the garden just keeps producing more.

Try some of...

Nothing Beats A Warm Soup On A Cold Night

You may call it soup,soupe,sopa, or minestra or even suppe, but whatever  language is used, it conveys a warm comforting feeling of being nurtured and satisfied.

 In this lens, I would like to present you with a few historical soup companie...

Novelty Songs

Novelty songs often become popular for a while at least. They enjoyed a lot of airplay in the 1950s and 1960s. Songs from those decades dominate the top 50 list of novelty songs. But many of the songs are from people who had their moment of fame with...

Number One Songs Of 1970 Video Showcase

This lens is about all the songs that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Other things were happening in 1970.

Monday Night Football debuts on ABC

IBM introduces the floppy disk

The Beatles break up

On May 31 an earthquake kills more than 5...

Nutrition & Autism

In May 2000, I took my youngest son, Benjamin, to the doctor to have his hearing tested. I suspected that he may have some type of hearing loss, because he was not developing as well verbally or socially as his older siblings did when...

Obscure Albums That Deserve to be Heard

This lens is an introduction to some lesser-known albums that I like, and think deserve to be more widely known. I'll give a brief description of the approximate musical genre, and some notes on why I'm recommending the album. In most cases, you can...

Ohme - That's me!

I have been called lots of things during my 60 years. My dad would sometimes call me "third verse" and my mom would call me "Nancy Lee" and my sisters call me "Nan". In college I was called by my maiden name, "Tate&...

Online Image Generators

Since starting on Squidoo, my biggest challenge has been to find original images that I can use on my pages.

Recently, I came across image generators. My first impression is that they're nothing more than an automatic image editor. You choose th...

Online Writers Corner

Online Writers Corner is a site that I had created. I originally had opened it up because I thought that it would be great place for everyone whom writes. Now I have expanded on the idea and I am using some of the other domain names I currently own a...

Pantomime - a Great British Tradition

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...

Party Pinwheels

The first time I had ever tasted party pinwheels, I was hooked. Its a great tasting appetizer that uses cream cheese. Because I loved it so much I had to go find the recipe for it. Here, I have scoured the internet for different varieties of this gre...

Pastiche's Lensography

This lensography features the most popular lenses on Squidoo by Pastiche - that's me. My newest lenses always appear at the beginning of this lens. Join my fan club - you'll get a Squidcast heads-up when I update one of your favorites.

I'm totally t...

Paul Simon

Everything on the legendary folk singer-songwriter Paul Simon (and Art Garfunkel)

Click here to check my new lens on Paul Simon's legendary song: The Boxer!

Peanut Butter Pie Recipe

Peanut Butter Pie Recipe
This Peanut Butter Pie Recipe is very fluffy and is no bake. Making it very easy to prepare and will be a huge hit at your next family gathering or at a pot luck dinner! No bake desserts are really easy to fix and this recipe...

Pendleton Honors Squidoo and Ohme!

On September 8, 2009 the town of Pendleton honored Nancy Hellams aka Ohme with a proclamation -- the date was set aside to honor Nancy's promotion of the town of Pendleton via her Squidoo lenses!

This was a huge surprise to Nancy and of course, she...

Permission Marketing Tenth Anniversary

Ten years ago, I published a book that changed the way marketing was done. It has led to billions of dollars of value creation and it started a discussion that has chronicled the demise of a hundred year long model that was the backbone of the econom...

Pesticides: Don't Kill the Good Guys

Imagine waking up one morning and discovering that all the insects and other pests in your garden have disappeared forever - no more slugs and snails, aphids, lily beetles, caterpillars and all those other creatures that chomp their way through your...

Photoshop Tutorials: Signatures and Banners

Signatures and Banners are similar in nature, so I figured that this tutorial would be best together. This is probably going to be one of my longer tutorial lenses here at squidoo that I have made.

Pig Roast Recipes

In the early 80's when we were much younger and much more energetic, we had an annual Pig Roast at our home. It was always after a big Clemson University Football Game. Our hometown of Pendleton SC is only 4 miles from Clemson so we are big Clemson T...

Planting for Birds and Wildlife

Welcoming birds and animals into our yard has been a most enjoyable experience. The beauty and motion that they add to the landscape makes the garden that we have created seem all the more beautiful. We have provided a planting list with photographs...

Please Take The Squidoo Census

My name is MrSquidoo, and I have been a Squidoo Lensmaster for approximately one year. I have really enjoyed my time with Squidoo, and wanted to create a lens other Squidoo Lensmasters would enjoy both participating in, and reading the results.

I ha...

Pomegranate, In-Fashion Fruit Ever

Considering the health benefits of products to buy, the pomegranate is one of the most beneficial fruits. Being generally in season in the Northern Hemisphere from September until approximately January, you will be able to buy fresh pomegranates in t...

Porcupine Tree

It is impossible to describe Porcupine Tree, except to say that their music is addictive. They can't really be categorized into a specifc genre. Some call them progressive, and some metal, and others rock. They are a little bit of everything. Each CD...

Post Publish SEO Tips for Squidoo

You got it - more SEO!

We've obviously been immersing you in SEO tips and we're not done yet. You know why? Because there are lots of things you can do after you've published a lens to improve it's ranking in Google.

You have to give Google (and all...

Preserving Recipes for Summer Produce

If you have several good apple trees, you will probably find you have more apples than you know what to do with. There is a limit to the number of apple pies, crumbles and other apple desserts you can store in your freezer or give away to friends an...

Prog, Rock, and Metal

Music is one of my main passions in life. I think everything is better with music playing. I grew up listening to classic rock and metal, but these days I gravitate to more modern music that can't always be pinned to a specific genre. Some of my favo...

Promote your Blog using FeedCat.net

FeedCat.net is an RSS boosting service that I found out about from adez7 and her lens, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe of Squidoo Lens Creation!.

The tip I received about FeedCat.net was spot on (Thanks so much, adez7!)

Promote Your Squidoo Lens

If you have a lens that starts with 'Promote your Lens' or has 'promoting your lens' in the title, then, you might just find it here!

Promote your Squidoo Lens by entering a Contest!

This Lens features all the Squidoo Lens' Contests that are available at Squidoo. Only Squidoo Contests are featured here i.e. those that help promote your Lenses and/or your Lensmaster Profile.

Promote Your Squidoo Lens with MyBlogLog

MyBlogLog is a blogging community owned by Yahoo.com. It is designed to connect its members with other users that have the same or similar interests by using communities, widgets, stats and RSS.

Promote your Squidoo Lens with Reviews

This lens will:

- Give information as to where you can get your lens reviewed.
- Give information as to how you can set up your own reviewing business.
- Give information as to how to review Squidoo lenses or websites/blogs.
- Give support and advic...

Promoting Your Lens Outside Of Squidoo

One of the most often asked questions in the Squidu Forums is, "How do I get traffic to my lens?"

The most obvious way to generate traffic to your lens is to make sure that it is search engine friendly. But that is a topic that deserves its own lens...

Publish Your Newsletter Effectively

Writing has become a different world than even just a few years ago. I am sure there are some kids out there, that just like with the 8-track tape, they have no clue what an old fashioned word processor, or worse a real typewriter, are.

But one thin...

Pumpkin Carving

I started carving pumpkins by myself when I was in middle school. I remember taking my time to get it just right and being so proud of my work. In 8th grade I entered a Jack-o-lantern contest at school and won!  One of my teachers liked it so mu...

Pumpkin Carving Video Showcase

There are so many different techniques for carving pumpkins these days. When I was a kid, all you had to do was scoop out the guts, cut three triangles and a jaggy mouth. Sure, you can still do that today, but you should see what some people are doin...

Pumpkins are not only Jack-O-Lanterns

One sure sign of Autumn is seeing all of the Pumpkin Patches and the huge containers of pumpkins at the stores.

But really, I believe pumpkins do mean something. They represent that Halloween is approaching. And that means it is time for Trick-Treat...

Qassia List of Intel (articles) by Squidoo Members

If you are a Squidoo member and want to know who on Squidoo has written and published 'Intel' (an article) on Qassia, then you can list your writings here.

Please include your Qassia ID and I'll add a section just for you.

quebec and poutine

Why Quebec And Poutine Together?



The easiest answer to this question is that one can not think of Quebec without thinking of poutine, period.



Quebec is the motherland of poutine.



This famous dish was invented by french-canadians and it can't...

R. Alex Crabtree

R. Alex Crabtree has twenty plus years of experience in supervising, managing and leadership roles in small to medium size shop environments. Working in the Dayton Ohio area has provided me with the opportunity to work in shops that are on the leadin...

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...

Raisin' McCain: GOP Campaign Song by Country Music Star John Rich

Artist: John Rich
Music and Lyrics By: John Rich

Raisin' McCain

Well we're all just raisin' McCain
Everywhere across the USA
You can get on the train or get out of the way
We're all just raisin' McCain

And we're all just raisin' McCain
Everywhere...

