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Best of #sethsaid on Twitter

What better way to celebrate the new Twttrlist then to publish a lens on the best of quotes from Seth Godin!



Seth Godin is the author of a vast number of bestselling books on marketing, the spread of ideas and the like and is, of course, the founde...

Best of @DameElizabeth on Twitter

LOS ANGELES, May 26 -- Elizabeth Taylor is using Twitter to let her fans know she is fine.

Taylor, who is 77 years old, was released from a Los Angeles hospital Tuesday afternoon after a routine visit, according to her publicist.

"I'm home from the...

Best of Dean Martin on Twitter

Dean Martin was such a talented guy. He could act, he could sing, and he was one of the funniest straight men in comedy that I have ever seen. We enjoyed watching his famous Roasts of other celebrities on television. His escapades as one of the origi...

Best of Google Wave on Twitter

Within the past week two major announcements were made that will affect the future of search engines and how we communicate on the internet. The Google Wave product presentation at the recent I/O conference provides revolutionary approach on the way...

Building Toys and Games

Nothing can be better and more rewarding than a Happy Kid that opens a Toy Gift.

Usually the parents are willing to scarify good money, do a lot of shopping around to find the right presents, but this year is different.

Our economy is not in a good...

Candy Corn Has A Special Day: October 30th

Corny as it may sound, I really like candy corn! Especially with it is mixed with salty nuts.

"So what is "candy corn"? you ask. Well,....

1. Candy corn is a sweet copy of dried corn kernels.

2. It's considered a "mellow cream," a name for a type...

Cinderella Costumes

Are you looking for that perfect Cinderella costume for halloween? Cinderella is one of the original and perhaps the best loved Disney Princess. The perfect fairytale of a girl who finds her handsome Prince, Cinderella is for many the perfect Disney...

Jupiter Lighthouse through the eye of a Camera

Every year we visit Jupiter, Florida to watch the Cardinals Spring Training. When we're not at the baseball fields, my favorite site in Jupiter is the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. It is a wonderful red lighthouse that can be seen from many of the restau...

Luvmyludwig's Lensography, My Squid Journal

Welcome to my lensography or as I call it my Squid Journal. Join me as I take you through my journey here on Squidoo and in life. I hope to use my lensography as a tool for myself so that I can stay organized and I hope it will be of use to my fans...

Purple Phalaenopsis Orchids

I truly do not have a green thumb and I've been told that orchids are too difficult to keep so at first I thought "why bother" but I'm here to tell you, do not listen to the nay sayers! If I can do it, anyone can. Not only is my orchid alive, it is b...

Showing off the RocketMoms "Niche" Lenses

The RocketMoms are a group of caring, smart, passionate moms who are participating in an invite-only 6 week program to create some pretty awesome lenses. Their second project was to make an "Niche" lens. Here are a few of the brilliant lenses that th...

Showing off the RocketMoms "Recipe" Lenses

The RocketMoms are a group of caring, smart, passionate moms who are participating in an invite-only 6 week program to create some pretty awesome lenses. Their third project was to make a "Recipe" lens. Here are a few of the brilliant lenses that the...

South Carolina Lighthouses

Lighthouse Friends.com lists 10 lighthouses in South Carolina. On a recent visit I was able to photograph 4 of them. Each of the four was unique. There was the modern lighthouse in Harbour Town on Hilton Head Island, an unusual square shaped light on...

Succulent Strawberry History & Lore

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Succulent Strawberry History & Lore provides an in-depth look at this delightful berry, interesting facts and folklore, a smoothie recipe, resources, and artistic portrayals of this divinely inspired fruit. My favorite artisti...

What Do You Know About South Carolina?

 

What do you know about South Carolina?  Below you'll find information about South Carolina, including famous South Carolinians, important dates in South Carolina history, general information about the state, and more. There are also t...

"A" is for "Arrowsmith"

I began this journey as a lens master on June 21, 2008. I started with the story of how my parents began their first small business.

That first lens reached a top rank of 188 overall and 14 in business, and then started back down, getting as low as...

"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...

"Discover How Parenting Can Be A Pleasure And Greatly Rewarding"

WELCOME to the parenting site! We have all heard how children can keep you young, but they can also keep you busy. I hope that by looking at this site you will find fresh ideas and effective parenting advice that will challenge, motivate you and even...

"Give Us This Day Our Daily Christmas" -- A Christmas Play for Young People

A mother can't understand why her daughter is so preoccupied with Christmas. But the with the help of an angel, she begins to see what's in her child's heart and what Christmas really means to her.

This is a play I wrote for our church...

"Love" Postage Stamps

I'm obsessed with "love" stamps. It started with a Zazzle shop that's a collaboration with my 3 kids, who provide artwork. We create Ts, bags, mugs, even custom Keds--and give 1/2 of all we earn to  Save the Children....

"Potential Giant Squid Challenge" Diary

Ok, so my sudden acceleration up the crazy-scale is due largely to fact that while browsing the SquidU forums this morning, I came across the Potential Giant Squid thread. And Oh, did I get excited. Not something that happens to me too often. I've be...

"The Fall" Movie Review; A Childs Mind

If we could see inside of a child's mind, what exactly would we see?

The human mind is fascinating, none so vibrant and mystical as the mind of a child.

This is the reason I fell in love with a young girl named Alexandria right away. My youngest in...

"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...

"The Proposal" with Sandra Bullock ~ A Movie Review

Let me "Propose" this solution for an otherwise boring evening!


The Proposal starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds is a delightfully entertaining movie. Even though the movie is pretty predictable, it is refreshingly funny and romantic.

Sandra...

"The Road" Movie based on the book by Cormac McCarthy

Release Date is for this summer! 2009

America burned with ash still falling from the trees a father and his son walk along the road trying to survive in the world gone dead. The father and son try desperately to make it to the coast not knowing what...

"The Tree and the Rock"

Sometimes I have to write to a certain specification. On this occasion a Sunday School teacher asked me to write an Easter play that would use only two children (they were pre-teens). The result was "The Tree and the Rock." An adult helped out and pl...

#HackEdu Twitter Conversations

On March 10th Union Square Ventures put on a conference called Hacking Education. The theme of the conference was re-imagining how education should look in a web 2.0 world.

Arguably the best part of the conference was the lively discussion on twitte...

$50 a day with Squidoo, Learn and Earn

Find how to make $50 a day with Squidoo step by step. I just decided to go from $1 a day to $50 a day with Squidoo. This lens will go through what I am doing to get there -- so you can do it too!!
This lens is not going to be me telling you what to d...

'African Angel': Low Budget, Great Impact in Ghana

African Angel is a small, hand-made and privately run charity based in Germany. Harriet Bruce-Annan is its founder and engine, and an inspiring example of philanthropy. She and her organization give care and education to 49 orphan and/or slum childre...

...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...

1 Minute Introduction to Squidoo

You are looking at one right now! A lens is a single page about a specific topic. I was going to say that a lens is an article, but it can be much more than that: lenses often include images, videos, RSS feeds and visitor comments; they can even show...

10 Amazing Bird Video Clips

Birds are a most amazing group of species, the closest living relatives of dinosaurs, indeed there is evidence to suggest that they are dinosaurs.

I have been watching birds since I was 7 years old, but it didn't take me long to see that bird behavi...

10 things I want to do

What are the 10 things do I want to do in the next five years? Like most people there's lots of things I want to do, much of it dependent on having the money to do it.

When I mapped out my list I tried to balance it out with things that would cost m...

10 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Squidoo

It is a long time since I was a Squidoo Newbie but I can still remember how it felt. Exciting and scary. Exciting because Squidoo gives you such a brilliant platform to create wonderful things. Scary because I really had no clue what I was doing.

No...

10 Things Moms Can Do To Reduce Environmental Impact AND Have Healthier Kids

Whether you're a health nut or a tree hugger, going green and reducing your environmental impact is a good thing. It's not just healthier for the environment - it's healthier for people, too! That double benefit is what makes it worth your while as a...

100 Strangers: a Photography Project

Photography is an art. However, there are skill sets that can be learned and honed as you strive to improve your photography. And of course, like any skill or talent, practice is crucial. The 100 Strangers Project offers a great way to motivate yours...

100 Tagfoot Tips

As I recently became the first member on Tagfoot to reach a Footness of 100,000, I thought I'd share 100 hot Tagfoot tips with you!

The most important thing to remember is just to have fun. Tagfoot can be confusing when you're just starting out, but...

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...

100s of Ways to Celebrate Life

"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate." -- Oprah Winfrey

If you don't have a list of at least twenty things you like to do, then you don't have a menu for enjoying life. You need to cr...

101 Salt and Pepper Shakers for Collectors

Salt and Pepper Shaker collecting is more than a hobby for some people it is a profitable passion.



Did you know there are large Salt and Pepper Clubs in the USA and UK?

Did you know there is a Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum in Gatlinburg, TN?



Salt a...

108 Things I Got to Do On My Year Off or Things To Do Before You Die

In 2008, I took a year's sabbatical with a short list of what I wanted to get out of my time off. I had never heard of a bucket list & didn't even write a list of things to do before you die. But I discovered by giving myself the gift of a year, I go...

11:11 11/11

Numerologists believe that events linked to the time 11:11 appear more often than chance or coincidence. This belief is related to the concept of synchronicity. Other authors believe it is an auspicious sign, and others that it signals a spirit prese...

13 Indigenous Grandmothers

Within indigenous cultures, 13 is often seen as a powerful concept or fulfillment of a cycle as related to completion of 13 lunar cycles of the natural year.

In 2004, a group of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers were gathered together to fulfill a prophecy...

15 FUN THINGS You Can Do With Your PUMPKIN

Look at all the things you can do with a pumpkin! Ever wonder what else you can do with a pumpkin besides the usual carving? This lens gives you 15 great ideas of things you can do with your pumpkin like us them for props, play slip and slide, make a...

1940's Pin-Up Girls

These girls were more then just a poster tacked up on a wall - to eye amorously or provocatively - they are what kept our WWII GI's goin', they are what dreams were made of, they were discovered and shined!

Long before Twitter, Facebook, or the frenzy...

1950's memories from Scotland

I've never really been one for routine but when my kids were young there was one I positively looked forward to, picking up my weekly bread from the bakers on a Wednesday.



Maybe that's why Wednesday was always baking day, I'm not sure,...

1957 - Music, Movies and Cars

---1957 Tab Hunter's "Young Love" was # 1 for six weeks in 1957. Remember?

---1957 The Frisbee was invented. The pie tins of the Frisbee Pie Company of Connecticut were the inspiration for the creation of the Frisbee. A Wham-O employee supp...

1960's Protest Music

This lens honors the music of the protest movement of the 1960's, a violent time in American History.

The Kent State Protests were the ending of an era and decade of assassinations, war and unrest.

The music lives on in our psyche and gives substan...

1970s George Harrison Rock And Roll

MiMi GrowWear recently wrote a beautiful lens about ending Poverty In America, for which she earned Lens Of The Day.

Ending poverty is a subject that George Harrison heralded. "The Concert To End Poverty In Bangladesh" at Madison Square Gardens in 1...

2 Squidoo Angels 2 Squidoo Greeters = 4 Blessings

Since joining Squidoo I have been blessed  in more ways than I can count.  Of all of the blessings, the most important of my blessings have been the people who are in my life because of Squidoo.  Here I will share with you 4 of these...

20 Important Parenting Tips

Perhaps you are a new parent and feel kind of lost concerning proper parenting techniques. Or, perhaps you're not new at parenting, but still feel inept and lost and are having lots of trouble with your kids. Maybe you've tried everything you knew ho...

20 Ways To Make $100 Per Day Online

I saw a message on FaceBook from Willie Crawford titled: Pulling Out Of Debt In A Month - During A Recession. He made a lot of sense, unlike so many of the gurus I've listened to lately. He made so much sense, that I actually clicked the link and wit...

2008 Giant Squid Awards Ceremony

And now the moment you've been waiting for! The Giant Squid Organizers are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2008 Giant Squid Awards.

Every single lens that was nominated is outstanding so I'm sure that this was a really tough choice for every...

2009 Fargo North Dakota The 3rd Best Place To Live in the USA

Fargo is rated the 3rd best and safest place to live and raise children in the U.S.A. in 2009. The State of North Dakota is rich. Fargo has made history along with the neighboring cities and small communities in the region. Fargo is a business hub fo...

2010 Spiritual Calendars and Planners

Some of the most beautiful spiritual calendars and agenda books gathered in one place.

This lens has spiritual calendars and planners with Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and alternative spirituality themes. Each is inspirational in its o...

24websurf

24websurf (a.k.a. Holley) has been a member at Squidoo since July of 2008, yet she has become a late bloomer in her activity as she has been taking on a major role as a Squidoo player since May of 2009.

She asked me for help in June of 2009 and I ac...

24websurf ~ It's All About Me

This is a joke that my friend Joe and I share. As a server technician at IBM, I would always get questions about how I got all my certifications. Each time, Joe would say, "I don't care what they think - It is NOT all about you!" You should have hear...

24websurf: RocketMoms Graduate

Holley was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-week...

29670 in Pendleton SC

The beautiful historic town of Pendleton SC and the surrounding area is located in Anderson County and only 4 miles from Clemson University, 3 1/2 hours from the beach, 1 hour from the mountains, 2 hours from Atlanta, Ga, and only 45 minutes from Gre...

3...2...1...AAARRRGH!!!

You know, I had an epiphany of sorts the other day; we're talking a moment of absolute clarity here. I percolated and I pondered this newfound revelation, and the more I thought about it the more sense it made.

It was about all those crabby "old" pe...

365 Cat Ladies

.....Every neighborhood has at least one feline fanatic, commonly referred to as "The Cat Lady". Each day during 2009 I'd like to introduce you to a new Cat Lady (and a few Cat Lads too!) that I have had the pleasure of painting, some real and some i...

365 Holidays, Festivals and Celebrations

How many times have you heard someone say, "If only today were a holiday."....., " I wish there was a holiday every day"......." Why isn't there a holiday for" ?

There are holidays and festivals for every possible cause, religion, country and festiv...

4WD Camper Hire for Fraser Island

Fraser Island is located off Queensland, Australia, and is the largest island of sand in the world. This majestic National Heritage island has no sealed roads, no bridges, fantastic scenery, ocean fishing, and dramatic wildlife. The only way to get a...

5 Life Lessons I Want to Teach my Grandchildren

My precious grandchildren,

There are so many things I want you to know. Your mom and dad will teach you, your Poppy will teach you, and your other grandparents, teachers and friends will teach you, too. But there are some things that I hope that you...

5 Things I Love about Fall and Winter

The kids have gone back to school. We've celebrated the last of the warm weather holidays, which is Labor Day. Halloween is past us, and Thanksgiving approaches. This time of year moves quickly and soon the kids will be donning costumes, we will be b...

5 Tips and Resources for Shooting and Editing Video

Do you want to make a Video using your Flip, or other similar Camera that shoots Video that you can show off Johnny at Soccer Practice, or Susie at her Ballet recital? These tips are for "us" the regular consumer that loves capturing those special mo...

50 Awesome Squidoo How-To Lenses From A-Z

Here's a handy little directory of the best Squidoo How-To Lenses from A-Z.

Find out how to: Build a lens, improve your lens, add photos, use HTML, Twitter, Squidcast, sell a lens, make a lensograpy, make a profile, find out what it takes to be a Gi...

50 Inspiring Squidettes on Squidoo

Squidettes have the power and the ability to achieve any goal they desire. Squidoo Women are confident, capable, and qualified to handle all that life presents to them.

Squidettes of the world, deserve respect and attention for who they are and who...

50 Quality Lenses, You Say?

WHAT IS A QUALITY LENS?

In Squidoo terms, being a Giant Squid means that you are a Squidoo lensmaster with at least 50 quality lenses. But exactly what is a quality lens? What's the magic formula? Can we really define quality?

Dictionary.com tri...

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 Things you can Reuse

Recycling is very important, but even better is reusing. Recycling actually uses energy and transport time and fuel to get the items to where they need to go. If you can reuse an item yourself, that's more energy, time and fuel saved, as well as...

50 Things You Never Knew About Poo - And Probably Never Wanted To

What can I say ... I like to know weird stuff, even if is about poo. The more cultured and civilized we become, the more the natural processes of the body get shut behind closed doors. Just as well, you're thinking but it wasn't always like that. In...

50 Duties and Responsibilities of a Top Level Executive Assistant

My motive behind this lens is not just to help new--or aspiring--Executive Assistants and other admin. professionals make their Boss' life simpler, easier, and happier. More than that, it's my wish to give you a leg up the corporate ladder, transform...

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...

54 Things Squidoo Could Improve On

We all love Squidoo! Especially me. That is why we are here, fellow Squidoo lovers and I, and why you are reading this right now. It may shock some of you there is room for improvement in the first place, but nobody is perfect. Not even Squidoo.

Fo...

6 Ways to Combat Your Dog's Separation Anxiety

Separation anxiety in dogs is one of the most challenging behaviors to change. Owner's can actually make things worse by indulging the dog with attention at the wrong time. One of my dogs, Jaz, was a rescue dog, and has been in multiple homes. It was...

66 Personal Excellence Tips

I submitted a Personal Excellence Tip into a contest at the end of 2008 and my tip was included in the lineup! All of these tips are awesome!!

Of course, you may not be able to incorporate all of these into your schedule, but just reading these open...

7 Cool Reasons To Use SquidooFacebookConnect

We're excited to be working with Facebook on something pretty cool for you guys. It's called SquidooConnect, and it uses the popular Facebook Connect application. And it's live now.

The short version is: This new feature will be available to all Squ...

7 Scary Symbols of Halloween

BOO!!
Halloween is currently celebrated all around the world.

Started by the Celts and celebrated each year on October 31st, there are numerous Halloween symbols that conjure up scary imagery and haunting manifestations of the supernatural.

Symbol...

7 Ways You Screw Up Your Life

Are you FUGGDUP? Forgetting, Underestimating, Gratifying, Grieving, Deceiving, Undermining and Procrastinating are some of the most common problems that cause your life to be screwed up. Is this scenario familiar?

You forgot to pay a bill or buy sup...

70's Easy Rock Shopping Guide - 70's Bands Music Resources

This lens is focused on the Easy Rock of the 70's and one brilliant YouTube Channel that has creatively put together a few of the most memorable compositions of the time. I have subscribed and added a quick shopping list in case you hear something th...

9 11 Inside

This lens may be too intense and upsetting for some audiences.
The September 11 attacks (often referred to as 9/11, were a chain of coordinated suicide attacks by Al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 Al-Qaeda terr...

9 Lives of a Hip Cat

I have always had an affinity with cats and as I pondered what I was going to write down about myself in this lens, I realized that my life has not been unlike that of the 9 lives of a cat.

There have been many ups and downs and even some near death...

9,000-Mile Bicycle Tour

In July, 2008, I embarked on a year-long bicycle tour to celebrate my fiftieth birthday. I wanted to accomplish as many goals as possible in that one year. The backbone of the adventure was to be a 12,000-mile self-supported bicycle tour around the p...

90 Minutes In Heaven

Don Piper, author of 90 Minutes In Heaven, died instantly when an 18 wheeler crushed his car.





He was killed and

lived to tell about it!



90 Minutes In Heaven is his story of spending time in Heaven only to be returned to life to face a long and gr...

99 Balloons: An Outstanding Customer Service Experience

We are in the middle of doing a Customer Service presentation to our entire Labor and Delivery staff at the Women Babies Hospital, Lancaster General Health, where I work. The theme is living each day as if it were your last; treating people with kin...

A Baby Boomer Childhood

A lot has changed since I grew up in rural Iowa in the 50's and 60's when we had no internet and not much TV. Naturally, we found lots of other ways to entertain ourselves. It sure seemed like a simpler, more innocent time. I'll be sharing some of my...

A Barbados Wedding

It's not uncommon to hear people dream of that Caribbean wedding, a cool sea breeze, the one you love, and all of that beauty as a backdrop. Barbados is a popular destination for weddings. I was fortunate to actually live in Barbados for two years an...

A Bloom Of Friendship, The Canadian Tulip Festival Children's Book Review

A non-fiction, children's picture book written by Anne Renaud and illustrated by Ashley Spires, A Bloom Of Friendship: The Story Of The Canadian Tulip Festival tells the story of the history behind the world's largest tulip festival held every spring...

A Bucket of Tips from the South

Well, y'all, growing up we spent every summer and any breaks at our grandparents farm. The picture on our bio is the "old home place". We loved it and learned lots about all kinds of things from gardening and canning to shortcuts and special touches....

A CafePress Resource

CafePress.com is perfect for artists, authors, musicians or even bloggers. With a free basic shop you can upload your artwork or logo and sell print-on-demand t-shirts, mugs, stickers and so much more with the only cost being your time. Print-on-dema...

A Catfish Tale

This is a short story I wrote in 2005 after many years of visiting the beautiful St. Croix River. I've often felt like I have wandered into a Stephen King story at times in and around that part of the country.

There are little towns near the river t...

A Celebration of Girls and Their Favorite Things

Raising little girls is like riding a roller coaster in many ways. It has it's ups and downs, it's great fun, it can take your breath away and be totally terrifying at times, especially as you come upon the teenage years.

This is a celebration of th...

A Charlie Brown Christmas

I absolutely love "A Charlie Brown Christmas." It is one of the Christmas classics that I must watch every year. I even find myself singing or humming "Christmastime is Here" while I am cooking or decorating our tree.

Image from: franklinmintblog.bl...

A Child Called It

All my emotions were stirred while reading this book, I absolutely could not put it down! Dave Pelzer (aka: It) accounts his life and how he suffered unbelievable abuse by those that should have loved him the most. How he survives and rises above is...

A Christmas Story

I wrote this story back in the early 1990's. It was written after I went from being a family of two to a family of four over night, literally.

Having a family increase like that meant there would have to be a lot of changes in our lifestyle and espe...

A Christmas Story Party

Do you have to watch A Christmas Story every holiday season or it just does not feel like the holidays? If you answered yes than you are like the majority of people out there like myself. This movie is a true classic and a must see every year. If you...

A Christmas Story's Leg Lamp: The Wackiest Christmas Gift

The Leg Lamp story has become almost as famous as the movie the Leg Lamp story comes from, A Christmas Story, filmed in a house in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Leg Lamp from A Christmas Story is one of the most iconic and recognizable movie props of all tim...

A Christmas Tree in the White House by Gary Hines

This book for children is based on true facts about one Christmas in the White House with President Theodore Roosevelt and his children. The children wanted a cut tree for the White House but President Roosevelt insisted that they set an example for...

A Coconut Harvest - Philippines

This is a snaphot of one day's coconut harvest in the Philippines during May 2009. It's a personal account and an experience which I would like to share.

A harvest takes place every 40 to 45 days. It's hard work, but very rewarding. May is generally...

A Colorful Collection of Tips & Tricks

I would love to learn how to apply more color to my lenses. I really love color as color inspires me to be creative. It's taken all year but I'm slowly learning how to use more color in my lenses but it takes a lot of practice.

Here is my be...

A Day in the Life of a Giant Squid Organizer

I've been a member of the team of Giant Squid Organizers for about a year now and I'm sure some of you must be curious as to what it is we actually do.

I've decided to give you all a little peek at what a day looks like for me being one of Squidoo's...

A Day In The Life Of MsSnow, the procrastinator

There are so many things I think about. So many things I would like to do. But what do I really do with my time each day?? I will walk you through my life and show you how I spend my time. I think most of my day is wasted on procrastinating. But you...

A Day of Hope

A Day of Hope is a program of ASI, at California State University, Stanislaus which gives hope and encouragement by delivering baskets of food and turkeys to families for Thanksgiving. Baskets are delivered to needy families in Modesto and Turlock wh...

A Day of One Hundred Squid Angel Blessings

On the occasion of publishing my 250th lens, I've decided to celebrate with a one-day Squid Angel bless-a-thon. Blessing a hundred lenses in one day is probably a lot like 5-minute dating, but I've been an Angel twice and can spot winners pretty quic...

A day trip to Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls has to be one of the most awesome sights in the world. I have always been fascinated by waterfalls and find them very beautiful but here in the UK, indeed in Europe, there is nothing to match Niagara Falls.

In June 1997, my husband was...

A Dedication To My Dad - By Ladymermaid

He was an eternal optimist. He loved his life and he loved to play. A kid at heart he taught himself, as well as myself, and my siblings to believe in miracles and in magic.

He was the person who would be the first one to be searching out that magic...

A Dog Is For Life

Incredibly it's over 30 years this year since the phrase A Dog Is For Life Not Just For Christmas was first used to try and get home the message in the UK. Yet still we have to keep saying it.

At Christmas time many parents think that the perfec...

A Dog Lover's Tale

Have you ever walked by a pet store and stared longingly into the window, just itching to go in and hold the cute little puppy inside? Or felt your heart ache after spotting a poor dog wandering the streets searching for a kind face and a place to ca...

A Dog Named Beau

Jimmy Stewart's poem about his precious dog, Beau, is one of my favorites ever. His total enjoyment of Beau's personality and habits will make you grin.I can still hear him reading this on the Johnny Carson show. His grief at Beau's death is palpable...

A dog's letter to Santa!

In 2005, I was rescued by the Southside Animal Shelter from a life on the streets. Just a few weeks later my Mum found me and took me home. I am one of the lucky ones, because now I have a wonderful family and a wonderful life.

But not all pups are a...

A Forever Favorite: Hobo Joes

It's funny the things that manage to stick with you over the years. I didn't do much cooking growing up, but boy could I bake up a storm (chocolate chip cookies were my specialty back then - although I've long since graduated to a carrot cake from sc...

A Google Wave Invite Rundown

You're at your grandmother's house for Sunday dinner and when she goes to pass you the plate of vegetables she casually asks, "So, when should I expect to get my google wave invite email?"

You almost choke on your ginger ale as the...

A Grandmother's Love

To all grandmothers, whose wisdom, courage and love have paved the path for future generations - we thank you!


Grandmother-grandchild relationships are simple. Grandmas are short on criticism and long on love.
-- Author Unknown

A Grandmother is s...

A Grief Observed - Coping With The loss of My Son

Why share your grief with the world? This is a question that I have tried to answer myself. Is it appropriate to write about something so personal? Shouldn't these thoughts be kept to yourself, or at least just amongst family and friends? Am I just t...

A Guide to the Interactive Modules

This squidoo lens is the second in the series of lenses about Visitor Interaction. The first one is: The Importance of Visitor Interaction Read on to find more about the interaction modules on Squidoo and how to use them!

Title image: Buy at AllPo...

A hectic, urban family's homeschooling journey

Every family's homeschooling experience is different, and seeing how different families approach it gives you confidence that you can do it, too. So I wanted to share my experiences of how we integrate our busy working life with our very relaxed home...

A Highway Man And A God Fearing Woman

All grandparents are special to their grandchildren, but i was closer to mine grandparents than most. My grandparents were like another set of parents. I lived close to them most of my life and for a short while I even lived in their back yard.

I st...

A is for ABC Club

Our homeschool group had a great time with a year-long ABC Club. Kids from age 3 to age 6, 7, and even 8 were able to have fun on equal footing whether they had already begun reading or didn't know the alphabet yet.

A journey of inspiration and hope

This is a lens about hope, it's about trying to inspire people not to listen to doom sayers.Sometimes life can treat you harshly, but many people have and continue to have almost unbearable obstacles. There is always light at the end of the tunnel bu...

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 Lifetime of Favorite Music

Welcome to my 100th Squidoo Lens!

I have thought for weeks about this 100th lens -- what do I want to say on such a momentous occasion? I finally decided just to share my life with you - my love for our precious family and my love for music.

As you...

A little help from my friends

Before I begin I would like to ask anyone who visits this lens to spare a moment, a short reflection, for all our friends who are no longer with us.

Thank you.

How do you make a friend? What is the initial attraction? Go back to your childhood and...

A Look Inside Life On the Streets

You find out quickly who your REAL friends are when one day you have a "normal" life and the next day you lose everything to a flood. People love you because of what you own, not because of who you are - once you become homeless you become friendless...

A Man Called "Screamer"

Standing thirty feet away or thirty inches, he spoke in the same loud voice. That's why we called him Screamer. "We" were hikers on the Appalachian Trail.

Each year, millions of people use those 2,174 miles of footpath extending from Georgia to Main...

A Month of Hope Challenge

Welcome to A Month of Hope!

This lens has been created to highlight the great work of A Day of Hope, a nonprofit program that delivers baskets of food and turkeys to needy families for Thanksgiving.

A Month of Hope's goal is to bring attention to A...

A Month of Thanks Challenge

A Month of Thanks gives lensmasters a chance to be thankful, raise awareness about hunger and make lenses to benefit hunger related Squidoo Charities.

The challenge is being done to help us realize that even in the midst of everything that is going...

A Pie Bird, A Pie Baker's Tool

Looking for a pie bird? Wondering what one is? You'll find the answers to those questions and much more on this page which is dedicated to the cutest kitchen collectible...the pie bird! A whimsical baking accessory that has a very real, practical fun...

A Prayer Full Of Miracles

 

 

"Be a life long or short, its completeness depends on what it was lived for."    David Starr Jordan

It has been said that everyone will find, at least, one thing in their lives for which they have great pass...

A Pure Country Gift

In November of 2009, camera crews and celebrities showed up at locations around Middle Tennessee to film A Pure Country Gift, a follow-up to the 1992 George Strait movie Pure Country.

 

A Pure Country Gift is about country singer Bobbie Thomas (...

A Quick Look At E. coli

Updated 03/09/2009 - Lens created!

You've heard of E. coli. It's that bacteria that pops up in the headlines once in a while because of its association with serious illness and massive recalls.

But is that the whole story? What IS E. coli, exactly?...

A quiet, quite delightful little Ring

When I consider all the trials that I and my family have been through.

Albert Einstein once said, " In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself."

Then again Friedrich Nietzsche said, " Talking much...

A Quilt Story: Voices from the Great Depression

When I run my hands over the warm quilt, I'm greeted by a flood of memories. Memories of my dad's 80th birthday. Memories of my parents, who are both gone now. And memories of Spring of 2000, when my mom arrived with a special request.






My parents...

a rape survivor's poem

One of the things I did was to write a poem . which Hallmark is not going to publish!

I'm sharing this poem which I wrote in 1994 because I came across it again recently and really liked it - I like how it expresses my anger, I like how there's som...

A Redneck Restaurant: The Rocky Mountain Redneck Company Cafe

So where do all the Rednecks go to dine? Why in a Redneck Restaurant of course. In beautiful sunny Cranbrook, British Columbia that fine dining establishment would be The Rocky Mountain Redneck Company Cafe located at 1115 Baker Street.

Officially o...

A revision of "Cinderella" -- What if she had a GOOD stepmother?

I'm married to a man who already had two children (we've also had two babies together since then). I try my best to be a loving and caring stepmom. But have a you ever heard a fairy tale where the word "stepmother" was NOT preceded...

A Rose By Any Other Name

Many have heard the saying "A rose by any other name is still a rose.

Celebrities give their babies very unique and different names. It is not just celebrities that do that, they just happen to be in the limelight.

I will share with you some o...

A Short Story About an Edelweiss

Edelweiss flowers are very beautiful and rare plants and many poems and songs were written about these little flowers. Have you heard about the movie"The Sound of Music" ? If the answer is "Yes" you have to remember the beautiful song entitled "Edelw...

A Southeastern Fall Vegetable Garden

The summer vegetable garden usually begins to see hard times in late August and early September. The temperatures are hot and the diseases and bugs are having a ball. My garden has certainly suffered. The pattypan squash plants were pulled up last we...

A Spring Afternoon in Paso Robles, California

I spend a good part of my free time at the house I inherited from my mom in the Riverbank Tract in Paso Robles. This is bordered by the Walmart Center on the north side, the Salinas River on the west side, South River Rd on the East, and a drainage d...

A Squid is Born

This is a tale of how I came to be a Squidoo Lensmaster. You will read about how I came to swim in the Sea of Squidoo and follow my journey through the waters.

I will also introduce you to fellow Lensmasters who have swam with me along the way. They...

A Staycation is No Way to Vacation!

Strike the word STAYCATION from the vocabulary!

What in the world is a STAYCATION?
Definition: A vacation spent close to home. (From Urban Dictionary)

The media is spreading this as the norm. It is described as what people are doing in a tough econ...

A Story of Autism

Well, here it is. I promised myself when joining Squidoo that I'd never allow myself to get too mushy or too personal, but here it is. This is not just my story of autism. This is my son's, my daughters, and my husbands as well. When your child is di...

A sublime, beautiful, X type Jaguar car

I have to say I love my beautiful, X type, Jaguar car.



Funnily enough although you might not believe this. I am not interested in cars. No sir, far as I am concerned they are just a means to get you from A to B. Provided they can do this for y...

A Success Experiment

I have started an experiment that will document my life as it changes from normal to extraordinary. I will make changes to my life to try and reach my goal of success and encourage others to follow and post their changes on my blog.

A Tale of SwallowTails May 2009

One day I noticed that my potted parsley was being purloined by perpetrators unperceived.

Thus began this family's investigation and discovery of the three Black Swallowtail Caterpillars responsible for pillaging the potted parsley.

Aha! Now THERE'...

A Tale of Two Susans

Once there was a lensmaster named Susan52 who met a lensmaster named SusanVillasLewis. Online, that is. They had more in common than just their names and when the opportunity arose to meet in person, they did. What fun!

They live a state apart, but...

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 Thong Is A Beautiful Thing!

Welcome to the "Beautiful Thong" - World HQ! Find everything related to "thong", like thong videos, mini thong, long thong, thong contests, French thong, sexy thongs, club thongs, and much, much more. This is your one-stop shopping mall for some of t...

A Time for Thanks Giving

As I considered what I would write when given an assignment to write a lens about a holiday, I thought why not write a lens about what we do, or should do, on all holidays.

We should always give thanks for whatever we believe worthy of celebration....

A Tour of Halloween Outdoor Decorations

I remember when Halloween decorations consisted of a pumpkin that we carved into a Jack-O-Lantern and sat on our front porch.  In our neighborhood Halloween outdoor decorations have become as elaborate as Christmas decorating. I'm not sure...

A Tour of My Bookcase

Painting is "Victorian House" by Richard Burns
Used with Permission

In the old Victorian mansions such as this one, a whole area had a library for all the family books. It was often in the round area of the house.

Whenever I visit anyone, anywhere,...

A Tribute to Those Who Have Helped Me on Squidoo

There have been many lensmasters who have been helpful and supportive to me during my introduction to Squidoo.

I want to take a moment to thank some of them and dedicate this lens to them. To all of you who have encouraged and supported me...thank y...

A Trip Into the Grand Canyon - January 1972

When I was nineteen I met a young man in the Haight Ashbury. A few months later we went on a hitchhiking trip that took us all the way to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. This is our story, as I remember it.

Unfortunately I took no photos while I was...

A Virtual Home for Doll House Enthusiasts

If you're new to the hobby of building dollhouses, you'll soon be addicted. Building these miniature lifelike settings is as cathartic as it is fun!

You can design the home you always dreamed of having, building every single detail to perfection.

Every...

A Visit from A Stanger -True Story of an Alzheimer's Patient

The knock at the door came about 7.45pm . . .A bit late for friends to be dropping by, but not unreasonable.

Imagine my surprise when I opened the door to find a total stranger. An Alzheimer's patient. Despite her dementia, she knew her name wa...

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...

A Wrinkle In Time

A classic science fantasy written in 1962, A Wrinkle In Time is a favorite of mine to recommend to young adult readers. A story of time travel and the ever popular theme of good versus evil. This book was controversial and almost didn't get publ...

Abandoned Kittens

Cats rival dogs as the most popular pets. Small, relatively clean, and rather independent they make for a lower maintenance companion.

Unfortunately, there is a growing problem with cats and kittens. It's the problem of stray cats and abandoned ki...

ABBA ~ The Best Pop Group Ever

ABBA was one of the most popular groups of the Seventies and Eighties. At one time, they were second only to car company SAAB as Sweden's highest revenue earner.

They are one of the world's best selling bands, having sold around 400 million records...

ABBA ~ The Video Showcase

The Swedish pop group ABBA came to my attention, along with the rest of Europe, when on a cool April evening in Brighton, England they won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the song, "Waterloo".

The "Waterloo" single introduc...

About Rajays - Me, My Life and My Lenses

The Basics -

I am Rajays. Or Rajay. Even Suthep - the name on my Thai passport and driving license. I am a Thai citizen with Indian ethnicity and I live in the beautiful but sometimes crazy city of Bangkok.

I am a male and was born on my mother's b...

About Twttrstrm.com

It's called Twttrstrm (we didn't have enough money to buy vowels). It stands for TwitterStorm.

Ask a question of your Twitter followers and easily gather all their answers in one spot.

It is a Squidoo plug in and a stand alone site that allows any...

Abraham Lincoln 200th Birthday Celebration

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States and is considered by many to be one of the greatest U.S. Presidents. February 12th, 2009 celebrates Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday.

Abraham Lincoln has been memorialized in art, poetry,...

Acronyms, Rhymes and Songs To Learn Facts

Do you remember using certain phrases or jingles to help you learn important facts?  I do and I still recite many of them today.  This tool helps to make learning fun and easy.

How many do you remember?  I am going to list some of th...

Adam Lambert - One Hot Performer in a Mad World

Adam Lambert may well be the most versatile and multi-talented singer and performer ever to grace the American Idol stage.

This page is stuffed full of cool photos of Adam, fun products to show your A.L. support, great Idol gift ideas, videos, and...

Add Borders to Your Lens Photos on Squidoo

Would you like to jazz up the photos on your lenses? You can use borders on your images to give them much more impact and to help them "pop." You just need to use a little bit of simple HTML magic.

I have included easy instructions for a variety of...

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...

Adirondack Chairs

When it comes to classic American furniture, there may not be a better example of pioneering ingenuity along with aesthetic practicality than the beautiful wood and stone structures of the Adirondack architectural style. The Adirondack style is named...

Adjectives: A Unit Study for Valentine's Day

Fill the day with arts, crafts, science experiments and ways to say I Love You. Pour out your feelings of love throughout the day.

But it's not Valentine's Day you say? No Problem, these activities adapt to any other day or holiday.

You will find b...

Adorable Photo Birth Announcements

We feature adorable designs from many different artists because we know, as a new mom or dad you've waited months for your little boy or girl to make their first appearance. The excitement was almost unbearable when the moment finally arrived and you...

Adrienne Barbeau

Adrienne Barbeau has done a little bit of everything in movies, television and theater. She went from an off-Broadway "nudie musical" to playing Tevye's daughter Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway alongside Bette Midler. She was cast as tough g...

Advanced HTML For Borders & Backgrounds On Squidoo

While looking at various Lenses, I noticed many Lensmasters were having the same problems I have getting the custom borders they make match up with their Lens photos.

This is most noticeable when there aren't enough words in an Intro or Text module...

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...

Adventures In Bloggerville

Hi, I'm Blogan, your friendly neighborhood bloggervillain. A contradictory of terms I know, but I can't control this person called luvmyludwig. She has a mind of her own especially since she was given the title "lensmaster". Who would go and do such...

Adventures in Paklenica, Croatia

There are many really exquisite places in Croatia. National Park Paklenica is one of the eight national parks in Croatia. What's even more interesting is that there are two national parks which are spreading over peaks, hills, mountains, fields and o...

Affordable Rear View Backup Cameras & Car Safety Products

VR3 Wireless Rear View Backup Cameras are a simple, affordable way to see what is behind you as you back up your vehicle.

Each system includes a full color LCD display that can be easily connected to the 12 volt electrical system and an adjustable c...

Agates

Some of my fondest childhood memories are of agate hunting walks with my grandma. To this day I just can't resist searching for agates in parking lots, river banks, parks or even just along side any road.

Agates have always been my favorite stones,...

Aids for Low Vision

As you read this short article, you will discover ways you can assist friends and relatives with low vision and those who are partially sighted. Low vision aids provide independence and self-reliance to those with vision problems.

After 25 years of...

Ain't Misbehavin': A Swing Standard

Fats Waller wrote Ain't Misbehavin' with Andy Retzlaff and Harry Brooks, if the stories are to be believed, in forty-five minutes as a last-minute addition for the opening of their show "Hot Chocolates" in 1929. Would that everyone could invent such...

AJ's Jugglers

AJ's Jugglers is a group of Squidoo Lensmasters that belongs to the JJJ's Giant Squid and Giant 100 Challenge Team.

