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$1M in 12 Minutes

In October 2009, the United Way will run its annual CN Tower Climb. While this event normally raises hundred of thousands of dollars to support United Way charities, 2009 will be a landmark year for the event with a $1,000,000 being raised in under 1...

'By Invitation Only' Great Lensmaster Monthly Contest

Add your best lens here!  Vote on the lenses here! 

This is a community, grass-roots lensmaster effort to find, get to know, and support each other!  We are looking for the shining stars, the wonderful content pages, and the terrific c...

10 Books About Harry Potter

This is the first in a series that tries to identify the ten best books about a given subject.

Here, we look at books about Harry Potter. That is to say, not the original books, but those by fans and critics that look at the Harry Potter phenomenon....

100 Greatest Guitar Players - Vol. 1

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

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

100 Greatest Guitar Players - Vol. 2

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

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

42

Written by the world's foremost authority on the number 42, this lense is a beginner's introduction into the grand and amazing world of the number 42. Step right in and prepare yourself to be amazed. 

At the bottom of every entry, you will f...

5 Feng Shui Elements for Your Garden

No matter how big or how small your garden area, your ideal Feng Shui Garden incorporates basic Feng Shui principles to either calm or energize the space as needed.

Your Garden Design should allow the movement of Chi (life force energy), throughout...

5 Reasons SquidOffers Get Declined

 

50 Ways To Use Squidcasting

What the heck is Squidcasting? No it's not fishing for Squid! It's the awesome new interactive tool from the Squidoo HQ team. In a nutshell Squidcasting allows you to interact and react with your fans and fellow Squids. Check out my 50 Ways to Use Sq...

50 Ways To Use Twitter

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

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Spring, Texas is a northern suburb of Houston, Texas south of The Woodlands, Texas. Known for it's great schools, quiet tree-lined streets and historic old town shopping area Spring is a great place to visit or to live.

A Bar of This, a Note of That: Eclectic Virtual Concert for Charity

The Squidoo activists were hosting a virtual concert challenge to raise money for charity the final week of July '08 and I just had to join in on the fun. The theme of my virtual concert is an eclectic mix: from unknown musicians to popular ones, fro...

A Guide to Groups for Lensmasters

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

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

A Guide to Yahoo Pipes

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

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

A Halloween Contest for Future Giants

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

A 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 Place for Awesome Developers

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A Scary Halloween Fairy

This is the story of a pink tutu Halloween costume. For a long time my husband, Don and I had this idea to make a pink tutu costume for HIM! We just thought it was a funny idea but we never really had a reason to make it. Then one year his place of w...

A Visual Dashboard Tour

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

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

Accomplishments of Pretty Bullet

Hi, it's me, Kathy, aka "Pretty Bullet". See I really am a real person... and you thought I was a bullet in a tux! It seems I have been keeping myself pretty busy on Squidoo. It looks like my list of accomplishments has been slowly growing on Squidoo...

Adam And The Ants Video Showcase

Adam and the Ants started out as a Punk Rock band in the late 1970's but made the cross-over in the early 80's to join the Post Punk New Wave music revolution.

Although they never completely gave up their Punk roots, they softened their look...

Add Your Profile - Make New Friends

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

Adding Links to your Images on Squidoo - An iframe alternative

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

Advanced CSS: Layout Tricks and Lab Experiments

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

This lens assumes...

Advanced HTML for Squidoo

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

Affidavits and Statutory Declarations

This lens contains information on Affidavits. How they apply to certain countries. And the difference between an Affidavit and a Statutory Declaration.

The information on this page is not meant to be used as professional legal advice. It is informatio...

All-Time Favorite Classic Television Theme Songs

Television theme song lyrics aren't what they used to be. Assembled for your listening pleasure are classic television favorites, from Casper the Friendly Ghost in 1945 to Laverne and Shirley in 1976. Who among us does not have several of these class...

Amazon Module Basics

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

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

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

America's Next Top Model

It's hard to believe we are into the 10th cycle of America's Next Top Model. I'm a late bloomer, not joining in until cycle 5 and I've been addicted ever since. If you're here you must be too!

Here you will find my summary of each episode as well as...

Amigurumi - Crochet and Knit Toys for One of a Kind Gifts

Amigurumi toys (knitted and crochet toys) are an easy way for crochet and knit crafters to create a handcrafted gift for unique gift giving.

Amigurumi (ah-mee-goo-roo-mee) have been a popular Internet craft topic for the last few years. These cute,...

Annie Oakley

In an era when opportunities for women were limited, Annie Oakley's amazing ability with a gun proved that a woman could do just as well (or even better) than a man, even in traditionally "masculine fields" like shooting. Through talent and hard work...

Are You a Squidoo Nobody? How to Become a Squidoo Somebody in 6 Easy Lessons

Who is this little orange guy? That's what everyone wants to know! So, why are you leaving us in the dark?

"This is my bio. I can edit it later." Well, little orange guy, later has arrived. The time is now! Come out from behind your orange anonymity...

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 Yodeling?

Female country singers, male country singers, Swiss yodeling, a Korean yodeler star; Germany, Bavaria, Austria, America - international vocalists with stellar talent can be found on this Squidoo.com lens.

I'm not a yodeler. I can't even sing without...

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, was established during the American Civil War. It sits just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Arlington is an American military cemetery which acts as the final resting place for more...

Art of Scrabble

Scrabble is much more than 'just a board game'. It's a passion. It's just such a good opportunity to revel in word geekery. Scrabble offers one of the few opportunities in life to socially indulge in anagrams, to use obscure words, argue about...

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...

Atomik Harmonik

Slovenian music group Atomik Harmonik - which, by the way, translates to "Atomic Accordion" - won the first prize in 2004 at one of the most prestigious song contest in Slovenia - with their very first song!

Brizgalna brizga (A Splashing Hose) beca...

Awkward Moments: Caught Staring!

Ever had a "duhhh..." moment where your brain completely shuts off for a few minutes...only to find yourself staring at something inappropriate and totally mortified?

Well, this lens is dedicated to all of you horrified people who have been caught s...

Baking Cut-Out Cookies!

Here are recipes that work best for making cut-out cookies, along with great decorating tips and tricks. You will even find variations for special dietary needs like diabetic, vegan and gluten-free cookies.

There are also links to many wonderful and...

Basic HTML for Squidoo

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

Mostly used to create hyperlinks (they are the "live links" to other sites). Though there are also other uses for HTML.

If you find yourself in need of quick tutorial on how to do it, her...

bdkz's Squidoo Charity Challenge for July 2008

Welcome to July's "Convert A Lens" For Charity Challenge!

This month's we are featuring The Charity Giants which features: The Squidoo Charity Fund, Planet Gumbo, Cancer Research & Prevention Foundation, The Humane Society or EarthJustice.

Bedlam South by Mark Grisham and David Donaldson

Have you ever wondered what it might have been like to live in the Confederacy during the Civil War? Not just for the heroes you know so well, but for the regular folks who lived during that time. In Bedlam South, you'll read the fictional accounts o...

Beginners' Guide to Fantasy Auto Racing

Welcome to the exciting world of fantasy auto racing!

This guide is for Fantasy Auto Racing (aka Fantasy NASCAR) rookies and anyone wanting to improve their knowledge of fantasy auto racing.  Here you will find an explanation of the game, tips t...

Being A Squidoo Lensmaster

I created this lens and a new blog Thoughts of a Squidoo Lens Author to keep everyone updated on the best Squidoo resources out there, to share some of my lenses, and to share some of my favorite lenses by others.

How can you become a Squidoo lensma...

Benefits of Pilates

Since its introduction around 1910, many people have benefited from using Pilates and participating in Pilate classes for more than 90yrs. Here are a few of the benefits you'll get when you take a Pilates class. Improvement in Flexibility A Pilates...

Best Christmas Cookbooks Ever

A great Christmas cookbook should be so much more than bound paper and recipes.

The best Christmas cookbooks contain your family's most treasured Christmas memories and traditions.

Take a look through my collection of favorite Christmas cookbooks t...

Best Italian Soup Ever: Zuppa Toscana Recipe For Success!

I am sure that you have all been to the famous Olive Garden Restaurant and had their great soup and salad.....And if you are like me, you wish you could recreate this delicious Italian soup dinner at home.

Creating an Italian Dinner with Soup and Sa...

Best Lensographies Ever

Think of your lensography as your Squidoo home page. It can be the single URL that you direct people to, and they will have access to ALL of your lenses.

Wait, what's a lensography you ask? It's a collection of all of your hard work here on Squidoo....

Big Jim

Blogging Job Board

This lens has RSS feeds from various job boards which advertise blogging jobs.

If you know of a site I have not included, please leave a comment below and I will add it as soon as possible. 

Blogging Memes

You know how writers some times suffer from writers's block? Well bloggers sometimes suffer from blogger's block.

Memes are foramalic templates that bloggers can use to provide interesting content to their blogs when they feel they don't have a crea...

Border Collies

I got my first Border Collie, Teddy (short for Theodore Edward Bear- Ted E. Bear) in 1974, when I was nine years old. I was always more of a cat person, but Teddy's personality and intelligence quickly won me over, and I called my parents t...

Breakfast Shakes

Breakfast shakes are a nutritious and convenient way to get your morning energy.  The basic components of all shakes are protein, carbohydrate, and liquid.  You need all of these after fasting all night.

Great shakes are consist of only a fe...

Bruce Springsteen - My Virtual Concert on Squidoo

I spent my childhood summers on the Jersey Shore. OK, so I'll admit it. I get pretty pumped up when I hear Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band's live version of "Jersey Girl" on the radio.

"I got no time for the corner boys
Down in the street ma...

Build The Fence

MEXICO CITY - Indiscriminate kidnappings. Nearly daily beheadings. Gangs that mock and kill government agents.

This isn't Iraq or Pakistan. It's Mexico, which the U.S. government and a growing number of experts say is becoming one of the world's big...

Bulleted and Ordered Lists

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

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

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

Cabbage Soup for a Healthier You!

I'm sure you've heard about the Cabbage Soup Diet. You eat odd combinations of food and Cabbage Soup for 7 days. Then you go back to your normal eating routine.

Well I did the diet several years ago. It worked, but I decided I liked Cabbage Soup eno...

CafePress Alternatives and Competitors - CafePress vs. the Competition

Are you looking for an alternative to Cafe Press? Cafepress vs Printfection, Cafepress vs Zazzle, or CafePress vs Spreadshirt? The most successful store owners research the competition and alternatives to make sure they select the correct service for...

Cajun Recipes

I am a Creole, born in the Deep South...New Orleans to be exact. My mother was a country girl, and my grandmother lived along the bayou in Mississippi. All the women in my family were excellent cooks, and I had the good fortune of being taught the ar...

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...

Canadian Pianist Frank Mills and Music Box Dancer

"Music Box Dancer" has garnered more than 24 gold albums worldwide; earned a Million-Airs award from BMI for over a million radio plays; sheet music sales have well exceeded 3 million copies and the tune received a 1980 Grammy nomination...

Captain Squid

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

Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana is one of the most musically talented and famous guitarists in the world. Some of my favorite Santana music spans from his earlier sounds of the 60s through some of his equally great works of today, and throughout this musical journey...

Cas Haley & Woodbelly - Virtual Concert

When I first heard about the virtual concert for charity, I couldn't decide which musical talent to feature. I like a lot of different music, spanning various genres. Talking with my husband, I thought of the perfect musician - Cas Haley.

My family...

Celtic Elegance - Exploring, Learning, Listening, Browsing

Why do our heart strings resonate to the sounds of a Celtic harp? Why are our eyes drawn to decipher the intricate weavings of a piece of Celtic knotwork? What cultural threads pull us backward in time, with the rhythm of a bodhran (a traditional Cel...

Celtic Knot Tutorial

Updated November 15, 2008

Have you always longed to create celtic knot designs yourself, but didn't know how to get started?....or you thought they were just WAY too complicated to tackle? 

I have good news for you: They aren't as hard a...