Raising Barred Rock Laying Hens

I'm raising Barred Rock hens this year to have fresh eggs once they are grown. I've raised chickens before, mostly bantams as pets and a few broilers for meat.

Egg prices have increased by around 40% in the last year, raising your own laying hens ca...

Ramkitten's Lensography

Some people laugh at my nickname, but, me, I'm proud of it. And it makes me smile too. Why? Because it reminds me of special times and adventures.

The name originated on RamCat Farm in southwestern Pennsylvania, where Steve and I lived and worke...

Recipe for Pulled Pork Tenderloin BBQ

Pulled Pork BBQ Recipe
Simmer a pork loin in a crock pot with a can of root beer and watch your taste buds explode with flavor! Try this pulled pork recipe today for dinner!
BBQ is a great American tradition! Whether you barbecue pork or beef, you wil...

Recipe Substitutions

Recipe Substitutions is for those times when you are in the middle of cooking and realize that you "thought" you had some of that "ingredient" at home when you went shopping. But you've already started creating your culinary delight, and you just don...

Recipes for Bananas

I eat a banana almost every day of my life. I either have it cut up with my breakfast cereal or as part of my lunch. Occasionally, I use them in one of my favourite recipes for bananas.

As children, we were often given bananas, sometimes cut up and...

Recipes For Broccoli Salad

Broccoli salad is a great addition to anyone's diet. Why? Because it's main ingredient is broccoli! There are so many benefits of eating broccoli that you can't risk leaving it out of your diet. What benefits you say? To name two - it may lower your...

Reduce Harmful Pollutants Plant An Organic Rain Garden

Organic rain gardens are very effective at reducing the volume of storm water runoff and capturing harmful pollutants. More communities across the country are planting organic rain gardens to help protect and restore water quality. Rain gardens also...

Reflections of my Soul

Welcome to my lens of poetry and other inspirations.

Inside Your Garden
From "Reflections of my Soul" by Patricia Sanders

"Inside your garden
Of beauty
I kiss you
Kisses filled of honey"

In the dawn
Of beginning
I touch you
With hands made...

Resolution: I'm gonna SHINE in 2009

There have been such wonderfully positive changes for people recently. Many of the October group of Giant Squids have made positive career changes due in part or in whole by their experiences with Squidoo. Some of us got jobs or careers writing, othe...

Retired Squidoo Angel - Spirituality

I was a squidangel from April till Oktober 2009. I would have loved to bless lenses longer, as I loved finding hidden treasures.

This lens is about my policy as such.

Rhode Island - "The Biggest Little State in the Union"

First, I want to say, I hope I don't get slapped with a copyright violation. :) I didn't come up with the tagline "The Biggest Little State in the Union". That was the slogan for commercials that used to air on TV when I was a kid, but it is such an...

Rhubarb Muffins, Cakes and More

Photo Courtesy of La Grande Farmers' Market

What can you do with rhubarb if you don't want to bake a pie?

Well, there are rhubarb muffins and cakes and sauces and compotes and stuffings, etc. Rhubarb in an entree? You bet! How about a beverage or two...

Rhubarb Pie - Great Recipes

Photo Courtesy of Cameron Nordholm

Each spring the rhubarb patch, once again, becomes the star of the garden for many people. Not much else is growing, yet.

A freshly baked rhubarb pie is the first recipe that "springs" to mind (get it?).

There ar...

Richland Recycling Center | Recycle Washington | Tri City Wa Waste Management | Paper Aluminum Computer and Plastic Recycling

Recycling, brought to you by real estate agents, Joe and Colleen Lane of The Lane Real Estate Team. Recycled issues and recycle news, and ways you can contribute positively to the environment in Richland Washington specifically, and a lens on recycli...

Riding The Tail Of The Dragon

In this installation of the Motorcycles To series, we will be riding the Tail Of The Dragon. The Tail Of The Dragon is a stretch of U.S. 129 that runs between North Carolina and Tennessee and is considered to be among the finest roads for sport car a...

Robin in the Rain!

It's springtime and one of the most popular signs of spring is the robin. Robins, with their cheery tweets and bright red breasts stand out against the disappearing snow.

Cheerio, calls the robin as the rain starts to fall.

This lens is a unit stud...

Rocky and Bullwinkle

My life has been somewhat of a typical , with television being a great influence on my childhood. Of course, by telling you that one of my childhood favorites was Rocky and Bullwinkle, I completely date myself. Rocky and Bullwinkle were a staple of...

Roxy Music & Bryan Ferry

Roxy Music is an English art rock group founded in the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry (vocals and keyboards).
Brian Eno, who played synthesizer and is probably best known for his extensive work with U2, was a member for awhile.

Roxy...

Running Up That Hill (Song and Lyrics)

"Running Up That Hill" is Kate Bush's 1985 hit song. Since then, it has been covered numerous times, by bands such as Placebo, Within Temptation, the Chromatics, and Faith and the Muse.

This song has become one of my favorites, with its powerful, em...

Rush

Yes, RUSH is older than me (OK not by much) however, this is a band I worship. Every era of RUSH music is astounding in it's own right. This is a band that you cannot choose a member that is more talented than the other.

This lens focuses on everythi...

S'MORES Recipes and CAMPFIRE Songs

Some of the best S'mores recipes ever! Learn how to make chocolate S'mores, fruity S'mores, and ice cream S'mores! Lens also includes a Learn How To Make S'mores video, S'mores kits, words and videos to campfire songs and more!

Santa Claus Songs

Santa Claus songs - some are very familiar! Have fun with them. Teach them to your children! The lyrics are right here for you! Sing a song of Christmas fun!

Santa always makes me smile! Ho!Ho!Ho!

Laugh a little and sing a lot! Sing as if nobody&#3...

Sausage Bean Chowder

This sausage bean chowder is wonderful on those cold winter nights! It's easy to make and serves a family of four easily. I always double the recipe and share with neighbors.

Have a soup night drop in! Make 3-4 kinds of soups and chowders and invite...

Scatterbrained Marketer's Guide to Organization

Disorganized?

Lose your to-do lists?

Try as you might, still can't get your act together?

Hey, that's me, too. I'm going to try and help us both here.

I know I could be a millionaire already if I had remembered 10% of the great ideas I've come up...

Scrumpdiddlyumptious Blueberry Banana Bread (or Muffins)

This is my family's absolute favorite breakfast food: Blueberry Banana Muffins!

Search Engine Optimization - SEO Beginner Resources

Check out these resources to learn beginning SEO strategy. This is not the most advanced stuff you'll find, but it will hopefully help you get started if you are just learning.

If you want to suggest a site, please click the contact me link near the...

Searching For Images

Are you having trouble finding images to use in your lenses?

Are you having to resort to hastily scribbled doodles and photos of yourself with no make-up and tangled hair?

Worry no longer!

This lens is going to tell you everything you need to know...

Secret Diary of Santa's Elf

If I were to tell you my real Elfdom name, you'd laugh, so you can call me Hank. It's easier to remember, and besides...that's what the other elves in Santa's crew call me. I'm the Elf assigned to Workbench #7, third spot on the north side, near the...

Secrets for making Incredible Hamburgers

Everyone loves a great hamburger!

They can say that "hot dogs" along with apple pie and baseball are the great American pastimes, but it's McDonalds, Burger King and Wendy's that are on every street corner in America, not hot dog stands.

There is a...

Seedplanter's Lensography

Are you new to Squidoo? Try your hand at lensmaking, and I doubt you'll ever leave. Go ahead...create your first lens today! It's easy, free, and truckloads of fun.

On January 13, 2009, I received an email informing me that I had been accepted as a...

Self-Promote with Social Networking

So you've written a fantastic article... Great job! Now how the heck do you get people to come take a look? If you're a stay at home mom or dad, or working from home to pay some bills, it's likely that you don't have alot of money to pay a marketing...

SEO for squidoo - getting found in google: search engine optimization

SEO - search engine optimization - has many different facets. This lens goes over the main ones - especially how they effect making successful lenses on squidoo.

An elaborate version of this lens, with details about blogging, twitter and more, can...

Seven Of The Best Uses For RSS Feeds

The Best RSS Feeds can be found everywhere. When you see a feed icon on a web page, it means these pages serve their content in syndicated format. Feed icons, or text links, can be found on Blogs, Squidoo Lenses, Social Bookmarking Sites and Social N...

Shareasale Review - Join Affiliate Marketing - Make Money Online

If you are a website designer, online marketer or blogger I recommend that you Signup Today and get started making money with the best network - Shareasale

Join this affiliate network and make money online Click the link and take a look aroun...

Shepherds Pie Recipes

On a cold Canadian winters night one of my favourite meals to serve my family is as the French say "Pate Chinois"!...or Shepherds Pie!

Over the years of cooking for my family I have altered this recipe quite a bit and come up with a personal fav...a...

Simon & Garfunkel

The duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are American popular musicians known collectively as Simon and Garfunkel. They met in elementary school in 1953, when they both appeared in the school play Alice in Wonderland (Simon as the White Rabbit, Garfun...