We are committed to helping each other go for Giant Squid or Giant 100 on Squidoo. And yes, we hope to learn a lot and have fun on t...

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...

AJ2008: RocketMoms Graduate

AJ was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-week pro...

Alarm Clocks That Talk!

When my husband lost his vision in 1988, we quickly learned that a talking watch and/or talking alarm clocks would be a requirement, not a luxury! In those days, the internet was still a mystery to me. I got on the telephone and started making calls...

Albert Pujols

Albert Pujols exemplifies a true baseball hero both on and off the field.

St. Louis is a town that loves it's baseball. From the beginning of spring training till the end of the season, the St. Louis fans love to talk baseball.

In Albert Pujols, th...

alcohol and the affect it has on everyone around it

Alcohol and the affects it has on all of us
This is something that affects us all in one way or another

Alcoholics Anonymous And Recovery - Squidoo Stories

As I researched Alcoholics Anonymous for this lens, I was constantly reminded of the phrase "each one, teach one" phrase. Bill W and Dr. Bob Smith each followed their own Divine Guidance in creating Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935. In the years since th...

Alice Cooper's Welcome to My Nightmare

After a record breaking tour in 1973 following a string of hits like "School's Out", "Elected" and "No More Mr Nice Guy", Alice Cooper, the band, released Muscle of Love, their seventh studio album.

When Muscle of Love didn't do as well as they had...

Alice in Wonderland Quotes

Alice in Wonderland Quotes page is dedicated to the humorous and entertaining quotations and conversations that Alice had with the other characters in Wonderland. They are inspiring and have a genuine life's wisdom hidden in them. You can have hi...

All About Henna Tattoos

Henna has been used for body art for thousands of years. It is said that the ancient Egyptians used henna to decorate the bodies of the dead for their journey to the afterlife. There are even mentions of henna in the bible.

Henna tattoos are an impo...

All About Melted Rachel

The simple answer, as to why I call myself Melted Rachel, is that when I started making textiles pieces I loved to melt through layers of fabric to create interesting chaotic texture. A friend suggested I named my website Melted Fabrics and the rest,...

All About Powerpets - Virtual Pet Game

I have been playing this game since 5/8/2003. I think it is a fun, family friendly game. Powerpets has a great community with monitored chat boards.

It is free to play on Powerpets, but you can pay small fees for upgrades on different features if yo...

All about Tear Bottles

A Lacrymatory is a tear drop bottle. These small terra-cotta or glass bottles for tears are a type of bottle found in ancient tombs. Tear bottles are also called unguentaria, unguentarium, tear catcher, and tear vial. Perhaps, in the past, they conta...

All About Twins

Twins, twins and more twins! The world is full of twins, but not all twins are alike. This lens will talk about the different kinds of twins and how they are similar and different.

All Considering - spiritual blog

I started this blog when I quit college - as an outlet for my thoughts about religion, spirituality, life and spiritual growth and self discovery.

Below you will find out what I have ended up writing about, what recent posts I made and more.

All Great Quotes

Quotes are sometimes funny, inspirational, thought provoking, and/or silly, but everyone wishes they would have said it first! We all have quotes associated with our online identities, sometimes, several different quotes.

Who doesn't like browsing t...

All Things Mystery

MYSTERY (Noun)
(plural mysteries)

1. Something secret or unexplainable;unknown.
"The truth behind the events remains a mystery".

2. Someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling
nature. "That man is a mystery."

I love mysteries.So I wanted to share...

All you need is love

All You need Is Love, originally composed by John Lennon but credited to Lennon and McCartney, has been released in a reworked version by Bandaged Together in order to raise money for BBC Children in Need.

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, where The B...

Allee Willis

Are you a fan of Allee Willis?  You may be without realizing it.  Allee has written and produced some of the most famous songs, and musicals that have been household names.  I have been her fan for most of my life because Allee Willis...

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...

Alphabet Art, Posters and Prints

Whether you are a teacher looking to spice up your classroom, a parent decorating your child's bedroom, or a friend looking for an educational gift for a child, these whimsical and bright posters, prints and artwork are just what you are looking for....

AlteredKat: RocketMoms Graduate

Kat was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-week pr...

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...

Alzheimers Disease

Here is a disease that has a definite cause and I believe is preventable. The same thing goes with cancer and diabetes.

These diseases as well as many others generate huge revenues for the medical and pharmaceutical industries. So don't expect those...

Amazing and Talented Children!

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

"And a little child...

Amazing Star Wars Birthday Cakes

Please come see these Amazing Star Wars Birthday Cakes because you will not believe your eyes! Awesome Star Wars Creations!
See Photos of Star Wars Cakes & Fondant Cake Decorating Ideas, Cake Decorations, Star Wars Decor Supplies, and Designs for...

Amazing Striped Icebergs

Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by layers of snow that react to different conditions. These amazing photographs show the different effects that occur.

These photographs are not the result of someones creativity with Pho...

Amazon Jungle Adventure (Brazil)

The Amazon and Rio Negro (The Black River) in Northern Brazil are wonderful places for a vacation. It is possible to stay in the jungle in a floating hotel, near the confluence of Amazon and Rio Negro or in the nearby city, Manaus the gateway to the...

Amazon Module Tips

The main Amazon Module can feature up to five items at once, it is also able to use a search function to automatically update the featured products based on a word or phrase.

Like anything, the more you put into it, the more you'll get out of it.

Amazon RSS Feeds for Your Squidoo Lens

There is a special service for Squidoo Lensmasters whom are also Amazon Associates - RSS Feeds containing products from Amazon. You can put these feeds into your lens to show books, DVD, electronics and more from specific categories.

"But Why?&qu...

Amazon Spotlight Module Tips

The Amazon Spotlight Module has become my favorite Amazon Module on Squidoo. It features a single product at a time, and has a larger product picture than the other modules, except for the MP3 module.

With all that space, hopefully you can come up w...

Ambergris

Ambergris is a pathological secretion sometimes found in the stomach of the sperm whale, in lumps of up to 50 kilograms in weight.

It is occasionally seen floating on the sea, or washed up on beaches, having presumably been vomited by the whale. It...

American Civics: Understanding and Participating in Government

The founding documents of the United States of America declare a truly remarkable set of ideals: that all of us are created equal, that we have the right to speak freely and to pursue liberty, that we as citizens have a vital role to play in shaping...

American Civil War Part II

In any war the entire military has a big role, but the heavy part is on the back of the soldiers that fight the war. American Civil War is not different.
Reading a lot, I was amaze to find out that sometime, not always, but sometimes the fighters wer...

American Craftsman Style Homes

The American Craftsman Style, or the American Arts and Crafts Movement, is an American domestic architectural, interior design, and decorative arts style popular from the last years of the 19th century through the early years of the 20th century. As...

American Crone

What's that? The Wicked Witch of the West perhaps? That crazy, old, homeless woman on the corner? Sadly I've actually heard these things. I sometimes think that, for those of us who admit our age unashamedly, that after a certain point we will be exp...

American Girl Bitty Baby

My little granddaughter, Isabel, loves her American Girl Bitty Baby that we gave her for her second birthday. American Girl lets you pick a skin color and hair color to try closely match the child who will have this little doll to love. We chose the...

American Gothic Parodies: Spoofs of the Well Known Painting

American Gothic, painted by Grant Wood in 1930, is more than just a picture of a couple in Iowa. It is a symbol of American culture and history, and it has perhaps become the subject of more parodies than any other piece of art.

American Gothic paro...

Amish Community

"Keep out of her, my people, that you do not share in her sins." Quoted by Jesus and taken absolutely literally by the Amish, they seem to be a 'peculiar people.'

This peculiar people are very plain, very simple, but not at all stupid. Within the ra...

Amish Farm

Amish farmers grow some of the best food in the world, and extremely conscientious.  Their free range animal husbandry, organic foods, and careful management and processing of their products are second to none.  At the same time, the challe...

Amtrak Train Travel

Wondering what to expect on your first train trip? We did too! My daughter and I recently traveled by Amtrak Train. We weren't sure what to expect or exactly how things would go so we kept a record of all that happened so we could share it here with...

Amy1980's Lensography

I am a 30 year old, mother of 2. I grew up in Fort Worth, TX and was homeschooled in middle and high school.

I attended college at the University of Minnesota, majoring in International Politics, but did not finish my degree. To help support myself...

An Australian Itinerary

One of the things I love most is to travel. I had always wanted to go to Australia so when the time was right, I started to plan our Australian vacation. After a lot of research I decided to visit several places on the east coast of Australia. This l...

An Effective First Impression

Create powerful first impressions that last when meeting with a new employer, with a new business partner or giving a presentation. Making a great first impression is vital in meeting with someone that you want to have a professional working relation...

An Interview with Zut Moon

This is an excluive interview with Zut Moon. And we at Zut Radio are proud to bring it to you.
Rarely has Zut Moon told the Internet World who he really is and we have managed to sit him down and chat with us. Thousands of fans want to know who he re...

An Ode To People Who Help The Homeless

In this lens, we will pay tribute to some remarkable people who tirelessly help the people who have no place to call home. As the french say "les sans abris".

We obviously can not mention all  the volunteers but we will try to profile...

An Old Home; A Beautiful Work of Art

An old house sits patiently waiting for its chance to speak. The threat of time ever-present, it wears its seasons well. Nature kindly wraps the place with winding vines and tucks tender green weeds at the house's feet.

Watching this slow battle bet...

Anatomy of a Nervous Breakdown

"Nervous Breakdown" is a term which is no longer used by the medical community, but it is a great way to describe how it FEELS. I know because I've been there. Your doctor may refer to it as "situational depression" or "anxiety disorder". Others may...

Ancient Greece Odyssey: A Traveler's Journal

 

Myth major seeks armchair travelers, art lovers, and born-again pagans for a ramble through the ruins of ancient Greece.

 

Odyssey
Latest Update:
Sanctuary
of Epidaurus
Posted 11.26.09

I visited Greece in spring 2005 for the first time, whe...

Andrae Crouch

Andrae Crouch is a premiere influence in the world of contemporary gospel music. He was a pioneer in bringing modern rhythms, instrumentation, and harmonies to the black gospel tradition. He also broke racial barriers, as many white Christian artists...

Andrew Wyeth - Resources for Art Lovers

Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) was an American Contemporary Realist Painter who worked mainly in watercolor and/or egg tempera. He was one of the USA's most popular and celebrated artists. This site provides an introduction to Andrew Wyeth and links t...

Andrew Wyeth Posters, Prints, Fine Art

Andrew Newell Wyeth was born July 12, 1917- died January 16, 2009 was an American realist artist, as well as known for his regional art. He was one of the most famous painters of the twentieth century and often named the "Painter of the People" as a...

Angel Blessings and You

I have been blessed. Yes, I have just been chosen for a tour of duty as a Squidoo Angel. In the first few hours, the excitement was almost overwhelming! There are many of us that aspire to be an angel. I have admired them close up and from afar, spre...

Angel Cards

Announcing my new line of Angel Cards, called simply, AngelCards.
My husband and I are combining our creativity for this project: He painted all the beautiful angels, and I created all the layouts and concepts and chose the fonts,etc. Stay tuned for...

Angel Christmas Tree Toppers

Let's take a look at some beautiful Angel Christmas Tree Toppers.  Nothing quite sums up Christmas like the Angel on top of the tree!

Angel Christmas tree toppers are, as you would expect, normally found on the family Christmas tree. Like l...

Angel in Disguise

How strange to become an Angel. My friends and family will laugh when I tell them as I'm sure they'll agree I'm a very unlikely candidate for Angel status - definitely an Angel in disguise.



As I'm a volunteer, I can't complain t...

Angelica

I've always felt connected to angels since the first time I ever saw a picture of one in a church handbook as a child...and years ago I started collecting angel ornaments, a new one every Christmas. Then as time went on I started buying angel sculptu...

ANGELS AMONG US

Angels are always with us, whether we chose to believe in them or not. Angels are here to help us throughout our lives, from before we were born, until we complete our earthly journey.

There are many types of Angels, the one we are most familiar wit...

Angels aren't just in Heaven

 

Angels aren't just in Heaven. I know, because I have met so many on Squidoo, all volunteering their time to help others, and keep the Squidoo Platform safe for everyone.  Safe from Spammers, and safe for people that want to express...

Angels Unaware

These flowers are called angel trumpets.  Aren't they beautiful?  They are dramatic too.  This lens serves as my angel trumpet to call attention to the great lenses I have found.  Angels are message bearers so this is my messa...

Anger Management in Children

K

ids are normally very open with regards to sharing feelings and emotions. A child may be burdened with feelings of pain and guilt but you may never learn it from a conversation.

A child's feelings are usually displayed in their behavior. When a c...

Animal Laughter

Doggy Yoga!

A 180 degree change in perspective!!

Life is nothing more than a flexible spine!!

We The Doggys!

I never thought I'd join in the fun with the Caption Contest Modules. Probably because the topic came up just as I had to work 32 hours...

Animal Totem - The Fox

We have been blessed of late to be visited nightly by a beautiful red fox. Is it possible that these visits are because the fox is acting as an animal totem and bringing us a message or life lesson? Often times when an animal that you don't normally...

Animals and Nature for Giant Squid Challenge

Attention: All Potential Giants and Giant 100's! Join the Giant Squid Challenge for December 2009!

This is the spot for all your lenses about Animals and Nature.
Create a lens about your pet or your favorite animal in the zoo. Add it here.

Create a...

Anne Frank -- A True Superhero

It is incomprehensible to imagine what Anne Frank endured in her young and short life nor is it possible to comprehend the terror that her family experienced. To me Anne Frank is without a doubt a true superhero of immeasurable proportions.

annetteghallowell: RocketMoms Graduate

Annette was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-wee...

Anorexia Normally Begins Like An Innocent Diet

Anorexia is a psychological illness, where the sick person sees the body in a distorted way, it sees fat where it doesn't exist, and to lose weight, stops eating. Out of fear that the family discovers that they have stopped eating, many people st...

Another Day of One Hundred Squid Angel Blessings

For my last 100-lens bless-a-thon I randomly chose members of my Squidoo fan club. This time I searched for lensmasters who appeared in guestbooks all over Squidoo. This is one of my favorite ways to find new lensmasters and new lenses to bless. It's...

Anti-Pie Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes

I really have nothing against pie.  It is a frequent guest to our Thanksgiving dinners, and it's always welcome. 

Maybe you're not a lover of pie, or maybe you would like to end your meal with something new this year.  Well you...

Anti-Valentine's T-shirts, Gifts & More

I entered my designs in the Cafepress.com Anti-Valentines Design Contest. This is taken off the site. Entering your design is over, but the winner won't be determine yet.

Enter the Shopkeeper Anti-Valentine's Day Design Contest

Think Cupid's stoopi...

Antique Shopping in Pendleton SC

Pendleton SC is a quaint historic town nestled in the foothills of Upstate South Carolina. Pendleton is located 4 miles from Clemson University, 45 minutes from Greenville, SC and 2 hrs from Atlanta, Ga. We think that Pendleton is a great destination...

Antiques & Collectibles of the Future

If people in the past hadn't bought good quality furniture, ceramics, glass, and other items, then kept them, loved them and looked after them, there would be very little for the antiques trade to sell.

The question for many buyers nowadays is, "Wha...

Apple Holidays: Which Apple Day Will You Celebrate?

Did you know that there are almost a dozen day-long apple holidays scattered throughout the year? There is also a National Apple Week and to top it off, National Apple Month actually spans September, October and November! If you're an apple lover . ....

Apple iMac MB420LL/A 24-Inch Desktop

My Apple iMac MB420LL/A 24-Inch Desktop is the first thing that I would grab in case of fire or other disaster. Family, friends, pets and photos are a given, and of course they would be my first priority, but after that it would be my iMac. I love th...

Apple Sayings: Where The Heck Did They Come From?

"You are the apple of my eye"

"As American as apple pie"

"An apple a day . . ."

Have you ever wondered where these apple sayings originated? Well I did. So I did a bit of research and this is what I found . . .

Apples in Mythology : Tales from the Ancient World

Eve is reported to have bitten into one, or perhaps it was a quince. Hera gave some to her husband for a wedding gift, or maybe they were lemons.

Golden Apples are a familiar element in legends and folk tales. Usually, a hero has to retrieve them to...

Apply for a Railroad Job

"Find a job you like and you add five days to every week." H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

My husband applied for a railroad job and landed a conductor position with BNSF in 2006. We would like to help you do the same. At 40-something the retirement p...

Appreciate Your Way to Happiness

A happy life is simply a string of happy moments" - Abraham Hicks.

We are always looking for happiness. Everything we desire is a reflection of our search for joy. Every relationship we yearn for, every new book, new toy, new dress... we think...

Architecture for Students

Architecture for students brings together knowledge and useful information on studying architecture at University be it info on great software to getting your hands on to useful sketching techniques, books, events, design inspiration etc.

Basically,...

Are Kids in Restaurants Annoying?

Are Kids in Restaurants Annoying?

Alright! It's time to go out to eat. You don't feel like cooking, you're tired, and you want to get away from the house and out for a few hours to have a good time. After waiting for your table, you finally sit down...

Are Truck Testicles Appropriate for Public Roads?

Are Truck Testicles Appropriate for Public Roads?

I have no problem with truck testicles. None whatsoever. I think people should be able to do what the want - it is America after all. But most of all, I think people who put these testicles on their t...

Are You A Squidoo Addict?

A Squidoo Addict is someone who cannot get up in the morning without first checking their lensrank. This comes before coffee, children, walking the dog, or even brushing their teeth.

Does this person sound familiar to you? Do you look at them in th...

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...

Are you Ephebiphobic?

Does walking past or near a group of youngsters fill you with dread? Do you cross the road to avoid a group of young people? Do you believe that youngsters are up to no good?

What are your thoughts?
What are your experiences with youngsters?
Should...

Are You Polar Bear Aware?

Polar bears are affected by habitat loss, destruction and degradation of ecosystems, pollution, over-exploitation and climate change. These factors are among the powerful and persistent impacts on polar bear populations and health. The purpose of thi...

Arianna and The Huffington Post: An Answer to Limbaugh and Company?

"The Huffington Post (often referred to on the Internet as HuffPo) is a liberal[1] news website and aggregated weblog founded by Arianna Huffington and Kenneth Lerer, featuring various news sources and columnists. The site covers a wide range of topi...

Aries

What's your horoscope, Aries? Two words define Aries: "I am" and a lot of your conversations begin with "I"! You are forceful and energetic and it can be hard to keep up with you.

So who are you really, Aries? What's your best colour? What's your lu...

Arkansas Hillbilly The Official Redneck of the South

Funny Arkansas Jokes
Before we go any further, I just want to say I am from Arkansas Country! So I have the experience to back this page up!!
Whats the first thing that comes to your mind when someone says Arkansas? Most people will say hillbillies. S...

Arrowsmith Printing: Entreprenuership in Small Town Iowa in Mid /Century

In 1948 Fritz and Marjorie Arrowsmith took their 2 children Micheal 7 years and Margo 6 months and moved half way across Iowa with no car, $100 in the bank and $6500 in debt. The printer and former high school journalism student took on the job of re...

Arsenal Football Club

Arsenal Football Club also known as The Gunners are an English professional football club based in Holloway, North London. They play in the Premier League and are one of the most successful clubs in English football, having won thirteen First Divisio...

Art by Tim - My XYY Syndrome Son

Tim was born in 1978 with a rare combination of brain & body anomolies, sometimes called disabilities, that went undiagnosed and misdiagnosed for the first 18 years of his life. My life's work since 1978 has been keeping Tim out of the institutions m...

Art Deco - Design for the Modern Age

Art Deco, popular originally in the 1920s and 30s, took its name from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, an exhibition held in Paris in 1925. There the style was first seen in the work of French designer...

Art Wood Beads

I've been working with "Art Wood Beads" for about 10 years now. They are very light weight wooden beads with beautiful designs on them. They come in many sizes and shades of brownish red and beige. They look really beautiful on their own or paired up...

Artificial Christmas Trees and Tree Skirts

I've searched for you online to find all kinds of artificial trees and tree skirts and even a few ornaments, too. Click on the video below and be sure your sound is turned up, to hear beautiful Christmas music while you visit my page.

Artisan Gonder Pottery Made in the Forties

A cheap entertainment for our family when the kids were young was going to antique fairs in Pomona, CA. Antique pottery had a very big presence there, but Gonder pottery never became familiar to me. I found this wonderful ceramic pottery when I decid...

Artist Mattie E. Clark

My grandmother, Mattie E. Clark was an artist, who had to set aside her art for a number of years to raise five children and, after my grandfather died at an early age, also manage the family farm. My mother always told us about our artistic grandmot...

Artists with Pizzazz!

I used to think "art" meant painting. How wrong I was! Art covers a whole range of mediums, and once I realized that, I found myself searching out the unique. My personal formula is simple, really.

I either like it or I don't.

Good art produces an...

As the Wrench Turns

They've always said they had faces made for radio. Well, PBS must have taken them seriously because they've animated Tom and Ray Magliozzi, also known as The Tappet Brothers, and given them their own TV show!

The Car Talk guys may not show their fac...

ASL For Everyone

I have been interested in sign language my whole life. I am far from fluent in American Sign Language (ASL), but I have always known the basics. When I was pregnant with my daughter I looked at research discussing the benefit of teaching sign languag...

ASPCA: New York City

The ASPCA is dedicated to making New York a no-kill city and a safer, healthier environment for the companion animals who call it home. We bring free/low-cost spay/neuter services to all five boroughs via our mobile clinics, and our Humane Law Enfor...

Astonishing Ice

Did you know:
Sea ice floats because it is less dense in the solid phase than it is in the liquid phase. If sea ice were MORE dense in the solid phase, it would sink to the bottom of the ocean (light things can't carry heavy things too well, right? S...

Astor Florida - A Little Piece of Paradise

Come visit, kick back and RELAX! Let me take you on a tour of a wonderful small town tucked away in central Florida. Who knows, you may fall in love with Astor just as I have.

Atheist Spirituality

There are many who would find the phrase 'atheist spirituality' to be a contradiction in terms. In fact, it is not. Belief in God, Gods, or other supernatural phenomena is not required for one to have spiritual experiences. In fact some organ...

athomemomblog: RocketMoms Graduate

Genesis was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-wee...

Atlantic Beach N.C. ~ My Dream

The reasons that Atlantic Beach N.C. are special to me are as numerous as the grains of sand that line one one footprint on the beach. From the lack of one hotel after another lining the beachfront to the dunes that separate the beach from the non-as...

Atonement: The Movie

Atonement is a thoughtful and challenging story beautifully filmed. It is adapted from the novel by Ian McEwan. Don't be fooled by the promos that sold the movie as a formula costume romance.

Auditioning Your Next Band Member

Picking your musicians can be a daunting process. I'm going to attempt to make your situation just a little bit easier. Every situation is different, but this will give you a head start toward making your band a success.

Here is some of what I hope...

Auditory Processing Disorder

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is a little known condition that may affect 10% of children, the majority of whom are undiagnosed. APD is a term that is often used to describe people with normal hearing who have listening difficulties.

According...

Author Ruth Rendell

Ruth Rendell is an extremely prolific British mystery writer. She has captured three major Edgar awards-one for the novel A Dark Adapted Eye (1987) and for two short stories-The Fallen Curtain (1975) and The New Girl Friend (1984). In addition to the...

Autism Shirts

My 5 year old nephew, "Big Al" has Autism. To complicate things for him he also has an apraxia which does not allow him to speak either. He just pulls at my heart strings. My sister is one of the most passionate, driven advocates for children with Au...

Autumn at AJ's

Autumn in the UK starts in September and goes through until the beginning of December. Each season has its own special meaning at AJ's because we love our garden and we also enjoy watching the birds and the other wildlife that visit.

We live in a se...

Autumn Beauty

Autumn in America is a beautiful time of year. I have experienced the beauty of autumn in many parts of America and each has it's own special glory.

I have seen the beautiful colors of a cool crisp autumn in Maine, the spectacular Aspens in Colorado...

Autumn Fun Crafts For Kids

"Autumn Fun Crafts For Kids" will walk with you on a brisk fall day and explore nature's bounty. The glorious days of autumn have arrived. Nature in all her beauty is beguiling us with brilliant foliage. There is an unmistakable scent i...

Avocado and Tomato Salad

I don't consider myself a great cook and I used to hate potluck events because I never knew what to bring. But friends who had eaten at my house always asked me to bring my salad with avocado and tomatoes - they thought it was delicious! It's...

Awakening The Sleeping Giant 50's & 100's!

Once upon a time, we were all ordinary people who lived our lives knowing nothing about Squidoo.

We were sleeping giants who were slowly awakening to the great joy and creativity that awaited us.

Once the lens making fever hit us, we were never the...

Awesome Learning Games!

Learning and studying doesn't have to be dry and boring. There are many ways to brighten up a lesson or concept for students. Creating what could be uninteresting material into something they want to learn about encourages them to work harder at...

Awesome Non-Kid Music That Kids Won't Hate

Parenting is great. But those first few years are an adjustment. (Okay, I won't lie. Every year is an adjustment.) Music, sad to say, is one of the things that can sort of slip away from you if you let it.

If you're just getting into the game, great...

Ayla Z -- Unspeakable Art

I felt compelled to create a lens on Ayla Z Bouvette as I've found her artwork to be so original and intriguing.  Ayla Z is an amazing artist whose work I first became acquainted with over 5 years ago on eBay.  At that time, I was purch...

a_willow: RocketMoms Graduate

Michelle was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-we...

★ Footed Pajamas for ADULTS!!! ★

Most people think of footed pajamas as only for kids. If you are one of those people, this page will change your point of view. Today, footed pajamas are worn by "children of all ages". Why not? They are probably the warmest pajamas around....

★ Homeschool Quotes ★

WE LEARN NOT FOR SCHOOL,
BUT FOR LIFE.

These life-learning, life-affirming quotations will help you find the right words to explain your homeschool lifestyle to skeptics ... or help you take the homeschooling plunge ... or maybe help you remember why...

Baba Yaga - Who Is She?

Baba Yaga, does that sound familiar? Maybe not. She's an Eastern European, particularly Russian, legendary or mythical creature, a wild old woman, a hag, a witch, who lives in the forest in a cabin built on chicken legs. Baba Yaga is rather frigh...

Baby Gear That Works

Every new or expecting parent quickly learns that there are a lot of baby gear products out there...and that most of them aren't cheap.

Many baby products look really cool and useful. You wish you could buy them all...but you can't and shouldn't. How...

Baby Products - Diapers

Diapering a baby is a necessity but to look at it as a daily chore would probably rob one of the magic between guardian and child at changing time. It is indeed a special time for parent and child. The parent feels the intimate act of diapering is an...

Baby's First Halloween

Is this going to be your baby's first Halloween?

I've searched the web for the cutest costumes for newborns through toddlers. Animals, bugs, fruits & veggies, sealife, and superheros. I've also included "Baby's First Halloween" bibs, onesies, t shir...

Baby's first Halloween Costume!

Your baby's first year is an exciting time. They have their first Thanksgiving, first Christmas, first Easter and of course their first Halloween. You want each day to be a special event. Halloween is a great time of year. It is so much fun carving p...

Back to School #1: Turn in your homework here!

The Giant Squids have gone "Back to School" with eight fun NEW challenges!

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...

Back to School - Back to Maine

My daughter is a student at the University of Maine at Orono and so back to school these days means back to Maine. Orono is a lovely little college town, one of those places that would hardly exist if the university hadn't taken up residence ther...

Back To School: Life Lessons

It is that time of year when thoughts of going back to school are on the minds of children, young adults, and parents. Do we ever really get to a point where we aren't going back to school? Life Lessons have a way of forcing us back to a classroom of...

Backdoor to Enlightenment

Za Choeje Rinpoche and Ashley Nebelsieck have co-authored a book titled Backdoor to Enlightenment. More than just a heartfelt fiction story of mystery and discovery, this revolutionary work stands out as a smart, clear guide, showing step-by-step how...

Baltimore's Best Gardens

Although few tourists venture farther than the Inner Harbor, Baltimore has much more to offer than Camden Yards, The Science Center and the National Aquarium. Join me on a tour of Baltimore's best gardens, all of which are an easy 20 minute drive fro...

Banish the Blahs

All 3 of the Tate sisters enjoy writing. Sister Nancy aka Ohme and I both enjoy Squidoo. Sister Betty has been published in regional magazines and enjoys editing for Developmental Therapy/Developmental Teaching programs.

As part of Pat O'Bryan's Por...

Barack Obama's Dog

So would this dog be considered The First Dog? Barack Obama promised a new furry friend to his girls and here it comes, straight from Texas. It is a Portuguese water dog the kids named Bo, who arrived Easter Weekend.

Bo, a 6-month-old Portuguese wat...

Barack Obama's Letter to a 9-Year-Old

Tucked among Lego models, sports memorabilia, and other treasures my 10-year-old guards carefully in his bed's built-in drawers is a letter from Barack Obama he got in July 2008, when he was 9. Long story short, it was in response to some peace-t...

Barbara Stanwyck

The release of Robert Wagner's new autobiography brings Barbara Stanwyck back into the news. The internet and bookstores are buzzing with the story - Robert Wagner and his romantic relationship with Barbara Stanwyck, 23 years his senior and his co-st...

Barbie And Me!

No better way to celebrate my 100th lens then with My Favorite Toy of all time...Barbie!

When I was a little girl Barbie practically went everywhere with me! She was always dressed to the nines with that cute little flippy-doodle hair-do and those t...

Barefoot Lifestyle - Free your Feet!

The feet are one of the most complex external organs the human body has, containing many nerve endings and muscles - they even have toes! These things remain unused for the bigger part of our lives and spend most of our days in dark, moist and smelly...

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...

Basic Principals For Affiliate Marketing

All predictions for 2009 tell us that Internet Marketing in general and Affiliate Marketing will grow in spite of economy. I think people will come back to the old idea of creating Multiple Streams Of Incomes, some as they need right away, some to h...

Basilica of the Virgin Mary in Brezje, Slovenia

Brezje is a typical small village under the Karavanke Alps. But because of the Basilica, it is very well known among Mary's worshipers from around the world.

Some statistics about Brezje:
Elevation of Brezje: 483.4 m (1,586 ft)
Area: 1.5 km2 (0.5792...

Bathing Rituals Through the Ages

How often do you bathe? Once a day? Twice? Do you hop in the shower or bathtub on a whim? I know I do. I take the water and the bath for granted, but in my grandmother's day bathing was a part of the Saturday evening ritual. You bathed and washed you...

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 Happy!!! Stage Your Home to SELL.

There's no need to stress about putting your home on the market when you've enlisted the help of a professional home stager. You can relax and be HAPPY that your home will look great and sell for top dollar.

With expert merchandising and an understa...

Bear Hunting With Sarah Palin

Graphic images from a bear hunt, Sarah Palin on a bear rug, resources and links about Sarah Palin's position on bear, moose, wolve, and other big game hunting in Alaska. Even an interview with turkey killing in the background! All this and more in th...

Bear Naked! - And Other Funny Videos By Chef Keem

Skin a bear until he's naked, cook a tasty wild duck, sear some salmon and sing a song - bear naked! Find these and other funny videos from my YouTube and Animoto clips collection on this page. Many of them feature my own, original music. Some of the...

Beautiful Art from Richard Burns

This painting is called Harbor Lights and is one of the collection of lighthouses he has done. It is one of my favorites, because of the sky and the little house. I would love to live in this painting. Luckily I have the original in my dining room to...

Beautiful Boxes for a Special Occasion

I love receiving a special gift in a special container. It is so much fun to open a package and find a beautiful box. The box is very special by itself, but then you open it up and it has another special surprise. This lens will feature a number of b...

Beautiful Snowflakes and Snow Crystals

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

Beautiful Sunsets are an Inspiration - Great Photos

Ahhhhh....What is more relaxing than a beautiful
sunset?

Admire
these photos and feel your stress melt away.

Beautiful World Sunsets

Ever since I can remember I have always loved sunsets.

They never cease to amaze me with their beauty and splendor. Painted on the sky with great diversity they can be dark and brooding or mysterious or so full of color and beauty that you can't hel...

Beauty in Nature by mbgphoto

There is so much beauty in nature when you just take a moment to stop and enjoy!

I am always amazed at the way every sunrise and sunset is just a little different and how a flower can look different from various angles and lighting conditions.

I ho...

Beauty Treatments with Thanksgiving Leftovers

Start a new tradition! After you eat all day Thursday, shop all day Friday and Saturday, let Sunday become your Thanksgiving spa day! Pumpkins, cranberries, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green beans and even turkey fat can be used as natural, inex...

Become a Fairy Godmother!

Wouldn't it be fun to be a real Fairy Godmother? While the bride has her bridesmaids to assist her, the mother-of-the-bride is often alone with her lists of things to do and final details to be managed. Be there from the very first steps for planning...

Become a Politician

A how to guide for people wanting to become a politician. How do you become a politician? How do you get started? What skills do you need?

This site features easy concepts, intuitive ideas, and helpful links to understand how to really become a poli...

Become a really good graphic designer

He didn't like my uppity attitude, my lack of a full-time job as a graphic designer and my thirst for figuring out how to look pretty good in print.

My loss is your gain. I think for not much money you can use new tools to create better than average...

Becoming a Search and Rescue Volunteer

Are you intrigued by stories about wilderness rescues and searches for missing hikers or mountain climbers? If so, perhaps becoming a Search and Rescue--often referred to as "SAR"--volunteer might just be for you.

I've enjoyed and bene...

Begin Today - Follow Your Dream!

Ideas and dreams are like seeds. They need time to germinate and root.

In my file cabinet sits a folder stuffed with news clippings I intended to use someday, as seeds for new projects. The easy part was clipping the stories and tossing them in that...

Beginner Crochet from the House of Sylvestermouse

When you crochet, you can create beautiful home decor such as afghans, doilies, table runners, table cloths, window treatments, etc. If you are a fashionista, you can crochet sweaters, vests, purses, totes, and jewelry that are truly one of a kind. W...

Beginners Guide to Computer Graphics by PackRat Graphics

PackRat Graphics is a website by a self-taught artist focused on providing information for other artist, both amateurs and professionals. Primary medium is 2D and 3D computer graphics and the information covers various topics; from program reviews to...

Beginners' Guide To Playing The Harmonica

What image comes to mind when you think of the harmonica?  Maybe you picture a scene from an old movie with a hobo or convict slumped against a wall playing a sad, lonely tune or you see a blues musician on stage giving it all he's got to produc...

Beginning Photography Tips

This page is dedicated to anyone who has experienced envy upon viewing someone else's photos; photos which recieve acclaim from all who see them. The first question is always "what camera did you use?" but in reality the quality of the picture ofte...

Being a Giant Squid

I was thinking about this and realized I had not made an official lens on being a Giant Squid here at Squidoo. I know quite a few Giant Squids whom have made one, but I thought why not me? I can make one to show you what it means to be a giant squid...

Being Afraid: The Things That Scare Me

To be honest, I don't know why I'm writing this, publicly announcing things that scare me. What's the point, really? Writing about my fears won't make them go away, and neither has the fact that I've faced them all on many occasio...

Being Born on Valentine's Day!

As many of you suspected when they saw title of this page, I was born on February 14th! Or Valentine's day!

Do I like it? Or not? Well, being born on Valentine's day has it's good and it's bad sides. But, more of that later on.

Being On Purpose

No one wants to wake up one day and wonder where their lives went.

No one wants to leave the earth a worse place than when they left it.

No one wants to spend every day in a job they hate with people they don't respect.

And yet, every day so many...

Being There for a Dying Loved One

I had the opportunity and privilege of sitting beside my mother while she died at home of cancer. She had opted at the age of 89 to leave her newly discovered cancer untreated and receive hospice care so she could die comfortably in her own home. At...

Bellingham, WA Restaurant Critic

My family loves to dine out. We are always looking for the best Mexican food, the best Chinese food and so on. We always critique the food and discuss what we liked and why, and if we would come back and why or why not. No one has given us the offici...

Benjamin Andrew Footpath Library - free books for homeless and disadvantaged people

"Our vision is to empower homeless and disadvantaged people through books."

The Benjamin Andrew Footpath Library achieves this vision by delivering a regular supply of books to homeless and disadvantaged people living in hostels and on the streets,...

Benjamin Franklin

If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing. B. Franklin Benjamin Franklin lived by his edict. His writings and his work had a profound impact on people around t...

Bessie Pease Gutmann

Bessie Pease Gutmann is still beloved by many for her precious artwork of children and illustrations for childrens books. Her career spanned almost 50 years with over 600 art prints credited to her by the time she retired in 1947.

Her most popular y...

Best "Nutcracker" Movie of all Time

"The Nutcracker" is one of the most beloved ballets of all time. This is partly because of its Christmas setting, so it's guaranteed an audience every year, but mostly because of the amazing music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The fact t...

Best "one-rehearsal songs" for gospel choir

(Photo is of a section of the International Choir of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World)



Quoting from my choir directing page: "Practice the song at more than one rehearsal. I find that choirs remember music MUCH better if they are able t...

Best American Flag Cake Recipe

Our 4th-of-July holiday party traditionally ends with the family watching a flashy fireworks display while eating a piece of my homemade fresh-fruit-covered American Flag Cake,

My flag cake recipe isn't as much a recipe as it is a decorating idea be...

BEST and WORST "New Artist" Grammy winners

Have you heard of the supposed "curse" of the "Best New Artist" Grammy? There have been some "Best New Artist" winners whose careers have seemed doomed ever since, but there are other winners who have gone on to be legen...

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 Butter Chicken Recipes

Anyone who loves Indian food - both eating and cooking - particularly non-vegeterian fare, knows that the holy grail of chicken dishes is the BUTTER CHICKEN. Yes all you Chicken tikka and Tandoori Chicken fans can eat your heart out, but Butter Chick...

Best Cell Phones for Kids

There are hundreds of millions of cell phones in the US. The vast majority of us own one; allowing us to stay in contact, providing a sense of security and immediacy, and giving us really cool features like watching TV, video, sharing pictures, enjoy...

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 Christmas Songs of the Seventies

For many years, the record industry in Great Britain has rightfully looked to the run up to the Christmas period as a time when huge sales of records (or CDs and downloads nowadays) can be made.

The industry geared itself up to either promote a new...

Best free online text to speech programs

Free online text to speech programs (tts) that are absolutely free to use can be found everywhere on the Internet. Some of them are better than others but it really depends on what features you will need to use the most for your text to speech langua...

Best Laptops For College Students

Most college students need a computer to do their homework on. When finding the right laptop for them, you want one to do that plus much more. No college student is only going to use it just for writing papers. Most kids or young adults love to play...

Best Motivational Movies of all time

You will find the best movies that inspire, motivate, and help teach us life's lessons. The following films have stood the test of time with their ability to enliven us to make all our dreams, however daunting, a reality. You will find movies fro...

Best of @ChefKeem on Twitter (& Moon, Moo & You!)

I am taking this opportunity to combine a Twttrlist and the Radio Show details on this lens!

Chef Keem is a beloved guy all around and is especially loved by the Squidoo Community.

He loves all of us back!! Because of this reciprocal flow of goodwi...

Best of Bellingham on Twitter

Bellingham, WA is a great town. It routinely makes the top ten lists of best places to live. According to the US Census, Bellingham has a population of about 75,000. Bellingham is situated on Bellingham Bay in the North Puget Sound area of Washington...

Best of CSS on Twitter

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Best of Flickr on Twitter

If you have photos you want to use on the Internet, the are a lot of choices, and you've probably heard of Flickr.

From sharing with your friends, to having a place to host images for blogs and websites, Flickr can certainly fit the bill.

Flickr ev...

Best of Primal Foods on Twitter

Eating Primal Foods means eating simplified foods, lean meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, roots, and nuts that are prepared with less processing or cooking than conventional, modern foods. It also tends to reduce or exclude grains, legumes, dairy produ...

Best of Ray Charles on Twitter

Ray Charles, a multi talented musician, singer, songwriter, arranger and bandleader, became enormously popular in the late 1950's. He brought a soulful sound to everything he played from jazz, to blues, soul, country, rock & roll, pop and hel...

Best of Squidoo

A showcase of some top Squidoo lenses picked by Kate Phizackerley.
Occasionally I come across a lens which is so good I want to award it six stars. It's just so outstanding. So what I have decided to do is to build this lensography of the best lens o...

Best Of The Appalachian Trail on Twitter And Beyond

It just gets under your skin.