Cephalopod Craft Patterns

Make your own stuffed octopus, squid, and cuttlefish. Free crochet, knit, and sewing patterns for cephalopods (and a few other sea creatures thrown in).

Check these out -- SquidooSecrets.com Members' Very First Lens

As a member of SquidooSecrets.com, you have almost an unfair advantage.  One of those being this lens. 

This lens has one central purpose:  to get a link to your lens from this lens so you can have more traffic and a higher lens ranki...

Chef Keem And The "Knife-Slinging Panhandlers"

It's a chef's band and the band members are all chefs. Thus, the name "Knife-Slinging Panhandlers". Actually, they're multiple imaginative personalities of only one chef - me, Chef Keem. Me, Me, Me, and Me. Sounds self-centered? Yep. That's why this...

Chiclet - How to build small buttons for your Blog

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

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

 These are Chiclets...

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...

Christmas Eggnog -- A Delicious Recipe for a Holiday Tradition

Eggnog is something that my family looks forward to each Christmas.  We like it so much that it's served at other holidays, as well.  What's great about this particular traditional drink is that you can "spruce" it up with the alc...

Climbing Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia

If you are lucky enough to go to Australia and get to visit the wonderful city of Sydney then one thing you must do is Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Are you really permitted to climb Sydney Harbour Bridge, I hear you ask. Yes, you are and it is a...

Coffee, Caffeine, Java, Joe, Mud, Buzz Juice

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

Colma, California - City of the Dead

With a population of about 1,500 above ground and over 1.5 million underground, Colma, California, just south of San Francisco, became known as "The City of the Dead" or "City of the Souls." It's where deceased residents of San Francisco were relocat...

Commission Junction Ebay RSS Feed Generator

Do you have bad dreams about using eBay's clunky interface for generating RSS feeds as an affiliate? I know I used to. The worst part was, you couldn't even insert an SID (Tracking) code into the feeds so you could tell what page your sales were comi...

Common Newbie Squidoo Mistakes

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

Hopefull...

Congo Squares - A Tate Family Bar Cookie Tradition

In 1954, the Tate family lived in Pendleton, SC. I can almost smell the congos in the oven. We loved to gather round and "lick the bowl" while they baked! Mama always made congos for church picnics, long trips in the car to visit relatives, and of co...

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...

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!

Country Music Supports St. Jude's Children's Hospital

"Country music keeps on caring for the children of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. This time thanks go to the 2008 CMT Music Awards, country music's only fan-voted awards show, and CMT One Country, an initiative launched in 2005 to encourage c...

Creamed Salmon on Toast

As a child growing up, my mother used to make this at least once a week. I think it was the only way she knew to get me to eat fish! When I was all growed up LOL, and a married adult, whenever my mother used to come for a visit, she always loved to m...

Creating the new lens layout

The team at Squidoo has been working overtime in creating a new set of looks for the pages that people see when they come to Squidoo. This lens is designed to help you see our thinking and to keep you updated on our progress.

THE SHORT VERSION: The...

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 Valentine's Day Postage Stamps & Cards

Are you in the mood for love? Get these awesome custom Valentine's Day Postage Stamps and Cards from Zazzle for your main squeeze!

Customized Search Engines

I've created several Custom Search Engines and will provide a comprehensive list here. Eurekster, Rollyo, Google and others have begun making Custom Search Engines the newest, most popular way to search and find the info you want on the internet.

Lea...

Cute modules to spice up your lens

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

Dark and Noble Ravens

....while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
"'Tis some visitor," I muttered,...

David E. Kelley

David Edward Kelley (born April 4, 1956) is a prolific multi-Emmy award winning American writer, executive producer, and creator of the well-known television series Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Boston Public, and Boston Leg...

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...

Deconstructing the Care Package

Any one search query, for a set of very popular keywords like "Make a Care Package" or "Send something to someone I love" or "Troop Support Care Packages", on a popular search engine like Google, Yahoo, Altavista, Dogpile, or Ask.com will, no-doubt,...

Demotivators - The Opposite of Motivational Posters

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

 Flying in the face of this i...

Dilly Beans - Pickled Green Beans

Dilly beans are dill pickled green beans. This recipe is for the spicy dilly beans that I make using the fresh green beans I grow in my garden. They are incredibly tasty, especially on salad, in tomato juice, on their own as a snack.

Directory of Squidoo Help and Tutorials

The objective of this lens is to allow people to easily find the help they need on Squidoo.

I will try to list and categorize lenses that offer help and tutorial. I acknowledge all lensmasters who invested their time, energy and brain power to create...

Discover Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter

Anita Blake is a tough as nails vampire slayer and an animator. She is short, petite, and can damn well take care of herself. She gets into more than her fair share of danger in her line of work.

Anita is also a licensed vampire execution and a fede...

Do It Yourself Design

Computers and Desktop Publishing has put a lot of power within the hands of Small Business people. Unfortunately it has also become sword that many have fallen on. Without following the basic rules of Graphic Design many aspiring designers are making...

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 You Have An Obsession With Squidoo?

Are you addicted to Squidoo? Does your husband, wife, friend, child have to drag you kicking and screaming away from your computer? Do you forget to eat? Do you have a sore finger from refreshing your Squidoo Stats? If you answered yes to any of thes...

Do you have the prettiest Christmas Tree?

Very soon, everyone will soon be putting up their Christmas trees, although I know some of you have done so already! I would love to see what your Christmas trees look like. And I bet some of you really go all out decorating too!

Ho, Ho, Ho, let's g...

DoFollow: Increase Your Backlinks with DoFollow Sites

The DoFollow revolution embraces the sharing of link juice going out to other sites. Learn more about DoFollow, where you can get listed on DoFollow sites, and what it means to you as a webmaster and link builder!

Dog Rock: A Benefit Concert for Dogs

Organized by: Roxy_Calamari, a Yorkshire Terrier
Roxy's Guest Commentator: DrmJ, a Singer/Songwriter and Music Journalist

Yup, that's me. My secret's out! I'm a dog. The other day after the Virtual Concert for Charity contest was announced, I threw...

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...

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

In the summer of 2008, Joss Whedon (the creator of Buffy, Angel and Firefly) released his latest project: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. This was the first ever superhero musical, featuring an evil villain, his arch-nemesis, a pretty girl, with some...

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...

Elton John Concert

Elton John is one of the most prolific and successful singer songwriters of all time. Most of us have an Elton John song in our collection.

To say Elton John is a remarkable character is not really saying enough. In a career that spans over 40 years...

ENYA Music Video Showcase

Enya (born Eithne Ní Bhraonáin) was born into a musical family. Her father, Leo Brennan, was the leader of the Slieve Foy Band, a popular Irish show band; her mother was an amateur musician. With her blend of folk melodies, synthesized...

Essential Coach HandBags and Purses

Coach Handbags and purses - Grab a Bag has a huge selection of authentic Coach bags at discount prices including; handbags, purses, pocketbooks, totes, diaper bags, laptop bags, ipod cases and make up bags.  Read up on who's carrying your coach...

Essential Party Appetizer Recipes

Looking for something interesting to serve at your next party?  Find a cavalcade of awesome appetizers to please even the pickiest palate.

Appetizers are perfect to serve at Graduation parties, on New Year's Eve, at Cocktail parties, before dinne...

Everything Photography Headquarters

Expanding Your Lens Publishing Power -- How-to Squidoo

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

Extraordinary Uses For Ordinary Things

When I first stumbled upon this book, I was trying to remove mold stains from my baby's push-chair (I was crazy enough to put it into old, unused refrigerator - like it's going to be in dry place there - what a mistake!!!). I heard lots of advices an...

Fairtax: The Truth

Answering The Critics

by Neal Boortz, John Linder with Bob Woodall


Three years after The FairTax Book, the authors are back to answer the outspoken and misinformed critics of their innovative proposal. FairTax: The Truth debunks the negative myths an...

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...

Fantasy Football Starter (or brush up) Kit

If you're looking to own your football team, or just want to demand your bragging rights by dominating all your friends and co-workers, fantasy football is the best way of getting the joy out of both worlds. I'm here to to fill you in on some helpful...

Favorite Pennsylvania Dutch Recipes

My heritage is Pennsylvania Dutch (Pennsylvania German), I grew up eating traditional PA Dutch food. The recipes below are some of my favorite PA Dutch recipes.


PA Dutch recipes can be different from family to family. For instance, my daughter-in-la...

Finished reading Deathly Hallows? What's a Harry Potter fan to do next?

Wotcher! I'm a huge fan of the Harry Potter series, and now that I've zoomed through Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, I'm a little sad that there won't be a Year 8 at Hogwarts!  I've decided to share some ideas about what to do next, for al...

First Home Mishaps

I've recently purchased a new home and I'm in the process of sprucing up the place. Some things work out just fine and others, well, not so much. If you too just bought that "fixer upper", you might want to continue on and learn from some of the mish...

Fish & Chips

My first home was above a Fish and Chip shop. My Grandparents owned a small chain of 'chippies' from the 50's - 70's and I have happy memories of those days.

Through this lens, I'd like to share with you the alure of Fish and Chips and why they're s...

Florida Keys

The Florida Keys are a major vacation destination for travelers from all over the world. The resources made available in this lens will help you learn more about the Florida Keys, assist with your travel plans, accommodations, attractions and much mo...

Folder Snapshot

Folder Snapshot is a small, simple yet effective program that exports the names of your files/folders in the selected directory as a text document.

Frank Zappa Showcase

A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians. ~ Frank Zappa

I have been a huge FZ fan for years. He has a whole shelf to himself in my CD and album collection....

Freddie Mercury and Queen - The Virtual Concert on Squidoo

If I were going to host a Virtual Benefit Concert for one of my favorite charities, I would choose to feature the amazingly talented Freddie Mercury, lead singer for the Rock Band, Queen to raise funds for HIV / AIDS Awareness.

Freddie Mercury (born...

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.




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Free Stock Photos And Royalty Free Photos For Use On Your Website

There are over 40 sites listed on this page offering some great free stock photos and royalty free photos to use on your web pages. If you are finding it hard to come up with images for your lens, blog or website then check out the sites featured, th...

Free Web Page Graphics: Free and Almost-Free Graphics for Webpages, MySpace or Blogs

Nothing brings a web page to life faster than pictures.   That's why the Squidoo planners made it easy to add pictures to lenses.  And "MySpace Graphics" and "MySpace Free Graphics" are searched on about 1000 times...

Fresh Asparagus Recipes

Find everything you need to know about fresh asparagus right here! Learn how to grow asparagus, how to cook asparagus and even some tasty asparagus recipes.

Fresh asparagus is delicious on it's own but by adding a few simple ingredients you can turn...

Geek TV

If you don't follow the shows below, your geek card is in danger!  Borrow*, rent or by the DVDs below before the Geek Police find out.

*We take no responsiblity for loss of geek card if the geek from whom you try to borrow turns you in. 

Get your Giant Squid Masters Degree this summer!

Giant Squid Summer School is in session and going full steam ahead. If you're a Giant Squid and missed out on this mastery course, cross your fingers for another one in the Fall!

Hey Giants...

Are you ready to blast the doors off the status quo? I...

Getting Organized, I KNOW I Have It But Where Did I Put It

My favorite bit of office graffiti rested on the side of my desk for several years, and proclaimed 'A Clean Desk is the Sign of a Sick Mind.'

Well, it sat there until it got lost in a stack of clutter.

Getting Started With Squidoo

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

Giant Squid 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 Organizer: Bonnie

Do you aspire for greatness? Are you a stellar lensmaster? Do you want to be a part of the coolest group on Squidoo? If you answered yes to any of these questions then we've got a group for you!

Learn what it takes to join the ranks of the Giant Squ...

Good Squidizenship

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

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

Graphic Novels Headquarters

Welcome to the Graphic Novel Group at Squidoo.

Do you have a lens about a Graphic Novel or author? Please join. Do you need an idea for a lens? Scroll down and see what others have done.