Simon And Garfunkel Video Showcase

The American duo Simon and Garfunkel were amongst the most successful pop artists of the 1960s. Some of their greatest hits include Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Sound of Silence and Mrs Robinson (the latter featured in the film The Graduate starri...

Simple Glow in the dark and black light tricks for Halloween

Here are several glow in the dark and black light affects that can be made with common household items. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays so I tend to go a little crazy on decorating and the Halloween Party.

Simple HTML tricks to use with Squidoo

Squidoo has a nice editor for your lenses, but things can be improved. This lens will show you some simple tricks to include more than possible with simply using the editor.

These tricks should be used in modules like the link list, or the write modu...

Slow Gardening

Slow Gardening is the practice of following local and seasonal growing cycles in the way we cultivate, think about and prepare our food. It's an approach that can change the way we look at what ends up on our plates, and how it gets there. It provide...

Social Bookmarking Sites

Social bookmarking sites are a popular way to store, classify, share and search links through the practice of folksonomy (an Internet-based information retrieval methodology consisting of collaboratively generated, open-ended labels that categorize c...

Social Bookmarking, Networking, News and Content Sites

The arrival of Web 2.0 has transformed the online marketing landscape dramatically. Small and medium sized businesses can now compete on a level playing field with big branded businesses and websites.

With Web 2.0 you can market your products on so...

Song Lyrics - Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer

Robert Palmer was an English Singer/Songwriter, born on the 19th January 1949 and sadly passed away on 26 September 2003, in Paris France, of a heart attack.

He joined his first band at the age of 15 while still at high school in Yorkshire, and in 1...

Song Lyrics - Walking On The Moon - The Police

The Police are a highly successful rock band made made up of Sting (vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar, vocals) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion, vocals).

The band became popular throughout the world in the early 1980s, although they...

Spanish Rice: Forget the Box and Make it Homemade

I used to depend on boxed Spanish Rice. One day a friend taught me how to make it homemade. I found making Spanish rice was much easier than it would seem.

Since then I have tweaked my friend's recipe and made it my own. I'll let you in on the secre...

Special Lenstypes - Lens Templates - Squidoo Tips

Feeling stuck? Short of idea? Need an inspiration?

Then try out some of special lenstypes. There are many different lens templates. Be creative and try out something new. You can find it on the bottom of your dashboard "Cool Stuff". However there is...

Spicy And Crunchy Halibut Recipe

This is by far the most popular dish on my Alaska Lodge menu: Fresh Halibut in a nutty and spicy breading, pan-fried and baked, served on a Mango Jalapeno Mayonnaise Sauce, and garnished with a Chipotle Aioli. Perfect side dishes include steamed aspa...

Sproutbuilder Widgets Help You Market and Promote Your Content!

Sproutbuilder widgets are personal, unique, and completely about you, your content, or your favorite things!

You create and design a widget to draw in the clicks. Plant those sprouts on your websites and watch the traffic climb. Promotion, promotion...

Squid Angel -- Blessings to YOU!

This is the first instance on Squidoo that I've actually written about my Catholic upbringing in Cleveland, Ohio, and what an impact it had on my spiritual being. You see, it was the nuns and priests that I encountered in elementary and grade sc...

Squid Angel Tipi is Susie Lehto

Add a link to a Squidoo Lens for a Blessing! Real "Angelic Encounters" influence my life as a Squid Angel. I wish good souls to prosper on Squidoo & I love my part as an Angel. Being a Squid Angel is an assignment & I'm grateful...

Squid Angel, Semi-Retired

Hello lens visitor... are you looking for a Squid Angel? I was appointed to be one of over thirty as of April 2009.

Squid Angels review lenses to see what's hot and what's not. When they find a lens that deserves more recognition, they bless it, whi...

Squid Etiquette

Squid Etiquette is all about what to do and what NOT to do on Squidoo! It is a very different How To Squidoo than you have probably seen before.

In our enthusiasm to not only publish our first few Squidoo lenses but also get traffic, we may forget...

Squid Jewelry by Noadi's Art

After I was asked to create a custom squid necklace I was so happy with the results that I decided to add it to my growing collection of cephalopod jewelry. I now cover the 3 largest groups of cephalopods with my cuttlefish, octopus, and the new squi...

Squid Theory

Some further thoughts, a bit of "squid theory" you might say.

As a follow-up to the Free Squidoo Guide, here are some things I've learned about lens building and Squidoo that weren't really written down all in one place... until now! (insert your own...

Squid's Choice Awards

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...

SquidBoo Blast

How would you like to be involved in the FIRST EVER Squidoo Halloween index? A list that you can Tweet, e-mail and share with your friends on FaceBook? Then get ready for the SquidBoo Blast!

Squidcasting - how to squidcast on squidoo

Squidcasting is THE way to let people within squidoo know your new lens exists.

You can use it in all kinds of ways - but how do you do it without annoying people?

SquidConnect: Squidoo Users On Twitter

If you're an avid Squidoo user you should be an avid Twitter user, and vice versa. Squidoo and Twitter go together like PB&J - you use one to enhance your experience with the other. I have gained more Squidoo fans because of my actions on Twitter, an...

Squidconomy - The Economics of Squidoo

Historical Adsense Payouts, Buying and Selling lenses, Affiliate payouts and more make up the mountain of ways you can make a few bucks using squidoo. Here is the history of these things and how they evolve through the life of Squidoo.

Squiddiction | A Scientific Analysis

Squiddiction is a relatively new disorder characterized by behavioral deviation such as Obsessive Compulsive Squidooing (OCS)[1].

Numerous reference can be found throughout the site with regards to the squiddictive potential of its use. This suggest...

SquidDon't!

It's simple: given our pedigree, our point of view and our dyed-in-the-wool, we-will-never-change-our-mind conviction on this issue, spam is not okay at Squidoo.

This page outlines our thinking on the issue. It supplements our terms of service. Don'...

Squidinner Bread Contest

A few of us lensmasters put our heads together (OH NO!) and decided to come up with Squidinner Contests. There will be a contest, thus a lens, for each catagory. Breads, Soups, Casseroles, Main Courses, Appetizers and Desserts.

It's simple, you add...

Squidinner Casseroles - It's a Contest!

That's right! My exclamation point key is stuck and I'm forced to use it at the end of every sentence! Oh, never mind, I fixed it. The lensmaster bloggers over at What's for Squidinner? are looking for some tasty recipe lenses. Submit your recipe len...

Squidinner Contest Central

A group of Lensmasters got together and created the "What's for Squidinner" plan. It started with a blog, and now has separate lenses based on each category of recipes. Each week a winner will be announced from each category and featured in the "What...

Squidinner Desserts Contest

A few of us lensmasters put our heads together (OH NO!) and decided to come up with Squidinner Contests. There will be a contest, thus a lens, for each catagory. Breads, Soups, Casseroles, Main Courses, Appetizers and Desserts.

It's simple, you add...

Squidinner Main Dishes

What happens when a few lensmasters who love food start chatting? What do you suppose they chat about? You guessed it! And we're doing more than just chatting; we're offering you some great recipe ideas in our blog What's for Squidinner?. Drop by for...

Squidlog.com - Top Blog For Squidoo Tips And Lensmaster Support

Find lensmaster profiles, great lens reviews, cool Squidoo tips on traffic and lensrank improvements, top blog recommendations and their most important articles, HTML tutorials and image manipulation tips, irreverent cartoons, insightful lensmaster e...

Squidoo - The Best Website Ever!

Squidoo is, to my mind the best website on the net.  Why?  More reasons than I can think of - so this lens will always be a work in progress.  There is so much to enjoy and admire.  The whole principle behind Squidoo is one of the...

Squidoo 2009 Calendar

Well, somebody had to do it, and I decided it would be me. Squidoo is a land unto itself, and it should have it's own holidays. We separate ourselves from the rest of the world, because no one understands our unique Squidness.

For all of my fellow L...

Squidoo Angels

When I first joined Squidoo in July 2008, the Squidoo Angels were a small group of dedicated Lensmasters who volunteered for the post when a message was posted in the SquidU Forum. Things changed in April 2009 and although the Squid Angels is still a...

Squidoo Blogs

All hail Squidoo! Squidoo rocks and some of us have dedicated whole blogs to Squidooness. Here is the big list of blogs dedicated to building and loving Squidoo's tentacles. If yours is not listed, and you think it should be contact me via my profile...

Squidoo Chat Room

Hang out with other Squidoo Lensmasters, swap tips and get critiques of your lenses in the Squidoo Chat Room.



Started by Captain Squid, this chat room is open to all Lensmasters and does not require any software to use. Just click on the entry form...

Squidoo Co-Branding

Squidoo Co-Branding is taking an already successful format and marketing it into different brands. Like SquidBids, SquidVids and SquidWho. Here is a list that I compiled for you to wade through the Co-Branding waters!