The fresh air. The sheer physical exertion. The camaraderie with others who walk with packs on their backs.

Okay, and the rain and the mud, the bugs and rocks, the lightning, the snakes and the bears. The sweat and the...

Best of The Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt on Twitter

It's a sales craze that could only happen on the internet! One young law student wrote a "tongue-in-cheek" review of his new Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt on Amazon. He implied that the new shirt had helped him to attract women in the local Wal-Mart.

The...

Best Panini Sandwich Recipes

Two slices of of Italian bread stuffed with delicious goodies such as mozzarella, tomatoes, prosciutto, fresh basil, roasted red peppers, or whatever else makes you happy. Brush with extra virigin olive oil, then press between the hot plates of a pan...

Best Potato Casserole In The Universe!

Leftover recipes don't have to be boring. I'll show you how to add a gourmet "touch" to this deliciously-rich potato casserole worth saving leftovers for. Step-by-step instructions and pictures of my special potato vegetable casserole shall make this...

Best small digital camera, the Casio Exilim Camera

I love this camera. I got it for my birthday. It's not sold in Europe, but my American Uncle sent it over.
It is so easy to use - as long as you have the settings just right. So this lens is to show you just how it's done.

All the pictures o...

Best Squidoo Tips by thefluffanutta on Twitter

When I first started on Squidoo I read every lens I could get my hands on by thefluffanutta.

How could you not? (He's a genius.. right?).. his "characture-head" pops up everywhere, weither it be through his masterful lens crafting or his helpful in...

Best Tres Leches Coconut Macaroons

Macaroons are good. Coconut Macaroons are better. Tres Leches Coconut Macaroons are the best!

I will demonstrate how to make one of the most delicious pastries in the world:Chef Keem's Chocolate-dipped Tres Leches Coconut Macaroons.

Can you believe...

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! :)

Best Websites for Kids Poems

These are the best poetry websites to get kids excited about writing and reading poems -- especially during National Poetry Month in April.

Kids love to read and write poems. Sometimes they struggle with choosing the right word. Or they're unsure if...

Beth Payne

Maybe it's because my kindergarten teacher said I didn't color "right." I happened to think that the crosshatch was appropriate for a mountain; which by the way was purple because of "purple mountain majesty," duh.

Why would a teacher tell such a be...

Beth's Vegetable Garden

I have had a vegetable garden every year for as long as I can remember.  I love to grow and eat my home grown veggies.  Let me share some of my experiences with you and maybe convert you to becoming a vegetable gardener, too.

Now I know ga...

Bette Midler

What can I say about Bette Midler other than her being an entertainer. She is both an actress and a singer. She is great at both. If you have not seen or heard any of her work, you should. You don't know what you are missing.

Bev's Baby Squids at Team One

A new Giant Squid Challenge is set to begin on August 1, 2009. I'm Bev Owens aka BevsPaper here on Squidoo and I am one of the team members of Team One led by Mimi aka GrowWear. Our team is offering coaching for this session to anyone who joins our t...

BevsPaper - Great Lensmaster

It is a real pleasure to introduce Bev who is known as BevsPaper here on Squidoo!

She is an amazing lensmaster who writes about a wide range of subjects. It has been a pleasure to get to know a little more about her as I have read her lenses, discov...

BevsPaper Proud To Be A Giant Greeter

When I got the invitation from Bonnie and Robin, the Giant Squid Organizers on Squidoo, to become one of the new Giant Greeters starting with the December 2009 Giant Squid Challenge it was a monumental day for me. You see I so love the process of mak...

Big Trucks and Big Hearts

Most truckers have hearts as big as their trucks by supporting charities for kids.

Red Sovine's '10-4 Teddy Bear'  has often inspired truckers to support many different charities for children.

A little background history: The fi...

Bigfoot - Sasquatch - Humor - Video Showcase

Here is some funny videos about sasquatch / bigfoot that will make you laugh. All of Messin' With Sasquatch Commercial videos. More that sixteen hilarious videos. Jokes about bigfoot.

The Sasquatch also known as the bigfoot, the snowman, the Yeti of...

Biker Leather Jackets For Men

Not until the late 1920's did motorcycling enthusiasts get a leather biker jacket they could call their own. It wasn't until the Schott Bros. garment manufacturer created the double sticthed men's leather motorcycle jacket before bikers had something...

Bikes in The Netherlands, about Dutch Bikes

There is no country in the world where biking is so normal as it is in The Netherlands - except China. This is a tribute to Dutch Bikes. Yes, we really do a lot of bicycling - and we've got the bikes to show for it.

[A reader told me the people of D...

Bill "Mr. Bojangles" Robinson

Is it possible that anybody hasn't heard the lyric: I knew a man Bojangles/And he danced for you/In worn out shoes...

The popular but enigmatic tap dancer, born Luther "Bill" Robinson, also known as Mr. Bojangles was a real-life folk character who e...

Bill Gates

Most are familiar with billionaire Bill Gates founder of microsoft and a great guy with a good heart.

Bill Gates has some good tips for anyone, but they are great to share with teenagers or those who recently graduated from high school.

Rule 1: Lif...

Bing Crosby: White Christmas MP3 Downloads and More

Artist: Bing Crosby
Music and Lyrics by: Irving Berlin
Written for the Film: Holiday Inn (1942)









 

White Christmas

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
and children listen
To hear sleigh bells...

Bipolar Disorder And Me - Two Bears and a Lady

Bipolar, two polar bears, get it? I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder around a year ago, but looking back I've shown symptoms of it since about age 11. I am now 28. I tend to deal with it and talk about it with humor as you can tell from the playfu...

Birth Order - How Did It Affect Me?

Yes, I think that my place in the Birth Order did affect me. I am the third child in a family of four children. I am the youngest of three girls so I was the "baby girl" of the family with a younger brother. We were all four years apart and I often w...

Birthday Ceremony At Montessori

Happy Birthday!   The Montessori birthday celebrations enjoyed by our grandchildren are a treasure.  As you will see from the video clips on this page, every school celebrates birthdays differently, but the walk around the sun seems t...

Birthday Party for Children or Adults in the Magical World of Faery | Pictures, Party Supplies, and a Little Pixie Dust

Titania, High Queen of the Faeries is ready to show you how to have a magical party for your birthday, Halloween, or any other occasion.

Fairies are not just for little girls dressed in pink, although many little girls love fairies. They are also fo...

Birthday Twins

Birthday twins!!! What are they??

Birthday twins are people who are born on your birthday.Could be anyone. So many babies are born each day its not impossible to find a twin or two.

I have made this place for people to add their birthday and find t...

Bissell Healthy Home Vacuum

A few months back my husband and I found ourselves in the market for a new vacuum sweeper, I decided on the Bissell Healthy Home Vacuum. My trusty model that I had used for some 20 years finally refused to pick up one more speck of dust from my floo...

Bitstrips - Comics Made Easy

Have you always wanted to create comic strips, but didn't feel you had the talent - or the patience - to laboriously draw them out and color them, one frame at a time?

With Bitstrips, you can do it in seconds.

Create your own characters, background...

Black Cat Figurines and Statuettes

Halloween has long been my favorite holiday, and one of my favorite things to decorate with on Halloween is black cats. Perhaps it's because I've always had and loved black cats, or it's just that they come out with so many fun variations, but black...

Blanche Singer--My Grandmother and a True Hero

My grandmother, Blanche Singer, was a true matriarch and leader of our family. I miss her every day and think about her often. Her fierce belief in family has shaped the way our family from immediate to third and fourth cousins think about family tod...

Blankets for Soldiers and Veterans

One of the special projects of Soldiers' Angels is to sew, knit or crochet blankets that get sent to soldiers with hope, with belief and with gratitude.

If you can sew, knit, crochet consider getting involved and making one of these special gifts fo...

Blankie's Story

Shadow is by far the biggest and most eclectic equine personality at Epic Farms. Sometimes funny, sometimes fragile, and always entertaining; we just never know what we're going to get from day to day.

The day the majority of the pictures used in th...

Blavatsky Collected Writings and Books

The best series of occult and spiritual literature ever. This lens contains links to all Blavatsky's books and articles. Read The Secret Doctrine, Isis Unveiled, The Voice of the Silence, the Key to Theosophy - and her fascinating articles.

Blessed Assurance by Fanny Crosby

"Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!" This song proclaims that I know God is there, and I know he waits for me in Heaven. I see hints of it all around me, and I spend my life praising him, "Watching and waiting, looking above". I know what Heaven hold'...

Block Buster! British Glam Rock of the 70s

At the beginning of the 1970s, I was in my early teens, an excellent age to appreciate a new phenomenon about to hit the British airwaves: Glam Rock.

At the time Glam was a joke. Those of us with Sweet records were laughed at by our friends who wer...

Blog Roll -- A Reader List of Blogs I Follow

As a Squidoo lensmaster, in any given day you will find me tooling around Squidoo working on my lenses or conversing in the friendly SquidU Forum. Because I have totally embraced the concept of focused lenses, I decided to create this Blog Roll as an...

Blog Talk Radio - Moon, Moo and You

Moon Moo and You is a Blog Talk radio show dedicated to the wisdom of all of us. Kate Loving Shenk and I discuss a wide variety of subjects from journaling to meditation practices to Squidoo, angels, article writing and mysterious other things. Moon,...

Bloggers Base - One More Squidoo Like Site??

A new platform for Blogger, Squidoo lensmaster and a writer.

BloggersBase - Beta is providing a discovery platform for bloggers, user-generate-content and readers alike. And also give opportunity to earn through competition.

BloggersBase is an onli...

Blogs Tutorial At Crabbysbeach | Set Up

This simple blogs tutorial is geared for setting up a blog at Crabbysbeach.com Squidoo blog community. The lesson covers the basic activation of powerful plug-ins and choosing a theme for the WordPress platform blogging you'll encounter at Crabbysbea...

Bluebirds of the Meadow

Summer nears and the bluebirds start nesting along the fenceline. The children are fascinated with the way they fly back and forth to build their nests. They become the focus of our next Unit Study, Bluebirds of the Meadow.



As your little bluebirds...

Boarding school and Valentines day joys

You thrill me when your'e near

 

I am just trying to get a few laughs going here. Having spent my school years at a boy's only boarding school, depending on your age then this day was eagerly anticipated.

 

It was a different...

Bodie Island Lighthouse

In my quest to photograph lighthouses, my husband and I traveled to the Outer Banks in North Carolina. I had seen photos of the Cape Hatteras lighthouse but was unfamiliar with the other lights that guided mariners along the Outer Banks.

The first l...

Bonnie and Clyde

You've read the story of Jesse James- Of how he lived and died; If you're still in need Of something to read Here's the story of Bonnie and Clyde.

Bonnie Boots

Bonnie Boots is one of the "good guys" of internet marketing.  In a sea of scum buckets who are only out to separate you from your money in as slick a way as possible (and you KNOW who those people are if you hang out in IM circles ve...

Bonnie D. - Squidoo Hero

Bonnie D., aka bdkz, is a graphic artist and writer from Cleveland, OH.  Here are just a few interesting facts about Bonnie.  She joined Squidoo in February, 2007.
She is a Giant Squid Organizer and a RocketMoms Organizer.
She has 1415 fans...

Bonsai Trees

Bonsai is the aesthetic art of planting and developing miniature trees by growing them in containers. Something that appeals to me, as it looks very relaxing. It would be fascinating to shape a plant and watch it morph into something else, always cha...

bonsai with grandma

There is a countless wealth of books and websites with all kinds of information about bonsai. I'm not here to tell you how.  I just want to share my bonsai experiences.   I've seen pictures of bonsai that are hundreds of...

Book Lenses for December 2009 Giant Challenge

Calling all bookworms that are participating in the Giant Squid Challenge for December 2009. I would like to introduce you to this plexo lens. It is where you will add your lenses about books that you want to count towards becoming a Giant Squid or a...

Book Lovers Accessories

Why not try some great accessories for your favorite book lover?

Since I am an avid reader myself, I know what accessories I like to have when I'm busy devouring my latest book. I'm sure everyone has someone in their life who loves to read....

Book of Shadow

Hi, I'm Holley. I am a mom to a 16 year old boy, daughter to two wonderful parents and I will be introducing you to Shadow, our youngest family member.

Shadow is a D-O-G (yes, we have to spell around her because she has no clue she is not a human)....

Book roundup

A wide variety of topics, but each of them are worth some of your time. Listed here in no order whatsoever, all my royalties go to charity. Books are still the best idea value in the universe.

Bookmarks / Book Thongs

You are like me and have endless books?

I'm always reading when I have a bit free time between my work :) so there are endless books in our house.

Often I read several books (manuals, books for my work and
also books for fun). So I really "need" a...

Books and Writing

Here is another one of my lensographies. This time it has to do with reading and writing. Why putting them together? Because they really do fit with each other. You can't write without being a person whom loves to read. As a kid, I had enjoyed readin...

Books for Kindergarteners

Kindergarten is a pivotal year in learning to getting kids interested in books. While our children were in Kindergarten, my wife and I would read to our Kindergartener almost every night. We let them pick out the book they wants us to read to her and...

Books that Changed Our Lives~!

Sometimes the best way to spend a lazy afternoon is to curl up with a book, especially one that makes you feel good!

A group I belong to on the web called Milagro World has a great thread going about "The Most Important Book I've Ever Read", started...

Borderline, seems like I'm going to lose my mind.......

It's hard to be your authentic self when you've spent years being someone you're not just to cover up the glitches in your brain. I'm sitting at the computer, staring at the monitor and feeling my fingers flying across the keyboard. I'm rambling. I a...

Borders and Dividers for use on Squidoo

I like to use clip art dividers and borders to dress up my lenses. I like them so much that I've accumulated quite a collection! These dividers and borders are derived from public domain sources such as vintage publications, or I've made them...

Boredom Busting With Plastic Bottle Toys

I realize that we shouldn't be buying bottled drinks - they are bad for the environment and usually bad for our health. As good as I try to be, I still have far too many plastic bottles hanging around the house until they can catch a ride to the recy...

Boston International Waste Baskets -- Naturally!

When decorating my home, I like home accents which add an artistic touch. Looking for a special waste basket, I am a big fan of the Boston International artsy and nature-inspired waste baskets. Since we have completed our home renovation project, I a...

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...

Bowling Bags

Just as important as having a bowling ball for bowling, you need a bag to go with your ball if you bought one for bowling. Today, there are variety of bags to choose from. There are even one for people that bowl with more than one balls. For some peo...

Bowling Balls

You can't bowl without a bowling ball can you? You can bowl with a bowling ball that the bowling alley has, but what if you want to get your own?

Why get your own ball when you can use a ball for free? That is a great question and I shall tell you w...

Bowling Shoes

Like the bowling ball, bowling shoes are very important. You cannot bowl in regular shoes due to the fact that it would be dangerous to other bowlers to bowl in that manner.

BPA Free Reusable Sandwich Bags

An easy way to lower the amount of trash that you create while ridding your body of harmful BPA is by using our BPA free reusable sandwich bags! These sandwich bags are PVC free plastic (called EVA). It's also phthalate free and lead free. Hand w...

Brand New Life and Fashion Style - Moxie Girlz

As we all know, girls love to play with dolls! And if those dolls are cool, fashionable and beautiful, many little girls want to be just like their dolls!

After a stunning success with Bratz fashion dolls, MGA Entertainment had to step back after a...

Breast Reduction Surgery

Women who want relief of back, shoulder, and neck pain caused by large breasts are opting for Breast Reduction Surgery. Breast Reduction Surgery or Reduction Mammoplasty is becoming a common medical procedure. More than 70,000 women underwent breast...

Brian Harnois: One of the Original Ghost Hunters

While it's true that Brian did his share of goofing up, he also was all too often the whipping boy of the rest of the crew.

While it may be little known, Brian helped establish Ghost Hunters. He was with the original crew. He always showed respect t...

Bright Cowork

Bright Cowork is a collaborative coworking space in historic Winchester, VA. We offer all the advantages of a high-tech, creative office without the hassle and high cost of long term leases.

Members get their own workspace and access to shared areas...

Britain - Cat Country

I've been intrigued by stories of 'killer' cats' loose in Britain's countryside.

Di Francis (author of The Beast of Exmoor) came up with the idea that maybe...maybe, Genette Tate, the 13 year old girl who disappeared whilst on he...

Britney Spears Perfume

You just can't get enough of Britney Spears, can you? She is like a bad penny. Her face keeps showing up in the media again; her voice on talk shows, in videos and on the radio. She even had appearings in movies like Austin Powers: Goldmember. And ye...

Broken Images Visual Poetry

During the summer of 2001 I created a series of mixed media collages that I still think of as visual poems. Unfortunately all of the original works got damaged beyond repair over the years, but I still have excellent scans of the originals.

I hope y...

Brooklyn Is Hilarious

Brooklyn is the youngest of my three daughters. She is two years old. She has the funniest personality out of the bunch and is really quite comical. Whenever I scroll through my pictures, I notice that the most unusual and odd ones are of her. This l...

Browser Toolbar for Squidoo

This new browser toolbar from SquidUtils.com puts powerful tools at the finger tips of Lensmasters. Featuring quick links to all your Squidoo accounts, lenses and groups, and easy access to all the social functions, this toolbar will be indispensable...

Brunel's Great Western Railway

Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Great Western Railway was designed to be one of the fastest of its time.

The railway was built on a wide gauge of 7 feet known as "broad gauge", designed to increase speed and passenger comfort, and it was jo...

Buddhism T-shirts for Xmas

Let's be clear: for a Buddhist, there can never be too many Buddhist shirts. Can there? I don't think so. I've found you a whole bunch - from two sources.

First Amazon: where sizes and colors are for the choosing. Generally the sizes ther...

Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy has been a fixture on the blues circuit for many years and many guitarists such as Eric Clapton and the late Stevie Ray Vaughan pointed to Buddy Guy as an inspiration.

He is well known for being the ultimate showman and has been playing th...

Buffalo Skull From The Badlands

The buffalo skull that I have was found in the Badlands of North Dakota in the United States of America. It was given to me as a gift by a friend named Dave Hendrickson in 2007. Dave found the skull while he was bow hunting for mule deer in the Badla...

Build Your English Vocabulary by Learning Latin Roots

Though classified as a "dead" language, meaning that it is no longer spoken as a native language, Latin does live on in the words that we use every day in our written and verbal communication.

While there is continual debate regarding the actual per...

Build Your Home With Your Own Two Hands!

I've been bitten by the natural building bug, and I've decided to infec...er, um, share what I'm learning with the rest of the world. I hope to eventually settle into an eco-community and build my own house. In the mean time I'm reading books, surfin...

Building a Back Yard Shed

Building a shed is fun and easy. My husband and father built this shed for our back yard with a shed kit from Home Depot. They completed the project in 2 days.

Here are pictures of our shed going up. Visit the Links List for more detail...

Building Self Confidence

Self-confident people are generally more successful, positive and happy. They behave differently, are more likely to take risks and expect things to work out for them. Their self-confidence shows in their body language, how they speak and the quality...

Bullying At Primary School

Bullying at Primary School is about everything that I learned when my daughter was bullied at school and gives tips and strategies to use when dealing with the school.

I hope your children are never bullied, but if they are then perhaps our experien...

Burning Black Candles

Burning Black Candles for some reason has a negative connotation associated to it. Many people (not all) associate black candles to witchcraft, evil and darkness, but yet it not considered evil or dark to wear black clothing or use black decorations....

But what about Socialization?

When making the decision to homeschool, socialization is often one of the major concerns.

Many homeschooling families believe that public and private schools with their classes divided by age, low ratio of adults to children, isolation from the comm...

Butterflies 101

Left: Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) Butterflies are insects with four large wings that feed either on the nectar of flowers or on fruit. Together with moths, butterflies make up the scientific order Lepidoptera - the word means 'scaly win...

Butterflies, Flowers, Lighthouses. Wonderful Photographs!

I love to take photographs. It is a wonderful way to view the world from a whole different point of view. With camera in hand, I am able to find beauty wherever I go. It seems I am always looking for the next good photo

With hundreds of photos in my...

Butterfly Jewelry: Gifts from Nature

Butterfly jewelry is a beautiful way to say, "I love you." Butterflies signify newe life, and a refreshing change of seasons.

Because I've loved butterflies all my life, I've chosen to focus on butterfly-themed jewelry for this lens--nature at is be...

By the Light of the Silvery Moon

Are you fascinated by the moon? Do you love to catch a glimpse of the full moon or stay up late to catch a lunar eclipse?

This lens will highlight my photos taken of the full moon on several different nights. It will also show some photos that I took...

C-Joy: RocketMoms Graduate

Candace was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-wee...

C.G. Jung's typology - Extraversion

This is the first of a series of lenses I hope to do on Carl Gustav Jung, M.D.

I have been studying Jung for 14 years. I also had the great privilege of undergoing a 12-year Jungian analysis by a highly regarded member of the faculty of the New Yo...

C.G. Jung's Typology - Introversion

The West is an outward-going culture and introverts are a minority; shamed not only by our culture, but by our own families, as Jung notes below. I Googled "introverted child" and the first hit I landed on was a forum for parents of introverted child...

Cajun Night Before Christmas

Did you know that Santa once moved to Louisiana and that there is a book called, the Cajun Night Before Christmas by Trosclair and James Rice, that tells the tale? Since the 1970's James Rice has delighted readers with his fanciful illustrations...

Calendars for Moms - 2010

When a mom is organized, her family is organized. She begins to see that as her children are infants. Keeping up with the many doctor visits while operating on little sleep is difficult! As her children get older, it become even more of a challenge t...

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"...

Call of Cthulhu

If you like Edgar Allen Poe, you will definitely enjoy H.P. Lovecraft. My son introduced me to this author by suggesting that I read The Call of Cthulhu. I was so enthralled in this short story that I didn't put the book down until I had read the las...

Cameras for Kids

Whether you're struggling to find something to keep a child busy, wish to spark a life long love of an exciting hobby, or hope to stimulate learning through a less traditional approach; photography, especially with a digital camera may be at lea...

Can AWeber and Squidoo Work Together?

This is an open letter to Tom Kulzer, CEO and Founder of AWeber, and Seth Godin, Founder of Squidoo.

We have a problem that I think can be solved.

As both of you already know, permission marketing is one of the most effective ways of attracting pro...

Can I Quit Smoking? (Yes I did)

I've finally decided to take the plunge and quit smoking. It was a difficult decision. I really do want to quit for health reasons, but as I am sure most people feel, I'm nervous and a little scared that I will fail. I must admit, I've been discourag...

Can You Really Make Money on Squidoo?

You've probably heard that Squidoo is made up of the kindest group of folks on the internet, but are these lensmasters just having fun or are they actually earning money doing something they love? For some, making lenses about their hobbies and passi...

Cancer Warrior

I have cancer and I'm gearing up for a fight.

I have become a cancer warrior.  I've decided to share my battle with anal cancer here for a few reasons.  First, I believe prayer is the most powerful weapon there is and I want to give...

Candied Apples

Candied apples are a staple food at local county fairs and carnivals. They are sold on sticks and usually dipped in a sugar based coating. They can also be dipped in caramel or chocolate. The apples can then be adorned with other toppings such as cru...

Canine CPR!

In 2007 I read about how my blogging friend, Tish, saved her pup Cruella from choking. It was a very scary situation and thank dog she knew what to do!

It's so important to know information on how to perform CPR on your dog! You just never know what c...

Canning Jars - Filled with Love

I'll show you just how easy canning your own vegetables and fruits can be. I'll give you step-by-step instructions for water bath canning and pressure canning. It is somewhat time consuming, but well worth the effort. Think how proud you will be of y...

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Cape Hatteras is one of five lighthouses that dot the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Each of these lighthouses has a very distinctive look. One is natural red brick, one black and white striped, one solid white, one a black and white diamond design...

Captain Kangaroo

Captain Kangaroo aired on CBS for just under 30 years from 1955 to 1984. Captain Kangaroo was played by Bob Keeshan.It is interesting to note that Bob played the part of Clarabell the Clown on the old Howdy Doody show, which although Howdy Doody was...

Caption My Goat Pictures

You are in for a treat...no kidding ;) Our goats make us laugh out loud or crack a big grin every single day! They are very social animals so any time I'm within their view I 'get a talkin' to' and most times I know they are pleading with me to feed...

Caption This!

Our first assignment in Squidoo Summer School was to make a Caption Contest Lens. The Caption Contest is a brand new module where you can upload a photo and then have people add their own ideas of what's going on, or being thought by who ever is in t...

Captions For Classic Black&White Photos

Captions for classic black and white photos is a playful lens. They say a picture paints a thousand words and this is true for the refined writer. The rest of us may only be able to come up with a caption. Each of these wonderful photographs has an...

Car Camping

Hi there! I'm glad to see you want to have an adventure and go camping. When traveling with the car fully loaded in more ways than one, having a good attitude and reasonable expectations is a great way to hit the campgrounds. This can...

Car Kids Beds

 It is where you will spend the hours that you deem most comfortable and important to you. It is no different with kids, who enjoy their sleeping areas just as much as adults enjoy theirs, which is why there are beds specially designed for the y...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

If you've ever taken a course in chemistry, you may have been presented with a textbook definition of carbon monoxide (sometimes referred to as CO). It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas produced by burning materials that contain carbon. It is t...

Carowinds Theme Park

Carowinds is an exciting theme park located on the North and South Carolina border - near Charlotte, North Carolina - in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Carowinds boasts 12 roller coasters, water rides, and cartoon characters. Come meet Dora the Explorer!...

Cartoon Sheep

A growing gallery of original, offbeat, surreal cartoons. Great entertainment for the whole family, except the kids. There are dozens of Cecil the Sheep drawings in this collection. I'll be posting the best of them over the next few days. Watch this...

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...

Castle in the Clouds of New Hampshire

Castle in the Clouds is an historic mountaintop estate overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee in central New Hampshire. The castle and grounds have been restored and preserved as they were when it was home to its builder, Thomas Plant and his bride, Olive. T...

Castles of England

Stalwart fortress of strength, beauty, and history, these are also the homes of families and the pride of countries. They are the stuff of fantasy and fairy tales. Come...let me take you on a journey through the streets and countryside as we visit so...

Cat Caught In An Illegal Steel Trap Or Animal Cruelty?

A bizarre sight, indeed. I found this poor cat hanging from a steel trap suspended in some vines adjoining a tree.

How did it get there?

Who set the trap?

Why is the cat caught in such a way that he is resting on those vines, and not dangling in m...

Cat's Guide to Escaping the House

Hello, my name is Oreo, the senior cat at the Easterling household. While I love my human family and they take good care of me, the call of the outdoors sometimes gets the better of me! They used to let me outdoors all the time, but I started wa...

Cats are Smarter than Dogs

I think Cats are Smarter than Dogs and here's some of my reasons why:

- Cats are far more independent and can take care of themselves better.

- Provide adequate food and water and a cat can be left home alone for a few days while you go on vacation....

Caving Pictures Experience

Let's face it, caves can be dark and caving is a dangerous sport or recreation. Caving accidents happen quickly, so if you are planning on going caving... wear a helmet with lights, and good caving gear is essential equipment for climbing.

Cavin...

Celebrate Grandparent's Day

Let's celebrate grandparent's day! Grandparent's Day is celebrated in September, on the first Sunday following Labor Day. Jimmy Carter first declared Grandparents Day a national holiday in 1978. In his original proclamation Carter wrote, that becaus...

Celebrate National Dictionary Day!

October 16, the birthday of Noah Webster, is Dictionary Day in America. Show your appreciation for this most useful of reference books by celebrating Dictionary Day with your children --learn some new words, learn how dictionaries came to be, spruce...

Celebrating Quality Heroes

Today we were Celebrating Quality Heroes at UNC Hospitals' 2009 Commitment to Caring Quality Expo.  Each year employees of UNC Hospitals are encouraged to present posters describing Quality Improvement Processes used on their units to impro...

Celebrating with Profile Pictures

My sister aka Ohme aka @hellams is a very talented lensmaster and artist. At Christmastime in 2008, she magically used clip art to create a wonderful Santa hat for me to wear in my bio and on Twitter.

It was fun to hear people's reactions to grandma...

Celtic Music: Lenses ☺

This lens points to other lenses I've made highlighting Celtic music performers as well as radio shows, both broadcast and Internet, that play the traditional music of the Celtic lands. Celtic music covers a lot of territory and many performers. Each...

Centaurs and Centaur Mythology

Centaurs first appeared In Greek mythology as barbaric, dangerous creatures. They were part man, part horse. In this way, the centaur brings together human beings, able to talk, think, and reason, with the strength and speed of a strong, swift animal...

Challenge Contest Winners - Food

When I had officially, created the challenge contest, it was attached to the groups that I was running. I have since given up the groups, but I decided to keep running this contest. Instead of having the criteria of being in the group, anyone can add...

Challenge Contest Winners - Animals

This lens is to announce the winners of our challenge contest winner under the category of Animals. Many of the lensmasters have submitted their lenses in hope to win.

Challenge Contest Winners - Lenosgraphy

The Lensography Contest is a collection of lensographies. These are the contest winners for the challenge contest under this category.

Challenge Contest Winners - Squidoo Tips

This lens is to announce the winners of the challenge contest under the category of Squidoo Tips. Many submitted lenses under this category, but only up to three will win.

Chanukah Coloring Fun

Chanukah coloring pages and coloring craft sheets will entertain children from tots to tweens (and perhaps a few adults, too) for hours suring the 8 days of the Festival of Lights holiday. In the days before Hanukkah, children will enjoy coloring gre...

Chanukah Toys, Gifts, and Fun for Children

Your one-stop-shop for Chanukah fun, gift ideas, toys, books, and games for children. I get so tired of shopping during the holidays and finding a glut of Christmas items, but a poor selection of things for Chanukah. Save time and money this year by...

Charity: Meals on Wheels

There are a lot of different charities and volunteer positions out there, and one of them is the Meals on Wheels program. I recently joined up as a volunteer driver, delivering food to the elderly as well as those people who are unable to prepare foo...

Charlie and Barkley: Dogs of Suburbia

The end of 1995 was the year we decided to get two puppies. We had lost our cocker spaniel "Topper" earlier in the year. The kids were 14 and 13 and it was time for new pets. We love dogs. Within two days we found the puppies we wanted. A beagle we...

Charlie Cat At Home - Amazing Cat Pictures

Charlie came to join us about 18 months ago and has been very photogenic ever since!

He is a beautiful boy who is a rescue cat from our local RSPCA centre and he has brought a great deal of laughter, affection and joy to our home.

Hopefully the pic...

Charlie Rymer - Golf hits and giggles!

Charlie Rymer has been a golf announcer at ESPN since 1998. His wit and humor adds delight to each golf event. He was a member of the PGA Tour in 1995, 1996 and 1997. His best finish was at the Shell Houston Open in 1995 where he finished in third pl...

Charlie's Angel

When I was first informed that I had been appointed a Squid Angel by Squidoo HQ my partner had only one question!  Let me first explain why the question arose!

As those who have encountered me in Squidu will know I use an avatar or picture there...

Charlotte Mason Basics

The homeschool movement is gaining momentum all over the world, and many home educators are looking back to the ideas of Charlotte Mason as a compass for teaching their own children.

Charlotte Mason was an educator who lived in England from 1841-192...

Charly Leetham

I am happy to introduce you to Charly Leetham. Charly is an expert in all things related to computers, the internet and internet marketing. She is also an excellent interviewer! Charly and I are in the same Master Mind group of 6 women. We meet via t...

Check out these Squidoo Blogs

I have been reading different Squidoo blogs lately and wanted to make a lens to highlight the ones I like. There's also a place on this lens for you to add a link to blogs about Squidoo that you like.

To keep up with all the Squidoo blogs, I use Goo...

Cheese Salsa Crustless Quiche

Would you like to simplify things in the kitchen on Thanksgiving Day?  Why not make breakfast the day before while you are making your pies?  Cheese Salsa Crustless Quiche is very simple and can be cut, heated in the microwave and served on...

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...

Chennai is Your Next Tourist Destination.

Chennai formerly known as Madras is the capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is the country's fourth largest city. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. This 367 year old city has an estimated population...

Cherryholmes -- An awesome bluegrass band

The Cherryholmes band is a group of gifted musicians, songwriters, and singers who also happen to be a nuclear family. Organized by their mother as a homeschooling project, they have grown into an award-winning bluegrass band. "Cherryholmes&quo...

Chess Variations - Various Derivitives of Traditional Chess

Many people know the usual rules to the game of chess, yet these variations on the rules of chess provide some interesting twists. Some of these make for fast and easy games very suitable for beginners, others make the game almost fiendishly difficul...

Chewing Gum Art

What do you do with your bubble gum after you're done blowing bubbles? You know you're not supposed to put that piece of gum under the desk. Welcome to the world of chewing gum art. There are several artists out there who use chewing gum as their pri...

Chichen Itza Pyramid

Chichen Itza was built by the Mayan civilization in the northern center of the Yucatan state of Mexico. Dominating the center of Chichen Itza is the pyramid commonly known as "El Castillo" (the castle).



This step pyramid (yes it has lots...

Chicken Surprise

This is another in my series of cooking lenses dedicated to Moms who work at a paying endeavor in addition to doing Mom duty pretty much 24/7.
I am past that, thank God! Not that I didn't love it when my children were around, I did.

But when I was i...

Chickens as House Pets

Chickens make really great pets (What other animal makes you breakfast in the morning? lol) and are enjoying a huge surge in popularity as more and more people are getting tired of buying lackluster tasting eggs from chickens in factory farms. Due to...

Chickie Pics

Though the average person knows practically nothing about chickens, they really are fascinating fowl. This lens spotlights some of these interesting poultry and tells a bit about them. Have fun learning facts about chickens, checking out the pictures...

Chickweed

Chickweed is a beautiful, delicate, and tasty plant. We don't get it during the hottest months of the year here in Los Angeles, but it's a treat whenever I see it come back. One of my very favorite salad greens.

Right now it's too hot for chickweed...

Child Of My Heart (Part One)

Neither bone of my bone,
Nor flesh of my flesh,
But mine, just the same.

You did not grow beneath my heart,
Instead, you grew within it.

On a brisk, January evening, she entered my life, a tiny, little thing with hair of corn silk, still reeling...

Child Of My Heart (Part Three)

The night I first brought Audrey home, I promised, if she were still with me when she was grown, I would try to find her mother for her.

I have kept every promise I have ever made to this little girl, save this one. And now she is grown.

Where do...

Child Of My Heart (Part Two)

I believe God led Audrey to me. Though she is not mine genetically, she has grown to become my child through experience, sacrifice, hard work and more love than I could have imagined. We have shared a lifetime in ten short years and now we are shar...

Children and Parenting Headquarters

Here you will find help for parents on a variety of difficult children and parenting issues. You may have to confront bullying; your child may be autistic or have Asperger's Syndrome; they may have learning difficulties caused by dyslexia, Audito...

Children Like To Make Prints

Designing and making prints with children can be fun and very rewarding. Children have no fear over trying something new, making mistakes or choosing the wrong colors. One of the most satisfying aspects of printing is that, children can achieve a ple...

Children with behavior problems

Who Else Wants to End Their Child's Fighting, Arguing, and Talking Back Once and for All?

No more children with behavior problems equals peace and joy for the entire family.

Children's Bedroom Accessories

You've spent a lot of time and effort decorating your child's bedroom and playroom to create a colorful, warm, and loving environment for them to grow up in.

You''ve had fun picking out the colors and designs to stimulate your child's growth and spa...

Children's Book Author Eric Carle

We first started receiving Eric Carle books from my sister-in-law almost immediately after my first daughter was born. Author and illustrator Eric Carle creates some great books that kids want to read over and over again, and our kids were no excepti...

Children's Book Author Jan Brett

We were first turned on to Jan Brett by my sister-in-law. Since then, we have been reading Jan Brett stories to our kids. Titles like The Mitten, The Hat, and Gingerbread Baby are heart warming stories children all children can relate to.

Children's Picture Book, By MiMi: Gonna Catch A Big One

Children's books can entertain and teach children. Entertaining and teaching my grandson is something I love to do. Once in a while, I get creative and make him a book. Well, writing and illustrating a book for him has happened only twice, but I&...

Childrens Storage Boxes

Find the best organizational childrens storage boxes online, ideas for customized storage solutions, and tips for keeping toys out of the way to help you meet all of your organizational needs.

Kids gather a lot of stuff - amazing, isn't it, consider...

Chimeras and Chimera Mythology

The Chimera appears in Greek mythology as a monstrous creature, apparently a combination of several different animals. While the chimera, or hybrid, creature, may exist only in legend and myth, the creatures from which it is composed are real. Some c...

Chloe's Lensography

To be that young again.  No thanks, not on your life!  Let's move forward about 33 years.  Ouch!  Wait a minute, let me think about that.

Seriously, I want to thank you for visiting my Lensography.  Here you will see the work...

Chocolate Candles -- How Sweet It Is

The color chocolate is so trendy and tasty. What's better than the aroma of chocolate in a candle? Well, probably chocolate candy right? If you love the color of rich chocolate or love chocolate candy, you are sure to love chocolate candles! They are...

Chocolate Love Cake

This cake is also known as Italian Love Cake. There are many variations of it, like most recipes, but this is my favorite. This is an extremely moist cake, and if not eaten within a couple of days can get a little moist on the bottom. More often than...

Chocolate Pound Cake

This chocolate pound cake has a perfect melt-in-your-mouth quality. It has all the classic pound cake ingredients: butter, sugar, eggs etc. But it also has cocoa which turns it into a chocolatey masterpiece. A dusting of powdered sugar is all you'll...

Choosing Children's Outdoor Play Equipment

Choosing children's outdoor play equipment is as easy as a soft summer breeze when delightful choices are at your fingertips. Children desire fun and adventure on a daily basis. The ideal playset will stimulate their active imaginations and allow...

Choosing the right items for your Amazon modules

Ya gotta love Squidoo's Amazon modules. I think they are probably my favorite affiliate modules. The modules themselves are some of the nicest looking and easiest to work with on the site, and Amazon.com offers such a huge range of products that it w...

Christene

Whatever I feel like adding.
Part lensography, part biography and part, well I'm not sure.

This is my homepage which connects all of my lenses together. I share with you some of the people, and places, and things that I love.

New lenses are added eve...

Christene’s Custom Lens Creation

Have you been wanting to get in on this Squidoo thing but weren't sure where to begin?

Let me help you!

Christmas Angels

Christmas is a time of year that evokes memories to last a lifetime. Christmas Angels have been a part of the Christmas tradition for many years.  Thank Heaven for Christmas Angels -- Art Posters, Figurines, Ornaments, Tree Toppers and Nativity...

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 Clip Art

Here's all you need to know to find the best good quality Christmas clip art and New Year graphics. You'll find hundreds of sources for Christmas craft graphics and holiday clip art borders in this Christmas Clip Art and New Year Graphics len...

Christmas Gifts for Seniors

Gift for grandmothers and grandfathers can be a challenge. We want to give the perfect gift, a gift that lets them know how much we love them, right? This year, give a gift they will enjoy year round!

Christmas Holiday Traditions

Don't you just love Christmas? It is such a special time of year for families. Every Family has special Traditions. I will be sharing some of ours and would love to have you share some of yours.

Christmas Ornaments for Children

A wonderful Christmas tradition in our family is for each child to get a special ornament each year.

This ornament may be related to a child's favorite cartoon characters or perhaps a special time or event from the past year.

I remember the year my...

Christmas Robin Greetings

Here in the UK, few things say Christmas quite as much as the traditional English robin. You'll find this favourite British bird on greetings cards, Christmas cakes, tree ornaments and decorations everywhere.

In fact, the Christmas greetings card...

Christmas Table Linens

You can set a beautiful table this holiday season.

Christmas linens and Christmas china and a lovely centerpiece create a festive setting for your family and friends.

Select a theme -- Holly, Christmas trees, Angels, Christmas stockings - whatever...

Christmas Tree Toppers

Let's take a look at Christmas Tree Toppers

Christmas tree toppers are fairly often to be found on the family Christmas tree. Like many other Christmas decorations, Christmas Tree Toppers come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and styles although y...

Christmas Trivia Questions And Answers

1. Which Christmas tree fact is NOT true?
A. Artificial Christmas trees have outsold real ones every year since 1991.
B. Nova Scotia leads the world in exporting Christmas trees.
c. Franklin Pierce was the first president to decorate an official Whit...

Christmas Wish List

This Christmas gift ideas list includes all price ranges. As I begin my Christmas shopping, I look for items that are really special. I hope this list is helpful to you as you make your list and check it twice!