Great and Unexpected Song Covers

Sometimes musicians cover a song and it kills...other times they slaughter it. I love a cover song that is unexpected or totally different - whether it is better, worse or just funny. When they push a song into a whole other genre, it is a risk which...

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

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

Learn the Secrets of My Squidoo Success!
• Part I: Ten Steps to Build...

Green Lodging - EcoTourism

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

From...

Greyhounds Anonymous - Life in the Slow Lane?

In making this lens we would like to show you that rescued greyhound dogs make great pets, raise awareness of the cruelty and treatment that some of those greyhound dogs bred for racing receive and to raise the question as to whether the sport of Gre...

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 Aloe Vera

I wasn't all that good with house plants and hastened a few along to an early demise until I moved to this one apartment building and my upstairs neighbor gave me a piece of their aloe vera.  Their aloe plant was enormous, and looked like it was...

Happy Holidays to my Squidoo Pals

I wanted to send holidays wishes to all my Squidoo pals. And what a better way to reach out than to create a Squidoo Lens! Oh ya, and then spam you through Squidcast and Twitter! LOL

I would like to take this moment, now that I have you captive here...

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

Chamber of Secrets is the second book in the Harry Potter Series. In Harry's Second Year at Hogwart's School of Wizarding and Witchcraft, student's suddenly begin to turn into stone. As Harry gets drawn deeper and deeper into this mystery, the true h...

Harry Potter Spells 1

 

This is the first of two Harry Potter Lenses, that cover ALL of the Spells used, or mentioned in the Harry Potter books, comics & Games. 

If I miss any.. you are hereby authorised to use the Cruciatus Curse on me

All Wands I could find are...

Harry Potter Spells 2

This is part 2 & covers all the Spells from Harry
Potter Films, books & games.

Part 1 A-D can be found here: Spells 1

Healthy foods that make you happy

Chocolate and Chickpeas

There are two types of food that I know of that are actually healthy and make you happy. One is chocolate, the other is Chick Peas. I've added two herbal teas that will also fight the blues.

Let me know below what foods real...

Help with creating your first Lens

This Lens is designed to help in the first 5 mins of creating your new Squidoo Lens. It is not hard or difficult and is very beneficial. We have created some simple instructions and explained what is happening. You must be 18 to own a Lens.

Addit...

Hey! It's Summer...Bring On Your Creativity

Haiku is a 3-line Japanese-style poem that consists of 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second and 5 syllables in the 3rd. There is usually some reference to nature in the poem as a metaphor for the feeling that is being conveyed.

H...

Hilarious Emails

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

Hilario...

Holiday Gifts for People you Barely Know

Your shopping list is down to those last couple of people-- a co-worker, your children's teachers, maybe customers or even your child's new boyfriend or girl friend.

Just because you don't know them well (yet) doesn't mean you can't surprise them with...

Hot Toddy -- A Bit of Christmas Good CHEER!

What's a hot toddy?  It's basically a mixed drink that is served hot.  The ingredients can vary but usually include an alcohol to start like brandy, rum or whiskey; hot liquid such as water, cider, tea, coffee, cocoa; sweetener such a...

Housesitting and Petsitting - Two Unique Travel Concepts

Housesitting is caring for homes and pets while their families travel here and there.

It's a fabulous way to visit anywhere in the world for just the cost of the transportation. We've been housesitting for about three years and it's been a great exp...

How I Became a Giant Squid in 60 Days

Day 59...All Is Well! Over 50 quality lenses ready for inspection by the Giant Squid Angels. Time to put them under a microscope and make some last minute touch ups. This lens is an outline of what I did to meet the qualifications in 60 days and how...

How I discovered Squidoo, and what I use it for

I believe I first heard about Squidoo on the eBay Stores Discussion Board on eBay, where I am somewhat of a regular poster.  Always looking for new ways to generate traffic to my eBay store, I created my first lens on August 14, 2006. &nbsp...

How To Add Amazon Product Links

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

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

How to Add PayPal Buttons to Your Squidoo Lens

If you're looking for how to add a PayPal button to your Squidoo lens, here's how. The step-by-step process described here will create a link that is compatible with you lens, while keeping your account details safe and secure. For advanced users, th...

How to Add Your Squidoo Lenses to Google Base

Just what is Google Base and how can it help drive traffic to your Squidoo Lenses?

Google Base is a search function usually used by people looking to purchase an item.  Search results come up with details about the item and a link to a Google Bas...

How to backup your lens

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

How To Bake A Pie From Scratch

My paternal grandmother was widowed very young, with 8 children in the 1930's. Living in a small Colorado mining town, there weren't a lot of career opportunities available. But, being of hardy Danish stock, she set forth to meet the challenge. You s...

How To Create A Beautiful Squidoo Lens For Your Zazzle Gallery

Welcome to "How To Create A Beautiful Squidoo Lens For Your Zazzle Gallery".


Here's how you can create a perfect Lens for your Zazzle Gallery with the new Zazzle Gallery Lens Builder!

How to Create an About Me Lens

When I first got online ten years ago there were probably more personal webpages than commercial ones.  Geocities and Tripod ruled and it was fun to play with this new toy that allowed us to tell everyone way more than they really cared to learn...

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 Digg

How to Digg your Blogs and sites

 

You have heard about Digg. One of the more popular Social Networks that creates a backlinks to you Blog or website and has the ability to bring loads of traffic to your sites.

 

But How to Digg is still on...

How To Find Lenses and Groups on Squidoo

Searching for Squidoo lenses on a search engine can be a real pain sometimes, as the results are very often filled with non-content pages like tags. Finding the best groups for your lens to join can also be very tricky.

Here I provide two custom sea...

How to get a custom website for your business on a budget

I'm a freelance Web Designer and created this lens to help you in the process of getting a website for your business. Including the planning stages, how to shop for a Web Designer, how to get an accurate quote for your website and insider tips!

Ther...

How to get an Adsense application approved instantly

You don't need a website. You don't even need content. Yet.

Sounds too good to be true?

It isn't.

It's legit and it's fast and best of all it's free.

How To Get Deep Links with RSS Feeds

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

I originally wrote about thi...

How To Get One-Way Backlinks

When you have just created new website, you will want to attract people to visit it. One of the most important tasks for any webmaster is to build up the number of links to the site from other websites. This can be done manually via reciprocal link e...

How to Get The Perfect Marilyn Monroe Look

You don't want to wear just any costume this year. This year, you want a knock 'em dead. You want a sexy costume, but sexy with style. A Marilyn Monroe costume is perfect. You can adapt it to your needs and choose the right Marilyn look for you.

Mar...

How to Join a Group

One of the great features about Squidoo is your ability to add your lenses to a group!  If you're new to Squidoo and groups, here are some tips for adding your lenses to a group.

How to Legally Add Copyrighted Pictures to Squidoo Lenses

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

How To Lensroll

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

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

How to make a living on Squidoo

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

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

How To Make A Lyrics Lens

Looking for the lyrics for your favorite song? Then do a search at Google and hopefully you'll start to find our Squidoo Lyrics Lenses clawing their way onto the front page of results. (One has made it into the Top 100, in fact it got into the Top 10...

HOW TO MAKE A SQUIDOFFER THAT ROCKS

 

How To Make An Avatar

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

How To Make An Effective Flyer

The simple yet effective flyer. Small business and particularly home based businesses have basically three means of self-promotion; face to face contact with potential customers, word of mouth and a printed piece of paper. Anything more than that an...

How to Make Keyboard Symbols Using the "Alt" Key

If you need to make symbols and letters that aren't on your computer keyboard - such as © for Copyright or the Trademark, cents, Euro, or one-half symbols - or a real bullet instead of an asterisk - here's a handy tutorial to bookmark.

You'l...

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 Reindeer Poop

This is a fun and incredibly easy Christmas project for elementary school kids. Adults may not be wild about the idea of making reindeer poop, but kids love it!

How to Make Your First (or Second) Squidoo Lens

Step-by-step, here's how to get started, answers to clear up some confusion, and all the basics to help you be a GREAT lensmaster right off the bat!

There are FAQs, instructions, tips and techniques, common mistakes, some strategies and some technic...

How to Perform the Heimlich Maneuver on a Baby

The Heimlich Maneuver was first discovered in 1974 by an American physician named Henry Jay Heimlich.

The idea is to produce an artificial cough by exerting pressure on the bottom of the diaphragm.

By doing this, hopefully the object will dislodge....

How to Plan a US Road Trip

There's nothing like taking a road trip across the USA. Going by car gives you a greater appreciation for the vastness and wide array of parks, forests, cities, museums, beaches and cultures the United States has to offer. By taking a cross country r...

How to Roast Chestnuts

Not sure how to roast chestnuts? Don't worry. Contrary to a popular Christmas song, you don't need an open fire to roast savory chestnuts this holiday season. Your oven will do just fine, in fact, it may do better since you don't have to worry as muc...

How To SquidCast A Group

The SquidCast is a wonderful way of getting the word out about new things happening at your lens, and it would be ideal to be able to SquidCast your groups, but this tool is not available for groups...or is it? Indeed, there IS a way to SquidCast you...

How To Squidoo

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

How To Squidoo -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 Transfer a Group

So you started a group, and it's done so well that it grew to be more than you could handle. Have no fear you can transfer your group to someone new! Now, for some reason there isn't an explanation easily accessible on how to tra...

How To UnMax a Lens

Do you see how this lens has a different layout to the normal lenses?

It has all the content on the left, and ONE sidebar on the right.

It looks good doesn't it? 

The good news is, making your lens do this is SO easy you'll wonder how you could hav...

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-To Squidoo Videos Showcase!

Did you know there were SO MANY videos about Squidoo on YouTube?

Some interviews, some announcements, tons of how-to videos, and my very own love poem :-)

Here is the Squidoo TV Channel, so vote up your favourite video in the list below so everyone els...

HTML and CSS

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

HTML 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...

I ♥ Love ♥ Rhubarb -- 5 Fabulous Recipes!

Note: This is not the 'I Love Rhubarb' lens that was awarded the purple star. That's another rhubarb lover's lens! ;)

Growing up in Northeastern Ohio, we grew quite a variety of fruits and vegetables in our backyard garden. Corn and green beans grew...

I Hate Packing

In the last 31 years, I have lived in 29 houses that I can remember since I was 5. This does not include places from before I was 5, and does not include multiple times of living in the same house. And no, I was not in a military family. We just move...

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'm a Lensmaster! What now?

This lens deals with the ins and outs and tricks and tips that will help you make your next (or first) Squidoo Lens.

Other information you should read (if you haven't already)...

All About Squidoo: What others have had to say about Squidoo, and it...

In Praise of the Squidoo Guestbook

I recently finished reading a long and interesting lens - and was inspired to tell the writer how much I enjoyed her work. But to my dismay, there was no guestbook. No contact link either.

I was so disappointed that I couldn't network with the autho...

Indiana Jones Is Totally My Boyfriend

This lens is a bragging lens. This lens is meant to make you seethe with envy over my cool boyfriend, Indiana Jones. He's hot and intelligent and isn't afraid to fight Nazis. I ask you, can you do better than that?

I feel slightly obligated to also...

Indiana Jones Primer: Get Ready The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Maybe you're new to Indiana Jones. Maybe it's just been awhile since you've seen any of the Indiana Jones movies. Whatever your situation, this lens will catch you up to date if you just haven't got time to watch the movies before May 22.

Inkheart

In the story of Inkheart, there is a story within a story: Mo originally brought four of Inkheart's characters to life while reading aloud from a novel which is also called Inkheart - Basta, Capricorn, Dustfinger, and Dustfinger's pet marten, Gwin. D...

Installing Wordpress

WordPress is a blog publishing system written in PHP and backed by a MySQL database. Distributed under the GNU General Public License, WordPress is free software. The latest release is version 2.1.2, released on March 03, 2007. Source

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...

Internet Trolls

Although a troll can be cute, an Internet "troll" is a person who delights in spreading discord on the Internet.

He (and they usually are a he) intentionally tries to start arguments and upset people by posting nasty comments, especially o...