Squidoo also uses the term "Fro...

Squidoo CSS - my favorite code to spice up a lens

I've gathered my favorite Squidoo-code for later reference. I'm tired of trying to find that specific lens I used a css effect on and then having to go to edit-mode, copy paste, and then go back to the lens I was working on. This lens will help me be...

Squidoo CSS Tricks: Images and Bullets

The other day I was looking for some ideas to really make my lenses stand out and I came across several SquidPros (that's my term for them) Lenses that really helped.

I have been using CSS for ages to layout my blogs and it never really occured to m...

Squidoo Groups Worth Saving!

With new guidelines being imposed on Squidoo Groups, will yours be one of the first to go? I hope not! :)

Many groups will hit the chopping block before June 2009 due to spam and neglect. Have you a great group that you inadvertently let the spam in...

Squidoo Help Center | Squidoo FAQ with PotPieGirl

Learning how to use Squidoo? Having problems? Can Google find your lens? Why isn't your Squidoo lens getting indexed by Google? Why doesn't Google send traffic to your lens? How the heck do you make a Squidoo lens, or optimize one? SOOO many...

Squidoo Home for The Holidays 2009

A Holiday Lens Pile Up - The Party Animal Style!! Get all your shopping done right here on Squidoo. So what are you waiting for? Post your best Lenses Below and enter in to the 2009 Squidoo Home for the Holidays Contest. If you entered in last year t...

Squidoo Home for The Holidays Contest Winners 2008

So the 2008 Christmas Holiday has come to an end and so has The Squidoo Home for The Holidays Lens Contest. What a turn out we had with so many great pages full of Holiday fun, ideas, recipes and more. I hope to see that page only get bigger as we ge...

Squidoo Lens Contest Winners

Here you will find all the winners from the Squidoo Lens Contests.

Congrats to everyone who placed and good luck to everyone who enters the next contest!~

Squidoo Lens Contests

Here you will find all the latest and greatest lens contests and current happenings! Feel free to enter one or all!

Winners will receive some awesome tags for their lens and their profile!

Winners for Dec can be found at the bottom of this lens

...

Squidoo Lens Funnels

Q: How do I increase my Squidoo traffic?
      A: With feeder lenses.

There are many ways of increasing your Squidoo traffic, but most of the advice I have read concentrates on building links to Squidoo on places like Red...

Squidoo Lens Reviews

Since July 2008, I have been blogging about and promoting creative, interesting and otherwise outstanding Squidoo lenses. This lens is all about the Squidoo Lens Reviews blog. The main goal is to show the world that Squidoo means quality. By promotin...

Squidoo Marketing Community

Squidoo has become a very important part of my online marketing mix and I want to learn good marketing tips and techniques from other Squidoo lensmasters and also share what I know.

I have found Squidoo lensmasters to be intelligent, knowledgeable,...

Squidoo Message Board Forums

You have to do it. You have to let people know about your lenses - but HOW? One of the best ways is to network with other Squidoo lensmasters on Squidoo message board forums. There you'll meet lots of other lensmasters who have been where you are now...

Squidoo Modules

This lens demonstrates a selection of some of the most used and useful Squidoo Modules. You'll see them in their natural environment, with content or product included.

Accompanying each is a description of what the module does.

To start with, this is...

Squidoo Profits - The True Step by Step Guide

The Squidoo Profits Step by Step Guide is a collection of e-books designed to help you create Squidoo lenses that will attract big traffic.

However, you can find all this information, and more, for free if you know where to look. This lens will tell...

Squidoo Secrets for a Residual Income

In recent months we've all become only too aware of new terms such as 'credit crunch' that have been hitting the headlines. Everyday there seems to be some new euphonized financial disaster in the newspaper, or on the television, telling us why we wo...

Squidoo Therapy | How To Create Vital Lenses

For the "get-to-the-point" folks, this lens is about how to create great lenses by mining your past creative "failures." In the process, you'll not only make a great lens, but will have freed up your creativity and energy for success, now and in the...

Squidoo Tips From The GypsyPirate

You already know what you want to make your lens about. But you want to make it a really good lens, or you wouldn't have entered the search term that brought this lens up for you. So, I'll share what I know with you.

Who am I to offer help? Well, go...

Squidoo Tips: Build Traffic, Sales & Promote Your Squidoo Lens Using Forums

A forum is a basically an online message board, where people read and write about topics of interest, sharing their ideas, experience and information with eachother. Even Squidoo has its own forum (SquidU) where you can discuss your love for Squidoo,...

Squidoo Tips: Building Web Traffic

Welcome to Part II of Greekgeek's Squidoo Tips: How To Get Your Lens Found! 

This tutorial focuses on building web traffic with social networking. I'll also recommend some simple tools to improve your lens, so that visitors stick around!

If yo...

Squidoo Tips: How To Get Your Lens #1 On Google

Every lensmaster dreams of the day that they get listed highly in Google, the traffic just flows in and best of all its targeted, people are coming to your website because they are interested in what you have to offer. But getting there is a long and...

Squidoo To-Do Lists

I am by nature a list-maker. I make lists of everything! As I started learning about Squidoo and making lenses, I started making lists. Return often. As I learn and grow in Squidoo land, I am sure my lists will change also. Join me on this fantastic...

Squidoo Tools, Resources, and Guides

Squidoo Tools, Guides, Lens addons, Linkbuilding tips, and news

This is a collection of free Squidoo tools, guides, and other resources to help you build and market your Squidoo Lenses.

I will also continue to gather various addons that you can ad...

Squidoo Traffic Tricks: (how to get more visitors and a better search engine ranking for your Squidoo lens)

Do you have some lenses that don't get as many visitors as they deserve?

Would you like to learn how to get more people reading your lenses?

Wanna know how to make people come back to your lenses again and again?

Would you like to rank higher in G...

Squidoo's Top Ten List

After reading through several lensographies this week I realized that there are some very interesting people behind the bio's and avatars. I thought it might be fun to share some of our favorite things and also things that drive us crazy. If you like...

Squidtop - Blogs for Squidoo Lensmasters

Squidtop is a blog platform built on the Wordpress system that allows squidoo lensmasters to create their own blogs to promote themselves, their projects, and their lenses.

SquidU's Lensmaster Lounge: Help for New Squids

Newbies! Need help with Squidoo? Choose "SquidU" from "Squidlinks" up top to visit Squidoo's members discussion forum, aka The Lensmaster Lounge.

SquidU contains many kinds of resources to help you learn Squidoo. The Lensmast...

Staycation -- Everyone Should Try One

By now, no doubt, you know what a staycation is. Although this word has been around a long time, it really came into fashion in the year 2008. When I hear it, it is a word which still makes me smile. Why?

Interested? Travel down the page to Part 1 of...

Strawberry Syrup: The Comic

Welcome to the story of Sammy, a half vampire struggling just to make it through high school without being staked, expelled, or - horror of horrors! - stuck in detention with his own personal but thankfully much less effective Van Helsing, Hunter.

Th...

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'...

Stuffed Grape Leaves, a Greek Recipe

There are many, many variations on recipes for stuffed grape leaves. They are a popular part of many cuisines in the Middle East including Greek, Armenian, Turkish, Egyptian, Albanian, Algerian, Syrian, and Lebanese, countries that make up the old Ot...

Stumbleupon explained for lensmasters

Stumbleupon is great fun, and a tool for self-promotion, but for lensmasters there are also a few drawbacks. There are limits to the amount of self-promotion you can do.

Stumpedia - The Search Engine

There's a new kid on the search engine block called Stumpedia. It's unique approach is that it is a human powered search engine which allows users to submit sites along with matching keywords and phrases, which can then be rated and ranked by its own...

Submit URL: Squidoo Lens Promotion

On this page, you'll find some links to places you can submit your Squidoo lenses to so that you can get more web traffic to your lens.

Google is usually the main source of traffic to my lenses, but to rank well in Google takes other websites linkin...

Succes at Blogging tips

This lens is a collection of tips I've found myself giving people who blog in an attempt to do squidoo promotion.

Summer School Week #1: Turn in your homework here!

Caption ContestAs part of the Giant Squid Summer School, participating Giants receive a specific weekly lensmaking challenge. They have a week to work on the lens, and then post it below to "turn in" their homework and show that it's done.

The very...

Super Advanced HTML Tips and Tricks to use on Squidoo

These html tricks for Squidoo are not really that super advanced. But they are super cool! Anyone can do this, Yes, you too!

This lens would not be possible if it were not for the groundwork of other lenmasters: specifically, Magicality and N376 so t...

Super New ideas for going green

Thank God for Twitter and other social media venues where you can not only really learn some great stuff but you can occasionally come across some ideas that people just think are brilliant! But wait--haven't I seen that idea somewhere before?

I gue...

Susan Wants to Study with Seth

So ... I've been trying to figure out what I want to do when I grown up. (40 is grown up, right?) Just restless of late, not feeling as though I really fit in the career skin I've somehow donned. I haven't made it very far in my quest for something n...