All items are listed at Amazon. For mo...

Christopher Alexander's "Pattern Language"

I started writing a lens about house design and quickly realized the whole thing was turning into a Christopher Alexander love-fest, so I decided I'd better give him his own space.

"Pattern Language" is, perhaps, my favorite book in the whole world....

Citizen Squid Squidoo Angel - Spirituality

I was a squidangel from April till Oktober 2009. Now (starting Nov. 17th 2009) I'm a Citizen Squid: I'm the SEO mentor. This means that I regained my blessing powers. Which is great: I love finding and rewarding hidden treasures.

This lens i...

Citizens of Zutville

To really get to know Zutville, one must get to know the citizens of this great little Kingdom. It is with this in mind that we have made this lens. Here you will come face-to-face with them. I will tell you a little about each of them and perhaps th...

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 Motorcycles Vs. Classic Cars

It often seems as though people are either classic car afficianados or classic motorcycle lovers. There are a few people that love both equally, but usually we love one at least slightly more than the other. This lens debates the question of which is...

Classic Shortbread Cookies for Holiday Gift Giving

Scottish Shortbread cookies are a classic! They are easy to make, have only three ingredients, and there are many variations. Shortbread cookies are wonderful for serving at your holiday meals. These shortbread cookies are perfect for gift giving bec...

Classic Swiss Army Knife!

Welcome, I believe the Swiss Army Knives Are Great Tools! There are so many Classic Swiss Army Knife styles to chose from. I hope you can find the classic style you are looking for here. I love the knives that are available for the ladies by Swiss Ar...

Classy Men's Halloween Costumes

Classy Men's Halloween Costumes will easily guide you through some simple choices in costume selection and give you some clever ideas, if you choose to create your own. Halloween can be a thrilling evening. As the sun sets on the horizon, and the wi...

Claude Monet in Giverny

In 1883, Claude Monet moved to Giverny with Alice Hoschede and the eight children (two from his first wife Camille). Monet and Alice lived as husband and wife even though she was still married to her first husband Ernest who deserted her and the kids...

CleanerLife's Lenses

When I started on Squidoo back in July 2008, I was looking for a way to promote my online business. Little did I know that Squidoo would end up taking up almost all of my time.

Building my pages, which we call "Lenses", has been a lot of fun, and I...

Clever Captions for Crazy Critters

As an amateur photographer, I live for those rare magic moments when my patience pays off and I am suddenly in the right place at the right time for the shot I want.

As a Zazzler, I often take these shots and add captions to make them just a bit mor...

Clip Art Borders & Frames

This lens is dedicated to clip art borders, page borders, frame graphics, scrapbook borders, dividers and border clip art for blogs, web pages and Squidoo lenses.

Clip art borders and picture frame borders are one of the top free clip art searches o...

Clip Art Lensography - Pastiche's Graphics Lenses

This Squidoo lensography features Pastiche's lenses featuring clip art collections, graphic borders,graphics and downloadable fonts for blogs, web pages, scrapbooking, flyers, school projects or crafts.

Searching for good quality themed clip art can...

Cloth vs Disposable Diapers

"Cloth or disposable diapers?". . . is a big question on the minds of many new parents these days. After all, there will be thousands (literally, thousands) of diaper changes by the time a "little one" is fully potty trained.

Some folks believe that...

Clothtique Santas

I would like to introduce you to the Clothtique Santas by Possible Dreams. I love Santa Claus and have quite a huge collection of Santas in all sorts of mediums. Several of my most treasured are the realistic looking Santas made from stiffened cloth...

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...

Clover

Photo taken at a park in Long Beach

(all other images on this page are from Wikimedia Commons)

Clover is one of the most famous of weeds, commonly sharing space with grass in lawns.

Clover is viewed by many as having folkloric and religious symbol...

Club Grandma's

I've been in the "parenting business" for 28 years now. I've done so well, I've been promoted to "Grandma". I made a lot of mistakes over the years, but I did manage to learn a few things as well. Grandma's have learned where to find the free stuff,...

Cobbler Recipes . . . Gone Wild!

Hmmm, cobblers . . . a deep-dish, melt-in-your-mouth flaky crust filled with whatever fruit you have on-hand and served hot!

Is it a pie? No, not really. Although some believe it orginated as an accidental deep dish pie gone "good."

Some say...

CoCaLo Nightlights -- Colorize Your Nursery

The CoCaLo line of baby products is sure to please, particularly with the cutest nightlights to colorize your baby's nursery! These are oh so adorably cute, with a whimsical nature and are priced not to bust your wallet. Whether buying a nightlight f...

cockroaches facts and myths

Cockroaches are considered pests by some, and appetizers by others! Although many people do not like the sight of roaches in their homes, they are still fascinated by the little (and sometimes not so little) creatures.

It has been said that cockroac...

Cocoa and Little Men

I know you all know what a hot cocoa drink is, but I'm positive that you don't know what little men are. No, no, not those little green men from mars, little men is a term my mother came up with and used for one of my favorite childhood treats.

So m...

COCONUT - The Tree of Life

The coconut tree plays an important part in every Filipino's life. Some Filipinos live in houses that are all-coconut. Meaning... from the chairs to roof to the furniture to the plates to the wall to the beds to the stairs to the windows... all craft...

Coffee Shop High

So what's the first thing many people do just after they get out of bed in the morning? They slowly make their way to the kitchen and rustle up a coffee. A couple of sips later they feel better, more energized and alert.

" Wow! It's gonna be a great...

Coffins of the Ga tribe in Ghana

On the coast of Ghana, the Ga tribe approach death in an interesting way. A funeral is a time to both mourn and celebrate life. The coffins they create, therefore, are brightly colored, elaborate and festive. Often called "fantasy coffins",...

Cold Fusion

Cold Fusion is the energy making device, for the world of Tomorrow! Our world is in great need for a steady energy supply, that doesn't pollute, that doesn't produce radioactive waste, and a lot of other dangerous things. Cold fusion is a very viable...

Colin Firth- Mr.Darcy and More

Welcome to my lens on Colin Firth, the English actor who portrayed Fitzwilliam Darcy in the A&E production of Pride and Prejudice. In this lens you will find photos, information regarding Colin's movies and much more. Hope you enjoy it!

Collage Ideas | Collage Work | How To Make A Collage

Collage Art Products
Collage is a fun easy way to use your creative talents. Once you have made your first collage the world will be your oyster!

There is such freedom in the art of collage. Basically you can do whatever you like. There are no rules...

Collard Greens

Welcome to my lens. I've entered it into the Squidoo Thanksgiving Cookoff (for Charity). If it gets selected, the charity I support gets $1000.  I hope you enjoy -- and if you do, don't be shy, spread the word!

Collard greens is one of t...

Collective Soul

A local group of guys made it out of the little known town of Stockbridge, GA to become not only local celebrities, but stars. Most of you know, or have read on the blog, that I am in Jonesboro, GA (not even 5 miles away) so I've been listening to th...

College Dorm Rooms

In years past this would be the hardest week of the year. I would be panicked trying to copy schedules, purchase school supplies, purchase uniforms, get haircuts, purchase lunch supplies, and just remember to wake up on time.

My children have finish...

Color Eggs Ukrainian Style

For thousands of years women have been decorating eggs, called Pysanky. The tradition was passed down from mother to daughter. Each family and village had their own special ritual for decorating the Pysanky. They were created in the middle of the nig...

Color Schemes: Christmas

I was thinking of how long my original color scheme lens is, so I have decided to divide it up a little bit. Here, you get color schemes for the Christmas season. As always, all you have to do is copy the code and put it on your lens.

Photo Credit:...

Color Schemes: Darks and Neutrals

I have been slowly dividing up my color schemes lens. The way I look at it, it makes the lenses more focused to whatever everyone needs. Everyone can go to the color scheme lens that is catered to their objective and in exchange, it will be easier to...

Colorful Hammock Collection

When I'm on vacation at the beach I always take time to quietly sit around by the hammock. It is so relaxing to feel the cool breeze of being away from the city life. Good times!

Hammocks are very comfy string of fabric used for resting above ground...

Colorful Hibiscus Flowers

I love Hibiscus flowers. They come in so many bright and cheerful colors!

When we were in Florida this past year I became obsessed with photographing Hibiscus flowers. I'd photograph them after a rain shower, in the morning, and in the evening. I wo...

Coloring Crafts Projects, Patterns, Ideas

Coloring crafts are the easiest crafts for young children, and coloring crafts are often used for therapeutic activities but there's much more to coloring crafts. You can design all sorts of crafts from coloring page pictures. Use the line drawings f...

Columbia, SC Y'all!

Whether you live here, you're a student at USC, you're one of our proud soldiers at Ft. Jackson or you're just dropping by for a visit, Columbia, SC has something for everyone! Welcome to Cola town! Now get yourself a map, checkout some of our fine a...

Columbine Survivors 10 years later

April 20, 2009 marked the tenth memorial of the Columbine massacre. Some call it an anniversary, but that word suggests celebration, and the events at Columbine leave little to celebrate.

While most remember the events that day, those who lost their...

Come and Visit Crestone, CO

Crestone is my favorite place to vacation in Colorado my home state. I love it here because it reminds me of Tibet.

One of the biggest attractions in the area of Crestone is the Great Sand Dunes National Park which draws many tourists yearly. I neve...

Come Visit Vermont

In a couple of weeks I will be making the long drive from Miami up the east coast of the United States to my home in Vermont. Vermont is the place that my heart longs for. No matter where I travel it always calls to me.

If you have not been there ye...

Comical Puffins

Amazing facts about the Puffin........

*The Tufted Puffin nests mostly in deep burrows that it digs into cliff edges and slopes. These burrows can be more than 1.5 meters (5 feet) deep.
They can capture and hold multiple small fish crosswise in its...

Coming Clean with Hand Sanitizers

I was always aware of germs as an adult, but I've definitely turned it into an art form ever since having twins. When you have premature twins in the NICU, like I did, you learn very quickly that germs and preemies don't mix.

Doctors and nurses warn...

Community Service Ideas

While visiting a neighboring town today, I realized the importance of community service. It's not that I didn't feel it was important before, I just didn't realize just how much is done by volunteers until today.



My sons and I decided t...

Complicit Simplicity - hackers end game

forward:

"Writers create for themselves and an audience (and perhaps eventually a community), authors write for publishers." - Allan Wallace 

I am a writer.

Complicit Simplicity - Hackers End Game reflects a writer's effort. This...

Compulsive Hoarding Disorder

People who are compulsive hoarders are ones who obtain a large quantity of items that they fail to use or discard in a timely fashion. These items usually have little or no value and eventually take over the living quarters. People with this disorder...

Conan

In Loving Memory of Conan
May 2007-August 2007

Conan brought joy to my husband and I. It was just like having a child around, someone to love and care for. My husband is retired and having Conan brought meaning to his life as well as mine.

I'm stil...

Concrete Jewelry -- Take a Hard Look

Take a hard look at concrete jewelry and you will love it! Well over one year ago, I became acquainted with concrete jewelry for the first time.  I was browsing The Artful Home and came across the jewelry of Frances Smersh.  I was honestly...

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...

Congratulations RocketMoms: Session 1

I am so thrilled to introduce the very first graduating class of "RocketMoms". RocketMoms is a niche group of Squidoo lensmasters working together to make lenses and lots more. They are moms, grandmas, step-mothers, moms of multiples and every type o...

Congratulations RocketMoms: Session 2

I am so thrilled to introduce the second graduating class of "RocketMoms". RocketMoms is a niche group of Squidoo lensmasters working together to make lenses and lots more. They are moms, grandmas, step-mothers, moms of multiples and every type of mo...

Congratulations RocketMoms: Session 3

I am so thrilled to introduce the third graduating class of "RocketMoms". RocketMoms is a niche group of Squidoo lensmasters working together to make lenses and lots more. They are moms, grandmas, step-mothers, moms of multiples and every...

Conscious Change; for the Journey to Happiness

Refresh your spirit with inspiring articles, images, videos, and resources. This lens exists to uplift and encourage all who visit. I hope you discover ways to create joy, love, and peace in your life.

I believe in using every tool at my disposal to...

Contemporary Furniture - Funky Chairs

I love chairs! They are so versatile in interior design and there are so many funky, cool designs out there. The value of funky chairs stretches way beyond the functional as you can use them to compliment the design of your room or to provide a contr...

Content Generation For Websites

As they say - "Content Is King". If you are building a website and want to rank well in the Search Engines - the one thing that most "gurus" agree on is that you need high quality content for your site.

Preferably - you should have high quality, ori...

Converse All Star Chuck Taylor's

I love my Converse All Star Shoes. They are comfortable, fashionable and practical. Here is a Squidoo lens dedicated to Chuck Taylor and these awesome shoes!

Cook for the Cure -- Think Pink in Your Kitchen with KitchenAid

Yes, KitchenAid has the coolest line of pink Cook for the Cure kitchen appliances and gadgets in support of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. You too can show your support for this wonderful charity and also be in the pink, stylizing your...

Cooking A Remarkable Roast

When you come from a family as large as mine, you better know how to cook and you better know how to cook for crowds. An all time family favorite just happens to be my own recipe for a tender roast. I honestly can not remember how old I was when I de...

Cooking a Traditional old Irish meal

Pushed for time, pushed for time. I suppose there is something about being a parent especially if one has young children which puts an enormous strain on one's time. Thankfully that has now largely passed me by as my children are grown up and only ha...

Cooking Disasters I Lived to Tell About

No decent cook in her right mind sets out to create a trail of disasters. Who would intentionally add a tablespoon of salt instead of (whoops!) sugar to a recipe...or flip a banana cream pie while removing it from the oven...or accidentally substitut...

Cooking the Wolf

when the wolf is literally at your door. Like a lot of other people, the wolf has been at my door for some time now, and though I have long appreciated MFK Fisher and her work, I am seriously putting her principles to work now...

"How To Cook A Wolf...

Cooking Tofu: Tasty, Tantilizing Tofu Inspiration

You don't have to be a vegetarian to consider adding tofu to your diet. Do you love rich flavor . . . have a sweet tooth or even have a thing for spicy? Tofu fare can more than satisfy.

Tofu is one of the most versatile foodstuffs because its textur...

Cool Designer Sunshine Items -- The Color Yellow

Wearing the color yellow and driving my super bright yellow car finds me in a happier state of mind. What is it about the psychology of the color yellow in that it has the capability to perk us up? Is it perhaps that it reminds us of sunshine or of a...

Cool Photoshop Tips And Tricks

When it comes to entering the graphic design world, creating interesting pieces for a job or sharing artwork with family and friends, there are plenty of cool Photoshop tips and tricks to consider. Whether you are just experimenting with the tools or...

Cool stuff to teach your 2 year old

When my oldest daughter was about 18 months old, we were having a conversation in the grocery store when a nosy but well meaning old lady overheard me. As I asked Maddie which she preferred, the banana smoothies or the berry ones, the lady piped up:...

Coping with only 2 active brain cells

I am not a stupid woman. Naive, maybe sometimes, but not stupid. I put myself into college when my children were young, and studied in the medical field! I worked, raised children, and at one point, took 21 credit hours at school!

Looking back on my...

Corey Brown

Hi, I'm Corey

I'm one of the guys on the Squidoo team, and here's my story...

(for more frequent updates, follow me on Twitter or check out coreyweb)

P.S. Don't forget to say hi!

Cosmic Art

Cosmic Art may not be the most common term around, but it makes sense to me. Cosmic art is often that which is classified as science fiction or fantasy. But science fiction seems to imply something scientific, like robots or traveling in space. And f...

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...

Country Music

I love country music so I've created this lens to share some information on the history of country music from bluegrass to more contemporary sounds. I'll profile some of the greats of country music, including some of my own favorite singers and group...

Covenant House - Christmas For Homeless Teens - Virtual Quilt and Donation Drive

FIVE WAYS YOU CAN PARTICIPATE & ALL of them include a chance to WIN a Prize. 1)The Donation Drive, 2)Create a Lens (20% or more to Covenant House), 3)Promote This Lens, 4)Prize Donations (For Drawing), and 5)The Virtual Quilt Project are many ways yo...

Cover Your Cough

With outbreaks of Swine Flu cropping up all across the country, how can you help young children remember to take the steps to prevent passing this fast spreading disease on to others? We tell our children to wash their hands and cover their cough but...

Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County Ohio

OK, let's get this straight. I am not Robert Kinkade or Clint Eastwood from the movie "The Bridges of Madison County."

This is Northeast Ohio. You might say "What is in Northeast Ohio? ". Well, a lot more than you think. The B...

Cow-A-Bunga Bingo Raffle

As the chair person for the Inaugural Cow-A-Bunga Bingo Raffle, I am happy to report that the event was a huge success. We had many spectators that came to cheer on the cows at the Sherburne County Fairgrounds on Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 2 PM. Procee...

Cows Aren't The Only Ones

Sure you know that milk comes from cows but did you know people around the world milk other animals as well?

There are many books about milk and milking to start off a Unit Study about dairy animals and their products. Finding a friendly farmer who...

Crabs and Personal Growth

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Crafts for Children

Have you ever heard those familiar words, "I'm bored," coming from the mouth of your child?

If so, then kid crafts are the answer.

Provide the kids with craft materials and boredom will be a thing of the past. Read on for ideas about kid crafts.

Crafts for Kids - Valentine's Day Crafts

Kids love to make Valentine crafts and cards. Valentine's Day is a perfect holiday for children to get crafty with Valentine's Day gifts for mom or grandmother, Valentine cards, and Valentine party decorations for home or classroom. Use Valentine sti...

Crafty, Creative Gift Wrapping Ideas Worthy of the Present

If you're looking for creative gift-wrapping ideas, you already know this: when it comes to gift-giving, the outside is oftentimes just as important as the inside. No matter what the occassion . . . a uniquely (or cleverly) wrapped gift makes a state...

Cranberry Sauce - From Bog to Table

Come along with me to Maine, where my recipe for Cranberry Sauce starts with a stop at a Cranberry Bog where berries are gathered, sorted with an antique Cranberry sorter, taken home to my kitchen, where they were made into delici...

Cravat - Necktie Made in Croatia!

Did you know that Croatia is the mother country of the necktie?

In his book, La Grande Histoire de la Cravate (Flamarion, Paris, 1994), Francois Chaille tells us about the appearance of this article of clothing and how it became fashionable.

"... A...

Crayola Crayola Wrappers used in Making a Flowerpot

This lens will describe step by step how to make a Crayola Crayon Flower Pot. This task is for all ages. Although it can be a bit messy, it can be fun. All sizes of flower pots can be used. It does not even have to be used as a flower pot. You can st...

Crazy Cute Christmas Cupcakes

An abundance of crazy cute Christmas cupcake ideas and Christmas cupcake recipe links is waiting for you right here, along with make-it-yourself cupcake decoration ideas, cute Christmas shaped cupcake pans, candy christmas cu...

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!


...

Crazy World | Crazy Gadgets

We live in a crazy world of sorts, don't we? It's only justified if some of us end up making some crazy (yet useful in a way) gadgets.

This page is going to stengthen your belief even further. Presenting to you some of the weirdest and crazi...

Create a Kinder World

Compliments. It is a simple word and a simple concept, but one that many people have trouble with. They find it difficult to give a compliment and even harder to accept one.

Compliments are powerful relationship building tools and that in of itself i...

Create Family Traditions and Memories That Will Last a Lifetime!

Let's face it, we all want to give our families the good things in life right? Most of those "good things" can be found in creating family traditions or continued traditions that have been passed down through the generations. Some of o...

Create Tree Silhouette Paintings

Silhouettes of trees have always fascinated me. I've often lost myself in the crooked shapes of dusk, following contours with my eyes until they were inevitably swallowed by complete darkness.

I have been making tree silhouette paintings for a few y...

Create Your Midlife Repurpose

Midlife attitudes and perceptions are shifting. Positive change is in the wind and midlife is rapidly becoming a time of awakening, freedom and repurpose. A time to grow. The perfect time to work on what we want to be remembered for and share it.

If...

Creating a Bucket List - 100 Things to do Before You Die

Stop putting your dreams off for "some day" . . . Take inspiration from the movie "The Bucket List" and ask yourself: If I had one year left to live, what would I be sure to do? Create a list of 100 things you want to do before yo...

Creative Autumn Resources

During year, you gather many items in your household you can easily reuse for fun craft projects! These craft projects are mostly simple and easy, but also fun and kids will enjoy while learning to turn trash into cool and fun objects and develop the...

Creative Gift ideas on a Budget

There are many occasions where a gift is expected, but you're on a budget, so how do you do it? There are so many creative ideas for gifts out there, the hard part is finding them. Here, I've put together a collection of the best, easiest, and most c...

Creative Lensmaking

I love finding creative uses for Squidoo modules. This lens is my place for collecting creative lensmaking techniques. Have fun looking through these lenses - there's some genius at work here.

I'm currently looking for more creative lenses to includ...

Creative Resources for St.Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's day is approaching and it's all about green! I've compiled a list of links here to help you (and myself) go even more green on this green day!

Here you will find links to sites where you can find directions how to reuse common househ...

Creepy Crawly Cupcakes for Halloween

A cauldron full of recipes and ideas for creepy crawly (but still cute) easy-to-make, easy-to-serve Halloween cupcakes.

These Halloween cupcakes are perfect for Halloween parties, school functions, or that extra special t...

Criminal Justice and Violent Youth: Last Chance in Texas

In Texas, intensive treatment programs offer violent youth a final chance to change their antisocial patterns of behavior. At the Giddings State School, a treatment facility for the most serious criminal youth offenders in Texas, author John Hubner f...

Crochet a Hat Shaped Toilet Tissue Cover

My grandmother taught my sisters how to crochet when they were teenagers, but I was sent out to work in the garden or do laundry while they sat at the table and crocheted. I'm left-handed and my Grandmother saw no point in teaching me how to do s...

Crochet: Fun free patterns

 What a Surprise! Today as I checked my email I noticed a bunch of comments from squidoo - Lense of the Day!! Ahhhh. Thanks whoever nominated my lense. Thanks too to all the wonderful visitors and comments.

Crochet is my all time favorite hobby....

Crock Pot Apple Butter

Despite its name, there is no dairy in apple butter.  The term butter refers only to its thick, soft consistency.  That and apple butter is often times used as a spread for breads.

Let me tell you, there is nothing better than smearing Appl...

Crock Pot Recipes from the South

Over the years, I have found some easy crock pot recipesI never have been a fancy cook. I do, however, know how to cook "country", especially Southern Country Cooking. I like foods that do not need a lot of attention -- time savers! As a n...

Crop Circle Wonders: Amazing Agrarian Artistry

Pristine fields "stamped" with swirls and patterns of mathematical precision, seemingly overnight . . . sightings in more than 52 countries with new ones cropping up every year. Some believe that most of these unexplained crop-scapes is the handiwork...

Cross Stitch in The House of Sylvestermouse

Cross Stitch is one of the easiest ways to make beautiful artwork. It requires very little practice to create heirloom quality pictures that can be framed, made into pillows, bookmarks or any number of other sewing projects. There are kits to cross s...

Cruising The Mexican Riviera

October of 2005 we went on our first cruise. We cruised with Holland America cruise line, on The Oosterdam. It was a seven day, six night cruise. We had the time of our lives. Our port of calls included, Cabo san Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta,...

Crunch Munch Cake

Kids love this cake and when it's Saturday they always ask me to bake them this cake.Actually these small cookies are called by us "pogacsa"(pogacha).
You will need a little time until you make the dough but the result will be a tasty cake.Also big m...

CSS Design

When I began designing websites, my biggest concern was the finished product. I didn't care that the code was bloated as long as my site looked good in IE and Netscape. Tables, pixel shims, font tags -- nothing was off limits. Then I discovered X...

Curried Shrimp and Rice Salad

Warmer weather and sunny skies seem to go hand in hand with Curried Shrimp and Rice Salad.

I have been making this salad since the mid 1980s. OK I just dated myself so forget I said that! Really, I started making this when we owned a Wine/Cheese/Caf...

Custom Cameo Portrait Jewelry

My aim is for this lens to be a great resource for anyone interested in portrait cameo jewelry. Portrait cameos are accurate carvings of people usually carved entirely by hand using diamond tools from photographs.

" I really enjoy the collabora...

Custom Designed Keds from Zazzle

You can now design custom Keds on Zazzle! Here are some groovy design by my mom and I. We are addicted to creating cool shoes!

Click Here to design your own shoes on Zazzle!

Custom Keds by CrypticFragments

For a few years it had been a creative dream of mine to create custom painted shoes. I even painted my own tennis shoes with acrylics and rubber stamped designs.

Then Zazzle introduced Custom Keds, real Keds tennis shoes which artists can put their...

Customized Twitter Backgrounds by GypsyOwl Graphic Design Gallery

I am making this page about Customized Twitter Backgrounds because I have been creating them for clients as part of the product / service line in my NEW Graphic Design Gallery. This lens will show you samples of Twitter Backgrounds I have created, sh...

Cute Girly planners and organizers

No - these planners and engagement calendars aren't all pink. But most are. They're all clearly made for women and girls to enjoy. Are you a girl or woman looking for a date book? I've created a great collection for you.

Two themes have...

Cute Kitty Pictures

These are just some adorable cat pictures, just some random cat cuteness to make you smile. Pictures of cute little kittens, pictures of adorable fat kitties, pictures of all sorts of felines in all sorts of aww-inspiring poses.

Don't we all need a...

CVS Challenge $20/4 weeks

How far can I stretch $20 at CVS Drugstore? I'll be taking advantage of sales, coupons and earning cash back through their Extra Care Program. I've got 4 weeks and $20 to spend. I'm following some rules listed below and I'll be posting my results alo...

Cycling is good exercise. Burn off those calories while biking.

Cycling is a great form of exercise for many people, especially for people over 40. It can be used for weight loss or weight management. Much of it depends on how far you pedal and how vigorously you pedal, much the same as any other physical activit...

Cynthia's Lensography: My Life in Lenses

I've been putting off making an about me lensography for a while now because I wanted to build more lenses that, well, didn't talk so much about me. But after much tinkering here on Squidoo, I figured that I finally have enough lenses to fill...

Daily Word

Daily Word is a little magazine and now ezine that is published by Unity Church.
It is available online for free or as a little booklet you can carry with you in your purse. And if you need it to be printed larger, there's a "large print" edition tha...

Dandelion Weeds

Dandelions are weeds when they grow in your flower beds, vegetable beds or front lawn. But, parts of the dandelion plant are also used in wine and in cooking. The dandelion flower is used to make dandelion wine and bread and the leaves are used for...

Dandelions

This photograph was taken in a yard in Carson.

Dandelions are one of the world's most famous weeds. To many, in fact, they are the poster girl for all weeds. While they are the targets of wrath from many, they are also useful in many ways and a favo...

Danish Wedding Cookies Recipe

I remember when my mother used to buy these in the box. They never lasted long as even store bought they were too tempting for us. Oh the delicious flavor was almost intoxicating!

Danish wedding cookies made very close to this recipe used to be give...

Daredevil Debbie Lawler

Do you remember Daredevil Debbie?

When I was a young child, Daredevil Debbie was everywhere! She was on TV, in comic books and she was REAL! Daredevil Debbie was based on upon real life daredevil Debbie Lawler.

A female version of Evel Knievel, Deb...

Darius Brooks

Darius Brooks made his mark as a songwriter working primarily with the Thompson Community Singers, writing contemporary songs that were favorites of choirs everywhere. He is also a great singer and has had success in that part of his career as well....

Date Of Sobriety, 02/02/2002

I recently celebrated my date of sobriety, 2/2/09-seven years of grateful, recovering spiritual sobriety!

I did go to Alcoholics Anonymous for a period of three years!

I read the Grapevine, a monthly magazine about AA and stories written by recover...

Dave Barry--Novelist, Humorist

You Want to Laugh Yourself Silly?  You Want a Belly Laugh? Dave's Novels and Essays Will Do That!

Whether it's the tourists swarming in Florida, or a new study by NASA, or some inane comment by one of our politicians, Dave will latch onto it like...

Dave Patten

If you don't already know who Dave Patten is, please, allow me to introduce you. I met Dave Patten through Twitter. I reached out to him because I feel his music is awesome! I can't get it out of my head.

Guess what? He's a truly nice person. I've n...

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-...

Daycare School Online

Daycare School Online is a resource website designed by me to assist stay at home mothers and home daycare providers. I began Daycare School as a blog originally and before I knew it blossomed into the website it is today. I have big plans for Dayca...

Dc64 is Debra, and she's a little unusual (My lensography too)

So I finally got around to doing a lensography. I've scoured the lenses of the masters to get a general idea, and I think I've got the formula down. Well, here goes...

Okay, first, this is what I really look like.

By the way, I don't like having my...

Dealing with Alzheimer's - my personal experiences

This lens is a tribute to a strong, intelligent woman who struggles with an unforgiving disease - and to her kids (my uncles and mother) who fight to keep her life as fulfilling as possible.

The lens is written in chronological order: it's my experi...

Death of a loved one

Death


Many of us have experienced the loss of a loved one, the loss of a marriage, a relationship, loss of money, home etc. Most of us will at one time or another go through the grief of loss.

I faced loss the hardest at 29 when my stepdad died of...

December 2009 Giant Squid Challenge: Halloween Lens Contest

Welcome to the Halloween Lens Contest for the December 2009 Giant Squid Challenge.  Prepare to find ghosts, witches, jack-o-lanterns, and other BOO-tiful lenses here created from lensmasters going for Giant Squid and for the Giant Squid 10...

December 2009 Giant Squid Challenge: Parenting And Kids Lens Contest

Welcome to the Parenting And Kids Lens Contest for the December 2009 Giant Squid Challenge. Here you'll find some top notch parenting and kids lenses made by lensmasters attempting to become a Giant Squid or join the Giant Squid 100 club.


If yo...

Decks & Patios 101

Decks & Patios serve the dual purpose of extending your living space and increasing property values. Well designed decks and patios give us pleasure from simply being outdoors. Entertaining friends for a weekend barbecue. Dining intimately with t...

Decorating a 1950's Style Living Room

If you love the retro look, and you want to create a living room with period furniture straight from the 1950's you will find this lens helpful in your search.



I'll show you actual advertisements from the 1950's era for furniture that w...

Decorative grasses are my favorite plants

A grass I don't have to mow? Sign me up!

Decorative grasses in the landscape scheme of most areas make for not only a handsome design, but also provide a functional advantage against soil erosion. Decorative garden grasses are very aesthetic in the...

Decorative Types Of Hinges

Hinges are the tireless soldiers of the kitchen cabinet hardware, and the types of hinges available would make for an exhaustive list. But, each hinge serves multiple masters in that they must not only be decorative, but they also are expected to be...

Deep Fried Ice Cream

An absolutely delectable way to end any meal.

Deep Fried Twinkies

The Title Says It All

Deep Frying Turkey Instructions ~ How to Deep Fry a Turkey

Deep fry turkey is a great way to cook a turkey. Having deep frying turkey instructions is even more important.

Frying a turkey can be fun and delicious, but it is also inherently dangerous. You are using a lot of very hot oil. If you do not use the...

Deepak Chopra | Take The Vow Of Nonviolence

On November 7, 2008, Deepak Chopra and 450 other participants at a presentation by Alliance for a New Humanity in Spain took an oath of nonviolence in thought, word and action. They then vowed to get two more people to take the vow as well. The goal?...

Delia The Artist: The Best Animalart Ever

 

Art from the Heart; a Living Memory

 

I was working on this painting the day of 911. I added the flag in memory of those lost lives...this 16" x 20" painting of Mules "In their Glory" was accepted in into the prestigious AAEA show...

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...

Des Moines, Baryshnikov, and Me

After many months of rushing home to watch American Idol twice a week, only to have my favorite come in second place, I had to stop and take a deep breath. Why, I wondered, are we so fascinated with celebrities?

That led me to reminiscing about my i...

Desiderata - The universe always unfolds as it should

Desiderata is a poem written in 1927 by Max Ehrmann. The word desiderata is Latin for "desired things." This poem became popular with the counter-culture (aka hippies) in the early 70's.

I grew up reading this poem almost daily, a copy of it hung on...

Design a Rubber Ducky Bathroom

Rubber Ducky you're the one to decorate any bathroom!

Looking for Rubber Ducky bathroom accessories? Here you will find, shower curtains, soap dishes, tooth brush holders, toilet seats, bath toys, drain plugs and so much more to give your bathroom...

Designer High Heel Shoes

High Heels, Pumps, Designer Shoes....regardless of what you call them, women love them. They feel beautiful and chic in designer high heel shoes. Women just love to wear a pair of classy and elegant high heels. Some women have a shoe fetish, some wom...

Designing and Creating from Croatia- Michelle Willow

Michelle Willow of Willowdesign (English version of her name) is from the Country of Croatia.

Who is Michelle Willow? She is a mother, sister, daughter, wife, and the best Leader I have come across in a long time! Besides being a Leader on the Squid...

Despair the worst thief in the world

Imagine a world where you have no hope. Imagine a world where every day you struggle to survive, not prosper, just survive. Everyday millions of people are experiencing the effects of losing hope which is the definition of despair.

The global econom...

Dessert: Pumpkin Roll Recipe

Every year I look forward for the Autumn. The leaves change colors and create an abstract all around. The air is cooling off from those long summer days. It is time to harvest the crops and start canning and preparing for winter. And the flavor of th...

Dhani Harrison

Dhani Harrison, son of legendary Beatle George Harrison and Olivia Trinidad Arias, is fast making a name for himself as a musician in his own right. He grew up with his parents in Henley-on-Thames in Friar Park, the estate on which George Harrison ha...

Dialogue without conditions

An issue for this coming election is about how to handle countries like North Korea, Zimbabwe, Myanmar and, most importantly, Iran.

Some countries believe we need to be tough. We need to impose sanctions. We need to cut off help. We need to refuse t...

Diane Clancy's Art

Diane Clancy says, "I am an artist whose vision is to 'Enhance Your Spirit.'" Diane creates vibrant paintings that feature color and vision to inspire and uplift people. Says Diane, "I feel very blessed to have this opportunity...

Dick Whittington: Truth or Legend?

The legend of Dick Whittington is the archetypal 'country boy comes to the big city and makes good' story. It is well known to most people in the UK and is performed on stage regularly as a pantomime during the Christmas period. It is also a popular...

Did You Do The Wii Scream?

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

Diet and Inflammation

What is inflammation and why do we need to worry about it?

Inflammation is a key component of the body's natural healing system. It is the normal response to injury or irritation. It serves to bring more blood and immune activity to an injured area...

Digital Collage Sheets by Greatmusings.com

Digital Collage Sheets are the fastest and most affordable way to obtain images for your art & projects.

Greatmusings.com started as I built up my own collection of vintage images that I used in my own altered collage art.

However, due to Canada...

Digital Products eCovers

I was talking a lot about Affiliate Marketing, about the importance of Affiliate Marketing in 2009; I was trying to find out what was left, when a reader asked me how I did my graphics.
Yes, the eCovers, I am delighted to talk about them and offer my...

Digital TV Antennas

With the transition to digital TV it's a whole new ball game with a new set of rules to boot. We'll try to clear up the perception about "reception".

Ding Dong School

In the 1950's, the best children's television show - and maybe the only one for a little while - was Ding Dong School. Remember Miss Frances? These were the days before color television -- before Romper Room and Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street. Long bef...

DINING IN DIGNITY

Dining -verb
1. to eat the principal meal of the day

Dignity - [dig-ni-tee]
1. bearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation.
2. nobility or elevation of character; wor...

Directing a Gospel Choir

There's a lot of information on the internet about choir directing, but it's all geared toward the standard, sheet-music-reading type of choir. Those of us who work with gospel choirs know that it takes a different approach to teach and lead...

Dirty Dancing

One of my all time favorite movies is Dirty Dancing with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. It isn't just because it is a great movie with an awesome soundtrack. There is so much more meaning to this particular movie to me. The movie was made in 1...

Disaster Planning for Pets

Be prepared. When disaster strikes, do you have what you need for your pets?
When Hurricane Katrina struck, so many pets were left behind to fend for themselves. People were not prepared themselves let alone their pets. Disasters come in many forms....

Disney Captions

Idecided to write another caption contest, but this time it is for disney. I love disney, so I figured why not create a caption contest for this? When it comes to disney though, I love Mickey Mouse. In case you are not sure what to do for the caption...

Disney Halloween Costume for the Family

Do you ever want to dress up as one of your favorite Disney characters? Here is your chance to dress up as Mickey, Jasmine and much more. As a kid, I used to dress up as Micky mouse because I liked Mickey mouse. Below, I have listed what I had found...

Disposing of Paint . . . 3 Green Ways

In our efforts to become more "green-aware," there are a few things that might trip us up if we don't know what to do . . . like paint recycling or disposing of paint. A lot of us know how to recycle our trash, conserve energy and water but most of u...

Do apologies count

Do apologies count

.
Most people especially woman rave about this but I have different ideas. Personally I never apologise. However I need to quantify that a bit.

I will only ever apologise for things where I have let people down or in other words w...

Do Squidoo: A much requested guide to creating a successful Squidoo lens

Are you seeking information on how to use Squidoo effectively?  Excellent, because this lens is made just for you!

Find the answers to: 

- How do I do ...?
- Why won't ... work?
- How can I ...?
- Why do you ...?
- Where is the ...?

Finally d...

Do the Right Thing by Mike Huckabee

When Governor Mike Huckabee entered the Republican presidential race, he was the ultimate dark horse, with almost no money, no consultants, and no name recognition beyond Arkansas. The so-called experts were highly amused by this former small state g...

Do We All Have Creativity?

Do we all have creativity? That is a question which has been argued through the ages. Some schools of thought argue that not all of us have the talents or skills to be creative and others believe that those of who do possess those skills, depend on a...

Do you believe in Angels?

Angels come in many different forms and this lens will cover some of these but, it will focus, mainly, on my criteria for blessing and dinging a Squidoo Lens.

So, do read on to find out more about SquidAngel (and Giant Squid) Inkserotica!

Do You Have The Courage To Ask For Help?

The inspiration came from a blog post on "Men with Pens": Do we have the courage to ask for help? Are we too proud to "bother" our friends in times of need? Is it embarrassing to ask for support when we fall short in our basic requirements for living...

Do You Love Shoes?

What is it about shoes that cause so many women's hearts to race when the stumble upon the perfect pair?

Why are so many women willing to suffer the tortures of the damned so their feet look great?

Why do I have so many pairs of shoes I can't wear...

Do you stream movies or shows on demand from Netflix? What are you watching?

The increasing availability of television series and movies at the click of a button, combined with ever-larger computer monitors or TVs with an X-Box attached, has made Netflix's ability to play a selection instantly a must-have for movie buffs and...

Do You Zazzle?

Zazzle is a great way to make some extra money.  Make and add your own designs to your products.  Add your products to your lenses.  They have made setting up an account so easy, even the most novice novice can do it.  You can add...

Does bullying run in families?

Does bullying run in families? Many parents can tell you about school bullying. However, how many of us stop to think about the reasons why a child bullies? In many cases we know nothing about the child's home life and what goes on "behind c...

Does God look like Santa in a robe?

I'm sure, everyone has a quick answer to these questions, ranging from "no one knows" to "it's individually different" to "there is no God". So, maybe it's an interesting experiment to explore our opinions on what God does NOT look like.

Many childr...

Does Shopping and Selling Online Hurt The Local Economy?

Most of us online are here to make money but what does this do for the local economy? My situation may be different than most because I live in a small community that needs the local businesses to survive. This really concerns me because I love my to...

Dog Bytes

An "ever after" tale, this is not. As the seasons pause for the next, so goes the life of a woman and the homeless little dogs of New Mexico... gone, like the fluttering of leaves fallen away to the ground, carried away by an ill fated wind. You can...

Dog Dayz

I wouldn't exactly call Shelby mischievous but she's had her share of trouble. Unfortunately, when she was getting into trouble no one was in the proper frame of mind to take any pictures.

What follows are some of Shelby's Dog Dayz and I invite you...

Dog Is Man's Best Friend--And Woman's,Too!

Yes, February is International Friendship Month.

I wanted to give a different but also ancient spin to the topic, because my dogs are so near and dear to my heart.

Because Dog IS man's best friend.

My dogs certainly are mine.

Dogs also bring us...

Dog Training Works

This picture is Queenie, my bichon frise, a spoiled but sweet , wonderful loving companion who thinks she is a person.