Introducing Plexo

We've made a major change to Squidoo. Now, each and every lens can include the all-powerful, all-knowing, omniscient Plexo feature.

Plexo is like Digg or Reddit, but with the long tail added in for good measure.

Here's a Q&A:

Q: What's Plexo?
A: Plex...

Is A Squid Angel Looking Over Your Shoulder?

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

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

Island Hoppin' Steel Drum Band

Cynthia and Dave

IT'S A MODULE MODULE WORLD

Here's a treasure trove of fun, widgety modules. 8 easy ways to make your lenses stand out from the crowd.

• The Talk Bubble Module

• The Sticky Note (post-it) Module

• The Blackbox Module

• The Polaroid module (This one is gorgeous)

• The BIG Arrow L...

Jacksonville Florida - Where Florida Begins

Proud member of the Squidoo City Guide.

Jacksonville is located in NE Florida on the banks of the St Johns river. At the crossroads of Interstates 95 and 10, Jacksonville is the largest city in the contiguous United States in land area, a m...

Jaguar Julie Plexography

Welcome to Jaguar Julie Plexography of my varied Squidoo lenses.  What's a "plexography" you ask?  It's simply a categorized listing of my lenses with links to those lenses along with a teaser of information about each of the...

Jeff Gordon, Professional Nascar Driver

Jeff Gordon's recent season includes a sixth place finish in the "Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup" with two victories, two poles, 14 top-fives and 18 top-10's. Scored first career victory at Chicagoland Speedway and broke own record for mos...

Jello Recipes

You can't go to a family picnic, or a neighbor's birthday party without seeing a jello dish of some sort on the table. This are the recipes lovingly made and passed on within families. These are the down to earth recipes that memories are based on. T...

Jigsaw Forte's Lensography

I never thought I'd have enough lenses to need a lens just to tell you all about them, but I do!

A Lensography is a record of all the lenses I've made... kinda like a filmography, but for Squidoo Lenses.

So check out all the pages I've made! There'...

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 Muir

The United States is forever indebted to John Muir, the "Father of the National Park Service" for helping to preserve this countries greatest treasures, our National Parks.

John Muir (1838-1914) was America's most famous and influen...

Joss Whedon's Dollhouse

Good news Whedon fans! Dollhouse has been renewed for a second season!

Joss Whedon's new project is a saucy mix of Buffy, Alias, XXX, and The Bourne Identity.

The new Sci-Fi show is based on the premise of a team of people with special skills, who...

Kathleen Woodiwiss

In 1972 Kathleen Woodiwiss took the world by storm when she published Flame and the Flower a lusty romance novel about a sea captain and a beautiful maiden he accidentally abducts.    

Since that time Woodiwiss has released a total...

Kathy's Pictures from Home

I thought I would share a few pictures of where we live. Spanish, Ontario is a very tiny community in northeastern Ontario.  The town is on the Trans Canada Highway between Sault Ste Marie and Sudbury.  We are located right on the North Cha...

Kathy's Squidoo Help Library

This is a quick reference lens with a few of my favorite Squidoo lenses that I often refer new lensmasters to. Of course, I've tried to organize them so you can find what you are looking for easily.

I've offered a selection of lenses on the same top...

Kit Kittredge an American Girl

Kit is one of the Historical Characters from American Girl. The doll of 1934. I was very excited when my daughter chose this doll because my grandmother grew up during the 1930s and I would be able to get a sense of what it was like for her as a chil...

Knock Knock

The cat in this photo is my little girl, Clawdia and the peacock was an escapee from somewhere who found his way into my yard and lived with us for 5 days.

Let me set the stage, peacocks DO NOT usually run wild where I live and my cats had never see...

Latest Movie Reviews on DVD

Everyone loves a good movie, so here's a selection of the latest movie reviews of movies that are going to be released or have already been released on DVD. Each one is featured on it's own lens, so click on their titles to see the full details.

If y...

Lauren the Llama - Follow Along with First Time Llama Owners

Lauren is a sweet female gelding llama my family recently rescued. He was kept in awful filthy conditions and not given proper care. It will take months if not longer to repair the damage done, this lens is meant to chronicle that process.

Lens Critiques: Giving and Receiving Critiques on the SquidU Forum

Asking for critiques at the SquidU forum is a useful way to find out just how good your lenses are. Other lensmasters can share their experience and tips that will really make your lens shine.

However, it could also be a demoralizing experience depe...

Lens of the Day!

What is the Lens of the Day award and how can you win it?

Make an amazing lens, that's how.

Want some examples?

Want to find the Lens of the Day blog? 

Want tips on how to make your lens better?

Lens Rating

Squidoo has a user system of rating lenses according to their quality.

Only registered Squidoo users can vote on other members lenses. 

Lenses by rms

Hi.  I'm rms and this is a lens about me and my lenses!

My real name is Robin and I grew up and spent most of my life on Long Island. (That explains the accent.) I was, up until recently, the contributing editor of both Fresh Cooking From Your Ga...

Lensmaster Bookmarklet

In addition to the usual 'diggs' and 'stumbles' that Webmasters can add to their site for the social databasing crowd to include in their arsenal, there is a bookmark feature for Squidoo. Read on to learn how to use it.

Lensmaster Tools and Utilities

SQUIDUtils.com
Utilities and Tools for the Expert Lensmaster

SquidUtils is the place to find complementry utilities and tools for your Lenses on Squidoo. Here you can see all of your lenses and groups, with shortcuts to some of the most vital funct...

Lensographies for Squidaholics

A lensography is very simply defined as a lens created by a Squidoo Lensmaster about their lenses. Now, if you are new to Squidoo, the logic behind creating such a lens may not be obvious to you. But if you've been using Squidoo long enough to become...

Lensography: thefluffanutta

thefluffanutta is
a Software Engineer
lives in York (England)
builds websites as a hobby
created a few lenses on Squidoo
often posts on the forum on SquidU
developed some tools for Lensmasters
also some contracting work for Squidoo HQ

More places to find th...

Lensrank

Just how does the Squidoo Lensrank work? Is it important? If you make it into the Top 100 Lenses should you celebrate by popping open the champagne or chugging down a beer? All these questions won't be answered in this lens on Lensrank. All we'll be...

Leonardo Da Vinci - Artist, Inventor, Engineer

His full name is Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, but most simply know him as Da Vinci or Leonardo Da Vinci. He was born on April 15, 1452 and died May 2, 1519.

Most know him as a famous painter, but he was so much more.

Level 42 Virtual Concert

The original Level 42 line-up consisted of Mark King (bass, drums and lead vocals), Boon Gould (guitar), Phil Gould (drums), all from the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England; and Londoner Mike Lindup (keyboards and vocals). It could be argue...

Life Drawing - An Amazing Experience for Any Art Student

Life Drawing has been a vital part of art education for centuries. The human form is the most popular and intriguing subject in art. Working from life is the best way to learn about the human figure.

Lily Tomlin

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Limoncello di Capri

Limoncello is an Italian lemon liqueur that originated in Southern Italy. The liqueur derives its flavor from the peels, rather than the juice of the fruit, resulting in a pleasant, sweet, lemony taste.

Limoncello gained popularity more than a centu...

Livermore Valley Wine Country

Located just an hour east of San Francisco, the Livermore Valley is home to nearly 50 wineries, with lush vineyards covering more than 5,000 acres. Wineries range from small, family-owned operations to historic leaders of the California wine industry...

Look what I got!

All of the above perhaps? I am notorious for donning a stupid smile when posing for pictures with "things"! Go figure, I've been doing this since I was a kid. So add a caption to my best "Look what I got" pose...go ahead, I double dog dare you!

Lost Boys: The Tribe

The sequel to the cult classic The Lost Boys is set 20 years after the events of the original movie, Chris and Nicole Emerson find more than they bargain for when they move to Luna Bay and meet Shane and his friends. With some help from Edgar Frog, w...

Loyalis' SquidVids Showcase

A SquidVids a new tool from Squidoo to make video showcases for any subject that you like - preferably one that you're truly interested in.  The more you like your subject, the better your showcase is going to be.  The possibilities are end...

Loyalis-ography

A relatively organized glimpse into my Squidoo efforts.

Lynyrd Skynyrd

I hope you enjoy my Lynyrd Skynyrd lens. I have lots more to come so be sure to check back often.

Brought to you by the Southern Rock Lens and powered by the Southern Rock Search Engine.

Also see BluesFinder.com for more great stuff.

Mac Frampton - Amazing Pianist

Mac Frampton was a member of my class at Erskine College in Due West, SC, in 1962. In those days, we would sit in awe as he played piano for our chapel services. We all knew that one day he would be very famous for his amazing talent. And of course,...

Mack the Knife: A Swingin' Standard

For a complete explanation of where Mack the Knife came from (and why you ought not be too taken with the scoundrel), check The Straight Dope. This lens picks up at the point where Louis Armstrong recorded the smash hit swing version of the song in 1...

Make A Difference Headquarters

This group is a bit different. You can join on your own but you must also invite another lensmaster to join when you do. The essence of social networking is connection and communication. Let's start something and Make A Difference.

Make Money Blogging: Tactics That Fit EVERY Niche

Blogs started out being people's creative outlets - a way to use their personal journals and take them online to be seen by the World Wide Web. They were seen as a way to build small communities between like-minded people.

As these personal blo...

Make Passive Online Income with Squidoo

This Lens is created by the same owner of "Squidoo for Dummies". The purpose is to show you How to Make Passive Online Income with Squidoo.

 

Make your Group's Headquarters Interesting and Beautiful!

You've created a group, and it's sure to be the next big thing. Now, what do you do with it?

We all want our group pages to be a favorite landing spot of many visitors. THE place they'll want to visit again and again. 

I've studied the best groups...

Make your own Free Squidoo Banner

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

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

Make your own Free Squidoo Intro

This is Nr2 in a small series of How to Make Banners, Spacers & Colored Squids... Enjoy.

You can use them for your Intro, or as a background in any other Module.
Why not pay a visit to the Links above :).. You wont be sorry.
I look forward to seei...

Making Great Holiday Lenses

While I thought September 18th (the date on this photo) was a little early to be setting up Christmas trees in Kmart, there's no denying that the holidays are fast approaching. Even if you're not one to get in the holiday spirit so soon, millions of...

Making Lemonade

This lens is about how to easily make your own delicious, homemade lemonade.

Here are recipes and suggestions for flavor variations, links to more information about lemons and lemonade, and links to fun and helpful lemonade-related websites. And ther...

Making Your Lens Pictures Look AMAZING

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

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

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

Compare the ima...

Making Your Own Recycled Yarn

Make cool stuff and help the Earth at the same time. If you like to knit, crochet, or any other yarn craft have a go at using recycled materials. You can make your own yarn using plastic bags, thrift store sweaters, scraps, and t-shirts.

Mal Reynolds

He's turned being an ass into an art form.  He's heroic when he doesn't want to be.  He's resolutely impractical. He's stupidly loyal. He's comically inept with the woman he loves and a damned fine hand at everything else.  He's J...

Malware

Malware (Malicious Software) is any hostile, intrusive, or annoying program or file that is harmful to a computer user.

Malware includes computer viruses, Trojan horses, worms, and spyware.

Malware is designed to infiltrate or damage a computer sys...

Managing your Squidoo Lens

This lens is in the process of becoming an information and advice lens on managing and maintaining your own Squidoo lens. Check back soon for plenty of tips and guidelines on getting the most out of your Squidooing experience.

Due to the increasing de...

Margaret Marsh St John

Margaret Marsh St. John was a woman with a vision...creating a school for educating women. Her vision was not recognized until several years after her tragic death in 1899. Her brother Gamaliel St. John fought to accomplish her vision forming Andrews...

Mikaela's three legged dog

This is a story about a dog with three legs that can barely hold up the weight of her smile.

Unfortunately she doesn't smile for the camera.