Sustainable Gardening a la Rabbit Hill

When Robert Lawson wrote and illustrated Rabbit Hill over 60 years ago he was ahead of his time in the way he felt about sharing his part of this earth with the indigenous animals. For years, we have been using many of the gardening "techniques" that...

Taco Dips

This is another appetizer type of food that I love. Some years ago, my mother started making this and I liked it, so here I scour the internet to find the recipes to try out. At the moment I am not sure which one she makes. I am pretty sure its a cre...

Tailgating Recipes and Games

Are you searching for tailgate recipes? NCAA College Football season is here! And that means tailgate parties! It's the time of year to find new recipes and games for your friends and that special tailgating party! Food, friends, fun and football --...

Taking Groups From Good to Great!

Squidoo Groups are undergoing a major change right now. If you have a Squidoo group you should cherish it and work toward making it the best it can be.

By June 1st 100 extra special groups will be chosen to receive an extra special tool. Below are s...

Target Traffic to Increase Readers to Your Blog! ....But How? BLOGRUSH, and it's Free

BlogRush is a free service that was created to help bloggers solve their #1 need: More Readers For Their Blog.

The principle is simple; by putting the BlogRush widget on to your blog, you earn impressions that are then used to put links to your blog...

Tasmanian Tiger

The Tasmanian tiger is also known as the thylacine or Tasmanian wolf. It is not actually a member of the cat family (tiger) or the dog family (wolf) but is a type of marsupial - the female carries her young in a pouch. Its scientific name is Thylacin...

Taste of Croatia

If you have been to Croatia than you know what I'm going to say! If not, let me tell you: We, Croats, love to eat!!! We also love to organize parties and gatherings on almost every occasion.

Tasting of numerous Croatian food specialties and quality...

Tea - Black or Green

I'm English so I drink tea all the time. I think it's natural that everybody loves it. It's hard to believe that it's a comparatively recent introduction and for centuries it was largely unknown outside China and Japan.

The history of tea is long an...

Team One

Welcome to the lens for Team One. We are one of five teams that are competing in the Giant Squid Challenge September 2009 — organized by our Giant Squid Community Organizers and the Giant Squid Greeters.

It's a friendly competition geared to in...

Teddi ~ My Lensography

My given name is Theadora but I like being called Teddi. I was named after at lady friend of my mom. My middle initial is E. My initials are TEK. I kept my maiden name when I got married--I figured I had had it for 39 years--I'm keeping it! I may hyp...

TEDtalks Video Showcase

This TEDtalks video showcase is a collection of what I feel are some of the best lectures, performances, and presentations given at the annual conference known as TEDtalks.

TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) is now hosted by the non-profit...

Ten Best Vincent Price Films

This lens is devoted to reviewing what I consider to be the ten best Vincent Price movies ever made. Ten movies; Twenty hours of great movie viewing. Why not gather together your friends and family and host your own Vincent Price Movie Marathon! A gr...

Ten Tips for a Bless-Worthy Squidoo Lens

Being a Squid Angel is a responsibility I take very seriously. I'm currently serving my third term as a Squid Angel, and am thrilled to have an opportunity to recognize and reward Squidoo lenses worthy of a boost. It's exciting to meet...

Ten Tips for Squidoo Newbies

Squidoo is easy and fun! If you are new to Squidoo, this top 10 list will cover the basics. These are the things you should learn first. After this, you will learn something new every single day! Squidoo is a constant learning experience!

Take advan...

Thank You a_willow!

We Love You Michelle!

You've been the best Team Leader we could have ever hoped for...

You've cheered us on and held our hands...

given us great advice and honest critique...

you've listened to us and been our fearless guide...

We appreciate all...

Thank you for the help

Thanks for the help? There is so much good advice about lensmaking to be found on Squidoo, SquidU and all the related Squidthis and Squidthat websites, so it is only right that having benefitted from all this advice, it was about time I did something...

Thank you lensmaster

I started the thank you lensmaster - squidoo reviews blog to honor all those lensmasters that have helped me.



This lens is dedicated to that blog and to all those lensmasters who have helped me, yet who haven't been interviewed (yet).



BTW: som...

Thanks Seth Godin

I was taught to say the magic words, Please and Thank-you. As a stay-at-home mom, I was praying for a way to earn an income at home from my computer. Along comes Squidoo in an answer to my prayer, thanks to Seth Godin, so here is my lens to say thank...

Thanksgiving Songs- Sing for Joy!

Thanksgiving songs are fun and meaningful. Music adds an air of festivity to our Thanksgiving celebrations and also to our anticipation of the holiday! Is there anything sweeter than a little pre-schooler singing Mr. Turkey, Mr. Turkey?

So gather yo...

The $80,000 Squidoo Charity Giveaway

UPDATE: WE'VE GOT $30,000 MORE TO GIVE AWAY IN DECEMBER! Go vote here.

Squidoo gave away $80,000 to charity in October 2008. Yes, all $80,000 of it. In just a few days, thanks to you.

The 5 charities that got the most votes, and therefore the most...

The 'Be In Your Flow' - Exemplar - Featured Guest Archive

Updates, Polls, Special Featured Lensmasters and Award Winners! Visit this lens to nominate, vote, join the award winners group, and more.

What is an Exemplar of Be In Your Flow Synergy? Who is an Exemplar of Be In Your Flow Synergy? All of this and...

The 100 Best Television Lenses

These are the 100 Best Television Lenses on Squidoo, as determined by little ole me - JustBon!

Included are lenses on various genres of television, such as TV shows, television actors and actresses, televisions and so much more!

I have tried to rev...

The Absolute Best Zucchini Recipes

The absolute best zucchini recipes, zucchini holidays, zucchini videos, you name it and if it's about zucchini you'll find it here! 

Zucchini is a nutritious and versatile vegetable that often gets overlooked.  It's light tas...

The Adventures of Mark Twain

I watched this really weird animation for the first time last night (of course it won't be last night by the time you get here, dear reader).

As soon as it finished I just knew I had to make a lens about it!

My partner watched this claymation film...

The BEAUTY & THE BEAST (A NaNoWriMo Entry For 2008)

This is my lens devoted to the most beautiful love story ever written: The Beauty and The Beast. Here you will find an overview of the story, and info about the many versions that have come out over the years.

This lens will also act as my brainsto...

The Best Chicken Enchiladas Suizas Recipe in the World

Treat yourself to a rich Mexican culinary experience today. Chicken Enchiladas Suizas are a great make-ahead food for company or just for a weeknight when you want something a little special. I've included a few suggestions for side dishes, too. I ho...

The Best Cookies Ever

One thing you can get a jump on for any occasion, or holiday is baking. Bake your cookies now, and throw them in the freezer. You'll be ready to pull them out at the last minute dress them up, or throw on some last minute decorations.

Your friends an...

The Best Easy Banana Pudding Recipe Ever

Not only is this banana pudding quick and easy to prepare, it tastes great! In fact, it's one of our family's favorite desserts. The finished product is so very creamy and rivals cooked, homemade Southern banana pudding.

If you prefer, you may subst...

The Best Keywords Tools | Keyword Research and Trends

Using trend reports and keyword suggestion tools to find what people are looking for, you can then focus your website content, advertising, and affiliate links to improve your conversion. These are the best free ways to find the most popular keywords...

The Best of Stephen Fry on Twitter

Stephen Fry, the third most popular Twitter user, has broken the 100,000 follower barrier - as reported by the Daily Telegraph on 02 February 2009.

The article goes on to inform us that Stephen Fry was the second most followed individual on Twitter...

The Best Squidoo Lens NOT To Do

Oh, yippee yay! This is all about me and my Website and what I want you to buy. I am not going to add any of my personality or give you any information on the lens topic, because that would waste my time! In fact, I don't have a topic! After all, all...

The Best Sweet Potato Recipes Ever!

Find some of the best sweet potato recipes, dessert and more on this page!

Sweet Potatoes are easy to cultivate in a limited moisture and the sun. It grows and grows that are commonly found here in Asia and it's native Africa. It is rich in sod...

The Best Tomato and Cheese Sandwich

Nothin' says SUMMER better than a homegrown tomato!

The BEST way to eat that tomato is to sit on the back porch steps with a salt shaker and go to town. My Mom taught me the following method when I was 5 years old: lick the tomato in one spot, shake...

The Best-Ever Sloppy Joes Recipe ~~ Easy & Delicious

Sloppy Joes. YUM. That is what I think when I think of our family's Best-Ever Sloppy Joes Recipe. It is fast and easy and devoured by every member of our family with absolutely no reservations and plenty of enthusiasm!

The name 'Sloppy Joes' may sou...

The Big List of Squidoo Tools and Resources

When I first started working on my lenses I found there was so much information available and so many different tools that I could use to help me. So to make it easier I started to keep a list of Squidoo tools in my favorites on my computer.

Then I...

The Buggles

Best-known for their #1 and video hit VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR, the Buggles were a short-lived but influential New Wave group.