I love dogs and I feel very badly about all the ones that are being abandoned to shelters or worse, left in foreclosed houses, or...

Dog Writes Book & Blog

Yes, I write. That is something I have done since I was a pup. A very young human at my first home taught me. I still don't know why, but I was given away and I am very proud to say, I was quickly adopted by my current family. It was very sneaky of m...

Doggie Birthday Party

Squidoo has lots and lots of lenses on just about any subject you can think of. Some are meant to educate, some are meant to entertain and some are just beautiful to look at. There are even lenses about interesting personal happenings. This is such a...

Dogs Are Attending Weddings

More and more couples are looking for a dog tuxedo or a dog wedding dress. Couples today consider their pets an important member of their family. On one of the most important days of their lives, their wedding, they don't want to leave their bes...

Dogwoods and Azaleas

I do enjoy the Springtime!

It is so beautiful in Pendleton SC with all the Dogwood Trees and Azaleas in bloom. We live toward the bottom of a hill and as you drive down the hill and get closer to our home, the site of Dogwoods and Azaleas come into...

Dolphin slaughter in Japan

Japan's annual slaughter of small whales and dolphins

In the quiet harbour town of Taiji, Japan, an unpublicised annual event gets underway. Between early September and March each year, the fishermen and local community engage in a tradition that go...

Dolphin Swim in the Florida Keys

We did it! We did swim with the dolphins! Actually I swam with the dolphins twice. My husband, daughter and I went for our first dolphin swim! It was as awesome as I expected. I talked about it so much that my friends and I decided to go back about 5...

Domestic Violence Info and Resources

Has domestic violence affected your life?
Would you know a domestic violence victim who was in need of help if you were talking to her right now?
Would you even know HOW to help?

Look at my photo. Do I look like a domestic violence victim? A survivo...

Don Francisco ~ Christian Singer, Songwriter & Musician

Music has been a driving force in my life for as long as I can remember. Over the years, many singers and their songs have touched my heart and they have left an indelible mark. Then there are a few who have touched my soul. Their lyrics have spoken...

Don't Fall For Squid Tricks

I've been seeing more and more Squid Tricks popping up lately and as one of Squidoo's Squid Citizen mentors, and a Giant Squid Organizer, I'm here to ask you NOT to fall for them.

Squid Tricks are when people offer to "help you" (for a fee, of cours...

Don't go to business school

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. What an amazing group of people applied. Thank you.

Six intense months working with a few other amazing people (and me.)

There are plenty of reasons to get an MBA, especially in a down economy. I'm not sure exactly what...

Donate For Hungers

How long can you live without a food and water?
Have you ever imagines the situation when you have to work harder, fight or beg just to get food to sustain yourself? Sometime people don't succeed in getting food and you have to sleep with empty belly...

Dr. Kracker And George Eckrich

Meet the man behind your beloved Dr. Krackers: Co-founder George Eckrich. On this page, he will tell you all about the best "krackers" on todays' specialty food market. Find a link to the company website - www.drkracker.com - and watch videos introdu...

Dr. Seuss

My son Logan LOVES "The Cat In The Hat" as well as many other of the Dr. Seuss classics! I read to him and he reads them back to me, day in,day out, day in..well you get the picture.Anyway with all this rhyming swirling 'round in my head, I guess it'...

Drabble

What's a drabble?

In creative writing, a drabble is a short fiction story that consists of exactly 100 words. A drabble, although extremely short on words, must be a complete story that contains a proper beginning, a middle, and a satisfactory endin...

Dragons and Dragon Mythology

The dragon is my favorite mythical creature, probably because I was born in the year of the dragon! Also they are typically portrayed as having supernatural or spiritual qualities - nothing mundane about your average dragon! The Western version usual...

draik: RocketMoms Graduate

Draik was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-week...

Drakensberg Rock Art

The Drakensberg is the highest mountain range in Southern Africa, and some 20,000 rock paintings have been found in its numerous caves and overhangs. These were made by the Bushmen (also known as San), indigenous hunter-gatherers who have inhabited t...

Dress Up Your Food for Halloween - Lots of Eyeball Recipes

No, not recipes that use eyeballs as an ingredient. If that's what you're looking for, go back to Google and keep searching.

I'm talking about dressing up tasty foods for Halloween to make them spooky and disgusting. If you want gross Halloween reci...

Drifter's Tales

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

This is Drifter's...

Drive THROUGH a Giant Redwood

If you have never been to the pacific northwest and gazed up through the canopy of a redwood forest, you have nothing in your experience with which to understand the majesty of these prehistoric giants.

There are actually 2 distinctly different spec...

Drugging Foster Children

God help America . . . some terrible news about over-medication of foster children has come to light. I've heard about this off and on for quite a few years during the course of my work as a family rights activist... and think it is time for a l...

Drumheller: The Dinosaur Capital of the World

Our camping vacation to Drumheller, Alberta in 2005 was the best, most memorable holiday for my kids. They were 9, 12, 14 and 16 at the time and they loved everything we did. It was relaxing. The scenery was incredible. And the major attractions of...

Dumpster Diving for Dummies

Have you ever heard of the strange, bizarre, and sometimes smelly practice of dumpster diving? Have you seen people rummaging through the bins and they don't look homeless? Prepare to have your mind blown. The amount of usable food and consumers good...

Dwarfism and The Roloff Family

The Roloff family, is probably one of the more famous families of little people.

Father, Matt Roloff, and mother, Amy Roloff, are both little. They have two twin boys, Zach and Jeremy, to which Zach is little and Jeremy is normal sized. They, also h...

Dyslexia Symptoms and Testing

The word 'dyslexia' means 'difficulty with words or language', and is frequently used to refer to a child — or adult — who seems much brighter than what his reading and written work suggest.

Its causes are not full...

E. coli Humor!

There's a lot of great humor about E. coli out there - it's not all bad news, folks!

Earn Money with your Homemade Recipes

Your recipes really can earn you an extra income when you combine them with the power of Squidoo.com.

Squidoo makes it easy to design (free) web pages (called lenses) about your favorite recipes. (or any other topic)

I'm a WAHM  (Work at H...

Easter : Different Ways to Celebrate

Easter is a time that most people don't really think about, until the Easter Eggs and hot cross buns appear in the supermarket - but it's an ancient celebration from our past, a celebration originally belonging to an almost forgotten goddess. Her nam...

Easter Coloring Pages

Easter is about coloring eggs, but it's also a time for Easter coloring and crafts fun. There are hundreds of free printable Easter coloring books with printable pages and sheets filled with pictures of bunnies, eggs, lambs, springtime, renewal and t...

Easy Apple Recipes

I love cooking with apples. There is nothing that makes the house smell better than the smell of cooking apples.

Every year I look forward to Autumn. I love the cool days, the beautiful colors, and I especially love that it is apple season.

There a...

Easy Container Gardening

At Easy Container Gardening you will learn how a simple garden can still be yours even if you lack space and time. Why you should consider container gardening. Some tips and pointers to get you started and a variety of things you want to think about...

Easy Homemade Empanada Recipes

Sounds like a slogan, somewhere? No! I just thought to gather some unique, healthy, easy and most especially homemade empanada recipes that you can actually try at the comfort of your home.

Empanada is prepared similarly to a pie cut in pieces, maki...

Easy HTML Code for Creative Lenses

I'm not one to go crazy adding color and "splash" to a page, but learning a little CSS and HTML code to spice up your content makes it unique and appealing to readers. Here I'll share some of the code tidbits that help me to make professional and app...

Easy Key Lime Pie

Key Lime Pie, just the words evoke a sensual melody to play upon my tongue and cause my mouth to water.

When I was a child my mother used to keep store bought Key Lime Pie in the freezer. I can remember how the sweet tartness would sometimes call to...

Easy Line Dances

Party line dances are simple and fun to do!   The instructional videos on this page will teach you quickly!

These are the simple line dances that folks enjoy at parties, weddings, and reunions.  They only take a few minutes to learn...

Easy memory techniques

At some point in our lives we all forget something very important. It happens to the best of us! And in society, it is generally accepted that all kids need to go to school, get an education and pass exams. This requires great mental capacity, but th...

Easy To Make - Ants On A Log Are A Healthy Snack Kids Love

Ants On A Log is a healthy snack that's great for kids of all ages. It's pretty simple, some celery, peanut butter and raisins. Except for people who don't like peanut butter, or are allergic to peanuts, it's a pretty delicious treat!

Along with toa...

Easy Weeknight Braising Recipes

Sometimes when you get home late from work and you're tired, but it's cold and icky out and you'd really like some stew or chili but you don't have hours and hours to spend and the kids are whining and your husband/wife will be home any second and it...

Eat This Not That!

Have you been bombarded with so much information that you have no idea what really is healthy food? Would you like a guide that spells out what you should and should not eat? Well, welcome to Eat This Not That! Here are those guides that you need to...

Eccentricity :: Margaret Schaut

I've often been told I'm 'eccentric', and the older I get, the worse it seems to get. As I age, though, the less it bothers me. Eccentricity: 1. the quality of being abnormally centered... 2. the quality or habit of deviating from what is usual or cu...

Echoes Of Reminiscence

The next time you pass an old farm house with its blackened boards and paneless windows, stop for just a moment. Take time to reminisce about the people who once may have lived there. Consider the stories they could tell you of the memories filling...

eclecticeducation: RocketMoms Graduate

Lynn was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-week p...

Eco-Chic Green Fashion

Are you aware that GREEN is the NEW BLACK?

And when I say GREEN, I do not mean the color Green, but Eco Clothes--Eco-Friendly Clothing--Eco-Chic Green Fashion.

The fashion industry is becoming greener every day, and the more we demand organic and e...

Eco-Friendly Gifts For Her

Christmas, Mother's Day, birthdays or any other special occasion, when looking for a gift for that special woman it's a good idea to get something that's green and eco-friendly.

From all natural ingredients in daily care products to clot...

Eco-Friendly Gifts For Him

Christmas, Father's day, birthdays or any other special occasion, when looking for a gift for a man it's a good idea to get something that's green and eco-friendly.

From all natural shaving supplies to products made from recycled or rene...

Eco-Friendly Tiny Houses

Tiny houses are compact structures hand built from green building materials. They're so small they're easily moveable and can be quite practical for a single person interested in living a green lifestyle. Tiny houses are designed and built with a sma...

Edgar Allan Poe The Raven

The poem, "The Raven" written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1845, is one of his best works and remains one of the most popular poems ever written.

Gothic in mood, "The Raven," portays the primacy of emotion over reason experienced during grieving, and the l...

Edible weeds in Los Angeles

A lot of people think of weeds as undesirables that have no purpose but to ruin our lawns. But many of the wild plants that we see around us are edible, tasty, and highly nutritious. Free, organic vegetables growing right at our feet!

The varieties...

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...

EditorDave - Lensography of an Editor-Writer-Photographer

If you like research, writing, photography, and expressing an opinion, Squidoo is a great place to practice them all!

I don't even remember how I found out about Squidoo... but I remember starting my first lens in May 2007. It was a basic lens. Not...

Educational Posters

Do you remember pictures that hung on the wall in your childhood home? I do! I especially remember a little black and white print that hung in our hallway. It said "Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry all by yourself." I think that l...

Edwin Hawkins

Edwin Hawkins and The Edwin Hawkins Singers were pivotal in introducing black gospel music to mainstream audiences. Hawkins was also instrumental in pulling together singers, musicians, and writers from all over the country to make workshop albums th...

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...

EFT Eye Sight Challenge

Having great eye sight was part of my identity. I took it for granted. I was not a little vain about it.

Eye doctors wouldn't believe when I said I could see as far down the chart as I could. They would challenge me, and I would read out the correct...

Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman

Einstein's Dreams is a 1992 novel by Alan Lightman which fictitiously portrays world-famous theoretical physicist Albert Einstein as a young scientist who is working as a modest patent clerk to make ends meet but is beset with strange dreams, lea...

Eliminate Chaos The 10 Step Process to Organize Your Home & Life

I recognize that I have too much stuff, a portion of it belonging to my late husband and I'm just clueless what to do with it. Being a single parent with a full-time job and running my own business, there isn't enough time in the day to accomplish ev...

Eliza's Lensography

Welcome to my Lensography and thanks for stopping by! 
 
I first started on Squidoo in order to promote my on-line business and soon discovered an amazing on-line community, with some of the most interesting people.  I got hook...

Elizabeth Pantley

Elizabeth Pantley is the president of Better Beginnings, Inc., a parent education company, and is a regular radio show and internet show guest and featured expert. Her newsletters and articles are distributed worldwide.She has been quoted in such mag...

ElizabethJeanAllen: RocketMoms Graduate

Lizzy was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-week...

Elvis Presley Sings Gospel

Elvis Presley is famous for his rock and roll music, in fact most people call him the King. Have you ever heard his version of old gospel songs? As great as he was at singing the hits we all know him by, you might be surprised as you listen to Elvis...

Email Etiquette

People have gotten lazy with emails. It's time to turn this ship around and get back to basics, starting with how to set up your email, and finishing with structuring and writing good emails.

Embarrassing Moments We'd Rather Forget

We may look different, speak a different language, and journey through life in opposite directions, but this we have in common: All of us experience embarrassing moments when it feels as though the world has stood still.

Settle in. I'll share my mos...

Embarrassing Products in Plain Brown Wrappers

It can be embarrassing to shop for certain products at your local drug or discount store, but now you can throw away the disguise and shop for all those products-that-you-wish-you-didn't-need from the comfort (and privacy) of your own computer.

You...

Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, MA

America's greatest poet, Emily Dickinson, was born at the homestead that is now the primary feature of the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, Massachusetts. The adjoining estate of the poet's brother, Austin, was included when in July 2003 th...

Emotions in Children and Teens

 

Often parents and caregivers seek information when it comes to their children and teens who may be struggling with life and difficult emotions.

Teens often "withdraw" when depressed and children often "act out" in order...

Empowering Women

My name is Debra L. Morrison, a 30-yr professional working in personal finance as a Certified Financial Planner with my Masters of Science degree in Retirement Planning.

I am a sought after international motivational speaker who motivates audiences...

Encounters With Aliens, Angels, & Water Faeries

I'm making this page about Amphibious Aliens/Water Faeries because . . . I saw one, meet one, made contact, had an encounter with one, or whatever you want to say it is that happened. It was late summer/early fall of 1979. I was four years old. It ha...

Enid Blyton - The Best Loved Childrens Author

To most Americans she is unknown, since her books really didn't make it across the Atlantic Ocean, but to use children growing up in England in the 1950's, 1960's and even the 1970's, she was our world.

Enid wrote a phenominal number of books, from...

Enlarging images: One artist's process

I like to make use of vintage images in a lot of my artwork and handmade bits and pieces. Unfortunately a lot of these images were created at tiny, unworkable sizes in the first place, which means they will only print about the size of a postcard. No...

Environmentally Friendly Halloween Lights

You can create a wonderfully spooky atmosphere with the right Halloween lights, but you can also do your bit for the environment. Nothing scares the children quite so much as a dark, spooky house!



So turn off your normal lights and use orange and...

Epic Farms Donations

You know those people you envy because they ALWAYS knew what they wanted and they went for it and SUCCEEDED? Their lifetime dream became a reality. You know in the back of your mind that they didn't snap their fingers and have it magically appear. Th...

Eradicating Toxic Friends

Take a long hard look at the people you surround yourself with. How do they make you feel? Are your friends kind, supportive, generous and fun? Or do you they make you feel stupid, insecure and ugly? Do they fill your heart with delight, or are you c...

Erica Stone

Writing about one's self is not easy, but I've been eying this RocketMoms template and can't think of a better use for it than to complete my first assignment as a member of the RocketMoms: my About Me page.

I sometimes behave as if my life is all a...

Erma Bombeck, Columnist

Erma Bombeck was a delightfully funny writer, who identified with all of us who were trying to raise our families in the late 60's and early 70's. We were the wives and moms trying to figure out exactly what women's liberation meant. Liberated from w...

Ernest and Cowboy the Puppies

Hi!!! We're puppies!!!!!

Esoteric Mystic Christianity Books

In esoteric Christianity the experience of mystics is taken as the road before each of us: and it's seen as a road of initiation. The idea is basically that when Jesus said that he only spoke in parables for the rabble, he meant it: he meant that he...

Espresso Sea Salt Caramel Truffles - My Best Candy Ever.

Raving reviews of "Chef Keem's Espresso Sea Salt Caramel Truffles!" Here's why they are better than any other sea salt caramels on the market: I cook a rich and smooth "dulce de leche" caramel from scratch and flavor it with intense Mexican Vanilla i...

Eugenia's Journal Of Short Stories

"The world is a looking-glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it in turn, will look sourly upon you. Laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly, kind companion." William Thackeray

Thus, are the written m...

Eugeniusz Tytyk - An Auschwitz Survivor, My Father, My Hero

Polish Patriot, Auschwitz Survivor, Fantastic Dad - Great Role Model For Young Generation

This lens is about my father - Eugeniusz (Eugene) Tytyk. I created it as my appreciation for his love and to honor his sacrifice as a young Polish patriot du...

Evelyn Saenz: Lensography of a Teacher

My passion is teaching and finding ways to teach children in fun, hands-on, creative ways. The unit studies I make on Squidoo reflect my view that learning should be integrated and no skills should be taught in isolation.

I believe that each topic s...

Evelyn's Bed and Breakfast

Our home in Vermont is a big old Vermont farmhouse and the land that it sits on has been in the family since the town was founded. This historic 1850's Vermont Farmhouse is surrounded by pastures and hundreds of acres of woods, trails and even a wate...

Evelyn_Saenz: RocketMoms Graduate

Evelyn was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-week...

Even Babies Love Maya the Bee

This educational cartoon that was made in 55 episodes was broadcasted on TV when I was a kid. I adored it! It was one of the most popular cartoons in Europe during 1980's.

Today, my babygirl is watching it also. I don't mind since there is so many g...

Everything Hummingbird!

Hummingbirds are fascinating creatures! They get their name from the humming sound made by the rapid beating (60 to 80 beats per second) of their wings.



Hummingbirds range in size from about 2.25 inches (the Bee Hummingbird, which isn't much b...

Everything You Need for the Best Memorial Day Barbecue Menu

Memorial Day is a day to celebrate the beginning of summer, and see friends after the long winter. It's a great time to gather, watch a parade and have the first summer barbeque.

Do you want to have the best Memorial Day barbeque menu ever? Follow t...

EverythingMouse: RocketMoms Graduate

Alison was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-week...

Exclusive Hot Car Posters

 

The primary purpose of this site is to bring together a collection of hot and collectible posters and diecast model cars. Number one most popular poster is the Cars of the Fifties. Other favorite posters are of cars over 100 years old and some...

Explore England and the English

Although England is a small country, it is a land of contrasts. There are major cities like London, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester, historic towns like York and Windsor, then there are the villages with odd names - Middle Wallop, Piddletrenthid...

Exploring China

China is a fascinating place for a vacation. It is developing fast with some cities, such as Shanghai and Beijing very modern while others are still traditional and apparently unchanged for centuries. It is a country of contrast, with some wonderful...

Exploring Picture Modules

If you've started making lenses you've probably got to grips with adding an intro image, like the one opposite. You may have added images to a text module too. But what other modules are available to display images? In this lens I aim to find out and...

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...

Exponentially Increase Your Squidoo Traffic and Reputation Through Other Article Writing Sites

All of us as lensmasters are looking for ways to increase our Squidoo traffic. One way that we can increase our traffic to our Squidoo lenses, home websites, and blogs is to write articles about our Squidoo topics on other article writing sites. Whil...

Extravagant Christmas Gifts

Do you value a gift by the cost? Love the lush and extravagant gifts? Do you measure friendships by how much someone spent on you this year or last? This is the place for you!

This site is dedicated to those with unlimited credit cards, overflowing...

Fabric Shower Curtain Liners

A great tip for your pocketbook and the environment is to use fabric shower curtain liners. They may cost a bit more than vinyl ones, but you will replace them less often. And when necessary, you just take them down, wash them and rehang! When they'v...

Facial tic or Hemifacial spasm?

Our daughter struggled with hemifacial spasm for almost ten years. She eventually underwent a successful microvascular decompression at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Kathy is now spasm-free! Hooray! What joy to see that beautiful smil...

Factor Y ~ Supporting Male Lensmasters

There is a definite need for Factor Y. In this dynamic era of volitile employment shifts, more men are seeking to pad their current income or support themselves and their families entirely through the Internet.

The differences between the way men us...

Factor Y, Session 1 , Lens 1 ~ Resume

Session one at Factor Y is driven by the underlying theme of focus. With so many available outlets and avenues for finding success on or through the Internet, the need to zero in on our goals becomes tantamount, because with all the opportunities the...

Factor Y, Session 1, Lens 2 ~ Selfless Promotion

Focus is the name of the game at Factor Y, and this week we are focusing on promotion. Promotion can pertain to a broad range of items, from job status and self promotion to product and "others" promotion.

Session One, First Assignment was all about...

Factor Y, Session 1, Lens 4 | Narrow That Niche

If you are reading this, there is no doubt that you have heard the word niche at least once in your life.

Factor Y is preaching focus and niche marketing demands just that, focus. But, what requires even more focus is micro-niche marketing.

Session...

Facts about Cats: Do you know this and that?

Some of them stay wild in the thick forests while some of them stay tamed in our homes. Wherever they are, cats are very interesting and they possess really exquisite characteristics. How much do you know about cats? Well, we hope to add more informa...

Fairies and Fairy Lore

Fairies (also written faeries) are "little folk" or "wee folk," mystical beings, humanoid in appearance but usually able to fly. Sometimes fairies are portrayed with wings; other times they just fly "magically." Fairies...

Fall Colors In The Smoky Mountains ~ Romantic Get Away

Fall colors in the Smoky Mountains can make for a magical romantic get away that will never be forgotten. The cooling days walking hand in hand through the rustling leaves, followed by the chilly evenings in front of a fireplace or in a hot tub can s...

Fall Festivals In Indiana

Autumn in Indiana is simply gorgeous. During the month of October there are many Fall Festivals and activities that are held around the State that are perfect for families and couples.

Our challenge this week at Senior Squids was to create a lens ab...

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 Pictures: For Autumn Splendor Year Round

Autumn is a splendid time of year. The excitement of change and the amazing beauty of nature's transition are just a few of the wonders of this season. It's unfortunate that it's so fleeting but perhaps you can enjoy the glorious views year round w...

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...

Fall Wedding Ideas - Decorations, Party Favors, Cakes and Colors

Fall is an extraordinary time of year, where brilliant warm colors of deep reds, spicy oranges, earthy browns, and forest greens can be seen everywhere as summer transitions into the autumn season. As we put away our shorts and tank tops, and bring o...

Fallen Canadian Soldiers In Afghanistan

This is my small tribute to those brave Canadian soldiers who have given their lives in Afghanistan. As of today, 122 soldiers have died. This lens is my way of saying thank you to those who have given their lives. I hope that I won't have to update...

Fallout Shelters

Handsome fallout shelters popped up like imagined mushroom clouds during the diplomatic standoff known as the Cold War. The face to face confrontation between the United States and the U.S.S.R held the world in a vice for half a century with the thre...

Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

Familial adenomatous polyposis also known as FAP is a rare and dramatic illness that causes hundreds to thousands of precancerous polyps to form in the large intestine. This disease is usually inherited and if left untreated will inevitably transform...

Family Halloween Guide

My Family Halloween Guide shares some fascinating Halloween folklore, recipes, decorating tips, music, movies, treats and more. Halloween is a special night on many families calendars. Lovers of this magical night usually start preparing week's in a...

Family Heirlooms

Alas, I don't have many. After researching my family tree, I found out why. Most of my ancestors were labourers, carpenters, servants and the occasional smuggler! Consequently not much of any value, either sentimental or monietary, has been passed do...

Family of Bowlers

As long as I could remember, I have always been around bowling. On top of it all, I love the sport and there is a really great Reason.

Family Photo Captions!

I love family photos and they are even more fun with captions to help tell the story-- or not! Here are some photos of family members -- these definitely need a caption! Won't you help us be creative here? Add your own caption to our photos! And yes,...

Family Planners, Calendars and Desk Agendas

Your kids have a busy schedule: school, soccer practice, ballet... Play dates, going to the park, homework... You cannot organize every detail of their lives, but you do have to keep track of a lot. These family calendars and organizers have been cre...

Family Sculpture

The day was filled with electricity as we ascended the steps and entered the sanctuary of the beautiful, old stone church. Our lives were about to embark on an adventure that would change each of us forever. We entered those walls as individual liv...

Family Tree Climber

Family history research should be fun and FREE. You'll find some interesting family history stories on this lens which I hope will point out some good genealogy sources and records in the USA and Canada as well as hopefully help with your research in...

Famous Bottle Houses

Bottle houses are found in many countries around the world. Some bottle houses are inspired by the need to find inexpensive building materials. Other bottle houses are built as whimsical fantasies. Still more bottle houses are created as works of art...

Famous Couples Caption Contest

When lovers draw close to each other, no one can know for certain what intimate secrets they're sharing.

But we can guess! Take a look at these photos of famous couples and tell us what "sweet nothings" you think they're telling each other. Or maybe...

Famous Encounters

It happens, maybe when you least expect it - you're out and about running an errand or hanging out with friends and you cross paths with a star - someone famous - an actor, a singer, a television personality.

I remember once my dad returning from a...

Fan the Flame: Help Spread the Squidoo Fire!

Have you ever come up with one idea spark after another, untll you felt like a cat with its tail on fire? Same here. Squidoo offers creative lensmasters helpful tools to set those sparks ablaze, but they'll take plenty of fanning, too.

Sometimes tod...

Fantastic Veggie and Fruit Art

How to carve an award winning pumpkin. There are many forms of art, but veggie art and fruit art is a very popular thing to do. It is a beautiful way to decorate a dinner table for special events. Vegetables and fruits are very easy to carve compared...

FAQ: Donating to Charity

Squidoo is a great way to earn money for charity. This lens will answer our most frequently asked questions about how you can send money to charity.

If you were directed here by Tisha, our awesome bug sorter outer, and you still weren't able to find...

Father's Day 2009

This lens is in dedication of my father, Ed Sims, in the hopes that what I have to say may help some of you to understand the men of his time.

Men of my father's day sometimes had trouble relating to their loved ones because they were brought up h...

Father's Day Tribute and Gift Ideas

I never heard my father raise his voice - not once! Can you imagine such a thing? On thisFather's Day, I join you in honoring your dad and I decided to tell my favorite story about my own father.

When I was in college and visiting home for a holiday...

Fathers Day Gift Ideas--Unique Gifts for Him

I am not sure why fathers are so hard to buy for. It seems like finding unique gifts for him shouldn't be so difficult. But it is true that Fathers Day ideas seem to always be the same year after year. So this lens is to help you find unique gifts fo...

Favorite Books to Reread

I love to read, especially while drinking a cup of tea! And there are several books on my shelf that I really enjoy re-reading. Of course, it's always good to read new books, but there's a different experience to be had reading a book that yo...

Favorite Success Quotes

Success comes in many forms and from many directions. Often it does not come easily and all the obstacles and distractions thrown in our direction will do their best to stop us from acting on our dream and achieving the success we want.

I find it hel...

Federal Glass Petal Pattern #2829

You have probably seen one of these pieces at a yard or garage sale, or in an antique store on or off line, but unless you are a collector, you probably can't identify this distinctive pattern as "Petal" pattern # 2829 from the now defunct Federal Gl...

Feed the Homeless During the Holidays

What's the first thing you think of when you think about the holidays? If you're like most people, you probably think of food! Huge meals are so common at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Have you ever eaten until you were way too stuffed to be co...

Feed The Hungry

Now, as the holiday season is approaching, a lot of us are thinking about Thanksgiving and Christmas already. We are making a mind about how to decorate our homes and what to cook to celebrate the holidays. Are you concerned about is as well? Than pl...

Feeding pet rabbits

Feeding your pet rabbits exactly the right diet will not only keep them happy and healthy but will probably increase their life span too. So what is the best food for your rabbits?

Well, you may be surprised to learn that it is not necessarily the r...

Feeling Safe - An Autobiography

Peggie Shealy was one of the dearest friends I ever had. In my young adult years, she was my therapist during a terrible bout with depression, and what a brilliant, caring therapist she was!

Time passed quickly. Suddenly I was in my fifties and she...

Female Sleuths in Mystery Novels

Books have always been an integral part of my life. There is little that I enjoy more than to sit down with a good book in my hand and escape for a little while. My genre of choice is the mystery novel and I particularly enjoy the books written with...

Festivals, Fairs And Other Special Events

I have found Squidoo to be a very effective way to promote our small town's local events. Squidoo is free and fairly simple to execute and easy to keep updated. It has been the perfect platform and I have noticed a good many other Squidoo lensmasters...

Fighting Child Protective Services False Allegations

Fight CPS is a family rights website that seeks to assist parents and others who are falsely accused of child abuse and neglect.

This lens clarifies family rights issues and explains why I choose to try to help families who have been torn apart by C...

File-sharing Programs and their effect on the Movie Industry

People have long been using file-sharing programs, but what sort of effect is this having on the movie industry?

This is something that I have looked into thoroughly and have come up with the following account. I have always held an active interest...

Finding My Passion

The other day I was listening to a friend of mine talking. He was sharing with me how much he loved Mexico and the people there. He would just light up as he described what it was like to live there, how friendly the people there are.
I told him he s...

Finding My Way

Life is often times referred to as being a journey, and mine has been no different. It began on July 12, 1967.

It has been a life filled with heartache and pain; joy and laughter. Whenever possible, I always tried to look for the laughter. It made g...

Finding Squidoo Lenses Online

Writing on the Squidoo Platform is one thing, but Finding Squidoo lenses online is another. As part of the Giant Challenge for 2009 I have written many lenses, but hadn't tried finding these Squidoo lenses online, in the different search engines.

Us...

Fine Art Prints to Brighten Your Walls

Do you love art? I know that I do. I have loved art all my life, studied art history in college, and love strolling through museums and galleries. This is an online art gallery of classic art prints from paintings, and photography.

You are welcome t...

Fireman Sam Toys

Fireman Sam is brave, resourceful, calm in a crisis, a pillar of the Pondypandy community and the hero of every rescue. Fireman Sam and the Pondypandy fire brigade never seem to have a quiet day - their services are always needed. A wide range of Fir...

fireworks of edinburgh, scotland

all you'll like to see and know about edinburgh's fireworks

First car stories

A lot of people have a special place in their hearts for their first car. It brings a new kind of freedom and opportunity to one's life and represents the passage from childhood to adulthood.

This page gathers firsthand accounts of people's memories...

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...

Flag Day In The USA

Our American Flag, the Stars and Stripes, was first designed and made by Betsy Ross. According to legend, she was asked to do this by George Washington. Our flag was officially adopted by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777 and the flag...

Flash Fiction | My Dark Side

Flash Fiction is a genre that is made up of very, very short stories or poems. Usually less than one thousand words, and usually WAY less than one thousand words.

All of the elements of normal fiction are employed ; plot, character development, etc....

Flavored Vinegar

Everything you've ever wanted to know about flavored vinegar including the many different varieties of flavored vingegar, where to get them and a recipe book to help you enjoy your favorite varieties of flavored vinegar.

There are so many di...

Fleur-de-Lis

The fluer-de-lis, also known as the fleur-de-lys and fleur-de-gras, is a stylized symbol of the "lily flower" dating back to early european heraldry. It can be found on coats-of-arms, flags, and even on modern corporate logos.

Floral Design Blank Cards and Postcards

Sometimes a greeting card just doesn't express exactly what you want to say. Blank note cards and postcards can fill this gap nicely. I've used some of my floral photographs to create some collections which I have featured on this page.

Cards are av...

Floral Note Cards

Floral note cards make a beautiful gift for anyone - especially the ladies on your gift list.  These are nice hostess gifts, too!  All cards are from Zazzle -- Unique, Unusual and really special!

Choose from my selection of favorite floral...

Florence Nightingale

Being a nurse myself I've always be interested in learning about Florance Nightingale. Her story is very interesting and a wonderful part of history. This is a memorial to Florence Nightingale.

Florida Keys Vacation

The Florida Keys are an archipelago of about 1700 islands in the southeast United States. They begin at the southeastern tip of the Florida peninsula, about 15 miles south of Miami, and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Ke...

Florida Manatees

All over the world more than 10,000 animal species are in danger. Some are in danger because their homes are being destroyed. Many are in danger because people hunt them. Among these are the manatees.

Manatees are gentle creatures that some call Sea...

Flow Blue China -- A Collector's Tale

The name is derived from the blue glaze that blurred or "flowed" during the firing process.

Did you know that Flow Blue China has a nearly two hundred year old history, dating back to the Victorian era in Staffordshire, England? Flow Blue China, for...

Flowers and Plants: A Lensography

One of my favorite pastimes is working with my flower gardens and houseplants. I've written a few lenses about these topics and decided that a lensography grouping them all together would be a nice idea.

Follow me down the page to see the plants...

Fly Fishing

Unearthed during freeway excavations, this well-preserved site is of incalculable archaeological significance to fly fishers and laypeople alike.

This lens illustrates a field trip to the site by dilettante Team Leader Paul Hassing and his fearless...

Food Coloring Pages

Whether you are looking for food coloring pages for educational purposes or just for fun, you've come to the right place. On this page you'll find a growing list of the best food coloring pages available on the internet sorted into different...

Food for the Soul

We all need food for our soul, something that speaks to us, sustains us, pulls us through, inspires us, comforts us. There are many things that can be. It is different for everyone. What feeds your soul? Make a list and let it inspire you to do thing...

Food On A Stick

The Great Minnesota Get-Together has become famous World wide for it's dazzling display of Food on a Stick. This year the Minnesota State Fair will proudly boast that there are 78 different places where you can indulge on your favorite foods on stick...

Food Safety Smart

Hello, and welcome to the lens for the food safety blog, Food Safety Smart!

My name is Ho, and I'm a food safety geek. My mission is to promote food safety knowledge - I do this through my research, but also through my website and now, through Squi...

For the Love of Squirrels

I happen to love squirrels as you can probably see by my artwork "Cake Now...Salad Later". I had the unique pleasure of getting to know squirrels up close and personal by volunteering for my local wildlife rahabilitation center for six years. Though...

For the Love of Wagon Wheels

The wagon wheel reminds us of horse-drawn carriages, buggies, covered wagons, and of generations past who pioneered the American dream.

Can you imagine living a life of all firsts? Well, that was the lifestyle of American pioneers. A new country, ne...

Foreign Films Frenzy! Summaries, Reviews, and Analyses

Do you ever wonder what you're missing when you watch a foreign film? Sometimes it seems like you're looking too deep, and sometimes you feel like you're not interpreting anything deeper at all. Neither way is wrong. You can't loo...

Forest Pictures: Bring Nature into Your Home

Nature possesses a timeless beauty and power. It has a unique ability to revitalize us, to bring us tranquility, and to put us in awe. Taking time to enjoy the forest and all of nature is important for many people. Unfortunately, we don't always have...

Forever A Teen Mother

I was one of those statistics, I was one of those girls who got pregnant and had a baby as a teen. I experienced the stares and the nasty comments. I dealt with more than any young mother should have to. I missed much of what most teens experienced i...

Fortune Cookies For You

Happy news is on its way to you. Today you will discover the interesting and controversial history of the fortune cookie and the superstitions that surround the little morsel. You can learn to make fortune cookies for you, your family and friends, or...

Foster Teen Parenting

Nothing prepared me for fostering teens!! I was given nine weeks of training from the Children's Home Society before taking my first foster child. There was a great deal of information to digest in a short span of time. It left me with the innocent i...

Framed and Unframed Vintage Art Posters For Sale

There is just something special about vintage art posters. The simple bold colors and images are so different from what we see today. They evoke a bygone era of yesteryear and bring back memories from when they originally were created.

I love to see...

Fran The Feral Faerie

This is a short treatment for a book I plan to write. It tumbled out of me one day, fast & clear, like a stream. It was great fun to link all the corporate jargon I'd encountered to in my HR career to the ephemeral world of the wee folk.

The charact...

France Valentine day stamps

France Valentine day fashion designer stamps. Every year, for Valentine day, La Poste (the french postal service) issues a stamps set designed by the greatest name in the french fashion industry. These Valentine day stamps are heart shaped and comes...

Frank Sinatra Biography-The Short and Interesting Version

It's hard to believe the Frank Sinatra biography ended back in 1998, but definitely no surprise his songs still live on today.  His New Jersey demeanor brought about a style like no other, even ending in controversy at times.  Regardle...

Frasier - The Best TV Comedy Show Ever

No matter how many re-runs they put out and how many times you watch the same episode, you never tire of watching Frasier. This makes is the best comedy show on TV ever!

It's one of those shows that has come together in such a way that it has become...

Freddie Mercury - Queen

Freddie Mercury, lead singer for the Rock Band Queen, was once quoted as saying that he didn't want to be a rock star, he wanted to be a legend. While alive, Freddie Mercury was known as an entertaining and energetic rock star. Since his death at the...

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 For Fundraising Events

Have you ever tried to advertise for a Fundraising Event without spending any money? It is possible but requires some creativity along with time and effort.

I have been on a good many advertising committees and have learned quite a bit about how to...

Free Christmas Gifts

Low budget Christmas gifts can be even more meaningful than the expensive gifts. Create a Christmas treasure for someone you love.

Avoid the financial stress of the holidays and create meaningful and treasured gifts for your family and friends. Here...

FREE Creative Commons Photo's Anyone can use

Creative Commons Pictures- Understanding which pictures are OK to use from the Internet and which ones aren't is a dilemma many people have. There are several ways to get a legal picture to use, but first you have to understand which copyright licen...

Free Deep Link Promotion

You may find that promotion of your Squidoo lens can be quite hit and miss sometimes. You may find that attempts to submit to some directories result in a rejection error or something similar. Why? The most common reason for a submission error to a w...

FREE Digital Photo Editing ★★★

This site shows photo editing tools that are fun and easy to use. Free web based photo editors, fun photo editors, photo tools like Photofunia, Picnik, FotofFlexer and more that will add bling to your photos - they are all here.  A few mention...

Free Editing For Squidoo Lenses And Common Mistakes To Look For

I'd be happy to help. As long as your lens isn't against Squidoo Terms of Service (TOS), spammy or in a language other than English, I'll give it a once over for spelling, punctuation and grammar.

So, who am I to think I'm such a gre...

Free Fonts & Type Tools

Do you love fonts? I like to play with type and lettering. We go waaay back - my first contact with a computer was actually a CompuGraphic typesetting machine. I miss those days of when you could really work with ligatures, kerns and other font-type...

FREE Logos for the Squidoo Community

 

FREE Squidoo Design Group There are more Logos displayed there & you can add your Lens .. I also display other peoples work :) So get on board.

If you need a Logo, Avatar or pic for Lens... Get in contact :) * RequestBook below * I dont...

Free Spacers & fillers for your Lens

Yes, Janusz is back to help you make your Lenses even better than they are already :).

This is #3 in a series of "How To" make your Lens look Great!.

I have made a number of Spacers & Pics that you can add to your Lens. As always all
are FREE for...

Free Squidoo Lens Publishing Checklist

Look no further! Captain Squid has created a Lens Publishing Checklist that will walk you through, step-by-step, on what to do to get maximum exposure to the search engines for your Squidoo Lens on the major search engines. The best part? The Lens Pu...

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 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 Webware and Software for K-12 Students and Teachers

There's a rich variety of free webware and software that helps students, teachers, and homeschool parent-teachers share their learning with other students, teachers... even the world. Paper and pencil are on their way out. The typewriter is alrea...

Freedom Fest in Pendleton SC

Freedom Fest in Pendleton South Carolina is an old fashioned Patriotic community celebration that is fun for the whole family. We have Games For The Children with prizes, Great Food including watermelon wedges, Live Music, Bingo with the Mayor, Bake...

French Beaded Flowers

The art of beading flowers using wire and delicate beads is one which is thought to date back as far as the 15th century, specifically to Venice where skilled craftsmen produced glass beads in quantity. It is thought Venetian women of more...

Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice

In this lens you will learn:



How to get as much juice as possible from fresh squeezed lemons.



10 Tips for using fresh lemon juice in cooking.



How to make Lemon Curd and Eggless Lemon Curd.



How to measure Lemon Zest.



How to keep Fresh Fruit Salad...

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 Squid Graduation Class September 2008

Fresh Squid Headquarters was created on September, 15th 2008 and in it's first 15 days it featured 51 lenses by 51 Fresh Squids!