Miss Sandy

By default, I have become the family historian. But I'm finding that I'm also becoming a Super Sleuth and champion researcher (Google is my friend!). No wonder then, when I happened upon the enchanted kingdom that is Squidoo, I found a...

Mission: Possible... Becoming a Giant Squid in 2009

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

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

Mona Lisa - Da Vinci's Magnum Opus

Few are not familiar with Leonardo da Vinci's magnum opus, the Mona Lisa, also known by some as the La Gioconda. Debatably the most famous painting in the world, the 16th century work of art depicts a woman clad in the Florentine fashion of her day...

Moola.com Invitations

Have you heard of Moola.com?

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

More Squidoodles

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

Move your Stuff, Change your Life

Have you been wanting to try Feng Shui but thought it was too complicated? Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life: How to Use Feng Shui to Get Love, Money, Respect, and Happiness by Karen Rauch Carter is easy to read, easy to understand, and will get you...

Movie sequels Headquarters

Movie sequels

When a movie is good, there usually is a sequel to it. Some sequels are yet to come, some have been released, and even others, there is a third movie coming.

Any lens featuring a sequel can join this group.

Muffins Even I Can Bake

The last thing I want to do is spend a lot of time in the kitchen... so I avoid it whenever possible. But I do like a muffin with my coffee... especially if they are low in sugar. That means I have to make them myself. But occasionally I will throw i...

Mushrooms, Mushrooms and Mushrooms

You guessed it, I absolutely love mushrooms too! Mushrooms complement almost any meal, they are easy to saute and add flavor, texture, and nutrients to just about anything. From appetizers and salads to main dishes and sides, mushrooms can be enjoyed...

My Bucket List

When you or your loved one has a close call with death, and yet miraculously is spared and given more time, you are so very thankful.

It gives one a new view on living each day to the fullest, to spend time with that person, and enjoy every second o...

My Favourite CSS Tricks on Squidoo

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

My First All-Inclusive Lensography

No matter how hard I'm trying, I can't think of a period in my life when I felt bored, when I didn't know what to do or where I'd like to go.

For me, there seem to always be...
another timeless book to read
another fun movie to see
another relaxing...

My Quest For A Greener Life

The first thing I'd like to make clear is that I'm not, by any means, a poster child for the eco-movement.

I love to travel but I don't like airplanes and I've had a couple of really, really disasterous train trips so travel by car is my first choic...

My Small Vegetable Garden

Last year I had a great year for tomatoes and ate lots of tomato sandwiches! It was an experimental gardening year for me, so I did not make a permanent bed for my plants until I found the perfect spot with the best exposure to the sun.

Sunlight is...

My Squidoo Cheat-Sheet

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

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

My Squidoo Story

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

MySpace Made Easy: Simple CSS to personalize your page

When I set up my first MySpace page I was soooooo confused!  As a web designer, I kept looking for the freakin HTML entry form.  Four hours later, I realized that there isn't one.  You just stick the code ANYWHERE.  Well...duh!

Si...

Navy Nuke Prototype School

I thought some of you might have questions about what Prototype School is like. The following is what I have gleaned from conversations with my son and I'm hoping it will give you some insight as to what you can expect at Prototype School.

If you've...

Needhams - Maine's Favorite Candy

Needhams are a traditional potato candy for Mainers. They are especially popular during the holidays and just about everyone has a recipe. The base for the filling is actually mashed potatoes!

New Doctor Who TV Series

Doctor Who - the longest running science fiction TV series - is back. Over 26 years we have seen the Time Lord regenerate multiple times, and after a long vacation in the outer reaches of time and space, he's returned for more adventures...

The four...

New England Foliage

I am so lucky to be living in the middle of a beautiful painting! This is how I feel every Autumn as I drive or walk along the roads of my New England town and surrounding area. The colors begin to show up at the end of August and continue to brighte...

Newbie Guide to Squidoo Lensmaking

I know, I know, there are already tons of How-to-Squidoo Squidoo lenses out there and I'm going to tell you right up front, mine isn't the best. 

My How to Squidoo lens isn't even the brightest.  I've only been squidooing for a few short mo...

Next

I'm a big fan of Michael Crichton, and have read a great number of his books. Andromeda Strain, Timeline, and Jurassic Park to name a few. They were all excellent books, and Next is right up there with them. Well, almost.

Next is a book featuring th...

Nigerian Dwarf Goats - Cute and Friendly Miniature Goats

Nigerian dwarf goats are a miniature goat breed. They're hardy, friendly, and utterly adorable. Their friendly dispositions and compact size makes them perfect for small farm, 4H, and as pets.

No One Pays Less for Travel Than a Travel Agent

The travel industry is changing rapidly. It used to be if you were planning a vacation or making a flight reservation, you'd call your travel agent. That all changed with the introduction of the Internet and online travel companies like Expedia and T...

No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

No-Bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with peanut butter is a favorite recipe, one that nearly everyone loves. The recipe is quick and easy to prepare, great to take to a cookie exchange or give as a gift, but if you're planning to give them away, be sur...

Noadi's Art Fantasy and Cephalopod Jewelry Designs

Noadi's Art fantasy jewelry designs make great holiday gifts for Halloween, Christmas, or any other special occation.  Get them for the people in your life who like things a little creepy or whimsical.

Noadi's Art Zazzle Gallery Showcase

Cuttlefish, cuttlefish, and more cuttlefish! Come take a look at Noadi's Art on Zazzle, products featuring photos of my cephalopod jewelry and art.

Noadi's Lensography

This is a directory lens of all the Squidoo lenses, mostly art and craft related I also have lenses about authors, artists, animals, farm life, and more.

Nothing But Nets - Help Fight Malaria

Rick Reilly wrote a column about malaria in Sports Illustrated. In this article, he challenged each of his readers to donate at least $10 towards the purchase of anti-malaria bed nets.

America's response was incredible. Within a few months, 1 millio...

Oh! Nuts Valentine's Day Gifts

Giving Valentine's Day candy, chocolates and gifts to the one you love is a time honored tradition that dates back to before the middle ages.

At Oh! Nuts you'll find the perfect traditional Valentine's Day gifts as well as delicious new unique Valen...

Old Cell Phones

We love our cell phones and are lost without them, but we are a fickle group. After time, almost any cell phone will cease to function, but long before that many of us find a newer model to replace our more "antiquated" phone.

The average person use...

Opportunity International

Opportunity International strives to reach the world's poorest people through its microenterprise-development programs. Recognizing that the large majority of the world's poorest people are women, and that they contribute decisively to the well-being...

Oprah's on Twitter: The story, the reactions, the tweets!

And the crowd went wild!

Oprah is one classy lady. She's an incredibly savvy businessperson. She's one of the most generous people on earth.

And now she's tweeting. Not hiring someone else to do it for her. Really truly her, interacting with her fa...

Opt-Out! Freedom From Junk Mail and Phone Calls

Fact: More than 100 million trees are destroyed each year to produce junk mail. 42% of timber harvested nationwide becomes pulpwood for paper.

Fact: The energy used to produce and dispose of junk mail exceeds 2.8 million cars.

Fact: About 28 billion...

Organize Your Happy Butt!

Do you always find yourself in situations that could have been avoided if you had been prepared?

These situations can be simple, like not having any TP (although some may argue that no TP is a full-up crisis). Or they can be downright serious, like...

Padme Amidala

Her Excellency, Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo

Daughter of Ruwee and Jobal Naberrie, and the younger sister of Sola Naberrie

During her reign as Queen of Naboo, she helped liberate her people, earning the highest level of respect in the Galaxy...

Parrotheads

Proud member of the Parrotheads Group.

Parrotheads and Squidoo.com; it's a match made in heaven. This lens will concentrate on introducing Parrotheads and their respective clubs to the prospects and potential of using Squidoo.com lenses as another wa...

Parrotheads Group Headquarters

Welcome to the Parrotheads Group. Keep up with this growing community here on Squidoo.com. Parrotheads are passionate about Jimmy Buffett and his music as well as their Parrothead Clubs. Now their online fundraising efforts are coordinated and enhan...

Partnership For Safety

Partnership For Safety, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida is a electronic, anti crime notification system that networks entire communities providing instant notification of crimes or danger in your area. This innovation of technology and our com...

PayRank

PayRank scale is based on a lensmaster's average LensRank and traffic.

This lens collates all the mentions of Payrank so you can determine for yourself what the elusive term means for you. 

People's Choice Awards

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Perma-Pet Sculptures by Noadi's Art

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

Personalised and Handmade Cards - UK Buy Online

Are you looking to buy a handmade card for that special someone or a special occasion? We have a wide range of greeting cards, from simple to elegant, and including birthday, engagement, wedding, anniversary and more...

Select from a range of designs,...

Phasing out broken modules

There are some Squidoo affiliate modules that are making us sad. Several modules like CandleBay and Shutterfly and Vermont Teddy Bear (no, not the teddy bears!) just aren't performing well. These modules are slow, they take up a lot of server space,...

Phone interview with Seth

THANKS! The phone interview happened and was lots of fun. Stay tuned for the next one.

We hosted a live phone interview & moderated chat session with Seth Godin, bestselling author and blogger and Original Squid. Moderated by your Giant Squid Organ...

Pink Rage

The pink ribbon campaign. Everyone knows it, everyone thinks it is a wonderful thing. In it's way, it is! It raises awareness, it lets everyone think about cancer and breasts and mammograms, and research, and early detection. What it doesn't talk abo...

Pirate Costumes

Get ready for Pirates of the Caribbean 4 in 2011!

Pirates are bigger and better than ever. Even Rolling Stone Keith Richards agreed that the pirate's life was for him, when he rigged up to play Captain Jack Sparrow's father in Pirates of the Caribbean...

Pirate Day

One of the things that Rick, aka Mr. Bullet, would like our town to adopt is a Pirate Day or Pirate Week (more fun) down at our municipal marina. Hey, we already have water and ships down there, so we just need to find us a Pirate or two! Ok, so they...

Pirate Wench Costumes - Lady Pirates and Tavern Folk

Pirating is not and should not be in the sole domain of men. There are many fun ways for girls to get into pirating as well. From Wenching costumes to female pirates, Here are some Great Costumes and outfits for your next Pirating adventure!

Planet Gumbo

Welcome to Planet Gumbo--A Super Cool Place to Live!
Bill "Sauceboss" Wharton created the 501c3 Non-Profit Foundation, Planet Gumbo, in January 2003, in order to form a group of "Planeteers" who want to provide hope and sustenance...

Planning A Hawaiian Christmas Luau

Mele Kalikimaka! Do you want your Christmas party to stand out from the rest this year? Why not give it a whole news spin as a Christmas Hawaiian Luau.

From Christmas carols on the ukulele, to a floral Santa hats and coconut cookies, you can easily...

Raising Arizona

Released in 1987, Raising Arizona is a Coen Brothers comedy film starring Nicholas Cage, Holly Hunter, John Goodman and Frances McDormand. Although it wasn't a blockbuster upon its release, it has achieved cult film status since then.

Raising Arizona...

Raising Barred Rock Laying Hens

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

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

Rap Pack Vs. Rat Pack Virtual Dream Concert

Who Was the Pregnant Lady At the Grammy's?
I was nervous for rap artist M.I.A. scared she was going to have to count on Kanye West to act as midwife with Jay Z as the R.N (rap nurse) with plenty of baby bounce rapping alongside the rest of the Rap Pa...

Recipe Substitutions

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

Red Hot Chili Peppers - My Virtual Concert on Squidoo

I have always been a huge fan of Anthony Kiedis and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Their music and stage presence is amazing with music that is rocking, haunting, funky and hot, the perfect recipe for a musical super group!

The proceeds from my Virtual...

Rhubarb Muffins, Cakes and More

Photo Courtesy of dbthayer

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

Well, there are rhubarb muffins and cakes and sauces and compotes and stuffings, etc. Rhubarb in an entree? You bet! How about a beverage or two? Not a problem....

Rhubarb Pie - Great Recipes

Photo Courtesy of Athena

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

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

There are three ve...

Rick Mercer ?