The Cabbage Soup Cuisine

With the stigma that obesity brings along, many people are overwhelmed of shedding a number of pounds as quickly as possible. This is exactly what the Cabbage Soup Diet will do for you.

The Cabbage Soup Diet is programmed to be low in calorie, low i...

The Carrots Had a Photo Fight Tonight

What exactly is a carrot? You probably already know, but just in case I will tell you that Microsoft Encarta says that it is a "thin orange root vegetable" or that it is "the thin, tapering orange-colored root of the carrot plant that is eaten raw or...

The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection

The original complete collection of Sherlock Holmes is comprised of four novels and 56 short stories penned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In my view, Sherlock Holmes was the best detective that ever existed in contemporary literature.

As a kid, I was t...

The Coolest Blogs Featuring Squidoo Ever

Blogging is good...and the some of the best Lensmaters on Squidoo have started one! I have complied the a Directory of The Coolest Blogs Featuring Squidoo Ever. Lensmasters really know how to promote a good thing, check out these super cool blogs!

I...

The Daily Joke - December 2008

The Daily Joke for December just couldn't be anything other than Funny Christmas Pictures. I have a lot in my collection, and I thought that it would be good to share them with you so that you can also get a laugh out of them, which I hope you will,...

The Daily Joke Collection

This lens is an index of all the humor and jokes lenses that I have created. The jokes and humor collection is growing with every month, so I thought it would be a good idea to list them all in one place, so you don't miss any.

As well as the Daily...

The Definitive Steve Martin Lens!

What makes this the definitive lens? Well, I don't know, there are some good ones that will be featured here. But doesn't that sound like the kind of title Steve Martin would use to mock himself?

Yes, I know, there are already a lot of lenses on Ste...

The Doctor vs. the Master

The Doctor vs. the Master

The Doctor and the Master are the last of the time lords. The Master is the most dangers man in the universe but the Doctor is still better.

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

An epic, open-ended singleplayer RPG for PC and Xbox, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind allows you to create and play any kind of character imaginable. You can choose to follow the main storyline and find the source of the evil blight that plagues th...

The Free Squidoo Guide

What I know about Squidoo... I learned at Squidoo! 

I put this lens together to start to make better sense of all the free information I've found for how to use Squidoo and how to build better lenses.  My recommendations are based on what I...

The Funniest Calvin-and-Hobbes Ever

Explore Calvin and Hobbes at their best - rare cartoons, funny pictures, videos, and decide for yourself what the funniest Calvin and Hobbes cartoon is and see what others think.

The cartoon series is imaginative, irreverent, and thought provoking....

The Giant Squid Community Showcase

The Giant Squid Community Showcase blog features the best lenses made by Squidoo's Giant Squids along with tips, lens ideas and useful information for the entire Squidoo community of lensmasters.

This lens is the home of the Choose Your Favorite Gia...

THE GIANT SQUIDS (and how you can become one)

No, it's not a rock group (but it might as well be). It's the core group of movers and shakers at Squidoo. It's a gathering of influentials, the most dedicated lensmakers on Squidoo. Here's how this whole thing started. One day at Sq...

The Great Pumpkin

Every Halloween, The Great Pumpkin rises out of the most sincere pumpkin patch and brings treats to all the good children of the world. Watching The Great Pumpkin was always a big event when I was a kid. We had four channels on TV, and it was a speci...

The Guide to Colors On HTML

My HTML and CSS lens has managed to get a bit big so I decided that I need to split it up a bit. This is what this lens is all about. What I am basically going to cover is the different colors that you can use in your own lenses. I know they all work...

The Gurkhas Campaign For Justice

Without any doubt Britain has had no greater friends than the Gurkhas. They have loyally served all across the world in the defence of our Country for nearly 200 years. Over 45,000 gave their lives in the defence of freedom and our nation in the two...

The GypsyPirate Lensography

Well, here it is - welcome to proof of my addiction.  Pull up a comfy chair and grab the beverage of your choice and I'll take you on a little tour of the world I have created (and my opinions on the things in it) here on Squidoo.  Thanks f...

The Hitchhikers Guide to The Squidoo Lens Creation Universe!

Hi Folks as a volunteer forum moderator of the Squidoo Forum, and Squidoo Angel, over time I have collected a vast knowledge base of lenses and articles pertaining to building great Squidoo lenses. I use this extensive collection of resources to hel...

The Hobbit Video Showcase

Predecessor of three The Lord of the Rings movies - book The Hobbit - is in the news again. Two Hobbit movies are about to be made. One in 2011 and the second one in 2012.

"It's now official: The Lord of the Rings screenwriting team of Peter Jackson...

The Importance of Silence

One cannot underestimate the importance of silence in daily lives. Silence can have a profound impact in the way we think, our daily actions, our relationships. Very often, we are surrounded with noise all day long and we keep moving from one task to...

The Importance of Visitor Interaction

If you've published a website/blog/squidoo lens, you need visitors. Visitors to your site are often referred to as traffic.

This traffic is vital to your website's success. But, you also need to encourage those visitors to interact with you and your...

The Introduction Module in Squidoo

The introduction module in squidoo has an inbuilt table of content. Do use it!

And do upload a picture as an intro image - not having one will stop people from featuring your lens on theirs. And no - just using HTML to put a picture in there does NO...

The Love Of Dragons: Dragons In Books And On Video

Around the world, through many ages and cultures, there have been stories of dragons. They may be described in slightly different ways in different areas and times, but are often depicted as being serpentine or reptilian. They usually hatch from eggs...

The Magic of Dragons

Fairy Tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.

In the world of fabulous creatures, the dragon is unique. No other beastie has appeared in such a rich variety of forms...

The Magical Properties of Macaroni and Cheese

What stirs our childhood memories more than macaroni and cheese. There is just something about the warmth and creamy goodness of macaroni and cheese that brings back wonderful memories.

In our house when I was growing up, macaroni and cheese was a s...

The Making of: Best Wii Games Ever

Here is a behind-the-scenes look at how the lens Best Wii Games Ever was built, with details of how it was put together and some of the tricks used.

This commercial lens was built to attract visitors to an Amazon aStore featuring some the most popul...

The Moody Blues: Question Lyrics

"Question" is a 1970 single by the English progressive rock band The Moody Blues. It was written by guitarist Justin Hayward, who provides lead vocals. "Question" was first released as a single in April 1970, and was later featured as the lead track...

The Narnia Books

Irish born, British raised author C. S. Lewis is best known for this well-loved children's literary classic with its beautiful landscapes, talking animals, magical themes, child heroes and the constant battle between good and evil. The Chronicles of...

The New Affiliate Marketer

OK. So I'm a wannabe entrepreneur from Manchester (UK) and I thought I would attempt to make money through affiliate marketing.

Now for anyone who has had the fortune (or misfortune depending how you interpret it) to stumble across this lens and doe...

The Not-Pop Music Lensography

As a huge music fan, I love to explore new genres and revisit my favorites. Because I'm also a good sharer, I like to tell other people about the songs and bands that move me, either my feet or my heart. Below are my music and lyrics lenses, focusing...

The Old Time Radio Flier 23 "CHRISTMAS OTR"

The intention of this lens and others I propose is to bring awareness to the almost forgotten media of American theatrical radio. To bring something old and new, in this technological age, to those who pass by and take the opportunity to listen to a...

The Oldest People Who Have.....Done Things You Wouldn't Expect Them to Do!

Baby Boomers have been called the first self-indulgent generation. We are accused of not wanting to grow old. Well, who does want to grow old? We are just the first generation who isn't going to allow it to happen. However, the people you see here ar...

The Online Avatar Makers I Love!

There are so many online avatar/character creators online, it's hard to keep track of them all. Indeed, it's also hard to even find them.

As a writer, I like to picture my characters on paper, and since I can't draw for anything, I turn to these nif...

The Perplexing Platypus

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.

The Psychedelic Furs

The Psychedelic Furs were a British post-punk, new wave band formed in 1977 by brothers Richard and Tim Butler. Their 1980 self-titled debut album was produced by Steve Lillywhite. The LP quickly established the band on radio and was a top 20 hit in...

The Purple Star Program!

Some things are worth the wait.

That includes the new Purple Star program.

Giant Squids, please meet your newest perk.

Anyone who hopes to be a Giant one day soon, meet your latest reason to roll up your sleeves and keep trying.

The Random Acts Of Kindness Foundation

The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation inspires people to practice kindness and to "pass it on" to others. We provide free educational and community ideas, guidance, and other resources to kindness participants through our website at www....

The Red Green Show Video Showcase

This is a great show that is on PBS. Very funny!

The Rhubarb Patch

We inherited this rhubarb patch when we bought our home ten years ago. It's right next to our vegetable garden.

Right now there are five rhubarb plants marching in a row with their fresh, crinkly, light green leaves and celery-like stalks sprouting...