Each of these newcomers to Squidoo had to comply to certain rules that were listed both on group's page and on Fresh Squ...

Fresh Squids Moving to Ning!

During last couple months, it's been pretty hard (or better said, impossible) to manage groups on Squidoo, specially large groups like Fresh Squid group. Due to fact that we still don't have any formal confirmation from Squidoo HQ about futu...

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...

Friends of the Heart

I'm blessed with friendships of the truest kind. Looking back on every transition or trauma in life, at least one friend was there lending support.

Whatever I need, whenever I need it, friends swoop in to prop me up or help me celebrate.

This is my...

Friends who helped me laugh again

I built this lens to support Modest Needs, an award-winning charity that works to stop the cycle of poverty before it starts for low-income workers struggling to afford emergency expenses like those we've all encountered before: the unexpected auto r...

Friends, Buddies, Chums -- Oh My!

I've celebrated the Squidoo Fans and I've celebrated the Squidoo Favorites or Readers and you know I Absolutely Love Squidoo!  I've talked about The Art of Friendship too. 

Today, I would like to celebrate all the absolutely inc...

From Harvest To Oven: Pumpkin Pie From Scratch

She harvested the pumpkin. She put it in my basket. Then I took it home, gutted it, cooked it, mashed it, blended it and baked it. How did it taste? We loved it. Was it the best pie ever? No, but it was a lot better than I expected it would be and it...

From Poop to Recycled Condoms: The Top 5 weird and gross recycled products

Here at GreenBeans headquarters, recycling is a way of life! We spend our days focused on transforming the ugly and discarded into beautiful function. From high quality OEM batteries, to cell phones and accessories, we scrub, rub, tinker and test all...

Frugal Coffee Delight

You love coffee, right? Maybe would even say that you need coffee on a daily basis. But flavored coffees and fancy creamers can really put a gash in the food budget. Have your coffee and drink it too with these frugal coffee add-ins.

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Fun 21st Birthday Party t-shirts

Looking for a fun way to celebrate your 21st birthday with friends? Going bar hopping? Well here is a full supply of t-shirts suitable for your 21st birthday party. All of these 21st birthday shirt designs are available both for men and women.

So ha...

Fun And Entertainment

Hello to all. Laughing is the necessity in this era. A smile can make the whole day memorable. So this lens is about the funny moments you want to have on web. So enjoy the lens. It will be updated within a week. So enjoy guys
And don't forget to vis...

Fun Fall Sensory Recipes for Kids

With school starting up again for the fall, I wanted to do a lens on fall sensory activities, since I taught Kindergarten kids with special needs for a lot of my teaching years (we did a lot of sensory play).

So, that's what you'll find here...

Fun gifts for Elvis fans

Elvis became an international sensation in 1956. This handsome man from humble beginnings would stir the hearts of women through more than one generation. He had a longstanding singing and acting career as women around the world fell in love with his...

Fun Photo Effects

Finding unique images that can be used on your website is not always an easy task. For the novice webmaster; it can be a nightmare trying to understand the dynamics behind copyright issues.



One of the easiest ways to get around this is to use your...

Funky Blown Glass

I must admit I have a glass fetish. I Love the sleek designs, movement & even the way the color bounces around glass. It really doesn't matter if it's jewelry, a vase or a sculpture...modern glass just fascinates me. So for my own amuseme...

Funky Designs

To elaborate, something to one person may be described as a funky design, but to another person, they may perceive that same thing as a cool, hip design.  Being curious as to what the accepted definition of "funky"...

Funniest Ambiguous Headlines

Sometimes words can have more that one meaning, and sometimes this ambiguity can turn the dryest of statements into a hilarious joke....
On this page I have collected together all the humor can possibly find which involves the unintentional consequen...

Funny Food - Posters and Paintings For Your Kitchen Or Restaurant

Redecorating your kitchen? Launching a new restaurant? Opening up a cafe? Or just tired of looking at the same old dining room walls? One of the fastest and most economical ways to give your kitchen or restaurant a face life is through a few pieces o...

Funny Indian Videos Showcase

There is a whole genre of funny movies that most of us will never have seen: Indian music video's turned into humor. Some of these were made by and for Indians. Others are simply an attempt at reading English into Hindi.

I'm not quite sure all of th...

Funny Kittens

This is Scrapper the crabby Kitten. We adopted him from the Humane Society when he was 8 weeks old and he is a very funny kitten. He is a ball of energy, but he is also a very verbal kitten and he complains all the time.

He also always looks cranky,...

Funny New Zealand Road Signs

Never a dull moment, especially for a newly arrived driver to New Zealand.


Coming from America, the first obvious thing to notice is that the steering wheel is on the other side. Once driving, keep left is the most important thing to remember. Trut...

Funny Obama and Sarah Palin Photo Captions

A sense of humor keeps the world going. Without humor, we'd all have a much longer day. Even in politics, you can find the humor in the situation, like in these photos of Obama, Sarah Palin, Biden, McCain and George W. Bush below.

The fun part is wh...

Funny Redneck Pictures, Got Caption?

I'll just be honest here, I love rednecks! I love rednecks so much I married one, a major redneck. OK, if we're really being honest, I am also a redneck myself. I think there are rednecks all over the world, and it is really hard to explain just what...

Funny Road Signs!

Most road signs you encounter are straightforward. They tell you what to do, which direction to go in, where you are etc. Pretty mundane stuff really...but occasionally (and usually unintentionally), road signs can be funny!



Here's a collection...

Funny Seth Godin Photos With Captions

Enjoy

Funny Signs and Bizarre Billboards

Ever seen an unintentionally funny sign that made you say "What?!!"

Perhaps you remember the infamous "Cruise Ships Use Airport Exit" freeway sign outside of San Diego, or the old [ North South ↑ ] freeway sign outside Chr...

Funny Sports - Shirts, Sports Facts, Sporting Goods, and Sports Bloopers

The Funny Sports lens include funny sports shirts, sports facts, sporting goods, sports bloopers and more! Sports include, baseball, bowling, fishing, football, golfing, hockey, skydiving, skiing, skateboarding, soccer, volleyball and more.

Fuzzy Bunny Slippers - Large Size Matters For Men. And Women.

When it's cold outside, real men stay inside...their fuzzy bunny slippers! Size matters, when it comes to bunny slippers for men. Large sizes are recommended! Pink, maybe. Blue, yes! Black, ooh! Bunny slippers come in many manly designs. The pinker a...

Fuzzy Slippers

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

Gangster Movies: Why Do They Appeal To Men?

Gangster movies have been popular since the 1930's when James Cagney starred in 1931's Public Enemy. Since that film's release, hundreds of gangster or Mafia related movies have been produced and have gone on to great notoriety. As further proof of s...

Gardening with Grandma

Through the eyes of your grandchildren the birds and bugs in the garden becomes a lesson in biology - when they ask "why" and you take the time to answer. And growing seeds becomes a scientific experiment with the details they will learn according to...

Gas Or Electric String Trimmers

Gas trimmers out sell electric models, but electric trimmers now come with rechargeable batteries so...

Time To Go Cordless!

Electric string trimmers, aka grass or line trimmers, are cleaner, lighter and quieter than gas powered trimmers. With rech...

Generation Born 2008

In 2025, children born in 2007 will be 18. Oh, I know, this is a very easy math problem. But, because my granddaughter was born in 2007, I have began to entertain what her future will be like. This grandmother has heavy concerns.

The following subje...

Genetic Bill of Rights

Are you aware of the Genetic Bill of Rights?

DNA testing helps prevent disease, improve law enforcement and make our lives better but there's also a dark side to genetic sciences, research and DNA data collection.

Do you know what's going on in bio-gen...

George Strait

George Strait is my favorite male country music artist.  I've lost track of the number of times I've watched his movie, "Pure Country".  My favorite song is "Cross My Heart".  My husband and I chose that to be our f...

Georgia on My Mind

I was born and raised in Georgia, USA. I have never known any other way of life than "Southern".

If you come to Georgia for a vacation or just for sightseeing, you'll need a car. It's a big state and the sometimes very long distance between cities o...

Geothermal Heat Pumps

The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have both endorsed geothermal heat pump systems as among the most energy efficient, environmentally clean, and cost effective systems for temperature control. Homeowners can...

Get the Coupons YOU Want .... Really!

Often I can NOT get as many COUPONS as I need for FREE. I get my coupons for FREE in lots of ways; in the Sunday paper, I print them, I get some in the mail. I even get a stack of cast-off coupons from my sister every week. But I wanted more coupons!...

Get to Know Surfie!

My name is Melissa and I'm from South Carolina.  I'm married, and have two beautiful Chihuahuas named Pixie and Gypsy.  I'm not a writer, but I am trying to spread my creative wings! I majored in Art in college and love to...

Get your Goosebumps Here

Since hitting the shelves and the airways, Goosebumps, by RL Stine has been a hit. Primarily with the tween and over crowd. Filled with good characterization, great plot, RL Stine keeps readers/viewers involved in the stories.

Although teens and twe...

Getting Chickens

Many people who never would have thought about getting chickens before are starting to consider the idea of having a small backyard flock. It's a good decision. Chickens make wonderful pets, they provide eggs better than anything you've ever had in t...

Getting Kids Ready For School In The Morning (Without Spinning Their Heads)

Ohhh, the insanity of school mornings! While getting kids ready for school can start off as pre-dawn whispered wake-up calls . . . it can turn into a mad rush to get everyone out of the door on time. It's enough to spin their heads!

Let's face it, w...

Getting Motivated For Life!

Have you found yourself losing focus and motivation because of piling debts, difficulties in school, health issues, a tragedy or heartbreak? You've taken the first step to getting yourself back on track simply by realizing that life may be slipp...

Ghost Town Bodie

I read a lot about Gold Rush, and Ghost towns but the experience to visit Bodie was enlightened and had a deep historic value for me.
A gold rush is a period of big migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of gold or silver.

Gold r...

Giant Challenge, Dianne's Squidazzlers

Joan's team for this quarter's Giant Challenge has formed sub groups, each with a coach. I am the coach for Dianne's Squidazzlers. I'll be their cheerleader, encourager, teacher and advisor. We are all one big team but this way we can provide more on...

Giant Floor Puzzles for Super Fun!

Our grandchildren have always enjoyed puzzles. Recently their wonderful mom told me about floor puzzles, and I immediately bought one for our house and one for Zach's birthday. The children enjoy working a puzzle that covers a very large portion of t...

Giant Squid Challenge December 2009: Pop Culture

The Giant Squid Challenge is back in a funky fresh new way. This is the place for all of you Giant Squid want-to-be's, and 100 Club wishful, to gather your Pop Culture lenses for the challenge.

This is where you get to display those guilty pleasures...

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 Challenge: The Giant Entertainment Center

Get your popcorn ready, pick up your remote or get on your boogie shoes because this is the entertainment center for all potential Giant and Giant 100 movie, television, music, celebrity, SquidWho and Video Showcase lenses.

The new Giant Squid Chall...

Giant Squid Challenge: The Holiday Lenses

Get your Christmas and/or Holiday lenses ready because this is Santa's center for all potential Giant and Giant 100 seasonal lenses.

The new Giant Squid Challenge began October 1st, 2009 and will run through December 31st, 2009. If you are a Gian...

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...

Giant Squid Community Organizer

Whether you are new to Giant Squidom, an old pro, or a Giant Squid Hopeful, I'm here to help!

I'm RMS (aka Robin) and I'm proud to be a part of a wonderful team of lensmasters, the Giant Squid Community Organizers.

Please feel free to use this lens...

Giant Squid Mentor

It's true. Squidoo is a great place to create web pages for free. But did you know that part of the magic of Squidoo also comes from the membership?

Since Squidoo started in the fall of 2006, our lensmasters have continued to create great lenses and...

Giant Squid Open Mike Monday

Join Kate Loving Shenk and Joan Adams on Blog Talk Radio

Giant Squid OpenMike on Monday and Moon Moo & You onTuesday

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Giant Squid Organizers and Greeters - Past and Present

This is the place where I've tried to collect all the facts and links for all the projects run by Giant Squid Organizers and Greeters in the past. And, in a way, this lens is my own way to say thank you to those who helped me on my own way to bec...

Giant Squid Summer School - My Lensography

I had a rocking good time this spring with Squidoo Rocket Moms, making a lens or more each week over the six-week session. Right on the heels of that adventure I signed up for Giants Summer Session. This lensography presents all the lenses I created...

Giant Squid Summer School Graduation

For the past 8 weeks the Giant Squids have been busy in Summer School! Each week they were assigned a new lens topic like: What's your most prized possesion? or Do a restaurant review. Then from mid June until early August 70 Giant Squids went on to...

Giant Squids! Congratulations to the Class of March 2009. Did You Make Giant Squid?

I've now got a purple thingie on my bio. Just wanted to send out a heartfelt congratulations to my fellow Giant Squids who made this class of lensmasters extra special. Also kudos to this group for their mutual support in visiting, critiquing, spell...

Giant Summer School

In the course of the 8 weeks of Giant summer school, we had created 8 lenses. We had a new lens that we had to create each week. They gave us a challenge and then we did our assignment on that. Below is what I had done for the assignments.

Giants and Their Hobbies...

New Giant Squid Challenge is under way! And this lens is a showcase lens of all great how-to and DIY lenses potential Giants and 100 Clubbers created during this Challenge!

If you're participating in this Challenge, you can add all lenses created in...

Gift Ideas For Graduation

I remember when I was graduating from high school and college, I wanted people to give me money. I wanted to pick out the things that I needed and wanted. Our children were the same way. They wanted money more than any other gift so they could do wha...

Gifts for Mr Darcy Lovers

Mr. Darcy, of course, is the beloved character from Jane Austen's classic book "Pride and Prejudice." This lens will point you to some of the best gift options for the Mr. Darcy lovers in your life.

Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters are...

Gil's Tattoos

Tattooing is one of the ultimate forms of self-expression. My tattoos are not decorations, they are symbols of who I am as a person. I think of them as a uniform, and I bear them proudly as manifestations of my character. Some people make scrapbooks,...

Giraffe Toys

If you and your child are fascinated by giraffes, you will enjoy this site. Giraffe toys, giraffe coloring pages, giraffe books -- There is even a giraffe song to learn.

The giraffe is the most popular animal in the zoo. And children love to play wi...

Gird your Mind with the Power to Overcome Challenges

Time and again, over your and my lifetime,... we must come "face to face" with a conscious decision about how we will react to "great challenges" in our lives! The fact... that these "challenges" will occur and disrupt o...

Girl's Enchanting Halloween Costumes

Girl's Enchanting Halloween Costumes will share ideas and resources to help you select a costume that will be pleasing to both you and your little girl. Many little girls adore sparkling pretty... flowered and feminine...while others posess a tom-bo...

Girls Are Weird!

Whether they're talking to their imaginary friends, wearing an outrageous dress-up outfit with mom's high heels, or making up secret mud pie recipes, girls just wanna' have fun, but sometimes they can be silly and kinda weird too! I know my own daug...

Girls with Slingshots

Wait! What? A talking cactus? Yep. And not just any talking cactus. His name is McPedro. He's a talking Irish cactus. He only talks to Hazel the writer after she's had a few drinks, or maybe more than a few.

In November 2009, Girls With Sling...

Give your Readers FREE Wallpapers for their Desktop

Do you like getting things for FREE? Do you have a Blog?

One of the best ways to keep people coming back to your Blog is to offer something they need, or want. People love FREE stuff, and a Monthly Calendar is one of the things I offered on my Blog....

Giving Squids a Helping Hand

A blog designed to help promote poorly ranked lenses in the Squidoosphere. Check in regularly for updates to this lens! 

GLOBAL WARMING - a misinterpreted topic - find out WHY !

This is the Clinton Valley in Fiordland, New Zealand. This valley was carved out by glaciers formed during the ice age. As temperatures warmed, the glaciers began to melt and move toward the sea forming great lakes along the way. Glacier melting occu...

Global Warming for children

For young children to understand a concept like Global Warming it needs to be taught through hands-on observable experiments.

Make a terrarium with falling rain. Melt ice and watch the water level of a lake rise. Observe what happens when plants rec...

Gloria Steinem -- A Feminist Superhero

Is it too bold a statement to make that WE GIRLS have this feminist superhero Gloria Steinem to thank for being able to SQUIDOO? To be able to blog and twitter?



It's been over 40 years since her 1962 Esquire magazine article about women being f...

Glorious Hats for Women with Great Taste

Hats say so much about a person. Hats can show one's personal wealth, a group in which one belongs, a favorite sports team and pretty much any other message one hopes to convey.

Or a hat can be a shield from the sun, wind, rain or snow.

Hats can be...

Going Barefoot - a Free Way to Enjoy Life

Going barefoot is the most fun thing to do. It's one of life's simple pleasures that are often overlooked. I'm sure as children most of us loved going barefoot. We would take off our shoes and socks whenever we had the chance, probably to...

Going Green Ideas

Would you like some tips for going green? Do you want to live a more environmentally friendly life but you don't know where to start? Are you overwhelmed by all the eco-friendlyinformation that appears in the press, on the TV and on the internet?

Th...

Going Red - women and heart conditions

Going Red! Are you tired of hearing the phrase? I hope not!

Going red is the term used to draw attention to heart problems in women. Women die of heart problems as much as men do, but unfortunately, their symptoms are much harder to spot.

The Going Re...

Golden Dresses

Gold is the new black this year. Glamour is back in fashion. Have a browse through these beautiful golden dresses to find your unique look for this party season. Think sparkle, dazzle, glitter, glow and gleam!

Give yourself the gift of gold.

Photo co...

Goldie and Me. Life with a Golden Retriever.

This lens is all about the memories of our wonderful golden retriever boy dog Goldie and the joys of owning, or being owned by a golden retriever! He was our little man in a golden suit with a true heart of pure gold and we were priviledged to share...

Golf in Scotland

May 2009 - The Adams Family Tour for Golfers will depart South Carolina and go to Scotland for a marathon week of golf, golf and more golf.

This lens features the courses they will play along with pre and post trip remarks from my husband, Whitey, o...

Gone with the Wind

Gone With the Wind

Who can forget Gone with the Wind the film, a 1939 American Romantic Drama set during the war. The film created from Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel "Gone with the Wind" .

Directed by Victor Fleming. The epic drama, set in the Am...

Good Medicine

Native American Spirituality has been a constant source of inspiration for me. Maybe it is because it is so connected to Mother Earth. They use the term 'good medicine' for things that are good for you and will heal you. Mother Nature has a whole 'ph...

Google vs Yahoo

The Prom is around the corner and you've been asked by two players to be their date. One is the ever popular and smooth talking quarterback, Google, while the other is the nerdish, Yahoo.

Between the two of them, roughly eighty percent of the girls...

Google vs. Yahoo -- Which SIDE Are You On?

GOOGLE vs. YAHOO -- Which side are you on?

I must confess that I am a die-hard fan of Google, despite the minor slap to Squidoo in the summer of 2007. I watched my lenses take a tremendous nose-dive in rankings, but it looks like we've kissed an...

Gordon Hamilton - Freelance Writer

Gordon Hamilton has been a Freelance Writer, writing for - and creating - Web 2.0 sites on the Web since April 2007. The first site which he joined was Helium.com, followed by Squidoo in August 2007 and Hub Pages a month later. Those three sites rema...

Gordon Ramsay Cookware

Did you know that there is now a way that you can get even closer to cooking with Chef Ramsay? You may have seen Gordon cook his amazing recipes on TV, but thought that you can never achieve results like that. Well there is a way to get you a step cl...

Gospel Poverty - Simple Living to Help the Poor

Gospel Poverty is a term first coined by our Roman Catholic brothers and sisters is finding greater acceptance among evangelical Christians as well.

With all of the talk about the prosperity gospel, Gospel Poverty seeks to bring the Christian life b...

Gothic Bedroom Design

Do you want to sleep in a Gothic castle?  Do you love the medieval look?  Take a look at my Gothic Bedroom Design ideas, options, and how-to advice for designing your own Gothic bedroom.  You'll...

Gourd Birdhouses | Art | Plans | Seeds | Wooden

There are two different categories of gourds. Ornamental gourds are the kind you would find in fall baskets and so forth. They are thin-skinned so they aren't good for long-term use. The other type is the hard-shell gourd, or the gourd birdhouse; it'...

Gourmet Home Coffee Roasting

If you are totally obsessed with a great cup of coffee but are having a hard time finding where to get that perfect cup, home coffee roasting is the only way to go. This puts you in total control of your own individual roast style. Another added bene...

GramaBarb - My Superhero Grandma

You really want to know why? I know you do. She looks familiar, right? She is the Squidoo's very own GramaBarb. She's genuine, heartwarming and encouraging as a grandma. I'm so thankful that I had the chance to know her through her lenses and her bea...

Grammar Refresher For Mommy

As a mom I know how hard it is to keep up with the kids and the rest of the world. Sometimes we become so wrapped up in the kids we forget how to speak with adults. The less we practice the more difficult it becomes. This lens is here to help me catc...

Gran Torino

This is probably the best movie I have seen all year. Clint Eastwood was phenomenal.

I got so much out of this movie. On the surface the movie is about racism but really it is about regrets in your life and it is about opening yourself up to being l...

Grandma Casey's Famous Apple Pie Recipe

My Grandma Casey made incredible apple pie. It wasn't artisanal or elegant or organic or fancy, but it was wholesome, simple, warm and always made the family smile. Kind of like the woman herself.

Below is the very straightforward, easy to make a...

Grandma's Hands

Grandma, granny, grammy, nana. It doesn't matter what you call her, a grandmother is a special kind of mother. She's a mother with the rough edges smoothed out. A Grandmother's temper is slow, her hugs are quick, and her rules are always flexible.

I...

Grandmother Moon

One of the first 3 spirits placed by the Great Spirit to watch over the children of Earth was Grandmother Moon.

She helps you with your dreams and visions. You can ask her to bring the dreams to you or to help you understand the meaning of the symbo...

Graphics for Squidoo

I have created numerous graphics over the years. Some of my work is out of this world and some are just okay but nothing to write home about. I figured that this lens will be another great resource that you can use as an outstretch of my HTML and CSS...

Grateful For Joan

At the end of 2007, Pat O'Bryan released his book, "Your Portable Empire" for publication. He bought an island on Second Life and generously invited all his fans to join in a pre-launch celebration. We not only met him in this virtual reality, but we...

Gratitude and Acknowledgements Long Overdue

Thank you, Jeff, for all your support.

Recently I read this reminder: "When an author writes a book, she writes an Acknowledgments section where she pays homage to and says thanks for all the people who helped along the way." This lens of...

Greasemonkey - Scripting for Firefox

Greasemonkey is a Mozilla Firefox extension that allows users to install scripts that make on-the-fly changes to most HTML-based web pages. As Greasemonkey scripts are persistent, the changes made to the web pages are executed every time the page is...

Great Networking Resources for Moms

There are a lot of social networking groups out there; Twitter, Facebook, Stumbleupon, Digg and others. If you happen to be a Mom, or a Grandma (like I am) then there are a growing number of networking resources for you to explore.

Mother's everywhe...

Great Pyramid of Cholula

The Great Pyramid of Cholula is located ten minutes outside of Puebla in Mexico. It has the largest volume of the pre-Columbian pyramids and is the largest stone monument in the world. Today only part of the staircase on one side of this immense step...

Great Quotes Abound on Twitter

Tweeple on Twitter LOVE quotes! You can see quotes from just about anybody who's ever been quoted, and lots you've never heard of. I must confess, that I am a quote-lover myself. In fact, some of the first people I followed were the ones who shared g...

Greek Roasted Chicken

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

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Mythology Quizzes
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Interesting People
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Reviews/Opinions
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Greekgeek's Top Ten Squidoo Tips

Psst! Want some free Squidoo secrets?

At the risk of losing some footholds in the top ranks on Squidoo, here are my Top Ten Squidoo Tips!

I've already taught you How to Get Your Lens Found using proven techniques such as SEO.

I've given yo...

Green Gardening: Natural Pesticide Sprays You Can Make Yourself

Let's face it . . . a few bugs can ruin a great garden. Of course, not all bugs are bad but between a swarm of plant lice, slugs and other destructive pests, you can barely reap what you've sown.

Great news . . . there's no reason to let your garden...

Greeting Cards and more For Fun And For Profit!

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

Gremlin Bells

Gremlin Bells guard us bikers against the nefarious little imps that love to stowaway on our bikes. The gremlins love to hitch rides on motorcycles, but they also enjoy creating havoc in various forms: burned out signal bulbs, dead batteries, and loo...

Greta Garbo - a Swedish actress

Greta Lovisa Gustafsson or more known as - Greta Garbo - was born 18 September 1905 - and died 15 April 1990. She was a Swedish-born actress during Hollywood's silent film period and part of its Golden Age.

Regarded as one of the greatest and most i...

Grey Gardens the Broadway Musical

This ironic and slightly campy Broadway show tells the story of Edith Bouvier Beale (Little Edie) and her mother. The personalities and dreams of this mother and daughter were larger than life. The musical is named after the family estate in East Ham...

Griffins and Griffin Mythology

The Griffin (also spelled gryphon or griffon) is a chimera or hybrid mythical creature. It has the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. It may also have the legs and talons of an eagle, often only the front legs. Griffins are often port...

GROSS, or Get Rid Of Soy Society

Do you know why so much soy is in our food supply now? It is because after the tobacco industry was down sized due to the successful health campaign to discredit its use, tobacco farmers were scared about what to do. In came the government to the res...

Gross-Out Cakes: The Kitty Litter Cake and Other Classics

Are you looking for the perfect desserts, drinks, and appetizers to delight—or perhaps disgust—your friends and family this Halloween? Gross-Out Cakes provides step-by-step instructions for the following crowd pleasers: Kitty Litter Cake,...

Grow a Chocolate Garden

Can't you just imagine it? Chocolate fruits and vegetables growing from semi sweet vines, and milk chocolate coated bushes growing in your own chocolate garden? Okay, you got me. You can't really grow your own Hershey brand Chocolate Bars, Godiva bra...

Growing Older but Staying Young at Heart

I don't know what's wrong with my mirror....I look in it and see someone growing older, but my inside self just doesn't match this reflection!

My life seems to be divided into before the age of 40 and after. Before 40 were the Parenting Years, and a...

Growing Up In Pendleton SC - Jeanie Sims Hunt

Jeanie Sims was a name that I was familiar with but I really did not get to know Jeanie until recently. She is a couple of years younger than I am but I do remember her during our growing up years.

How did we get back in touch? It all began right he...

Growing Up in Pendleton SC in 1950's and 60's

Pendleton SC Town Council woman Sandra Gantt was asked to speak to the Leadership Pendleton Class of 2009. She was asked to tell how it was to grow up Pendleton. I was so glad that I was able to hear Sandra's talk. She was so interesting and enlighte...

Growing Up in Rural North Louisiana

Growing up in rural North Louisiana was a gift that keeps on giving. The good times I spent romping through the meadows, fields and forests were some of the best times of my life. The life skills that I learned on our farm / ranch, near Coushatta, Lo...

Growing Up in Smalltown America

Back in July 1998 I moved from Kansas to the United Kingdom. I went from a State with fewer than 2 million people to a metropolitan area with over 7 million.

I remain at heart though a small town gal. When I think of small towns, I immediately think...

GrowWear: RocketMoms Graduate

MiMi was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-week p...

Guild Wars

What can I say? One of the best online games I've ever played! Excellent graphics, smooth and responsive game play and easy character customization. And once you've purchased the game you have unlimited online game time! Unlike other MMORPGs that imp...

Gunfight at Squidoo Rocket Mum corral

I had better put this at the start. This is a spoof. Just in case I'm misinterpreted again, but a tribute nevertheless.

I kid you not, this will cause shock waves amongst the Squidoo rocket mums brigade. When they see that, that er, gosh, jolly, je...

GypsyOwl's 5000TH Tweet - Tribute TO YOU - #FollowFriday

This Tribute has transformed into a #followfriday Lens. SO be sure to check for updates and find amazing tweeple to follow. This lens is for YOU! A tribute to friends. As I approach my 5000TH Tweet it is not easy to look back before I knew you, befor...

GypsyOwl's CafePress Showcase - The Most Popular Gift Items @ GypsyOwl's Studio & Gifts

I have gathered together the most popular items from my gift shop. So you have the best of the best from my Studio. All of these designs are Photography, Digital Art, or Photo Art (combination of photography and artwork).

ENJOY!
Be sure to visit the...

GypsyOwl's Zazzle Gift Gallery Showcase on Squidoo

This is a collection of my favorite Zazzle Gallery gift items. Create Your Own Custom Designs & Sell Your Work on Zazzle. See all of my work at GypsyOwl's Zazzle Gallery Tee Shirts, Shoes, Skateboards, Mugs, Mousepads, Greeting Cards, Posters, Ties (...

HAIKU ART MOUSEPADS

I designed this lens to showcase a few haiku art mousepads from my zazzle store, Reflkshins. HAIKU ART MOUSEPADS offer a visually aesthetic alternative to your everyday mousepad. Buy 'em in bulk for your store, or grab a few for your family or friend...

Hair From Hell

You can try moussing, you can try teasing and you can try spraying, but sometimes the best beauty efforts just wind up producing... STUPID HAIR!

Look, it's not like it's never happened to me. My childhood included a genuine Dorothy Hamill 'do, a few...

Hairspray the Musical

Hairspray the Musical - one of the most faBtastic nights out I have ever enjoyed! What a birthday treat!

My love of Hairspray started when I went to see the film with Sparky and Lizzie in 2007. When the film ended, my jaw ached! I started grinning a...

Hairy Men are Gorgeous!

Hairy Men are Gorgeous!

Humans are covered with hair, even the most fair-haired, pixie-like person has body hair unless they are suffering from a medical condition. Androgenic hair (hair that appears post-puberty) is due to the male hormones present...

Half the lies they tell about me aren't true

"Half the lies they tell about me aren't true." - Yogi Berra (American professional Baseball Player and Manager. b.1925)

Which begs the question, "What about the other half?"

This lens is about some of the myths about me which I would like to dispe...

Halloumi Cheese

Halloumi is a traditional cheese from Cyprus, the island in the Mediterranean Sea.

Halloumi has a higher melting point than other cheese what makes it suitable for frying and grilling. You almost won't find any BBQ in Cyprus without the use of hallou...

Halloween Costumes for Dogs

Have you ever thought of dressing your dog up for Halloween? I think it is hilarious, but there is no way I will be able to do that for my two dogs. Mindy, my shepherd mix could handle it a bit better than my border mix Lucky. Its just impossible to...

Halloween Haunted Mansion Made With Gingerbread

One of the things that kids like to do on Halloween is to build a Gingerbread Haunted Mansion. Gingerbread houses are very familiar to us during Christmas time, but the Halloween Edible Mansions are sure great project to do during Halloween. Some pe...

Halloween Haven

Some of my best memories are of Halloween parties, haunted houses, costumes, trick or treating and even "rolling" yards.

As a child, I enjoyed dressing up in a costume and trick or treating in our neighborhood. We went from house to house with our f...

Halloween Postage Stamps

Dress up your Fall letters & bills with some scary or cute Halloween postage stamps. These makes terrific gifts too. Scare up a little Halloween fun this year!

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 Spooky Drinks

This Halloween make it extra spooky with unique and creative punches and drinks. Although there are so many recipes for Halloween drinks, I'm dedicating this lens on Halloween drinks with dripping blood and fruit juices. You can alter any of the...

Halloween Squidoodles

What would Halloween be without a little fun and humor. There are costume lenses, food lenses, Halloween history, makeup lenses, lenses on haunted houses. But it's just all a blur without something being notable or sticking out like a sore thumb.

So...

Halloween Treats

When I was a little child and we went trick or treating, there was a wide variety of treats that we would receive.  Some were coveted by almost everyone in our home and others seemed to be rejected by almost everyone.  If you happened to b...

Halloween Tree Ornaments to Collect and Display

Boo! It's time to decorate for Halloween! Halloween tree ornaments have soared in popularity in recent years, becoming quite collectible, not to mention loads of fun. Halloween ornaments make great gifts, too!

Choose a scary, spooky, or fun theme to...

Halloween Troll Costumes

Picking a costume for Halloween can sometimes be a daunting task. Half the fun of dressing up is to be just a little bit scary, so why not be a Troll this Halloween? Below you will find ideas on how to dress as a Troll and some information on what a...

Halloweentown

I had come across these movies when I was younger. More specifically, the first and second movie. These are great to watch around Halloween time. This is the reason why, the Disney channel plays them each and every year. These are specifically made f...

Hand Painting Fabric

We are surrounded by patterns in nature and in man made objects. Why does the cluster of flowers with their riot of color and pattern look so pleasing? Mother Nature is the perfect designer and never makes a mistake with her colors. Tall office build...

Handmade Fiber Arts on Etsy, Mine..... and Others!

This lens has brief descriptions of the many forms of Fiber Art, plus it will showcase the works of many of the creative and talented fiber artists you'll find on Etsy, whose work I greatly admire.

The items featured here are all handmade with a...

Handmade Quilt for College

A handmade quilt can be an heirloom to pass down from generation to generation. There are many factory made quilts on the market but few people still make all cotton, hand stitched quilts. I am offering this beautiful handmade quilt for sale to help...

Hands off our Vitamins

Hands off our Vitamins is a campaign against the introduction of The European Commission Food Supplements Directive. If the Directive comes into force then the EU will dictate what vitamins and minerals we can buy in all the member states, including...

Hangin' With A Luna Moth

As I have raised my children, it has become clear that I missed out on a lot in high school. My son's favorite class was AP Biology and almost daily he would come home with a new story. Can you believe they even had a pet snake in class? And he touch...

Hangin' With A Red Panda

I really do love all of the animals at the zoo, but there is just something so sweet about the Red Panda. For one thing, every time I see one at the zoo, it is alone. It is so pretty that I always want to just reach in and grab that little cutie and...

Hangin' With a Snowshoe Hare

We all ask at some point, why is this beautiful rabbit called a hare?

Believe it or not, there are actually several differences between a rabbit and a hare. Physically the hare has longer ears and hind legs. In general, the hare is just overall larg...

Hangin' with an Arctic Fox

This pretty little fox, known as the Arctic Fox or Snow Fox, inhabits regions of the coldest climate on the earth. His beautiful fur changes colors with the seasons. In winter, his fur is white, which is a wonderful camouflage in the snow. In summer,...

Hangin' with Harp Seals

Now I ask you, who wouldn't adore this cute and cuddly little ball of fur? I simply love those small tuffs of fur that resemble eyebrows! This is one of those creatures that just looks like they were made to love. However, we better love them wh...

Hangin' With Hedgehogs

Hedgehogs are delightful little creatures that seem to always wear a smile. Don't we all need a smile to start the day? There are 16 different species of Hedgehogs and the African Pygmy Hedgehogs make great pets.

They are so cute and entertaining. W...

Hangin' with Kangaroo Rats

Kangaroo Rat? Now isn't that just the funniest name ever! It even seems a bit contradictory. When we think of a kangaroo we think of a tall mammal with a pouch that hops around on two feet and usually packs a pretty nasty punch.

When we think of a r...

Hangin' with Key Deer

I had never heard of Key Deer until I read Florida Keys Getaway written by MiMi GrowWear. In her article, MiMi noted that the Key Deer are endangered and when I saw her picture of this sweet deer, I was immediately intrigued.  After reading abo...

Hangin' With Meerkats

These adorable little animals are my daughter's favorite zoo animal. I'm not sure if she loved Timon from the Lion King because she loves Meerkats or if she first fell for Timon. What I do know is that until she pointed them out, I had never even not...

Hangin' With Mouse Lemurs

My favorite monkey is the adorable Mouse Lemur. Whether it is because it is so small that it seems to cry out for protection; because of those cute little beady eyes or just because it carries the name "mouse," I honestly do not know. I just know tha...

Hangin' with Poison Dart Frogs

I am surrounded by Poison Dart Frogs! When my son was just a little fellow, he adored Poison Dart Frogs. He has Dart Frog books, plush Dart frogs, plastic Dart Frogs, shirts with Dart Frogs and he even has Dart Frogs painted on his bedroom wall.

The...

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...

Hangin' with Vampire Bats

Vampire Bats are frequently misunderstood and feared. What do you really know about these guys? Do you fear them? Do you hate them? Do you think they would be part of your worst nightmare?

Let's hang with the vampire bats and find out who really is...

Happiness is what you make it!!

Happiness is what we make it. You can look at the world and frown and find so many things wrong with it. Or you can look at the world and smile and see all the great things that are in it. We see what we want to see. If you want to be happy you will....

Happy 100th, Grannie!

My 100th Squidoo lens is dedicated to Callie Perna Penland Stewart, my grandmother and sole living grandparent, who turns 100 in October 2009. Thankfully I will be able to attend her birthday party with my children and get to see all my family - and...

Happy Birthday Chef Keem

Happy 60th Birthday Chef Keem - 07 May 2009

According to his Squidoo Bio: Chef Keem aka Achim Thiemermann, has been a member since January 29 2008, has rated 2,716 lenses, favorited 2,126, and has created 135 lenses from scratch. Achim Thiemermann d...

Happy Birthday FishBaitBob

Most of our friends and family are located too far away to get together for grins and giggles and birthday cake, so I got the idea that a multi-media birthday celebration might be possible through a Squidoo lens.

Join me in wishing Bob the happiest...

Happy Birthday Squidoo

In October 2009 Squidoo will be celebrating its 4th birthday. From a simple idea Squidoo was born.

The founding 4 members of Squidoo, Seth Godin, Megan Casey, Corey Brown, and Gil Hildebrand took that idea and here we are today.

Take a moment now t...

Happy Birthday, Seth!

Here at Squidoo, we're inspired by Seth every day.

And we're not the only ones. Not by a long shot.

People who read his blog, pick up his books, hear his speeches, read his lenses, meet him on the street... hundreds and hundreds of thousands of peo...

Happy Birthdays Shelly

Shelly lives in the vast Lake Superior region where the beauty of nature is in abundance. I appreciate you for all the things you do to show me love. There are many people who go the extra mile for others and you are one of them. Thank you for all th...

Happy for No Reason - Even in Today's Economy !

"Gloom and Doom" headlines blast us from every television, newspaper, magazine and online news sites. Don't you sometimes wish you could wear blinders, ignore the bad stuff and be happy for simple reasons - your health, family, job and friends?

Marc...

Happy Half Birthday

Ever since I was a little girl, we've always celebrated half birthdays in my family. It was something that my grandmother did for my father so my father carried the tradition down to our family. It is a tradition that I plan on celebrating with my tw...

Happy Healing with Smiling Soles

Slip into these Comfy Cozy Shoes and you'll be Smiling. With these Cheery Colors and Playful Design you may even catch yourself Skipping. ~ Smile and You'll Find YourSelf Smiling !

Harry Potter - taking over the world.

Have you heard of Harry Potter? No? Then where have you been! Harry Potter is a phenomenon; from simple beginnings as a children's book, Harry Potter has engulfed the world with extravagant movies, merchandise to fill your basement, video and board g...

Hartford Child - Yadira Reid

A first Christmas Holiday Season without Yadira... Let us continue to love and support the loved ones of Yadira. Keep them in your hearts thoughts as they are grieving and healing.

Yadira was a beautiful 15 year old young lady who lived in Hartford...

Has Your Ebook Been Stolen? 5 Easy Ways To Find Out

It's taken you hours of hard work but now your ebook is finally available for sale. All you have to do is sit back and watch the money roll in right?

Wrong.

The minute your $29.95 ebook is available on your website for download it may be stolen and...

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 Cemeteries in the United States

If you do a Google search for Haunted Cemeteries, you will find 7,590,000 results. That is a lot of information about haunted cemeteries. When you think of haunted cemeteries, you get flashes of movies like Night of the Living Dead and people sprouti...

Haunted Halloween: 13 Spooky Fun Party Songs

Here's a collection of party songs for a spooky, yet more fun than scary, Halloween activity. They offer a lighter side to the celebration that allows us to stand up to our fears and brush them away with a hearty laugh.

Monsters, ghouls, ghosts, or...

Haunted House Ideas

Are you looking for some Haunted House Ideas for this Halloween? Maybe you want some ideas to make this halloween extra special for the kids?

Haunted houses can be a fun part of Halloween, but many times they are too expensive or too scary for young...

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...

Have You Seen A Beautiful Library?