Richard Vincent "Rick" Mercer (born October 17, 1969 in St. John's, Newfoundland), is a Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist and occasionally, a blogger. Described by Maclean's magazine as "one of Canada's most...

Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame - "Vote" for the Nominees

This lens is powered by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Search Engine

Situated on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame contains remarkable interactive exhibits, films, videos and priceless and poignant...

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Headquarters

Talk about quality control: nothing but Hall of Famers here! Take a look at how our lensmasters pay homage to their favorite artists and bands that have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Take a look at all of our Group members. Create...

Royalty-free photos

I've been sorting through digital photos that I've been taking since 2001. The only problem being is while I had a good camera for a number of years, it was a film camera. The digital camera I was using was a dinky little one. Just for fun. Had I wan...

Runnin' Down a Dream by Tom Petty - Lyrics, MP3s & Videos

Runnin' Down A Dream was originally released by Tom Petty on his Full Moon Fever album in 1989. It reached #23 on the US charts and #55 in the UK. A Documentary also named Runnin' Down A Dream was released in 2007, highlighting the career of Tom Pett...

Sara Paretsky

Sara Paretsky is an influential crime novelist best known for her heroine V.I. Warshawski, a Chicago private investigator. She has earned enormous respect from her peers and has been awarded the coveted Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement from th...

Sculpted Gargoyle Jewelry

Gargoyles have been around since at least the Middle Ages as large carved or cast creatures on building. These gargoyles have been shrunk down to a wearable size, each is a one of a kind polymer clay creation.

Secrets of Squidoo

Squidoo.com is an internet marketing powerhouse that many marketers have not utilised to the fullest.

Learn the tricks and secrets of squidoo - How To Turn Your Squidoo Lens Into A Traffic Pipeline That Floods Your Website With Targeted Visi...

Shakadoo On Squidoo

Shakadoo is a site written and created for those who love their home. Whether you live in a condo or a castle, Shakadoo has a place for you. The "shaks" are broken into channels to allow you to pursue your passion. Whether you love hammerin...

Shake the World Virtual Concert

Welcome to the "Shake the World" Virtual Concert.
Mahatma Gandhi once said "In a gentle way, you can shake the world". That's just what this virtual concert is about - Shaking Up the World and raising money for KIVA, a non-profit organization that fa...

Shaking Hands With Greatness

On May 5th 2008 at approximately 11:40pm Former President William Jefferson Clinton touched me. He reached right out and shook my hand. Can you imagine that? Little old nobody me actually shook hands with greatness.

Initially, I wasn't even tempted...

Shareaholic: Firefox Toolbar to Promote your Lens Instantly!

Tired of having to cycle through several different social bookmarking sites in order to submit your lens to them. There are ping sites out there that you can use, but you still have to leave the page you are on. Now there is a Firefox toolbar that al...

Shel Silverstein

Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein (1930-1999) is one of America's most beloved authors of children's books. But children's literature was not his first passion. Like anyone else, Silverstein was a multifaceted human being with interests acros...

Simple HTML tricks to use with Squidoo

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

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

Simple Steps to Beautiful Skin

The beauty industry would like us to believe that having radiant skin requires all manner of creams, potions, and lotions, the more expensive the better. Often, these products are of little -- if any -- real help, despite wha...

Social Bookmarking Sites

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

Soles United: Recycle Your Used Crocs

My baby blue Crocs has been through it all in the two years since I bought them. Traipsing through the sand on a Mexican beach, clomping around my local mall, squelching through the mud in Sudan. As a result, they're starting to look a bit battered a...

Southern Rock

The Southern Rock Lens is now a great place to buy concert tickets for your favorite bands. One of the most comprehensive sources for Southern Rock on the internet, the Southern Rock Lens on Squidoo.com and the Southern Rock Search Engine are the bes...

Southern Rock Group Headquarters

Welcome to the Southern Rock Group on Squidoo.com.

Spicy Chicken : Taste of Indonesia

Indonesian food is one of the most vibrant and colourful cuisines in the world, full of intense flavour and varied textures. It's as diverse as the Indonesian culture, with culinary influences from Chinese, European, Middle Eastern, and Indian source...

Spicy Potato Salad -- A Delicious Recipe

Here is yet another yummy recipe that I offer up for your consideration :: It's Spicy Potato Salad -- A Delicious Recipe! Trust me, while my grandmother passed down to us grandchildren her traditional Hungarian and Eastern European recipes, this is O...

Squid Art

After I wrote my lens entitled Squidoo for fun and non-profit, I decided that I had so much fun creating some of the Squidoodles and other graphics, that I would start a collection of them. I'll add to them as I go, but feel free to offer suggestions...

Squid Art Too

It seems as though the SquidArt has grown so much, that another lens was needed! In keeping with the SquidArt spirit, I hope you enjoy some of the characters below. To use these images, please see the fine print at the end.

In addition to the origin...

Squid Maven

Ready to be a Squid Maven? (... of course you are!)

Welcome to the 4th in my series of lenses about Squidoo and lens building. At this point, you've gotten down the basics of how things work and have explored the community. Here we get into some of th...

Squid Theory

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

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

Squid Who? Squid Huh? A Guide to SquidWho

SquidWho is one of Squidoo's most recent projects giving lensmasters extra tools and further exposure to traffic. Focusing on people, deal or alive, real or fictional, SquidWho is a specialized sub-set of squidoo's lenses. With an additional portal a...

Squid-Stats

Squidoo provides lensmasters with a great deal of information about people who visit your lenses.  This information includes where visitors are coming from, where they go, and what they purchase.

This information can be used to increase the traff...

Squidaholics Anonymous

It's the newest addiction to hit the streets.

It starts with just one.. then you build a second, and a third, and before you know it you have a dozen.

Then two dozen... then 50!  You know what I mean, don't you?  Because you're probably...

SquidAngel Guidelines

About 10 days ago, a new feature called SquidAngel was instituted on Squidoo. It is a brilliant concept.

Here are my top 5 reasons:

1. It will improve the quality of lens.

2. It will drive more traffic to the lens.

3. It will create renew excitement am...

SquidBids for eBay Sellers

SquidBids is an awesome new tool from Squdioo for ebay sellers.SquidBids allows sellers to create custom lenses to promote their eBay auctions and stores. This is such an exciting new tool for eBay sellers. Check out what SquidBids can do for you!

Squidconomy - The Economics of Squidoo

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

Squidee

This lens is dedicated to Squidee, the cute and cuddly squid that won the eBay logo contest.

 Anything that has to do with Squidee will be posted here ... any news, that sort of thing.

 This should be a fun lens, LOL!

Squidgets & Squidlets | Squidster's Squidoo Mascots

I love Squidoo, and think it's only fitting to give my lenses a little mascot to show how much I care.

Squidoo gives us non-techies all these great tools to build our lenses and I just like to put a cherry on top with my squidgets and the smaller, l...

SquidOffers

This lens is bereft of opinion. I have gathered together all official mentions of SquidOffers and put them all in the one place so it's easier for you to find and wade through the plethora of information.

Use this information to increase your Squid Kn...

Squidoo and the Thirty Day Challenge

 

 

 

Are you a little nervous about this whole "content generation" part of Thirty Day Challenge? Sure, Ed explains it step by step, but an explanation is one thing and actually doing it is something else.

Squidoo is a great, pa...

Squidoo Charity Fund - Donate Your Squidoo Lens Royalties

The Squidoo Charity Fund was developed for lensmasters who want to donate their royalties to charity, but cannot make a decision where to send them.

This is the default payment setting on all new lenses. A different charity (or charities) is chosen...

Squidoo Chat Room

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

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

Squidoo City Group Headquarters

We'll be bringing together all the Squidoo lenses about specific cities.

Don't have a lens on your city? Make one now!

SCG is growing. Fast!! We've got some great cities, towns and villages from all over the world. Add your lens to the Squid...

Squidoo City Guide

Making Squidoo.com the BEST city guide on the internet.

Squidoo Co-Branding

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

Squidoo also uses the term "Fro...

Squidoo CSS - my favorite code to spice up a lens

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

Squidoo Dashboard Firefox Extension

The dashboard shows a basic set of information to the Squidoo user, but is this enough?

The Squidoo DE will enhance Firefox to show even more information on the dashboard. 

Squidoo for fun and non-profit

Like many that support and volunteer for a special cause, I found myself looking for ways to raise awareness of a small but important non-profit organization that I had been involved with. In my Internet travels, I happened across the wonderful Squid...

Squidoo Graphics For Your Lenses!

Here's some Squidoo Squid graphics to jazz up your lenses! I've dressed up Squidoo's squid logo in different ways to use as clipart. Feel free to use these or change them! All I ask is credit and a link.

Other Squidoo lensmasters are doing this too:...

Squidoo Guide to Gardening

This page is for those who love to Garden. This is the Ultimate Guide to Gardening with everything written by Squidoo-ers. You will find Gardening tips, How-to Pages, Fun things to buy for your garden, Bringing the birds and Butterflies and so much m...

Squidoo Guide: Linking Tips

There are many ways that you can add links to your Lens, improving the experience of your readers. How you add those links often depends on what those links are for. This Lens explains the different types of links, and the techniques available to you...

Squidoo is hiring a developer

Thanks for your interest in this job.

We just filled it.

Welcome, Blake!

More soon...

Squidoo Modules

This lens demonstrates a selection of some of the most used and useful Squidoo Modules. You'll see them in their natural environment, with content or product included.

Accompanying each is a description of what the module does.

To start with, this is...

Squidoo Sellers Directory

List your lens here!

This directory is of Squidoo members selling products or services via their Squidoo Lenses.

Remember, 'what comes around, goes around'. :)

And please add Squidoo Sellers Directory to your Squidoo favorites by clicking here.

Squidoo Tips 1 (Links)

I will start off with one of the most often asked question....

How do I add a link to my eBay Store?

If you just type the URL, it will show as text, not as a clickable link. Example:

http://stores.ebay.com/A-Well-Dressed-Bullet?refid=store

Althou...

Squidoo Tips 2 (Modules)

This Squidoo Tips lens will talk about getting you started with your Lens Title, Introduction module and how to add/remove modules, complete with print screens.

Squidoo Tips 3 (Lensrolling & Rating)

This Squidoo Tips lens will talk about how to lensroll and how to rate a lens. I remember when I first started out here on Squidoo, even though I looked all over (honest), I couldn't find out how to do the simple task of lensrolling.

Squidoo Traffic Tricks: (how to get more visitors and a better search engine ranking for your Squidoo lens)

Do you have some lenses that don't get as many visitors as they deserve?

Would you like to learn how to get more people reading your lenses?

Wanna know how to make people come back to your lenses again and again?

Would you like to rank higher in G...

Squidoo Update

Here's a quick update of what's new at Squidoo since the last time. (See this report for all those details).

The big news is best summarized in this chart:

Squidoo's Giant Squid 100 Club

Squidoo HQ (aka Squid Inc) recently (today in fact) bestowed upon it's outstanding Lensmasters special honours.

For those with over fifty quality lenses they were given the title of Giant Squid. And with it comes a few perks.

I can't say what those per...

Squidoo's gone social!

Squidoo is invading social networks everywhere!  Now everyone can be Squidoo's friend.  Are we on the network you love?  Check it out below -->

Squidoo-be Dobee Doo

I want to tell you all about Squidoo - The Party Animal style. If you have not gotten caught by Squidoo, then now is the time. I will tell why I love it so much, some tips and how to get started with your very own page. Once you start you will be add...

Squidoodles for Happythanksmasaween

The idea for the Squidoodle* lens came from a posting on the Squidu Forum. One post lead to another...one became SquidYule Carols, another, the Squidoodle page.

Here is a collection of the Happythanksmasaween* Holiday inspired Squidoodles (a.k.a Squi...

Squidoodles for the Virtual Concerts on Squidoo

This collection of Musical Squids, or Squidoodles* was created for use in the Virtual Concert Week on Squidoo. Squidoo Activists and lensmasters are invited to use these Musical Squids on their lenses, in any module except the main one (We want the l...