The Samsung Instinct

Whether you just want to learn more about the Samsung Instinct to determine if it really is an iPhone killer or you've made up your mind it's the phone for you and are merely trying to scout out the best deal, this page should provide what you need....

The Secret Life of Lens of the Day

And that's why I'm making this lens. To share with you why, how, what, who, where and all the other stuff that goes into Squidoo Lens of the Day.



Lens of the Day (LotD) is a blog, a newsletter, and a bit of a phenomenon. The latter is not b...

The Secrets of Squidoo

Like a drop of rain that has joined a wandering river, we have been swept away by Squidoo, haven't we?

Do you know where you are going, or how you are going to get there?

Well let's face it Lensmasters, we have so much to learn. When you created y...

The Squid Calendar Blog

The Squid Calendar is a calendar of the world's events, holidays, and special days...in terms of squidoo lenses. 

Every day, the blog features a lens on a topic perfect for that day on the calendar, whether that day is Halloween, Cinco de Ma...

The Squidoo Choice Awards!

Welcome to the ballot box of The Squidoo Choice Awards!

There are so many wonderful lensmasters on Squidoo. There are several who take time out of their day to extend a hand of friendship towards newbies. Some are active in the chat forums and some...

The Squidoo King

You know, I was actually just thinking about Seth Godin the other day.  No fooling, really!!!  You see, I realize he's the mastermind behind Squidoo.  But, I was just thinking about how curious it is that I've been bitten by...

The Squidoo Learning Curve

For some, the Squidoo Learning Curve has been a road with gentle inclines and peaceful valleys. They traverse it with ease, picking up new ideas along the way. For others following the Learning Curve is akin to scaling a mountain. There are sharp, ja...

The Squidoo Logo

Squidoo(tm) is a trademark of Squidoo LLC.

And so is our logo.

It's very important (to us) that you use the Squidoo logo properly. Its only appropriate use is to reference goods and services offered by Squidoo LLC.

If we discover that you are usin...

The Stewing Method: No Recipe Required!

If you've visited any of my other cooking lenses, you'll know that I'm not a huge fan of recipes. What I am a huge fan of is understanding how ingredients work together and the chemistry of cooking in general and then taking that knowledge and making...

The Tastiest Hamburgers Ever

No matter how you shape em', cook em', eat em'...there is no denying the classic goodness of this All-American fare! Back in the day these tasty meat patties were prepared without much fuss and most times without condiments. Today, the hamburger come...

The Teapot Dragon

Come read the poem of the Teapot Dragon with it's crinkly tail and pincer claws. It sticks out it's tongue and keeps the tea piping hot.

The Teapot Dragon is a poem that takes a child from reality to imagination. Start with The Teapot Dragon poem an...

The Text/Write Module for Anything!

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...

The Tomato~Banned in Rome

"A tomato moniker that originated in the 16th century when tomatoes from North Africa were known in Italy as pomo dei Mori, "apples of the Moors." That was transliterated to the French pomme d'amour . . . "love apple."

from Food Lovers Companion....

The Top 100 Guitarists Of All Time

I was browsing the internet and stumbled across Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 100 Guitarists of All Time. I'll admit I didn't agree with it and I wasn't the only one.

Examples being; Eddie Van Halen was ranked #70. This is a man who defined the elect...

The Top 100 Squidoo Resources Top Site

Topsites are sites with a ranked listing of different websites, generally related by an overall subject. Topsite rankings are user generated, usually through voting by visitors (clicks in to the topsite) from member sites or by counting page views.

The Top 3 Reasons to Properly Dispose of Unused Gadgets

Do you have a cell phone, digital camera, MP3 player, or some other digital device that you don't use anymore? If the answer is yes, here are the top three reasons why properly disposing of them is a good idea.

The Ultimate Guide To Increasing Free Targeted Traffic

The question should be "Who doesn't?!"

Everyone wants more traffic and everyone has their own opinion on what works. In this lens, I try to compile ALL the methods that I have used and saw results.

To make things easy for you, I have listed t...

The World of Ponzi Schemes

There has been a lot of publicity about Ponzi schemes this week (mid December 2008) because of the massive multi-billion dollar fraud created by Bernard Madoff in the USA.

Madoff's deception was based on Charles Ponzi's initial con in the 1920's. Th...

The Worst Lens Ever Made

In this introduction, I am going to say something moderately intelligent about my topic (squid) so that you will think that this lens is worth reading. Once I've drawn you in, I hope that you will buy some stuff.

A squid is a kind of sea creature th...

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...

This is War - 30 Seconds to Mars Album & Tour

This holiday season will bring 30 Seconds to Mars fans and believers an emotional gift that has been on their wish list for over 4 years when they finally release their new album, This is War on December 8th, 2009. The band has also promised a tour w...

Thrifty Soup Recipes

You can possibly argue if we are, or are not in a recession, but the fact remains; everyone likes to save money and most everyone likes soup!
The beauty of making a huge stock pot of soup is that you can freeze what you don't use, and enjoy it at ano...

Timewarp's Squidoo Lensography

Hi welcome to my lensography featuring a selection of the various lenses I have built on Squidoo. I started on Squidoo promoting my t-shirt shops then started creating lenses exploring some of my other interests such as dogs, music, technology and on...

To Catch a Thief in Under 40 Days!

This is a true story--my story! 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 someone who has experienced it. Certainly the internet has opened up the opportunity of vi...

Todd McCaffrey, Dragon Harper

Todd McCaffrey was born as the middle child to Anne McCaffrey on April 27, 1956. So when his mother began writing about the planet Pern, its dragons and their dragonriders, he was about the same age as a young candidate who might take his first stand...

TomTom GPS Navigation Systems

Tom Tom GPS navigation systems are great but as with all technical gadgets you should learn before you buy.

See the latest GPS systems from Tom Tom, read the blog posts written by actual Tom Tom navigation system users, learn about the...

Top 10 Best Green Gift Ideas 2009

Looking for Eco-friendly gift ideas? You've come to the right place! The desire to "go green" has impacted the way people shop for everything from clothing, to food, to cars, to pet products. We have scoured the green scene, to roundup...

Top 10 Web Hosting Companies

You will find a million websites which list the top 10 best web hosting companies. The list of companies I have mentioned are from my own experience, when I was a newbie web designer till now where I am an expert and I know these web hosting companie...

Top 100 Rated Lensmasters

Here are the Top Rated Lensmasters, based on how many stars their lenses have received from fellow Lensmasters, across all of their lenses.

This is calculated from the data collected for
the Advanced Dashboard on SQUIDUtils.com.
(see Lensmaster Tool...

Top 20 Bass Guitars

Whether you are a bass player, or just a bass fan, what's your favorite? What's the BEST? Fender Precisions and Jazz Basses are classics, or what about Alembics, or Status basses.

Here's my list of 20 bass guitars, who plays them and which models ep...

Top Anime List

Vote for your favorite series here, add it to the top list or simply find good anime to watch. You can even grab the whole thing as an RSS feed or a widget for your blog. Most popular anime would probably be located at the top of the rankings list. H...

Top Gift Ideas for Christmas 2009

Many people struggle to think of gifts to buy for their family for birthdays or at Christmas time - I can't even figure out what I want, never mind anyone else. So, I've put together this list of what I think will be the Top Christmas Gifts f...

Top Science Fiction TV Shows

Following on from my popular lens on Top Sci-Fi Movies, I've created this lens on Sci-Fi TV Shows. As before, I've listed my own favourites, and then provided a space for you to add and vote for your favourite shows.

There are two Plexo modules for...

Top Ways to Promote Your Squidoo Lenses

I am sure every lensmaster can do with more visitors to their lenses. I know I do.

With that in mind I have created this lens to list all the possible and effective ways possible to help promote a lens.

There are several lenses that shows us differ...

Totally Terrific Tomato Recipes

Totally Terrific Tomato Recipes is a collection of totally terrific tomato recipes, and a treasure trove of tomato information

You'll find everything you need to know about cooking tomatoes, tomato nutrition, tomato themed cookbooks, tomato quotes, mo...

Traffic Do vs. DoNot

It is hard to write about traffic generation as some traffic techniques which are good today can be a waste of time tomorrow. The other face of the coin is we have to help beginners which are lost in information overload. Volumes was written about SE...

Trivia Teaser

Question: How far does human blood travel during one day?

Answer: 12,000 miles

Trivia Teaser: On average the blood fully circulates in the human body some seven to eight times per minute.

Question: What continent has the most countries?

Answer: Africa

Tri...

Twelve Days of a Green & Ethical Christmas

How do you have a green Christmas? Here's twelve ways to have an ethical, eco-friendly and environmentally friendly Christmas.

The Twelve Days of Christmas to my family is simply a time of being together. When I was a child there was no such thi...

twitter

Twitter, another fun and easy way to stay connected to your peers, relatives and friends. What is Twitter? It is a new kind of social networking application that allows a user to receive and send updates through mobile phones, IM's, third party appli...