As you enter into a library , did you notice the design of the library? Stop and look around the library for that library could be one of the most beautiful libraries of the world.

Have you tried tagfoot?

tagfoot is a brand new "no-nonsense social bookmarking, wishlisting, and tagging hangout". It's still in beta but is nearing public release.

tagfoot has an excellent community feel and lots of interaction. There's some really innovative features and...

Have your kids joined the Doodle 4 Google Contest?

Do your kids like to doodle? Google is putting on a Doodle 4 Google logo contest.

"This is a competition where we invite K-12 students to play around with our homepage logo and see what new designs they come up with. This year we're inviting U.S. kid...

Having a Bad Hair Day?

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

He Chose Suicide

On November 21, 1995 my husband chose suicide as the answer to ending his long battle with depression. We, my daughters and I, still struggle with his decision after all of this time. Our hearts are still broken and will probably never completely men...

He-Man: The Coolest Childhood-Toys Ever

The He-Man line had a lot of great toys, making it easy to imagine any scenario where Eternia would need YOUR help! It was fun just coming up with any story that would result in a fight between He-Man and Grayskull. Neighborhood kids would flock arou...

Healing Art with SARK

SARK creates colorful inspiration and healing arts through creative channels that make hearts sing! Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy (SARK) has written and created 15 best-selling books, and created hundreds of products.  She is the founder and...

Health Care Reform

True healthcare reform will not happen on the National level here in the US because the politicians in Washington are bought and sold by the Corporate special interests, and one of the biggest of these are the Health Insurance Companies.

We have tw...

Hearing Aids At Age Six: Leaves make sounds when you step on them?

My son, Kenneth, is hard of hearing. He received his hearing aids at age six, that was about 2 1/2 years ago.The day he got them was an amazing day in his life and in the life of everyone in our family. It brings me to tears to remember that day beca...

Heart-Shaped Lockets

A locket is a pendant that opens, usually to store a photo of a loved one inside or maybe a lock of hair, a treasure that the wearer keeps close to her heart. A locket is a keepsake, something she'll wear forever. What better gift than a heart-shaped...

Hearts -- Heart Imprints and Heart-Shaped

Hearts are a particular favorite of mine. Have you ever noticed how many designer items you can find with hearts and heart imprints? There are also many trendy heart-shaped items. Hearts, hearts, hearts are everywhere. Hearts and heart-shapes can be...

Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger (born April 4, 1979 - died January 22, 2008)

Already something of an established actor in his native Australia, upon Ledger's move to the United States, he appeared in "10 Things I Hate About You", but he felt as though he was being ste...

Heather426: RocketMoms Graduate

Heather was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-wee...

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...

HELLO, my name is Scott!

...a snapshot of articles, blog posts, podcasts and resources on how to be approachable, become unforgettable and make a name for yourself!

Scott Ginsberg is an author, professional speaker and the only person in the world who wears a nametag 24-7 to...

Help me find my little girl!

I've been looking everywhere around the house looking for my little girl but she's nowhere to be found...She's around 2 feet tall, chubby, very cute and looks like a Chinese doll...Anybody seen her?

Help Me-I'm Captioned Challenged

I was really excited when I saw the new caption contest module.



I am a photographer and love to take photos, but when it comes to finding a caption I always struggle. I spend much longer trying to figure out what to call the photo then I do taking...

Help Save Wildlife With Your Purchase

When we hear about the beautiful animals that are endangered, harmed or being displaced, we wonder what we can do to help. There are a few organizations who are dedicated to protecting and saving these creatures.

Below are a few ways that you can he...

Help Stop Child Trafficking: Born2Fly Project

How many times have you looked at your child, or your neighbors child and smiled at how cute and innocent they are? Now imagine that child being raped repeatedly, maybe even 20 times a night just for some pervert's pleasure?

There are over a million...

Help Wanted: Promotions and Advertising Sales Professional

Squidoo is one of the largest websites in the world, with millions of pages, half a million members, more traffic than cbs.com and more than 20,000,000 page views a month.

We're hiring someone to run our ad and promotion sales efforts. Please read t...

Help! I've Lost my Hippocampus!

What do you mean, you can't remember the last name of your BFF in third grade, or the inventor of the cotton gin? And if those slips of the mind aren't enough, try naming all the U.S. Presidents in order.

Long-term memory is the one that makes your...

Help, My Computer Keeps Crashing. What do I do?

Computer freeze or crash is the event that happens just before you start banging your heads against the keyboard and sobbing. It happens to everyone at some point (if hasn't happened to you ... beware, it's coming). You're working on your masterpiece...

Helping out in New Orleans

In late January 2007, I was lucky to join up with an awesome group of people heading down to New Orleans to help residents who were hit hard by hurricane Katrina.

I had no idea what I was about to experience.   We couldn't avoid seeing the...

Herman Van Rompuy: First European President

Hello and welcome to Herman Van Rompuy, the First European President.

The European Union enters a new phase: it's getting its first permanent President.

I am a proud Belgian Citizen and such a nomination makes me proud. Still, I don't love the...

Hi... I'm Whit

Who Am I? Get this... I am a Christian Republican Jew, born on Christmas Eve! To the left, I am a genuine inconvenient truth. I am a rascal; an expert at stirring the pot of emotions regarding controversial issues. But to truly know me is to read my...

Hibiscus Tea or Agua de Jamaica

The ingenuity of the cook south of the American border has always caught my imagination.

Take drinks for an example. Many different ingredients are taken and used for inexpensive refreshers, hibiscus tea for one. Ground corn is cooked with a variety...

High Kill Humane Society: Contradition in Terms

The young red doberman female was a beautiful dog, if you looked at her with eyes of love - for anyone else, she was just a bag of bones stretched over a dog's body. I saw her as I volunteered at our city's animal shelter.

Volunteers didn't stay lon...

Hiking My Way to a Novel

On September 25th, 2000, I completed a six-month journey from one end of the Appalachian Trail to the other, a 2,175-mile walk from Georgia to Maine otherwise known as a thru-hike.

Along the way, I embarked on another type of journey, a creative adve...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail: A Story in Postcards

On a recent snowed-in lazy day, I plopped myself on the floor in front of my shelf full of scrapbooks and started flipping through some memories. Three of the scrapbooks contained keepsakes from my  six-month Appalachian Trail thru-hike, includi...

Hiking The Appalachian Trail: What You Really Need To Know

The picture to your left is me, the A.T. hiker known as Ramkitten (on a really cold April morning in the Georgia mountains), here to share the wisdom gained from six months on the trail, all in one fell swoop!

Most of what you'll find on the int...

Hilarious Images and Videos Caption Challenge

Funny pictures and videos are so much fun. They can be enjoyed and shared with friends and family. Here you'll find family-friendly pictures and clean videos of hilarious babies, funny cats, and even a few humorous car accidents and mishaps. All...

Historic Vermont Barns

Growing up on a working dairy farm in Vermont, I spent a large portion of my time in the barn, both working and playing.

The barn is the center of the business of farming. For a child, the barn holds the promise of places to hide, animals to grow wi...

Hitting Someone Else's Children

I can't help but ask, "What in the world is going on?"

What makes people think it is acceptable for them to hit children. I am absolutely shocked at the recent news about two different people who hit someone else's children in public.

Please read t...

hlkljgk: RocketMoms Graduate

Heather was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-wee...

Holiday Tips For Special Needs Kids

The Holidays can be a stressful time under the best of circumstances. When you have a special needs child, it can be even more so.

Too much food and noise.  Too many people. And let's not forget; too many opinions on the way you're raisin...

Holidays with Grandma

Holidays really didn't kick-off at our house until our grandparents arrived, especially grandma! What is it about grandmas anyway that they evoke such love and warm memories in their grandchildren's hearts.

I've written some about my gra...

Holley RocketMom

If there is anyone on Rocket Moms who exemplifies a true Rocket Mom besides our wonderful leader, Bonnie Diczhazy, it is Holley Adams!

I met Holley in the first few days of Rocket Moms' existance when we got the assignment to write a lens &quot...

Hollywood Dolls 2009

Hollywood has always had a way of spreading its magic by the means of one artist inspiring another.   Once an artist is touched by another artist, often the  magic of creation begins. Hollywood Dolls is an online gallery devoted t...

Home Business Schedule

One of the attractions of working at home is the vision of freedom it invokes - no time clock, no time sheets, and no one to account to for how you spend your time. Yes, it is an attractive proposition, but like so many attractive propositions there...

Homeless In America

This photo essay is about the homeless in America. Once you've seen these black and white images of homeless people, from the documentary photographer, Tom Stone, you'll never forget them.

Look into the eyes of your brothers and sisters in the...

Homelessness in America

What if the cupboards are bare and you don't even have a cupboard or a house any more? Do you hit the soup kitchen? Hope the nearest homeless shelter has a bed? What if you have children and can't put a roof over their heads or food in their...

Homelessness in Atlanta

"Friends" is possibly a better word to use when speaking of the homeless in Atlanta. The homeless men and women of our city have captured my heart. I want to do everything I can to draw attention to their world and the decisions being made that affec...

Homemade Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Baked Macaroni and Cheese contains several different types of cheeses, milk, and some light spices. Often times it calls for breadcrumbs as this recipe does.

It's easy to make a batch or two of this for a family get together or cookout. Beware: this...

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...

Homemaking & Housekeeping - Get Yourself Organized

Homemaking. It's a full-time job. But it's one that I love and I've found to be truly rewarding.

I know I've needed a lot of help along the way. I've created this lens in the hopes that I can help you in your daily routine, to...

Homeschool vs. Public School

Homeschool vs. Public School

The number of kids being schooled at home is surging forward. Why are millions of parents taking their kids out of school and back home? Why are we still educating our kids like our parents, grandparents, and our founding...

Homeschooling

My grandmother was a teacher and I always had the highest respect for teachers when I was in school.

Things are not so good in some of the public schools anymore. The stories coming from the public education sector get more horrifying each year. Nea...

Homesteading-Our Journey to New Adventures

What is the definition for Homesteading?

Broadly defined homesteading is a lifestyle, a simple life and/or a life of being self-sufficient.

A few years back my husband and I decided that we wanted to take our beliefs and put them into action. We be...

Honey Badgers

Words & Pictures by Shore Dutton Internet Consultancy :-: Website Design, Development & Marketing.

The Honey Badger, also known as the Ratel (if you speak Afrikaans) or Mellivora capensis (if you're a scientist) is described as the "most fearless an...

Honey Bee Awareness Day

Can you imagine a world without the Honey Bee?

Busy Bee Facts:
- Worldwide we rely on honey bee pollination for one-third of our total food supply!

- Honey bees as the main pollinators on the planet are responsible for seeding over 100 crops, inclu...

Hood Ornaments: American Classic Cars 1930s - 1950s

Several decades ago, car hood ornaments were more than just emblems identifying car manufacturers . . . they were adornments that made bold statements.

History reveals that many hood ornaments were themed to reflect the most powerful (or modern) tec...

Horn-honking etiquette

How often do you use your car horn? How often should we use them? Are there standards of etiquette that everyone should observe?

Horse Bits

The horse wears a bridle; the bridle contains the bit; the bit is directly linked to the man behind by means of reins or lines.

So by pulling on one of these,the man can inform the horse whether he is to turn left or right. by pulling both or flicki...

Horse Ghost Books for Kids

Horse Ghost books are not just for Halloween. However, they are perfect for a horse crazy kid during the Halloween holiday. There is nothing better then getting in the mood for a holiday with a theme you love. Holiday themed horse books are a good w...

Horse Has No Use? Send Him to Slaughter!

Having lived and worked in the city most of our lives, my husband and I had a dream of moving to the country upon retirement. We loved animals and wanted lots of them - in the city we had always had a problem with the rule that city dwellers could ha...

Host a Classic Movie Night

Do you think that the old movies are the best? Do you really enjoy watching people like Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, or Jack Lemmon? If so, a classic movie night may be just the type of party for you.

We have a group of friends who really enjoy...

Hot August Nights in Reno

Every August in Reno, the nights come alive. The city of Reno and nearby Sparks host a car show that would make any auto enthusiast droll. It's called Hot August Nights because the nights are hot and the cars are hotter. Classic cars from across the...

Hot Mentors on Squidoo Giant Squid Challenge

Whether you are entered in the Giant Squid Challenge or the Giant 100 challenge this group of Greeters/Mentors/Friends are there to help you all the way.  Each of them is in charge a group/forum where you can post any question.  Their ans...

Hot Retro Aprons

I present to you some of the cutest aprons I have ever seen. They are retro but they are not your Grandma's Apron. They have a high "snazzy" quotient and can be worn not only in the kitchen but they can be worn as costumes as well. You...

Hot Rods and Hot Rodding

I have always been a "car guy", growing up during the muscle car era of the 1960's I became a fan of high performance automobiles. Not just muscle cars or race cars but 4WD offroading, motorcycles, custom choppers, dune buggies, tractor and truck pul...

Hotdog Halloween Costumes For The Whole Family

Hot Dog, it's almost time for Halloween and I can't wait! If you're like me the Halloween fun starts well before October 31st. Picking out the costume is half of the fun, and if you're looking for a fun and unusual costume then I have...

Hotel Pillows - The Same Pillows Found In Top Name Luxury Hotels

Ever have a great stay at a hotel with pillows so comfortable that you checked the tags to find out the brand name so you could buy your own the next time you went shopping?

I have, and until now, I couldn't find actual hotel pillows for sale.

Perh...

House On The Rock

For over 60 years, the House on the Rock has been a majestic work in progress. It all began in 1945, when Alex Jordan decided to build a man-made retreat as awe-inspiring as the view from the rock upon which the house would eventually be built.

Over...

How are you going to Change the World? Tick-Tock

Doom and gloom just simply isn't my thing. Do you want to change the world? The clock is ticking. Tick-Tock. I'd like to challenge every single person to set a goal of where you want be by Sept 1, 2009. That's 3 months, the entire Summer. Remember th...

How Creativity Works

Discovering how creativity works has led to answers for the question "Do we all have creativity?". After researchers determined that the two halves of the human brain process information differently, there could only be one conclusion; we all do inde...

How Did Johnny Depp Get Crowned People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive?

Hugh Jackman is out, as of today Johnny Depp is crowned People Magazines 2009 Sexiest Man Alive

Look at him. I don't get it. And it's Johnny Depp's second time to wear the crown (the first time Johnny Depp was crowned Sexiest Man Alive wa...

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 I Keep My Lens Fresh?

You've made a lens. That's great! Think you have a finished product on your hand? Well, you probably don't. Around here, we like nice, well prepared fresh squid!

It's very important to keep your Squidoo lenses updated in order to keep both your lens...

How Do I Start My Family Tree?

The big picture - It is important to start your family tree information with yourself because it can be added to in an organized manner from there and it is the information that you know the best.

Next add your Father and Mother and then if you can...

How Do You Face the Unthinkable?

I've coped with chronic illness all my life. I was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis at 18 months, when my knee swelled up as I began to try to walk. I toughed it out through years of pain, doctors, physical therapy, one attempt after the next to mit...

How Does Your Garden Grow

The Winters here can get to a seriously low temperature and, unless you have a walled garden, an array of plants is ruled out.



Of course, I know of an old walled garden not a mile from here which has (well, it was there about six years ago) a massi...

How I Became A Giant Squid in 40 Days

I joined Squidoo on May 10, 2008 and got my Giant Squid Badge in the June 30th round. How did I do it? Am I completely nuts? Did I take a break to eat during that time?

Let me tell you all about it....

How I manage my teenage life :)

Hello world!
I'm a young 13 year old girl, an only child and my parents are divorced. I write about my everyday teenage life. I am trying to be a stronger and smarter girl everyday. I learn new things and experiences, please make your self at home, s...

How many Grandparents are Lensmasters on Squidoo?

To all grandparents - this lens is for you.

Leave your Grandparent Squidoo link here.

How many twitter accounts do you have? Is more than one too many?

Is more than one too much?

One for family and another for online activities?

Another for a favourite hobby?

How seriously do you take your kids' childhood experiences?

I'm just wondering how many people think it is worth it to spend a little one-on-one time with their kids everyday.

How To Add Amazon Widgets To Your Lens

Have you wished you could add one of those cool carousel widgets on your lens? Or a contextual product cloud? How about a big preview of your Amazon aStore?

Well, now you can. With a little (actually BIG!) help of Clearspring, the widget network, an...

How To Be A Complete Failure On Squidoo

Just as elusive as a real live giant squid has been my success on Squidoo.Dreams of online riches hidden beneath a sea of inky blackness. We've all clicked on a "How to make mega bucks online.." lens,those titles alone by themselves will generate ton...

How to Be Antisocial

Tired of being bothered by all your friends and family? Are all your heroes hobbits, shack dwellers or otherwise recluse? Sick of buying in to the myth that humans are social creatures and crave interaction?

If so, this website is for you! Follow th...

How To Be Happy Today

Pretty much to remind myself of the fact that if I want to be happy, I can't just sit around and wait for someone else to do it for me. No one can make ME happy but ME! And strangely enough I have had that power all along. I can decide to be mise...

How to Become a Billionaire in Three Minutes

I admit, the first time I received one of the emails, I was shocked. How did they know I only had $32.07 left until payday? When the second and third emails arrived, I knew I had been singled out for something great. Something wonderful.

Something t...

How to Choose The Perfect Wedding Dress Style

If you have a secret lifetime dream of wearing the most beautiful wedding gown on your wedding, you are certainly not alone. For most women, the wedding dress is the most important outfit they would ever wear. Hence, choosing the right wedding dress...

How to clean eyeglasses - innovation by simplicity !

Take advantage of 30 years experience in cleaning spectacles. Get advice from an expert. I got my first spectacles at the age of 18. Ever since I have been fighting all kinds of dirt, dust, fat and other things on my spectacles.Even my wife learned t...

How to Compliment Someone Effectively

Getting people to like you can be its own reward, but it also goes a long way to getting you what you want. Think about it. How much more likely is someone to respond positively to a request, if they are your friend? As human beings, it's natural we...

How to Cook a New York Strip Steak

There's nothing like knowing how to cook a New York Strip Steak in your very own home. This steak, one of America's favorites, tempts with its sizzling crust flavored with your choice of seasonings and its melt-in-your-mouth tenderness. Think you can...

How To Cook Chicken On A Beer Can

Hardly a week went by this past summer where I didn't grill a chicken on a beer can. Not only is it a killer way to fix the chicken, but it is as easy as as it gets when it comes to cooking.

There were several times between Late April and........wel...

How to Cope With Change

My first encounter with this book was in the workplace. A workplace that was frequently changing for various reasons. Before reading this book, WHO MOVED MY CHEESE?, I had trouble accepting changes in my personal life and now I was dealing with them...

How To Create A Band Logo From Start To Finish Using Xara for Free!

In this Xara tutorial, I'll show you exactly how I made the logo above.

Okay, the first thing you need to do is install the Trial Version of Xara Xtreme. If you don't have it already. You can either install the Standard version or the Pro version fo...

How To Create a Child's Dream Bedroom with Wallpaper Murals and Cutouts

Transform your child's room into a fantasyland with colorful wallpaper murals and cutouts. Vinyl-coated Wallies wallpaper cutouts are prepasted and ready to apply to walls, wood, glass, and more. Just dip murals or cutouts in water and sponge them in...

How to Create A Facebook Page

Facebook pages have been getting lots of search engine respect lately. Learn how to create a Facebook page here, since it's rather difficult to figure out how to do it on your own as a newbie!

How to Create a Patio With Stone Pavers

Do you want to know how to create a patio with stone pavers that looks like a Bob Vila project? Well you've come to the right place to learn how easy it is to create a patio with stone pavers! There is no need to mix and pour concrete to have a b...

How To Create A Quality Lens

The word "quality" has come up a lot lately on Squidoo, particularly when it comes to the Giant Squid Program. In order to be accepted you need 50 quality lenses, but what constitutes a "quality" lens? Here's what I think defines quality and how you...

How to create a Squidbook

What is a Squidbook you ask? It is a way of using Squidoo lens to publish a book. I came up with this idea recently and have started creating my first squidbook. You can check it out here
My first Squidbook

My second squidbook...on Squidoo

 ...

How to Create Custom Lampshades

I had a plain white lampshade that was me begging to decorate it. So I complied and did so using a very old Webster's Dictionary . What a perfect idea for someone who loves books and reading. And it was a challenge: How was I going to go about Decora...

How To Create Squeeze Pages

 If you are reading this lens you have some interest in Internet Marketing and/or Affiliate Marketing and the words "squeeze page", or "lead capture page", or "you need a list" are familiar to you. Prior to any...

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 Dance Like An Idiot For Better Time Management

Are you a social media sensation? More popular than Paris Hilton? (JaguarJulie comes to mind.) Do you have too many friends sending you thousands of daily emails? Have you become a prisoner of your celebrity status? Did your personal brand go viral -...

How To Disable PHP Register Globals -- Drupal Status Report

So I'm comparing Drupal and Joomla on my test site. I want to learn both Content Management Systems (CMS), then decide which, if either, I'm going to use for my websites.

I'm not much for sitting down and reading page after page of documentation bef...

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 draw 'The Great Old Wizard Tickety Boo'

Welcome all to the first of my 'How to draw' lenses.
All you need is a pencil / pen and a sheet of paper
Oh and a little imagination.
So scroll down the page and in no time at all i'll have
you drawing 'The Great Old Wizard'!
Enjoy !!

...

How to Earn Money with the Flu

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is running a contest with a prize of $2,500 for the creator of a video about Swine Flu. This lens includes a description of the contest, an overview of what we know about H1N1 (Swine Flu), a CDC video...

How to Entertain Your Toddler

Do you struggle with how to entertain your toddler? Are you are work at home mom like me, trying to maintain a  balance between spending time with your toddler, keeping the house organized and getting all your work done. I find the day goes much...

How to Find and Expand a Niche

There is a lot of talk about building a niche. Everyone is saying: make niche lenses! They have a better chance to be found by search engines! Become an expert in your niche!

This is all great! And you should do this!

But... how?

Today there is so...

How to Find Your Inner Artist as an Adult

How many of us create all kinds of art as children, then stop developing our artistic right brain muscles as we mature into adults? Children are taught how to do many art projects because art projects are considered appropriate activities for childr...

How To Find Your Passions In Life

We've all wondered this at one time or another... 'what are my passions in life?' I used to be very passionate about music, writing, whatever you were passionate about, etc., but then I don't know what happened. I just lost interest. Now I don't know...

How To Fix an Ipod With a Sad Face

If you are an iPod owner and have unexpectedly gotten the sad face icon showing and don't have a clue how to fix it, below are a few fixes that may do the trick.
Remember to follow instructions carefully and keep your working area clean and jitter fr...

how to get michelle obama's arms

What woman hasn't dreamed of having beautiful, toned arms, so
she could wear all those sexy outfits in the summer?

I must admit that my arms are still in the "dream stage".
But now that The First Lady Michelle Obama has shown the world how
beautiful...

How to Give Thanks

If you think about it, in your life, there will be some people who you would like to thank.

This lens is all about the people that I would like to thank here on Squidoo and in my life but it is also about the different ways you can give thanks.

How to Host an 80's Theme Party!

The most important part of your '80s party is your guest list! Invite the most fun folks you know! Have your guests dress in costume for this super party idea!

What to wear to an 80s party? Just take a look at the photos for some super ideas! Is tha...

How To Interprete Your Dreams

Dreams are elusive and if you live a busy life, difficult to remember.

But everyone dreams. A mindset must be developed in order to capture them. And once you've written down a few over several weeks or months and years, you see patterns and relati...

How to introduce your Dog to your new Baby

Up to now you have been sharing your life with your dog, your daily routines give consideration to your companion's needs for walks, food and play times, there are the three of you or maybe more and life is one of bliss and harmony.

Then your partne...

How to Keep a Gratitude Journal

Keeping a Journal is a great way to remind yourself of your sincere intentions and to keep track of your progress or your slip ups. Without a place to report to, it is simply too easy to forget you ever had any inspiration for change . Writing down y...

How To Lose Weight - Guaranteed!

From 2006 to 2008, I lost 52 pounds and for the past year or so, have managed to keep it off. I didn't use any diet gimmicks, nor did I waste my money or time with diet pills.

This is MY story of how I achieved my weight loss goal....and how you can...

How to Lower Electricity Bills

The cost of electricity in the US keeps rising, but that doesn't mean your electric bill has to go up, too. In fact, if you can do these few things in your life on a regular basis, you'll begin learning how to lower electricity bills in no time with...

How to Make a Christmas Sleigh Centerpiece in the House of Sylvestermouse

Everybody loves to have an original centerpiece! That is pretty easy when you couple your own personal selections with this idea.

In my original sleigh centerpiece, I used beaded fruit and greenery so I could use this centerpiece from Thanksgiving t...

How To Make a Family Cook Book

A family recipe book is actually a collection of memories of our lives. Old family recipes will disappear with time if we do not make an effort to preserve them. Often our most powerful memories are those involving food - the comforting smell of cook...

How To Make A Kilt

I should say "NO" sometime. My kids decided to join an Irish Pipe and Drum band last spring, and their uniforms include, you guessed it, KILTS!

So, because I love my kids so much, I spent a fun filled and informative day on the Net, researching kilt...

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 Purse from Old Books

Let me tell you how to make a purse out of old books. This new use for old unwanted books really fascinates me. When I first read something about a woman who was selling them...I cringed. Being a collector and seller of old books, my first thought wa...

How to Make a Widget for Squidoo

Widgets are a fun way of adding interactivity to your lens, and making it more exciting for your visitors.

There is a directory of Squidoo Friendly Widgets at WidgetSquid.com, which has a growing library of widgets that you can use right away.

If y...

How to make an eBook

I've had a lot of success with eBook publishing and I get asked a lot about the mechanics. Here's my version--your mileage may vary!

How to Make Awesome Banana Bread

If you`ve put off making your own banana bread because it seems like it would be a lot of work, then hesitate no longer. It`s so easy, kids can make it . . . in fact, it`s the perfect thing to cook with little ones!

This lens will give you my favori...

How To Make Bento Boxed Meal Recipes

Have you already heard about Bento? Do you love preparing meals in lunch boxes?

Bento is very much like a packed lunch or meal in a food container such as lunch boxes which is intricately arranged in your own tastes and you can add whatever dishes a...

How to Make Envelopes

An envelope is only a folded up, glued piece of paper. That's it. If you can unfold an envelope (to use for a pattern), then you can make your own. But I'm taking it a step further by making really neat, interesting and one of a kind envelop...

How To Make Great Chili Without a Recipe

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 Money Now

Increasingly as the recession impacts more and more on people and as the economic crisis and industrial downturn bites harder, many people need to find ways to earn cash fast. This can be for different reasons. Jobs are being lost, people have long t...

How to Make Money with Squidoo

Sound to good to be true? It really isn't. I signed up with Squidoo in mid June. I received my first payment in August. It was simple and fun to do. My very first payment was enough to go to the movies, bring a date, and buy a bag of popcorn. So, I'm...

How to Make Perfect Scrambled Eggs - WITHOUT a Nonstick Pan!

How do you get nonstick eggs without a nonstick pan? Even with nonstick, are your eggs a gummy mess? I always wondered how chefs turned out such light, fluffy eggs, when my scrambles were always heavy and soggy. Turns out the perfect scrambled eggs a...

How To Make Perfume

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

Here, I'll share with you recipes with exact i...

How To Make Pet Memorial Stepping Stones

Losing a pet can be just as heart breaking as losing any other member of your family. When Kitty Wompuss died our family was devastated, even our dog Koko was visibly grieving.

We looked online and at local garden stores for a memorial stone, but ju...

How to make screen shots using printscreen

Screen shots are great visual aides that have helped me time and time again. When I learned how simple it was to make my own screen shots by using the printscreen key with paint program, that's when I started using them to help friends and family...

How To Make The Best Baked Potato With Yummy Toppings And Fillings!

For the best baked potato, throw it in the oven and forget about it for an hour or so, then enjoy a wonderful, hot, fluffy, baked potato with a crispy skin!

Serve the baked potato with a filling or topping to make a fantastic meal on its own, or pla...

How to Make the Biggest Best Snowman

When I taught Kindergarten, one of my favorite winter craft activities was a "Big, Bigger, Biggest" booklet based on the book, The Biggest, Best Snowman" by Margery Cuyler.

The students had a blast hearing the story, printing in their...

How to Make Your Own Holiday Ornaments!

With a few simple steps you can make your own ornaments for Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's Day, or any holiday. This simple project is also great for kids, though they will need some supervision and assistance.  These ornaments will make...

How to Make YouTube Videos

Have you ever thought to create a video or a youtube video?

Are you skilled enough and aware of lots of software to create a video?

There can be lots of questions when you planned to create a video.

If you are novice video maker then you will fin...

How to Make YouTube Videos Look Great

The key for YouTube to display your video the best possible way, is to upload the best possible quality video that meets or exceeds their requirements. That is by encoding videos the right way. 

I'll show you a few ways on how to encod...

How to Make: Christmas Stockings

Brimming with gifts on Christmas morning, beautifully decorated handmade stockings are a delight to wake up to. But they can do much more than hold gifts:Miniature boot-shaped stockings can be used as ornaments for the tree or to decorate a package -...

How to paint clouds - it's really easy

The basic cloud mural idea

This is my all time favourite mural theme!
You can see other cloud mural ideas at my website Magic Mural Factory

Whatever the age of your child, you can't go wrong with clouds for a room theme.

It's a theme that is not quickl...

How to Perform the Japanese Tea Ceremony

The most critical components of the Tea Ceremony are harmony and simplicity. This ceremony is performed as a ritual and has its roots in Zen Buddhism. The whole ceremony is considered a piece of art. The tea kettle is known as a kama. The participant...

How to Prevent Getting H1N1 Flu or Swine Flu

On June 10, 2009 the World Health Organization finally raised the level of concern about the H1N1 Flu to a level 6. H1N1 Flu has become the first 21st century flu pandemic. WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan was quoted as saying "With today's ann...

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 Resize Pictures Using GIMP's Scale Image Tool

GIMP is one of the easiest ways I've found to resize images and pictures, especially when I need them to fit into predefined spaces on website pages.

I can actually resize the picture or get the proper dimensions from GIMP's Scale Image Tool to resi...

How to Restore a Tyco “Super Spirit of 76” Train Locomotive

The year was 1976, the day after Christmas, my dad brought home this large thin box containing the most spectacular train set I have ever seen. It was the Tyco "Super Spirit of 76" train set commemorating the 1776-1976 bicentennial. The loc...

How to Reuse Old Mouse Pad?

Here are listed some cool ideas how to reuse old mouse pads but also links to many online sources with instructions and tutorials how to make your own homemade mouse pad.

All mouse pad images on this page are from my Zazzle gallery - Willowdesign....

How to Reuse Paper Rolls

Before you throw away a paper roll, do you consider what it can be used for? Never thought of that? Or you already reuse them? Although our society urges people not to throw out but recycle and reuse as many common household items as possible, we st...

How To Say I Love You (Before It's Too Late)

How often do we say "I love you"? When a friend or a loved one dies, we wish we'd said "I love you" more often. But then it is too late...

"I love you" seems to be a "loaded" statement. It requires a form of commitment to say these words. We might h...

How to Scan Photographs, Negatives and Slides

Do you still use a film camera, or do you have lots of 35mm negatives, slides or photographs from years ago that you want to get onto your computer?



This article is about my experiences with digital film/slide scanners, a couple of scanner reviews,...

How to Scramble Eggs

Hello! Someone told me that you need to know how to scramble eggs! You are in the right place!

Eggs-- one of the first things we learn to cook! Scrambling eggs is fast, it's easy and it's filling. On our own for the first time, we search for quick a...

How to Set Goals with Pictures

Set your goals and dreams in a different way! Using pictures from magazines and cut-out words, you can create a picture of your goal/dream. It's fun, it's easy, it's effective! You certainly need to give this technique a try -- make at least one page...

How to Set Up a PayPal Account

PayPal is a checkout feature that allows you to pay for items you have won on eBay or elsewhere online using your own bank account, credit card, or debit card. PayPal conceals the numbers of your accounts so the merchants or other users cannot access...

How to Solve Puzzles

Strategies on how to solve puzzles involves coming up with a plan of attack - a method or routine that helps you organize the most effective steps first - and then following those steps to tackle those puzzles.

I have loved all puzzles since I can re...

How To Speak Through Flowers

Nature's gift of flowers, speak to us in many different ways and people have been expressing our deepest thoughts and emotions to one another through their beauty and symbolic meanings since time immemorial.

Floriography- The language of flowers. A...

How To Spin Sugar Into Gold

Who doesn't remember their first taste of cotton candy? Remember how it felt sort of crackly, was super sweet, and then just disappeared? Remember how soft and fluffy it looked, like a cloud on a stick?

Everyone's favorite concessions or carnival fo...

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 a Face Painting Business

Want to Start a Face Painting Business?

Face Painting is a Fun Way to Make an Income. It is a Good Idea for Stay-At-Home Moms and Stay-At-Home Dads Wanting to Make Money and Still Have Time for Their Kids.

>>> This long page is full of Photos, Tip...

How To Stay Positive

Positive pos-i-tive [poz-i-tiv]
- adjective
emphasizing what is laudable, hopeful, or to the good; constructive

I am including the definition above because many of us forget the meaning and importance of this word in our daily lives.


Staying posi...

How to Survive a Hard Drive Crash in Less Than 30 Days!

Welcome to my lens on "How to Survive a Hard Drive Crash in less than 30 days!" I am speaking from personal experience as yes, my hard drive crashed at 7am on Friday, August 31st, 2007.  Believe it or not, it took me over 3 weeks to regain my st...

How to Teach English to a French Speaker

Learning a new language is not an easy thing. But teaching your mother tongue to someone who never spoke your language is not easy either!

In the chart of difficulties in teaching a language, there is one that beats all the others: teaching a foreign...

How to Tell a Visual Story

Filmmaking is the process of making a film, a movie, a video.



It's a collaborative art and the process is one where the film gets written many times before you end up with a finished print.



All film elements must work together to support the s...

How to train your puppy

How to train a puppy? After you get your puppy by Dr Ian Dunbar is the only puppy training manual I ever used for my German Shepherd and the tips are currently being put to good use by my parents as they train their five month old Golden Retriever Pu...

How To Use Free Sitebuilders to Give Yourself Quality Inbound Links

All Squidoo lens masters and all webmasters look around intensively for links in order to improve the PR of our lenses. Squidoo lensmasters and webmasters spend time blogging, we trade links, we write articles, we join communities. But maybe there is...

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 Use Ping.fm to Save Time on Use of Social Media Sites

Ping.fm can help you deal with social media updates. Instead of visiting each social media site separately to post updates, you can post one update at Ping.fm and not have to waste any more time.

We all know how valuable social media sites are to us...

How to Use the Google Book Clip Tool

Did you know that you can use Google Books and its "clip" tool to display portions of millions of books that are in the public domain? That's right. You can now search an enormous library of old books and display bits and pieces (of text or illustrat...

How To Use Twitter

Welcome to How To Use Twitter! Before we get into the detail let me make one thing very clear! Twitter is a way of connecting with other people who share your interests or who might be interested in what you have to say. Please do not view it simply...

How To Use Twitter

I really have fallen in love with Twitter. It is such a powerful social marketing tool and it is still far from reaching its full potential.

In this lens I am going to share some of the knowledge that I have learned from reading about twitter and I...

How to Write a Condolence Note or a Sympathy Note

Taking a bit of time to write a condolence note or condolence letter can be a great source of comfort and provide a gift of healing for a friend or a loved one who is grieving a loss.

According to research by Hallmark, Americans send nearly 125 mill...

How To: Pimp Out Your Lens

It's okay.  We all have to start somewhere and not everyone is a graphic designer.  With some work though, you can take a crappy lens or even a semi-decent one and make into a superstar.  That's why we're here today.  To pimp your...

How We Engineered Squidoo

Founded in mid 2005, Squidoo launched in early 2006 and quickly gained traction as a platform for sharing ideas online. On Squidoo, everyday experts (yes, that means you) can handcraft individual web pages (just to be difficult, we call them lenses)...

How Words Affect Our World

Words are so much more than sound vibrations. Have you ever thought about what happens when you speak? All major religions caution about the words we speak and the force of the emotions they represent. If you understand the actual effect your words h...

How would you rate this lens?

We understand that everyone has different ideas about what constitutes a G-rating and what should be classified as R. Of course we have our own standards, but we're curious to see what readers think.

Take this survey to show us what you think about...

How You Can Make A Difference To Remake America And The World.

As I watched President-elect Barack Obama's victory speech on Election Night, I, along with millions of others around the world, was encouraged and inspired by his message. Whatever else he can or cannot do as President, the man can certainly inspire...

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 Squidoo Cobranded Lenses

Welcome!

This is the 2nd half of the WiWon School of Wonders HTML Lesson Plan.

In the first session, we learned about HTML codes and colors that work with the various Squidoo themes. This time, we're going to cover Squidoo's Co-Branded lens templa...

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 Tab Menu

Many websites have tabbed menus to make browsing easier on site visitors. An HTML tab is really an image that's hyperlinked to another part of your web page or site. They might look like file tabs at the top of the page or bars along the side.

Each...

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...

Hubble Deep Field

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is one of humanity's greatest achievements. Since it was launched into the orbit in 1990, the HST has changed the way we understand the Universe. Hubble has helped scientists determine a more accurate age of the Universe...

Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY)

Many people will not know who Hugh O'Brian is, so this is the purpose of the picture to the left. It is my intent to emphasize not the actor, but the actor's discovery of the wonderful organization he found and built in the last 50 years. It is my si...

Humiliated Cats

This cat has been humiliated.  You look, you laugh.  Sure, it's funny to you, but how does the cat feel?

Cats aren't dogs.  Dogs don't mind being humiliated.  In fact, dogs thrive on humiliation.

But cats have pride.  They...

Humility

Happy, joyous and free is what happens while working a spiritual program everyday, One Day At A Time (ODAAT).

It happens only in the present moment.

We are what we think about all day long. And we can consciously choose these thoughts. The program...

Hungarian Cookbooks

My mother was the inspiration for my love of cooking and for cooking Hungarian foods. Now you too can prepare Hungarian foods with some great recipes that are found in Hungarian cookbooks. I've recommended a few cookbooks for you.

Hungarian Spaetzle -- Little Dumplings

My grandma Julia Nagy was quite the cook, preparing traditional Hungarian recipes which became the comfort food that we celebrate today. I can remember watching grandma prepare the batter for her little dumplings aka Hungarian Spaetzle. It was the ke...

Hutchinson, Kansas

I would like to introduce to my hometown of Hutchinson, Kansas. There is a lot to see and do here.

I hope you will enjoy the tour as who knows, someday you might actually visit.

1,500,000 visitors per year come to Hutchinson. That's not a bad figur...

Hydrangea Bushes

Hydrangea bushes are some of the most beautiful flowers around. I love the many varieties that this bush comes in. These bushes produce large round flower heads that generally bloom in mid-summer. There are two types of flower heads. The first being...

Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas are very graceful flowers. In this article, you can find all you need to know about planting and caring for your hydrangea plants.

I AM a Member of The Giant Squid 100 Club

Yes, you too can be a Giant Squid on Squidoo. When the call went out to us lensmasters here on Squidoo, the challenge was to create 100 interesting and topical lenses in order to earn the honor of being a Giant Squid. I do believe a few lensmasters,...

I am a RocketMom

When Bonnie, BDKZ, asked me a few months back if I would be interested in taking part in a new program coming up for Moms on Squidoo, I jumped at the chance.

I was honoured to have been asked, and am honoured to be associated now with such a great b...

I AM Jaguar Julie -- A Cat Lady

The name of Jaguar Julie is explained in one of my lenses--actually my first Squidoo lens--but there is more to my catlike moniker than just the Jacksonville Jaguars and an online brand!

All the women in my family have always been more than active c...

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 found it .... You want it! Easy Steps to Inner Peace

Reaching Inner Peace can be hard, if you don't know HOW.
I'll give you the map, and a compass to know which direction to take.
Just come with me, I'll show you the way.

I Love Avocados

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

I Love Cake

This lens is devoted to cake.  Chocolate cake, lemon cake, sponge cake, fruit cake, Christmas cake, Birthday cake and any other sort of cake you can think of.

Of course I may have to let the odd cookie, bun or even piece of pie in!  MMMMMmmm...

I Love Cephalopods

I'm fascinated by all sea creatures but in particular cephalopods give me endless inspiration for my artwork.  So this lens is all about my love of tentacled animals.