Squidoodling Artwork for your Lens and Group

I'm very happy to help with small bits of art for my fellow Lensmasters and Groupmasters. (Not a Lensmaster? Become one!)

I work with the Squidoo Design Group, so a request placed to that group may end up on my desk from there.

That also means that...

Squidoodling with Noadi

By squidlings of course I mean my lenses. This lens is my way of keeping track of my lens stats, sharing tips, and other fun Squidoo stuff.

Squidpedia: Squidoo Link Directory

There are several sites around that help you promote your Squidoo lens and separate you from the rest of the pack. Getting your lens noticed and getting traffic to it is one of the best ways to get your message out to the most people. The SquidPedia...

SquidU Re-Do

My oh my, how things change!  In the last year and a half, so many new things have been added to the Squidoo line of services, and poor ol' SquidU has gone stale. 

This fall, or spring for those of you in the southern hemisphere, we're doin...

SquidU Review Blog/Newsletter

Are you a lensmaster?  Then you qualify!!  Sign up to get your weekly dose of Squidooey goodness by visiting your preferences page, or visit SquidU, scroll to the bottom of the page, and enter your contact info.  (We promise not to sen...

SquidU's Lensmaster Lounge: Help for New Squids

Newbies! Need help with Squidoo? Click "SquidU" at the top or bottom of a Squidoo lens to visit Squidoo's fabulous discussion forum for its members, aka The Lensmaster Lounge.

SquidU contains many kinds of resources to help you learn Squidoo. The Le...

SquidWho Groups

Wowzers!  Who knew SquidWho would be so popular?  After just a week online, hundreds of our great lensmasters have created thousands of people pages.  Sports people, book people, business people, president people, and other people just...

Squinness Lens of Records

This will be a (fairly) regularly updated lens documenting the achievements of Squidoo Lensmasters.

Mainly concentrating on the usual "Guinness" type records (largest, longest, biggest, etc) but occasionally it will feature notable "fir...

Star Wars Books

Are you a Star Wars fan? Have you been wanting more fresh Star Wars storyline but have been stuck only with the movies?

If you answered yes to the questions above than you are at the right place. Here you will find the best Star Wars books and graph...

Stardust the Movie

I knew nothing about this film before being made to watch it. And to be honest, if I had something better to do, or had a half decent excuse, I wouldn't have seen this movie.

But I did.

And I not only enjoyed it, I LOVED it.

My wife and kids did t...

Stay in a Yurt!

Yurts were invented thousands of years ago by nomadic Mongols, but the circular homes are seeing a modern resurgence with campers. You can now live like a Mongol and stay in a yurt at private and state parks throughout the country.

Steven Spielberg presents Pinky And The Brain

Two Lab Mice - one turned into a genius, one turned into a cream puff, constantly planning ways to take over the world. The DVDs for the 3 seasons are all available and will give you hours of laughs at their antics.

Some of the re-occurring verbal g...

Stock Photography and Illustration Websites

Here's a list of stock photography and illustration resources on the web. An important note regarding the usage of photos and illustrations from the sites below: Make sure to read the License Terms for each and every image you purchase or download. U...

Stupid Squidoo Tricks - Publicize Your Lenses

You can do a lot with the Squidoo resource with a little imagination and some trial and error. Edison said genius was "99% perspiration," but he didn't say whose!

Squidoo is constantly "improving" this platform. Some of the strategies outli...

Submit URL: Squidoo Lens Promotion

On this page, you'll find some links to places you can submit your Squidoo lenses to so that you can get more web traffic to your lens.

Google is usually the main source of traffic to my lenses, but to rank well in Google takes other websites linkin...

Super Advanced HTML Tips and Tricks to use on Squidoo

These html tricks for Squidoo are not really that super advanced. But they are super cool! Anyone can do this, Yes, you too!

This lens would not be possible if it were not for the groundwork of other lenmasters: specifically, Magicality and N376 so t...

Support Our Troops with a Greeting Card

The mother & daughter team of D & D Art Studio is proud to be a participating artist in the Greeting Card Universe Support our Troops Greeting Card Program.

Regardless of how you feel about the War in Iraq we as Americans need to support our...

Surviving A Ruptured Brain Aneurysm

On April 3rd, 2002, at 8:10am EST I stepped out of our bedroom into the hall and knew right away I was in trouble. I told my wife, Bonnie, that I had a really bad problem and then slid down the wall into a heap.

You might survive if everything is ju...

Tablature - Guitar Tabs, Bass Tabs, Drum Tabs

The Tablature Lens is the one-stop place for you to find tabs for your favorite songs. The focus will be on guitar tabs and bass tabs, but we'll also include drum tabs, piano tabs as well as some great deals on music books and sheet music. Classic Ro...

Tables for Squidoo Lenses

The <table> and associated tags are not permitted on Squidoo, and if you attempt to put these into your lens, they will get stripped out. The Table Generator will convert CSV data or a HTML table into code that is compatible, and looks just as...

Tagfoot

I'm not sure if it's the bastard child of Digg and HubPages or the lovechild of Del.icio.us and Squidoo. But it's hot, it's happening and it's HERE.

Taste of Croatia

If you have been to Croatia than you know what I'm going to say! If not, let me tell you: We, Croats, love to eat!!! We also love to organize parties and gatherings on almost every occasion.

Tasting of numerous Croatian food specialties and quality...

Teaching from the Heart

This lens will tell you about some famous and not so famous teachers, methods of teaching and ways to engage children in learning.

Think about the great teachers you have known who truly care about children. They inspire children to do their best an...

Ten Must-Read Classics of Great Literature

Because I love to read good books - I want to have the honor of introducing you to ten favorite classic novels that have enchanted and entertained readers for decades.

I feel one of the saddest effects of modern society has been to take young people...

Ten Tips for a Bless-Worthy Squidoo Lens

Being a Squid Angel is a responsibility I take very seriously. I'm currently serving my second term as a Squid Angel, and am thrilled to have an opportunity to recognize and reward Squidoo lenses worthy of a boost. It's exciting to meet new lensmaste...

Thank you, Bonnie!

Bonnie D, aka bdkz, is the Squid Giant community organizer who provides valuable advice to other lensmasters. She runs the "Giants on Triiibes" forum and is a prolific lensmaster in her own right.

One of the many great things about Bonnie is that sh...

Thanksgiving Clipart

Using Thanksgiving clipart is a fast, easy and economical way to decorate your home, your office, your web site or blog or anything else you might to brighten. Spread the message of gratitutde with these clip art images.

The links on this page lead to...

The $80,000 Squidoo Charity Giveaway

UPDATE: WE'VE GOT $30,000 MORE TO GIVE AWAY IN DECEMBER! Go vote here.

Squidoo gave away $80,000 to charity in October 2008. Yes, all $80,000 of it. In just a few days, thanks to you.

The 5 charities that got the most votes, and therefore the most...

The 10 Day Squidoo eBay Challenge 2008

UPDATE! THE CONTEST IS OVER!

Congrats to our 2 incredible winners. Yep, count 'em, one and two.

Want to learn what SquidBids is all about? Check this out.

Not to worry - keep watching SquidU for more challenges and contests and keep buildling up y...

The 100 Best Television Lenses

These are the 100 Best Television Lenses on Squidoo, as determined by little ole me - JustBon!

Included are lenses on various genres of television, such as TV shows, television actors and actresses, televisions and so much more!

I have tried to rev...

The 9 Free Things Every Site (or Lens!) Should Do

Rule #1: If you have a site or Squidoo lens, you want more traffic.

Rule #2: You don't have enough money to buy as much traffic as you need.

Rule #3: You've already made your site/lens as compelling as you know how to.

So, what now? Read on for the (...

The Adsense Beginners Guide

So you're new to the whole Adsense Experience, that's okay, everyone was a newbie once. You've got to start somewhere. I was, and I still consider myself a newbie with almost 2 years experience with Adsense. I'm always open to suggestions, and I'm li...

The Andy Griffith Show Theme

The legendary Earle Hagen composed music for over 3,000 television series episodes during his long career, and will surely be remembered for the theme from The Andy Griffith Show, unquestionably one of the most recognizable tunes of all time. Until H...

The Battle of Gettysburg

Not just because of the number of men who died, not only for the bravery displayed by soldiers of both side, but because it was the climactic point of the conflict.  If General Robert E. Lee had successfully won the battle, he would have had a c...

The Belgariad - A Heavily Underated Series

The Belgariad...

A series that I believe is heavily underrated, and is one of the best out there...In a way, it's another Harry Potter.

Written by David Eddings, it is no doubt one of the most compelling and captivating pieces of Fantasy literature; a...

The Best Cookies Ever

One thing you can get a jump on for any occasion, or holiday is baking. Bake your cookies now, and throw them in the freezer. You'll be ready to pull them out at the last minute dress them up, or throw on some last minute decorations.

Your friends an...

The Best Image Generators

Like mushrooms after a rainy day, custom sign generators have sprouted up. They range from the convincing to the silly. Beyond just fun, some of these have real uses and can be big time savers.

reflectionmaker.com is an example of a useful one. It w...

The Best Movie Kisses of All Time

Here you will find some of the best movie kisses of all time. I will not be presumptuous enough to put them into some ranked system, because it is far to subjective - the movies are too different, and the kisses are too different. They cannot be prop...

The Best of Squidoo

What is the best of Squidoo?

As with everything else on the site, it's pretty much decided by the community at large. So here is a guide to some of what I think is the best on Squidoo. Please come and share your opinions!

The Best Waffles Ever

Last year, my husband and I spent a week touring the country of Belgium with extended stops in Bruges, Brussels, and Antwerp. Some of our fondest memories are of the food - fine Belgian chocolates, paper cones full of fries and of course, waffles. I...

The Cabinet of Curiosities

During the Victorian era Cabinets of Curiosity were all the rage. They collected natural specimens, fossils, artifacts, and oddities. Take a peak into that world.

The Citizen Squids: The Coolest Lensmaster Perk Ever

Where can you help an awesome Web 2.0 company move forward, test unreleased features, and get hints from the masters on how to be great?

Why as a Citizen Squid of course!

Citizen Squids started as a panel of volunteer lensmasters, who in exchange for w...

The Classic Rock Group Headquarters

Welcome Classic Rock Fans!

This is the home of Classic Rock lenses and video showcases on Squidoo.com.
Build a lens or a Video Showcase about your favorite artist, band, band member, favorite all-time songs - whatever. As long as it ROCKS! Join ou...

The Coolest Blogs Featuring Squidoo Ever

Blogging is good...and the some of the best Lensmaters on Squidoo have started one! I have complied the a Directory of The Coolest Blogs Featuring Squidoo Ever. Lensmasters really know how to promote a good thing, check out these super cool blogs!

I...

The Coolest Delicious Network Ever?

I'm sure your del.icio.us network of articles is cool, but is it really the coolest del.icio.us network ever?

Here's your chance to find out!

Leave a link to your del.icio.us network in the plexo below, then start collecting votes.&...

The Curved Shower Curtain Rod

The Smartest Invention Ever! 

If you want to easily and inexpensively improve your bathroom, this lens will show you why the curved shower curtain rod is the smartest invention ever.

 

 

~ Adds 25 to 35 percent more space to your show...

The Eagles - Virtual Rock Concert

Welcome To The "Love Will Keep Us Alive" Virtual Eagles Concert!

I am so delighted that you are here for the charity concert to benefit Covenant House and the relentless work that they do to help homeless and at risk youth. Covenant House truly unde...

The EASY Way To Make Iced Tea

In my opinion, there is nothing better to drink than unsweetened iced tea. There is something about drinking iced tea that is the epitome of summer living and relaxation. It's not just a drink, it's a state of mind.

But making traditional iced tea c...

The Egypt Game

Not only because I thought Egypt was fascinating, but I liked adventerous stories.  This one follows the adventures of April and Melanie.  What I think is interesting is April is white, and Melanie is black, and when the book was first publ...