Twitter Tools To Enhance Your Business

In this lens, you'll discover 35 free Twitter tools you can use to help you to not only boost your websites' traffic but also your income.

I'm not going to just reveal to you what these tools are, but I'm also going to share with you how you can mak...

Twittering

Twitter, twittering, a tweet?? So what is all this nonsense? Or are you fully aware what all this nonsense is about? This lens explores exactly what it is to twitter, different twitter sites you can explore, as well as a large list of Twitter followe...

UFO - the tv series

U.F.O. was a British TV series, produced by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson.  It was filmed in 1969-70 and primarily aired in the UK in 1970-71.  Twenty-six episodes were produced.  The show documented the adventures of SHADO, the organizati...

Unique Chess Sets

Chess and chess pieces will be displayed here along with pictures and resources.

I've always been fascinated by Chess pieces. I do not play very well, but I absolutely love chess sets.

As a sculptor, I'm drawn to the more non-traditional chess sets...

unique_freak77's Lensography

But I do intend to be the most famous director around. Welcome to the lensography (almost like a biography!) of Stephanie Irigoyen; student, film director, photographer, writer, and whatever. A member of Squidoo for two years now, I love it so much,...

United States Squidoo Lensmaster Association

The United States Squidoo Lensmaster Association is your one stop directory to locate lensmasters who reside in the United States of America.

If you live in one of the 50 states or Washington DC, please place a link to your lensmaster profile in the...

Unusual Pumpkin Recipes - Pumpkin Casserole

It's pumpkin season already. I love this time of year - the changing colors, the cooler weather, and such good food! In this series of lenses, I bring you unusual and tasty pumpkin recipes. No pumpkin pie recipes here. You can find those anywhere.

W...

Using Gather to promote your Squidoo Lenses

I'm not going to even start to fathom the depths of how Gather works or ways it can be used all on its own, but strictly from a Squidoo Lensmasters point of view I found it an excellent way to reach a large untapped audience and also increase ones ow...

Using Twitter to Promote your Handmade Products

Twitter is a platform for sending short messages (140 characters) out to people who 'follow' you. You can use Twitter to build relationships with other people who share your interests and promote your handmade business. This lens is all about how to...

Utilizing the Blackbox Module

I have been building lenses on Squidoo for over a year now and one of my favorite modules to use is the Blackbox. It's a small module, but it can pack a punch. Until recently I assumed that most people were using the blackbox in a similar manner. Whe...

VeeBees Colossal Squid Group

Lurking deep in the sea are those squid that stand out among the rest. They are the biggest and most unique of all squids in the ocean. They are called "colossal squids". If you are reading this; you are either about to become a part of, or are curio...

Veronica Bright's Table of Contents

Well, to me they are works of art, anyway. I have been writing for more than 20 years, although the only thing published publicly was my Poetry. I love writing Articles, commentaries, reviews and informative pieces.

Over the past several months, I h...

Volkswagen Space Up Blue

The VW Space Up Blue is a hydrogen plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that can travel the first 65 miles on battery power alone. The VW Space Up Blue uses 12 lithium-ion batteries along with the fuel cell to power the vehicle. The Space Up Blue also use...

Warnings and Dangers of Fluoride in Drinking Water

In the United States almost all tap water contains fluoride. That being the case, here is some food (er, drink) for thought...

Web 2.0 Resource Guide

I was thinking about a Web 2.0 Resource lens for a while. I know is boring but so useful to have all of them in just one place. For people that want to expend the power of free traffic via Web 2.0 Applications, this lens will save hours of research....

Web's Best Free SEO Tools and SEO Resources

For over five years I have been working full time as a SEO / SEM specialist and have been able to test the majority of SEO tools and resources on the web. Since the web is filled with SEO tools and resources separating the ordinary from the extraordi...

Web2.0 Domain Names

Web2.0 has been the latest trend sweeping the internet in both hype and functionality. One of the fun things about the unique web2.0 sites springing up every day are their unusual names. From Google to Zappos these web2.0 names that go well beyond no...

Weird 80s Music Videos

The Eighties were all about music videos. Mtv was born in 1981, and for a few years it actually played videos almost exclusively!

From the very first time "Video Killed the Radio Star" aired, the game was on to create ever more uniquely memorable mi...

What can you do with Pumpkin Guts?

It's pumpkin carving time!  You know what that means - pumpkin guts.  They're gooey, they smell a bit funny, and they're an easy way to quadruple the weight of your garbage can. 

Stickiness aside, what CAN you do with pumpkin guts?&nbs...

What Can You Do With Squidoo?

Congratulations! You are the newest member of Squidoo. You have edited your profile, uploaded your picture and now you are faced with the task of creating your first lens. Or maybe you've already made a couple of lenses and now you can't think of any...

What does not destroy me, makes me stronger

'Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich starker.'
'What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.'

Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols, 1888

What I Look For In A Lens! by a Squid Angel

First off, it is an honor to be one of the first Squid Angels on Squidoo and I take this responsibility very seriously. There are a great many lens makers here on Squidoo that are keen on improving their lenses; to increase traffic, lens rank and pos...

What People Buy & How To Get Them To Buy It From You!

PayDay came and went as usual and I was curious today, am I listing the correct items for sale on my lenses? Do people actually buy the stuff I list? What sells? What doesn't? How can I list things that folks actually want to buy? Well, Squidoo keeps...

When Creative Passions Collide...

Welcome to my world. A wonderful blend of precision and whimsy, where fun and functional meld together seamlessly. I am a lover of all things colorful, funky and useful. I don't like things that are purely decorative cluttering up my space. However,...

When to Harvest Fresh Herb Plants

The air drying process works best with fresh herb plants that have a lower moisture content like oregano, summer savory, thyme, rosemary and dill. Herbs with a higher moisture content will dry better using a dehydrator or microwave. To air dry fresh...

Which Squidoo Team should CCGAL Join?

I want to shoot for Giant100 Club by the end of June - there's a terrific contest going on, with teams and everything. Wow!

I have to decide by the end of April which team to join!

Two teams have been actively recruiting me.

(Gee, I feel wanted ri...

White Alpine Strawberries

In the spring of 2008, I planted white alpine strawberries in my garden. This lens will tell you more about this special varietal and share my experiences with this delicious fruit! These berries have some distinct differences from regular strawberri...

White Buffalo Legend

*Original Artwork by Selfridge Gallery (link below)

The legend of the White Buffalo goes back about 2,000 years. Told through the generations of the Ogalala Sioux tribe. The story is told at many Council Meetings, Sacred Ceremonies, and by Storytell...

WhiteOak's Squidoo Journey

I have decided that it was time to take the journey of writing my first Lensography. I am sure as time goes on, I will learn more about what I am doing and I will be updating often.

Since I wrote this lensography, I have added a lot more lens. So I...

Who are Squidoo's Charities and NonProfit Partners?

Squidoo.com currently supports more than 90 nonprofit organizations, from the country's most popular causes right down to tiny local animal shelters. This lens focuses on all of the Squidoo Charities and NonProfit Partners.

Squidoo Lensmasters c...

Who is Christine Senter

This is just a quick overview of the life of a housewife, mom, and freelance writer. Life is never boring!

Who is Jacqueline Stone?

Personal development, spirituality, and awakening consciousness are the focus of my life and my work.

Why did I create this lens? When I pick up a book, the first thing I read is the author's bio. I want to know something about the person who is sha...

Who is Susan52?

Known on Squidoo as Susan52, I'm a wife and a mom, a baby boomer, a writer and editor, and a busy businessperson who's still trying to figure out what she really wants to be when she grows up.

As for the 52, well, let's just say it was a very go...

Who is Trekkiemelissa?

Trekkiemelissa is the name that I go by online. When I had originally came to Squidoo, I came under the name of trekkieandrea as at the time I liked using my star trek RPG character as my name. Before all that, I used to go by the name of Mdgshorty o...

Who The Heck Is bdkz?

Who is bdkz? That's a tough question to answer but here's a start!

I'm a Giant Squid Organizer, Head RocketMom and a Squid Angel. I have created over 400 lenses, been "Lens of the Day" twice and have had 15 of my lens in the Top 100. I have also sna...

WHO? SquidAngels!

Get to know the SquidAngels! We are a small group of dedicated lensmasters with special powers to bless remarkable lenses for a little LensRank (and ego) boost. We also help to keep Squidoo safe from spam and other bad apples.

Did you know?: Eve...

Why Do I Love Squidoo With All My Heart?

This goes far beyond addiction. 

Far beyond fondness. 

Far beyond even longing.

This is love.

True love!

Squidoo. This lens is for you.

Don't feel embarrassed.  I know how you must be feeling.

Curious, confused, ignited...

Why Every Serious Lensmaster NEEDS The SquidU Discussion Forums

lthough all of the resources on Squidoo are extremely valuable, and the SquidU Lensmaster Lounge has multiple facets, it is the SquidU Discussion Forum that brings SquidU to life. The Squidoo community comes together here to support one another and l...