I Love Google Notebook

If you are looking for an all-in-one, go-to online notebook that is FREE, then you have got to get Google Notebook. I love playing around with Google Notebook and adding new content to my lenses here on Squidoo. It started as a go-to place to add...l...

I love Rhubarb!

Are you guilty of having a rhubarb plant, untended, unloved and uneaten in the bottom of your garden? Have you seen bunches of rhubarb for sale and wondered what to do with them?

Lots of people associate rhubarb with pies. More on the pies later, bu...

I Love The Brady Bunch

OK, I am a huge fan of The Brady Bunch. I have seen every episode at least a couple of times and am a Brady Bunch Trivia expert. Why you may ask? I have no idea. Perhaps it's the innocent fun that we all remember. Wouldn't it be great to live in the...

I Love The Electric Zenn Car

Are you tired of wasting your hard earned money on expensive gas prices, are you tired of all the noise and the pollution that gas powered cars produce, then you will love the new Zenn car.

The Zenn car is built in Canada.

The name Zenn was well ch...

I love tigers

What I'm going to tell you is shocking. Sadly, it's more than possible that tigers could be gone by 2012. There are fewer than 5,000 tigers left.

There are about 7 million smaller cats just like me in Australia, let alone the rest of the world, so w...

I love you Dad

Father, Dad, Daddy, Pop, Pa, Papa - many different names for many different people, but whether it is "I love you Dad", "I love you Daddy" or whatever it is your child calls you, those words will always mean so much.

Any man can b...

I love you Mum

Mother, Mum, Mummy, Ma, Mom - many different names for many different people, but whether it is "I love you Mum", "I love you Mummy" or whatever it is your child calls you, those words are amongst the most precious that a mother will ever hear.

For...

I See Your True Colors in your Aura

The aura is created by our body's vibrations. In other words, the human body's vibrations are visible, as colors.

I Swear, Therefore I am

#%&@, I don't know where to start. I guess this is about as good as any other #%&@ing place.

It appears that the use of vulgarities and swear words are on the rise. Reports of children throwing swear words around as if they were sailors drunk in som...

I tried my best Fighting Deafness

You should all understand that I had completed my secondary education and already knew how to talk prior to becoming deaf whilst I was doing National Service in the then Rhodesian Army.

This is just a brief epistle about some of the things that I ha...

I Walked On Fire :Fire Walk For The Visually Impaired 2009

"My family is calling me crazy, but I have decided to participate in the Fire Walk For The Visually Impaired.

Yes I am serious and no I am not crazy.

I have no experience in firewalking, but I could not pass up the opportunity to do this for charit...

I'm A Bread Head

Making bread is the most satisfying of all baking for me. To take ingredients, that by themselves would rather disgusting, and turn them into a magical loaf of fresh bread is a work of art. There is nothing than the smell of hot, fresh, homemade brea...

I'm an Affiliate Marketer

I'm a work at home Mom who is trying to earn a few extra dollars for my family by way of affiliate marketing.. 

I don't build, create, or stand behind any of the products that you purchase from any of my sites but I can promise you that I...

I'm Not Cheap!

The industrial revolution changed the world, and especially America. We now live in a throw-away society where consumerism is king and the economic foundation of our nation is being undermined by our "I want it NOW" attitudes. My parents both lived t...

I'm the Mom!

I am a Mom. And a Grandmother. And very proud and thankful for both roles.

Perhaps when my life is done, no other work I do on this earth will matter as much!

I am so proud of my children and my grandchildren - and oh, how well I remember those cra...

I've Been Blessed by Squid Angels!

"You've Got Mail!" Remember the thrill those words used to give, back in the days when AOL was the only option for dialup internet? Nowadays that thrill has been replaced by another three words:

"You've been BLESSED!"
... by a Squid Angel, that is....

Ian Douglas Smith

He was a man who evoked strong emotions whenever his name was mentioned. Either you believed in him or you despised him.

I like to think that you have to look at things within the context of the times. It's of no use looking at things which have alr...

Ideas for directing a men's gospel choir

The question was asked at my "One-rehearsal choir songs" page. As I thought about the question, my answer started getting longer and longer. So I decided to make a separate page that focuses on choosing music for a men's choir.

I've never been the d...

Identity Theft and Fraud: What You Need To Know First!

Identity theft and fraud is reported to be the fastest growing crime of the new millennium! The fact is . . . citizens all over the world are targets, which means that everyone is potentially at risk. With milions of people each year falling victim t...

If I Can Help One Fainting Robin

If I can stop one heart from breaking
I shall not live in vain.
If I can ease one life the aching
Or cool one pain
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again
I shall not live in vain.

Robin Photo By: Anita Gould, Creative Commons

If I Could Be Any Animal

If I could be any animal which would I choose to be? Well, that is a really hard question. I love all animals! How do I choose just one?

If I were a bear, I would have great strength, but I would probably always be hungry and feared.

If I were a gi...

If you have a tattoo, do you regret it now?

How many out there have experienced tattoo regret? Would you remove one if you could?

Or do you consider them art, and would get more ink in a heartbeat?

If you knew you'll die tomorrow - what would you do today?

Some say, "Live every day as if it was your last day on Earth!" Would you agree? Thousands of people will die tomorrow. Are they aware of it today? Unless we suffer from a fatal illness, we might not even think about the possibility of "kicking the b...

If you want to become popular on squidoo...

In some ways squidoo is like a popularity contest. I've done pretty well here with as I write more than 760 fans. So I feel qualified to write this lens about the subject.

Illustration Artist: J C Leyendecker

J C Leyendecker was one of the most prolific illustration artists in the early Twentieth Century. Best known for his illustration for magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post, he also advertised for such prominent companies as Arrow Shirts and Kup...

Images of China

Mark Amy Photography presents stunning images from all around China. With galleries ranging from the well-known major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, to the less less well-known places such as Huangshan and Sanya, and the legendary, but much les...

Imagination: What If

My life is based in reality, although I love to dream, to imagine "what if". Just think if we could actually do whatever it is we dream we could.  Oh, I don't mean dreaming of having money, or dreaming of having just the right job....

Imagine a World Without Trees

Can you imagine a world without trees?

At a conference I attended recently, we had to imagine what would happen if we didn't have enough water. One person said that we take water for granted and need to learn to respect the gift of water. I thin...

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...

Impressive! Stamping and Molding Polymer Clay

Polymer clay - what a versatile art material this is! Some folks model  figurines and doll house minatures. Others create skinner blends and canes. There's so much you can do and it's all great, but . . .

My favorite techniques involve stamping a...

Improve Your Spiritual Growth

The Spiritual Challenge of Modern Times

To grow spiritually in a world defined by power, money, and influence is a Herculean task.

Modern conveniences such as electronic equipments, gadgets, and tools as well as entertainment through television, ma...

In 5 words or less, describe your childhood.

Crowded.
Happy.
Spontaneous.
Frugal.

In A Flash - Our Burn Injury Story

Poof!...in a flash, that's how long it takes for someones world to come to a crashing halt.

For us it happened at 6:58 pm on August 6th 2002.
For us it started with an argument over lasagna on a very hot day and a dead Robin that did a kamikaze on t...

In Case Of Emergency

Are you prepared for sudden disasters or emergencies like fires, Earthquakes, floods, or worse?

As the wife of a severe burn injury & flash fire survivor, I know first hand that disaster can strike suddenly & without any warning. Having a plan in pl...

In My Dream a Squid Swam by to Chat!

Last night I dreamed I was swimming in the ocean but in this ocean there was nothing to fear...no deadly coral or dangerous sharks. The fish were so beautiful, almost every color I could imagine I thought "How could anyone say there is no God w...

In Praise of Paper Letters

I'm stuck somewhere between scented stationery and the land of rambling emails. I rarely receive a handwritten letter anymore, and it's a special occasion when I sit down to write one myself. For the sake of convenience and speed, most of us rely on...

In the Flow of Life

Being in the flow of life requires only two things -

First, we must let go of all anxiety and worry.  We simply release all of the things that are holding us back.  Sometimes it helps to write the names of our worries on helium balloons an...

In the presence of godin

I am honored to say that I was one of the lucky few Giant Squids who was in on the phone call/conference call/chat with Seth Godin. It was wonderful hearing him speak and answering questions from the Giants.

I will preface this lens by saying if the...

Including Children In Marriage Vows

Wedding planning can be difficult, especially if you are integrating families.

There are many factors to consider and plan for. Factors vary depending on the age of the children and the current relationship of the integrating family.
Just remember t...

Independent Travel Photographers

Photography is one of my passions, and has been since childhood.
A little over a year ago, I choose Zazzle as the print on demand platform for reproducing and selling my images on the web.
Since then I have met numerous other extremely talented indep...

Indian Elephant in Indian Culture

Elephant is an only biggest mammal on earth.

Here I am going to talk about Indian Elephant and how Indian elephant is a part of the Indian culture and religion.

Elephants are commonly found in Africa and Asia with the former larger in size. So ther...

Indian Music Videos - bollywood fun

The music of India includes multiple varieties of folk, popular, pop, and classical music. On this lens you will find modern video's with India's classical music tradition, including Carnatic and Hindustani music, has a history spanning mille...

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...

Inner Peace, Real Peace, Now

The search for inner peace began before any written history. Long thought a luxury of the rich and of monks, inner peace has become a high priority in modern times. It is in fact, the only way to world peace.

Only those who know peace and live in pe...

Insomnia

Rachel is Director, Insomnia and Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Stanford University. A good person to know if you have trouble sleeping. This lens is from her CC licensed Knol:

Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can often be treated sometimes with s...

Inspirational Gifts... Seeking Joy

Inspirational Gifts... Seeking Joy shares yet another inspiring video in the product line of Simple Truths. I hope you have a few moments to spare and will take a peek at the movie "Finding Joy". It is an enjoyable excursion into a sometime...

Inspirational Messages

Life is a wonderful gift but it is also challenging and sometimes heart-wrenching. We can all use a little motivation and inspiration from time to time to help us navigate the small and large hurdles we encounter on our journey. Discover here a colle...

Inspirational Poems, Prayers, Quotes, and Scriptures for Moms and Dads

Being a good parent often requires long hours, gray hairs, and lots of prayer. One of the hardest parts about the job is that you usually have to wait for years and years to be truly appreciated for what you do. Along the way, however, children do wa...

Inspirational Quotes

If you are looking for quick inspirations and daily inspirational sayings then look no further than Daily Quote Online for inspiration, wisdom, and motivation.

Where can you find quick inspirations? How about in inspirational quotes, essays, stories...

Inspiring Gifts... Dream Whispers

Inspiring Gifts... Dream Whispers shares another delightful product in the line of Simple Truths.Treat yourself to the amazing insight, inspiration and motivation found within these treasures. With extraordinary content, great design and outstanding...

Inspiring Gifts... Laugh Out Loud!

Inspiring Gifts...Laugh Out Loud is an introduction to quality products from a company called SimpleTruths. SimpleTruths are beautiful, hardbound, high quality gift books that anyone can read in less than thirty minutes. In today's busy world finding...

Instant Gift Wrap Ideas

It's easy and fun to wrap gifts without buying expensive papers and ribbons. You can use supplies you have on hand, work with recycled materials or design and print very special wrapping papers, small boxes, goody bags, gift tags and money enclosures...

Interesting Facts About the Powerful Pomegranate

Well, a pomegranate may appear bland on the outside, but it's most definitely interesting!

Here you'll discover interesting facts about the pomegranate, its history, how it grows and all kinds of random facts about pomegranate power that you...

Interesting People to follow on Twitter

This is a Simple Squidoo Lens. It is here for folks to add people on Twitter that they find interesting and YES, you can add yourself if you like. I did !!!

Don't be shy to leave a comment in Zut's Mail Box area. Tell others a little more about your...

International Friendship DAY Lens Contest

International Friendship DAY is the first Sunday in August every year. For 2009, International Friendship Day is on Sunday August 2. The International Friendship Day Lens Contest will begin today (July 1, 2009) and we will accept entries until August...

Introducing Granny Geek

How do your customers find you? In the yellow pages? That was probably true ten years ago. Today most people search for local businesses on the internet first! I can help your customers find you on the internet.

Granny Geek is the trade name for Joan...

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.

Invincible: a look at the movie, and the man who inspired it

Vince Papale was a substitute teach and bartender in Philadelphia, who never played college football.   In 1976, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Dick Vermeil held open tryouts, and the 30 year old Papale made the team.

Invincible stars Mark...

Iraq War Realities - On Videos By Casey Porter

Casey Porter has been "stop-lossed", the U.S. Army's way of keeping soldiers enlisted longer than their contracted time of service. Eight months into his second Iraq deployment, Casey Porter, like many more soldiers and veterans, no longer believes i...

Ireland - Vacation in Terryglass

Kathie e-mailed: "We loved Terryglass...small village...on the shores of Lough Dorg. Lovely, friendly, peaceful, pastoral. Here we are strolling to the pub. Wallace and I avoid cities/traffic when we are traveling. We like to explore the countryside,...

Irene Marias story

 

The lensphoto shows a happy Maria

I really started to live when I was 52 years old. Up unil then, there were many tears and many hard times. When I was 52 I met the love of my life. The man whom I married and lived a life I did not think possi...

Irish Dancer Jean Butler

Jean Butler is an accomplished dancer and incredibly talented in her own right.

To the world of Irish Dance, she is what I consider it's Leading Lady. She has not only performed in a solo career but danced alongside two of the most well-known male I...

Iron and Wine Tablature

Iron and Wine, an indie favorite of mine, is mostly acoustic guitar music with vocals, something a guitar-enthuasist like myself would love to try and play. In my online search for how to play these Iron and Wine songs, I found that accurate tabs are...

Iron Butterfly, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly was the first rock concert I ever attended. It was at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio during the "summer of '69" to quote John Mellenkamp.

"The Los Angeles music climate of the late sixties and seve...

Irresistible Dachshund Photos, Videos and Clothing

Dachshunds are such special dogs. They're sweet and loyal, but don't make the mistake of thinking them wimpy. Doxies are strong, proud and brave. Let the world know how you feel about your dachshund, or if you know someone else with a doxie, give the...

Is Emily Bear The Next Mozart?

Emily Bear, is a 8 years old piano prodigy from Rockford, Illinois. Emily has been playing piano by ear since she was 2 years old.

She learned to play without sheet music, but is currently learning to read music with Emillio del Rosari...

Is it Plagiarism?

If you have to ask if you're plagiarising, you most probably are.

Apart from intentional thieves, fraudsters and cold blooded scammers who know perfectly well what they are doing, there are some people who have literally no idea that plagiarism i...

Is Not Just An Old House

Who sees you like that so sad and hurt; can't even imagine your happy past.

Is Obama Being President Dr. King's Dream Realized?

I was watching to news today January, 19, 2009 and a comment was made about Obama's reality being Martin Luther King's dream realized...I pondered that and I thought it would make for a good debate on here twttrstrm.

I clicked on the wrong link and...

Is One Week Marketing the best online marketing e-book?

Have you bought One Week Marketing? Is PotPieGirl's e-book the best you have read about online marketing? Was it worth the money? Did it help you? Have you actually made money using the One Week Marketing Action Plan?

WE WANT TO KNOW!

There's a ple...

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...

Is this the truth or not

Is this the truth or not

or an insignificant platitude.

There's always somebody worse off than yourself.

You see the thing is I actually believe that there is a lot of truth in this. However when some one says this to me it almost always gets my b...

Is this the world's most comfortable shoe?

I once saw a movie in which a character had a pair of "angry shoes". They were two sizes too small for him and whenever he wanted to be confrontational with someone, he'd put them on to fuel his aggression.

Now, I think there's actually some truth beh...

Is your PC slow?

Do you have a slow PC? Did you know that every time you open up a page on the internet a temporary file is created on the hard drive of your PC?

If you do not remove these files periodically they will eat up the space on hard drive of the PC and eve...

It makes sense to award a Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama

It makes sense to award a Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama

The Nobel Committee has a history of awarding the Peace Prize to some individuals based on their past accomplishments and to others based on their aspirations and the causes they champion, e...

It Takes A Village To Raise A Giant Squid

The old African proverb "It takes a village to raise a child" can also be applied to Squidoo and becoming a Giant Squid. It is often said that the Squidoo community is the best part of Squidoo, and I have to agree. The Squidoo community is full of fr...

It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

One of the best traditions on Halloween is to watch, "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." Everybody loves the Peanuts gang and when you couple them with Halloween, it is bound to be a smash hit!

image from northstarchronicle.wordpress.com/.../

It's the New Digital Measuring Cup from Taylor

Have you seen the new, smart, Taylor Digital Measuring Cup and Scale? It's the measuring cup that measures not only milk, water, and oil but flour and sugar, too, by weight then displays the measurement in the unit of your choice on the handle. This...

It's Time to Spice Up Your Life

Chinese Five Spice, Pumpkin Spice, Mixed Spice, Curry Powders. They add variety and flavour to your food dishes, whatever the cuisine.

These assorted spice mixes can also be quite costly at the shop so the temptation to buy in bulk when they're on s...

It's Turkey Time!

Wild Turkeys nearly became extinct in the 1930's but times have changed and turkeys have benefited. Now turkeys are often found in fields and on the edge of the woods.

In this unit you will learn about Wild Turkeys, read turkey facts and stories, pl...

Jackie Robinson: The Story of an American Hero

On April 15th, 1947, Jack Roosevelt Robinson stepped onto a baseball diamond in Brooklyn, New York.

Photo credit: J.R. Eyerman
Buy at AllPosters.com

That was a few years after African-American soldiers came home from defending America and freedom i...

Jacqueline Novogratz

As part of her Squidoo Superheroes project for charity, Anne Reidy asked me to profile someone who inspires, who leads, who makes a difference. This was a surprisingly easy choice.

The Acumen Fund is patient capital. They invest money in companies r...

Jaguar Julie -- Lensography of a WAHWW

Yes, you may think of Jaguar Julie as a WAHW -- a work at home workaholic and a WAHWW -- a work at home wonder woman! In my lensography, I hope to answer the question of who Jaguar Julie is as inquiring minds want to know! First of all, what is a len...

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...

JaguarJulie Is Actually Freyja

JaguarJulie is Freyja incarnated, and the evidence is as startling as it is undeniable. Since JaguarJulie signed in at Squidoo March 21,2006, she has been showing the world, little by little, her true identity to be the last Norse God, Freyja. And li...

James Herriot

James Herriot OBE is the pen name of James Alfred Wight, also known as Alf Wight (3 October 1916 - 23 February 1995), a British veterinary surgeon and writer.

Wight is best known for his semi-autobiographical stories, often referred to collecti...

James Taylor's Greatest Hits

James Taylor's greatest hits albums cover 40 years of music from Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter and guitarist, James Taylor.

Taylor's career began in the mid-1960s, but he found his most devoted audience in the early 1970s, singing...

Jane Goodall: The Big Picture

It can seem as you look out that the world is just chaos and that we behave in terrible ways and we never really seem to get better. But we have to remember that compassion and love and altruism is equally deeply rooted in our primate heritage. They...

Jane Wooster Scott Puzzles

My favorite jigsaw puzzles are the ones that have picture "clues" throughout, allowing you to work on different sections at a time. It's easy to scan the scattered puzzle pieces and quickly pick out the pieces that are part of your soon to be assembl...

Janey Lee Grace

Janey Lee Grace is a UK expert in the field of "natural" living. Janey describes herself as an "Imperfectly Natural Woman" and has written a best selling book with the same title. More recently "The Wright Stuff" on UK TV has started referring to her...

Janiece's Newest Lenses

 

I'm a Squidoo lensmaster.  A Squidoo lensmaster is someone who writes mini websites (called lenses) on Squidoo. Below is a collection of my 10 most recent lenses.  I hope you enjoy them!

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...

Japanese Candy

Japan's sweet candy products are not only tasty, but they come in some amazingly beautiful packages which tempt the eye. I fell in love with Japanese candy at the Japan Pavilion at EPCOT years ago, and still can't get enough!

Recently I decided to c...

Japanese Cutlery

While diamonds are the girl's best friend, kitchen knives are the cook's best friend. Ask any professional cook out there and they will confirm that the knives are their most appreciated tools for their culinary creation. This is especially true for...

Japanese Dogwood

About 15 years ago, a friend of ours gave us a Kousa Tree because I had admired the one in their yard. They are very interesting trees and so much fun to watch. It blooms after our other dogwoods and looks a little different.

In the summer it will f...

Jeanne d'Arc French Heroine

Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc, was born in France in 1412 and died in 1431, burned at the stake as a heretic. Her crime? Listening to voices which she claimed were from heaven, and successfully fulfilling what they asked her to do - drive the Engl...

Jeff Jarvis

This is a page about Jeff, his new book and his blog. Jeff has been talking the talk and walking the walk for a while.

Jeff's primary focus has been on journalism, but the essence of his argument applies to all incumbents, to all organizations that...

Jekyll Island, Georgia

When you feel the need to unwind, relax and get away from the hectic pace of the city, Jekyll Island, Georgia, is the perfect place to visit. There's plenty of things to see and do on Jekyll Island.

Jennifer Akers :: Freelance Writer

I am a freelance writer, book reviewer, and editor for online and print media. Since I'm multi-titled (note to self: change to multi-talented), I combined my work into a snapshot of my writer's life. It's not about the glamour (gotta find...

JensGallery

I'm not a brave soul by any means, I'm hesitant and insecure when it comes to sticking my neck out (a fact that generally annoys me about myself) especially when it comes to my art. It took me months of nail biting indecision to actually post prints...

Jeparit, Victoria, Australia. A microcosm of climate change.

The small country town of Jeparit is a fascinating Australian location, rich in history but dying of thirst.

Though Jeparit is the birthplace of Australia's longest serving Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, Jeparit is suffering chronic and acute s...

Jessi's Awesome Bread Recipe

Oh garlic bread! Just the smell of it will leave your mouth watering, yearning for a bite. Unsure of how to make the bread yourself? Don't settle for under par frozen varieties! Read on and discover how simple it really is. But warning: if you contin...

Jesus Is Back - What Would He Say On Squidoo?

What would Jesus say about our sorry state of world affairs? If Jesus came back today - would He be angry? Amused? Frustrated? Would Jesus do Squidoo? (Find an interesting post on SquidLog.com about this question.)

What would the Master say? I don't...

Jet Li's Hero Is A Chick Flick

Jet Li's Hero Is A chick flick, and there's no denying that. What makes this movie a chick flick is that it involves a love story and is appealing to women. That's it in a nutshell and I don't think you can argue with any weight otherwise.

Sure, the...

Jetsetter Giants and Giant 100's!

Welcome to our JJJ Celebration party! We are celebrating the accomplishments of our entire Jolly Jetsetters group in April and May of 2009! And we are excited!

We all had a wonderful time during the first-ever Greeters Challenge! We had our own litt...

Jewelry Boxes :: Treasure Chests for the Cherished!

Everybody has cherished little treasures and trinkets, and they all need a safe and protective spot to be in. 

They're a wonderful gift because everybody can use one, small children for their collections, girls because of their new-found fashion...

Jewels of Awe

Jewels of Awe is a book of soul filled poetry.

Jewels of Awe

Cast a thousand bones into the night

And let loose the chains of boredom

Let me be born into the world of

Enchantment

Repeatedly and without caution

Let my steps take me up stairs

B...

Jim Beaver

Jim Beaver is far more than the characters he plays on television. I originally started researching him for a lens to add to my Supernatural lensography, but was surprised to learn that acting on the show is just one small part of this fascinating ma...

Jim Morrison - Desire & dreams

'What are you doing here?
What do you want?
Is it music?
We can play music.
But you want more.
You want something & someone new.
Am I right?
Of course I am.
You want ecstasy
Desire & dreams.
Things not exactly what they seem.
I lead you this way, he...

Jimmie: RocketMoms Graduate

Jimmie was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-week...

JJNW: RocketMoms Graduate

Janienne was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-we...

JO-1 Antibodies

JO-1 antibodies are a marker for people with myositis an illness that is usually referred to as polymyositis or dermatomyositis. These antibodies are also the most likely autoantibodies to be present in patients with an aggressive form of t...

joacreations-My Zazzle gallery

This lens showcases different products of mine on one lens from my zazzle gallery.

I discovered zazzle about a year ago. It is a great place to display and sell or even buy your own artwork and photography. Zazzle has a community of it's own. Check...

Joan Miro Art Posters Prints Paintings

With worldwide recognition, Miro's art has been categorized under the style of Surrealism and called a toy box for the unconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, with an expression of Catalan pride. In multiple interviews going back the 1930s...

Joan's choir pages

This is a directory of all the web pages I have that focus on gospel choir music. Browse through them and see what you find. I love working as a choir director, and I'm thankful for the opportunity to share anything I know with you. Please return the...

Joan's fiction lensography

This is a directory of the lenses I have that contain my fictional writings. I'm planning to add more, so stay tuned.

Joan's Jolly Judicious Jetsetters

Update: July 1, 2009
Congratulations to all of the super members of the Jolly Judicious Jetsetters! You created a total of 221 Prospective Giant lenses and 201 Prospective Giant 100's. I am amazed and thrilled! A total of 422 lenses between May 1 and...

Joan's RocketMoms Lensography

I am enjoying the challenge of RocketMoms! RocketMoms keeps me inspired to create more and more lenses -- and there are always great ideas on our special site!

RocketMoms is a great group of women on Squidoo -- who are encouraging and empowering eac...

Joan4: RocketMoms Graduate

Joan was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-week p...

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...

John Galt

For fifty years now John Galt has inspired people all over the world from the pages of  Ayn Rand's magnum opus, Atlas Shrugged. This lens is dedicated to John Galt, his achievments, friends and enemies and anything else relevant that I can find....

John James Audubon Artist Study

Was John James Audubon a sketching naturalist or a nature loving artist?

Actually, his bird drawings were intended to be scientific sketches instead of art. But most people would agree that his careful observation of birds brought a realism and deta...

John P. Kee

John P. Kee has been a musician all his life, but only began singing gospel after being called out of a dangerous criminal lifestyle. In the mid-1980s he formed a choir and has been performing and writing choir music ever since. He is a prolific song...

John William Waterhouse Posters Prints

John William Waterhouse was born on April 6, 1849 and died February 10, 1917. He was a famous English Pre-Raphaelite artist best known for his paintings of beautiful female characters from mythology and literature. Waterhouse belonged to the later ph...

Johnny Cash

I love Johnny Cash and for that I have my father to thank for. I remember sitting in the back seat of the car on our way to my grandparents house every weekend and listening to Walk The Line and many other of his hits. My father have a very impeccab...

Johnny Mathis Christmas

Johnny Mathis' clear wonderful voice is perfect for Christmas tunes -- and there is plenty of Johnny Mathis Christmas music to choose from!

Here's a quote about Johnny from his website,
Johnny Mathis Official Website

"The fourth of seven children,...

Jolly Judicious Jetsetters on Zazzle

The Jolly Judicious Jetsetter's better known as the JJJ's is one of the Squidoo Teams for the Potential Giant/Giant100 Challenge. The JJJ's can now wear their badge not only on their profile but also on their bodies and on their coffee mu...

Jolly Judicious Jetsetters-2

The Squidoo Greeters present the Giant Squid Challenge for September 2009!

This is soooooooooo exciting. We all had a great time with the challenge in May and June. We produced over 400 lenses and found lots of great Squidoo friends!
The newest Joll...

Jolly Judicious Jetsetters-2 Graduation

The Graduation of the Jolly Judicious Jetsetters-2 Class of July-September 2009 will now begin!

We did it! For 3 months, we worked together as a team -- making lenses, learning more about Squidoo, and enjoying each other. Our forum is loaded with gr...

JonBenét Ramsey

JonBenet Ramsey was a 6 year old beauty queen when she was found murdered in the basement of her home on 26 December 1996, in Boulder, Colorado.



Even now, 12 years on, the police in Boulder, are no closer to finding the cold-hearted killer of this...

Journal of the Traveling Squid in Palm Springs

The Journal of the Traveling Squid,  by Squidoo Lensmaster JaguarJulie, is modeled after the "Traveling Pants".  I never heard of the traveling pants, but I did get a chance to participate in JaguarJulies's Traveling Squid Ad...

Journals-a Great Gift for any Occasion

I love to write things down and reflect on them at a later date. I keep a journal for notes on photographs I want to take, one on the books I've read in the past and books on my future reads list, and one for gift ideas for friends and family. T...

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...

Journey To A New Me!

Watch me as I transform myself from someone I dislike to someone I love! Read along as I struggle through this difficult thing called life! Depression, medication, marriage problems, parenting struggles, anger issues, weight loss (and gain).. I go th...

Judi Barrett

Judi Barrett is the author of many well-loved books for children, including Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Pickles to Pittsburgh, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, and Things That Are Most in the World. She teaches art to kindergarten...

Judy's on Cherry: Hearth-fired Euro Cafe

"Gorgeous food served in a warm, inviting atmosphere"

Judy's on Cherry in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania features unique Mediterranean-influenced dishes made with the freshest ingredients, authentic herbs and spices. A variety of meat, seafood and s...

Julia Nagy -- My Grandmother, Namesake and Superhero

Thinking about the 'superheroes' in my life, the very first person that comes to mind is my grandmother! First of all, my grandmother was my namesake -- I was named in honor of my grandmother! And, I can't think of a day that goes by that I do NOT th...

July 4th in the US

The Declaration of Independence
If you are an American, whether by birth or by choice, you most likely know the importance of this document. And if you do not, you should.

The birthday of the United States of America, Independence Day, is celebrat...

July: Food Holidays To Shout About!

Did you know that there is a . . . National Cheesecake Day (yum!) . . . and a National Grand Marnier Day? And with dozens of other national food holidays in the month of July, you can literally celebrate a different lip-smacking dish every day of the...

June 21st

Why, you ask, does one write about the significance of this date? Well, in my case, it's very important to me, because it's the date I was born.

Through the years I have found that my birthdate has much historical value. This means that lots of thin...

Jura-Capresso

 

It's time to savor the delight. The Jura Expresso rolls off my tongue with pleasure. I can already smell that sensuous aroma that comes with freshly ground beans. Prepare to enjoy the best cup of coffee you have ever tasted and pamper your...

Just Another Newbie..

Hello!
My name is Shellby and I am eager to learn everything it takes to create a fantastic lens! This is only my first ever lens, and I'd like to call it a draft- a practise run.
Apologies for the awful photo. I really do need to take a new one!

I...

Just Who is Proud Mary?

John Fogerty says he was inspired to write Proud Mary during a trip he took down the Mississippi on a steamboat called the "Mary Elizabeth." Just in case you're wondering what is proud mary.

Fogerty - an American singer and guitarist - recorded the...

JustBon’s Blue Ribbon Squids

Welcome to the home of JustBon's Blue Ribbon Squids!

The home of what, I hear you ask? Well, you are probably aware that another group of talented Lensmasters are soon to join the elite of Squidoo - the Giants and the Giants 100 Club. Are you going...

j_barnhart4: RocketMoms Graduate

Jessica was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-wee...

K is for Kitty Litter Cake

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

One of my aunts emailed this recipe to me last...

K-12 Interactive Learning

School is migrating to the web. The impact on K-12 education is just beginning to be felt. Today's children will be the ones who revolutionize the way we learn. Online interactive content, video games, blogs, virtual worlds and wikis will all be...

K-12 Math Homework Help Websites

These 12 websites will help your child learn math and help them with math homework. Math is the bane of many students. They (and their parents) often want to pull their hair out as the struggle through a problem or concept while doing homework. Help...

K-12 Top 12 Research Websites for Student Papers

Parents, are you looking for websites your child can use to write a research paper, term paper or essay? Teachers, do your students need primary sources? Take a look at the many free educational resources described here.

There is more to research th...

K-12 Top 12 Science Fair Projects Websites

Are you looking for science project ideas, plans and advice? Students will find hundreds of science fair projects, experiments, and help at these 12 free websites. Some help you find ideas. Some give you step-by-step instructions for conducting exper...

Kab's Fab Squid Squad

Hey there, fellow lensmaster. So, you're trying to become a Giant Squid, eh? Or, what's that, you're shooting for Giant Squid 100 Club? Well, welcome to Kab's Fab Squid Squad, a team of lensmasters just like you in a race for their lives (and when I...

Kab's Fab Squid Squad - June 2009

In May '09, a squidoo competition kicked off. Five teams were assembled in a team race for the most giant-worthy lenses created before the giant squid, and 100 Club deadline of June 30, 2009.

This lens is to honor the Squid Squad team members who di...

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...

Kabetogama the Gateway to Voyageurs National Park

Kabetogama Lake is the gateway to God's Country and is the only national park in the State of Minnesota in the United States of America. Voyageurs National Park is a water park made up of 3 major lakes and several small lakes. The major land mass...

Kaitlyn Maher

Kaitlyn Maher has come a long way since her top 10 finish in the 2008 season of America's Got Talent. She was four then, but now she's a very grown-up five-year-old. She's still singing and, in fact, has a new album out (release date Dece...

Kal Penn - Actor

Kal Penn is an actor who previously starred as "Dr. Lawrence Kutner" on the TV series "House" with Hugh Laurie. Kal also starred with John Cho in the two "Harold & Kumar" movies, "Harold & Kumar Go to White Caste" & "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guanta...

KarateKatGraphics: RocketMoms Graduate

Mary was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-week p...

Karen's Thomas Kinkade Art Store

Welcome to my Thomas Kinkade Art Store Lens. I am the #1 Thomas Kinkade Artwork Collector in the World with 192 Thomas Kinkade paintings. I am the proud owner of several Kinkade originals in my private collection and can advise you from a Collector&#...

Katana: Sharpest Weapon Ever

Katana is a type of traditional single-edged Japanese sword, around 70-90 cm long, and with a curved blade. Katanas were very popular during the age of samurai (from 12th to 19th century), although they weren't used as much in open warfare as they we...

Kate Loving 's Zazzle Gallery Showcase

I feature my tree pictures, and motivational sayings that I make up, and feature Gypsy Owl's promotional products for Giant Squid Open Mike and MoonMoo & You: The Collective Wisdom, in my Zazzle Gallery!

Suddenly, I am making a wide assortment of p...

Kate Salley Palmer

I remember the first time I met Kate Salley Palmer. It was in the early 70's and we had a mutual friend. Both of these women were way ahead of the times and my friend told me about Kate's talents.

The early 70's were very much still a transitional t...

Katinka Hesselink - my other lenses

I'm a lensmaster, webdesigner an oldest child, an eternal student, a former teacher and single.

Most of you know me here on Squidoo as lensmaster 'spirituality' - but I've also got a life outside my interests in spirituality (though perhaps that's n...

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...

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...

Keeping Rabbits

Keeping rabbits as pets is not a decision that should be taken lightly. Those tiny, gorgeous, helpless looking bundles of fluff that you fall in love with when they are just a few weeks old, do not necessarily turn into cuddly pets!

Rabbits are not...

KellyCollins: RocketMoms Graduate

Kelly was one of the very first people to participate in the maiden voyage of our Rocketmoms academy.

Rocketmoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).

As part of the 6-week...

Kenneth's Cinquain Poems

Kenneth has written several cinquain poems. He has done a beautiful job writing these poems, so I'd like to share them with you.

Kenneth just finished second grade. He loves school and is very creative.

Kenneth's teacher, Mrs. Margaret Hines, had t...

Keukenhof Gardens in Holland

Each year over 7,000,000 bulbs are hand-planted to create the world's largest flower garden in the small town of Lisse (about 15 miles south of Amsterdam in the Netherlands). The mere mention of Keukenhof makes the hearts of gardeners (such as me) sk...

Kevin Skinner's Fans: Poll Pictures~GuestBook

New Poll Questions: Was it super-natural or emotional? Do you see a little James Dean in Kevin Skinner?

Many fans have shared strong emotional experiences while listening to Kevin sing. Please, feel free to share yours in the guestbook as well. Kevi...

Key Deer

The Florida Key Deer in one word is tiny. It's the size of a medium-sized dog, confined to a small area of the Florida Keys, and numbers in only about 700-800. These numbers make it an endangered species. A subspecies of Virginia White Tailed Deer, i...

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....

Kid's Captions

Although I'm no Giant Squid I thought this would be a fun project to do.

Caption Modules are a way of seeking opinions from everyone. This was a great idea.

I thought this lens would be great in finding opinions on a child's thoughts.

Share your...

Kids and Creativity: Fly Soup

Summer time has been known as a lazier time, a time for kids to swim and play. Teachers know that kids don't retain all they learned during the summer, and the Fall is for re-enforcing educational skills. So in our house we find creative ways for kid...

Kids Are Cute! (But Mine's Cutest!) What's the Cutest Thing YOUR Kid Said or Did?

You've heard the saying: Kids say (and do!) the darnedest things. Now you can share with the world the darned things your kids say and do!

(What do you think? Does he look like me? Minus the fingers in mouth, of course!)

Kids Bedroom Decorations

Delightful kids' bedroom decorations that excite the imagination. The pictures of kid's bedrooms displayed below are full of fun decorating and remodeling ideas. Transform a child's playroom or bedroom into an enchanting fairy world.
Crea...

Kids Love Polka Dots

It doesn't seem to matter what age they are. They love their, "Polka Dots!"

When choosing the topics for my series on these dazzling dots, a friend told me how much her daughters, and their friends are into these crazy circles.

So, not wanting to d...

Kids Silly Songs

Children love to sing silly songs. We sang silly songs when we were children and now our grandchildren enjoy singing funny silly songs! These are some of my favorite silly songs for children.

If you are new to Squidoo, welcome! Do remember to scroll...

kids who make a difference

There are millions of kids in North America. Some are contented just to sit in front of the TV or video games and spend their free time that way.

But there are others that are driven to do something to help others in this world.
And this lens is to...

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 disa...

Kim Giancaterino Lensography

Welcome to my Squidoo lensography, a complete collection of my Squidoo lenses. You know you're a Squidoo addict when every time you listen to the news or leaf through a magazine you think... Hmmmm, now that's a great idea for a lens! Every time I com...

Kindle Skins: Abduction

Do You want an abduction skin for your kindle 1 or 2. Here are a few skins to choose from. Sorry, there is none available for DX yet, but I will keep checking.

Why get a skin for your kindle? They look cool and they will protect the surface of your...

Kindle Skins: Absolute Power

Would You Like to dress up your kindle with this skins. It is called Absolute power. This is only available for kindle 1 and 2. It is not available for DX yet.

Kirk Gibson ~ Star Of The Greatest Moment In Baseball History

Kirk Gibson was the central character in the fairy tale written to be known as the greatest moment in baseball history.

Los Angeles California, Thursday the fifteenth of October, 1988. Dodger Stadium is hosting game one of the World Series. The mons...

Kiss Collectibles

Kiss was my first and still my favorite rock band after what, 35 years? Wow seems like only yesterday my parents were knocking on my bedroom door to tell me to turn the "music" down.

I put quotes around music because my dad always told me,"If you...

KISS ~ The Band

KISS, the Band, one of the most recognizable groups in the history of music is still rockin' and rollin'. Can you believe it has been 35 years since KISS played their first show at a club in Queens, NY?

A lot has changed in all that time. Did you kn...

Kitchen Tools and Gadgets

For seniors, independent living is of utmost importance.  These handy tools help us to do the things we have done for years -- preparing meals for our families.   

If your hands are a little shakier than they used to be, these products...

Kitchener Oktoberfest

The city of Kitchener in Ontario, Canada is home to the largest barvarian beerfest in North America each October. Many people come from other parts of Canada or the US to partake in the festivities which are complete with Oom Pa Pa bands, roasted bee...

Knit with Love: Free Patterns for Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is the perfect time to show your loved ones just how much they mean to you. Nearly everyone loves a big box of chocolates. But, if your loved ones are like me, by mid-February they're holding onto their New Year's resolution to eat mo...

Know your Squidoo

Welcome to Know your Squidoo.

A simple educational lens on Squidoo.

If you are fairly new to Squidoo, this is a good place to test your knowledge, or learn a thing or two.

Answers are hidden in Spoiler text below each question.

I hope you enjoy t...

Koko the Gorilla

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Kotlety Mielone, the Polish Burger

Kotlety Mielone was introduced to me a few years ago when my girlfriend Marta and I met, it's basically a burger with some slightly different twists. It is definitely the best I have tried and being homemade it makes all the difference. Tradition...

KOYAANISQATSI

Koyaanisqatsi is a film that cannot be described or explained, it must be experience