The Environment Lensography

A lensography of the best lenses about pollution, global warming, safe energy and endangered species.

The money earned on this lens will go to the charity Ecotrust'.

The Fair Tax

by Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder


Saying Goobye to the Income Tax and the IRS

Not to mention the Social Security Tax, the Medicare Tax, coporate income taxes, the death tax, the self-employment tax, the alternative minimum tax, the gift tax,...

The Fair Tax Discussion

Fair Tax

The FairTax would be the largest transfer of power from the bureaucrats and elected officials to the people in the history of this country. The FairTax is obviously not flawless. But no system is. Certainly not the system of taxation current...

The Florida Manatee

"Florida Manatee
Trichechus manatus latirostrus

The Florida Manatee, Florida's state marine mammal, is a large aquatic relative of the elephant. They are grayish brown in color and have thick, wrinkled skin on which there is often a growth of algae...

The Free Squidoo Guide

What I know about Squidoo... I learned at Squidoo! 

I put this lens together to start to make better sense of all the free information I've found for how to use Squidoo and how to build better lenses.  My recommendations are based on what I...

The Giant Squid Community Showcase

The Giant Squid Community Showcase blog features the best lenses made by Squidoo's Giant Squids along with tips, lens ideas and useful information for the entire Squidoo community of lensmasters.

This lens is the home of the Choose Your Favorite Gia...

THE GIANT SQUIDS (and how you can become one)

No, it's not a rock group (but it might as well be). It's the core group of movers and shakers at Squidoo. It's a gathering of influentials, the most dedicated lensmakers on Squidoo.

Here's how this whole thing started. One day at Squidoo Headquarte...

The Introduction Module in Squidoo

The introduction module in squidoo has an inbuilt table of content. Do use it!

And do upload a picture as an intro image - not having one will stop people from featuring your lens on theirs. And no - just using HTML to put a picture in there does NO...

The Kosher Bachelor

Turn here to find out how to create a simple shabbat meal in a very short amount of time.  Sometimes, taking a day off to prepare food for shabbat might not be possible.  This lens is about quick ways of preparing for shabbat without cuttin...

The Last Beatles Concert EVER

On January 30, 1969, The Beatles gave their final live performance on the rooftop of the Apple Records building at 3 Savile Row, London.

I was born in the Sixties during the height of Beatlemania. My parents played Beatles records all day long (and...

The Lensmaster Dashboard 2.0!

You got it!

It's high time to update and improve the lensmaster dashboard.

For 3 reasons:

1. If you've got 100 or 200 or 400 lenses (and so many of you do!) the existing dash is pretty darn unwieldy.

2. Even if you only have 5 or 10 lenses, there...

The Lost Boys Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Released in July 1987, the soundtrack to The Lost Boys has become one of the most popular motion picture soundtracks in history. Featuring INXS & Jimmy Barnes, Echo and the Bunnymen, Lou Gramm, Gerard McMann, and more, it includes the hit song Cry Li...

The Mythbusters

The Mythbusters are a talented team of people who combine science, robotics, engineering, ballistics gel, explosives, and many other ingredients, to test urban myths. The main on-screen members of the team are Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman, Kari Byron,...

The Office - Is the US or UK Version Better?

I've watched the entire series for the American and British versions of The Office. They're both hilarious but the US version is better.

David Brent might say "Yeah, he's American and watched the US version first so who cares what he thinks." He'd b...

The People Behind Squidoo ?

Squidoo is the world's most popular site for people who want to build a page about their passions. And it isn't just about business and making money. Sure we all have lenses directing folks to our websites or online stores, or simply to earn roy...

The Phantom Muppet

Around the time of the release of Star Wars Episode I, I scribbled a few illustrations of Muppet characters who could be cast in a Muppets adventure set in a galaxy a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. I was also doing a weekly Star Wars...

The Phantom of The Opera

The Phantom of the Opera began as a novel written by Gastron Leroux in 1909. In the novel we are introduced to the character Erik, or the Phantom of the Opera, a horribly deformed musical genius also known as the "Opera Ghost."

Over the yea...

The Purple Star Program!

Some things are worth the wait. That includes the new Purple Star program.

Giant Squids, please meet your newest perk.

Anyone who hopes to be a Giant one day soon, meet your latest reason to roll up your sleeves and keep trying.

The Rhubarb Patch

We inherited this rhubarb patch when we bought our home ten years ago. It's right next to our vegetable garden.

Right now there are five rhubarb plants marching in a row with their fresh, crinkly, light green leaves and celery-like stalks sprouting...

The Runaways - Squidoo Virtual Concert

The Runaways carried the banner for teenage female rockers in the late 70s and the members continue to influence music today.

In this virtual concert, rockers Sandy West, Joan Jett, Cherie Currie, Lita Ford and Jackie Fox, the original recording lin...

the Sauce Boss

 The inventor of gastronomical boogie woogie. Like a cross between Justin Wilson and Robert Johnson. The Sauceboss, subject of Jimmy Buffett's song "I Will Play For Gumbo", cooks up a pot of gumbo right on stage during the show. And at...

The Silver Lining to Every Squidoo Cloud and Tag

You've created a wonderful lens with lots of wonderful information - now you need to get people to look at it.  This was the dilemma I was faced with when I created my first lens, SquidU told me there were all sorts of great things out there - g...

The Smartest And Most Influential Twitter Feeds: Freshest Tweets Ever

Think Twitter is just an amusing time-waster? More and more folks are coming up with incredibly smart and relevant new uses for this simple Web 2.0 tool.

This page is for you to:

• vote for your own favorite links about new and smart uses of Twitter, an...

THE SQUIDOO BESTSELLER BOOKLIST (2007)

People create Squidoo lenses to talk about things.

Sometimes they talk about ideas, businesses, how-tos, Presidential candidates, favorite movies, their stores, their pets, themselves.

Lots of times, people talk about books. Even more often, they r...

The Squidoo Logo

Squidoo(tm) is a trademark of Squidoo LLC.

And so is our logo.

It's very important (to us) that you use the Squidoo logo properly. Its only appropriate use is to reference goods and services offered by Squidoo LLC.

If we discover that you are usin...

The Stylish Squid - Cool Graphics To Deck Out Your Lens!

Does your lens need a little extra something? Find it here at The Stylish Squid! Here you will find some of the most original banner and divider graphics tailored specifically for the Squidoo Community. It may be just the push you need to make your...

The SUMMER Group's Lens

This is the SUMMER Group's lens - here I will share with you news and updates, votes, ideas and suggestions regarding the SUMMER Group - everything I do not want to go into the SUMMER Headquarters' lens as to not disturb the Group's design! I want He...

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

The newest book for the Harry Potter series is here! A copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard was given to Hermione by Professor Dumbledore in Book 7, Deathly Hallows. Muggles are rarely given a chance to touch such an artifact from the wizarding world...

The Text/Write Module for Anything!

I love the Write module. It's really one of my very favorites... you can do anything with it. It is one of the easiest ways to make your lens stand out.

It is the primary carrier of your best content, originally written information or stories, and it...

The Weekend Reader

So many books and so little time. Narrow down your choices by reading book reviews. Here are my top picks for this month. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

The Westing Game

This was one of my favorite books as a child, and one that I bought a copy of as an adult so I could re-read it whenever I was feeling nostalgic for those more laid back days.  I think adults would enjoy this book too - its only 192 pages and is...

The Wicked Tinkers

I first heard the Wicked Tinkers at the 2001 Calaveras Celtic Faire in Angels Camp, CA. I loved their non-traditional musical approach to Celtic music and instruments, always with a WICKED sense of fun. Did I mention that they are REALLY loud, too?...

Threadjacking

Threadjacking (or threadjack) is often used in forums to describe the action of a user posting a response in an attempt to change the subject or intention of the original thread.

Ting's Thai Kitchen

Ting's Thai Kitchen offers the finest in Thai cuisine at 18983D Hartmann Road in the Hardesters Shopping Center in Hidden Valley Lake, CA.

The restaurant is open Tuesday through Sunday. Come in to Ting's to eat wonderful Thai cuisine and bring a mob...

Top 100 Rated Lensmasters

Here are the Top Rated Lensmasters, based on how many stars their lenses have received from fellow Lensmasters, across all of their lenses.

This is calculated from the data collected for
the Advanced Dashboard on SQUIDUtils.com.
(see Lensmaster Tool...

TOP 8 HOUSEPLANT KILLERS

No one sets out to kill a houseplant, yet most dead houseplants were killed by kindness. Gardening indoors is an artificial climate and all plants will need a period of adjustment. Expect to see a few leaves drop at first. The best thing you can do f...

Topicability -- Spot-On, That Which is Relevant

Ah, the importance of being TOPICAL! Inspired by Squidoo, I'm announcing the launch of Topicability : The Blog making its debut on April 8, 2008! Topicability : that which is relevant, of current interest, contemporary, spot-on.

Being a Giant Squid...

Torchwood

Aussies - catch up on Torchwood Season 1 on ABC2 on Friday nights... and keep your fingers crossed for Season 2.

Torchwood

Torchwood is an anagram of Doctor Who, and like an anagram is a remix of some of the ideas from its sister show, but it's edgie...

Tortilla Soup—Easy and Delicious

Tortilla soup is a traditional soup in Mexico that everyone makes a little differently. This recipe fits the criteria of easy (meaning simple and fast!) and delicious (better results than effort expended!). The basic recipe is great but there are a f...

Travel Threads: Space

My father was an aerospace engineer and my grandmother a planetarium director. So I've always had a personal relationship with the space program -- never as my career, but as something I followed avidly, the way children of military families are more...

Tuscan Gardens

Dreaming of having your own romantic Tuscan Gardens? 

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

Twas The Night Before Christmas - A Holiday Tribute For Our American Soldiers

Many of our military troops will not be home with their families for the holidays this year. Our soldiers deserve to be in our thoughts and prayers this Christmas season. They fight for our freedom and we owe them so much.

I received a tribute to ou...

Twisted Wire Earrings

This project will introduce you, step-by-step, to the basics of making twisted wire jewelry. Once you get the hang of these basic steps, you can use extra long lengths of wire and lots of different kinds of beads to create not just earrings, but...

Understanding RSS

For something as simple and important as RSS, it's incredibly misunderstood. In this very non-technical lens, I'm going to try to show you what you need to know to start using it.

Unique, Odd, Unusual, and Extraordinary Gift Ideas

Looking for an unusual gift for someone? I know there are many people who want to keep up with the Jones's and want the same things that everyone else already has. This page is not for people like that. If that's what you're looking for, you might as...

US Navy Seabees

"With compassion for others, we build - we fight, for peace with freedom"

A portion of the proceeds from this lens is automatically donated to Soldier's Angels. Thanks for visiting.

Using Gather to promote your Squidoo Lenses

I'm not going to even start to fathom the depths of how Gather works or ways it can be used all on its own, but strictly from a Squidoo Lensmasters point of view I found it an excellent way to reach a large untapped audience and also increase ones ow...

Vegetarian French Onion Soup

I love French onion soup, but it's almost always made with beef broth, and I'm a vegetarian. I have my own French onion soup recipe that is easy, vegetarian, and really yummy. Read on and learn how to make it yourself!

Viritual Concert - Kristen Chenoweth

Kristen Chenoweth, born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth, is primarily known for her work in musicals and opera. She became known to youth all over the world for her role as Glinda in the recent Broadway musical, Wicked.

(Wanna make your own page like this? ...

Virtual Concert Week on Squidoo

The Squidoo Activists are raising money again. The Virtual Concert Series on Squidoo is the second fundraising event for charity sponsored by the Squidoo Activists.

In this week-long event, lensmasters are encourage to create a Virtual Concert lens...

Vote For Your Favorite Squidoo Requested Features

We all love cool features.  Can't get enough of them.  No matter how many great features Squidoo implements, the community thinks up more new ones and ways to improve existing ones.

There are currently 19 pages of feature request threads in...

Web 2.0 for Non-Geeks

This was originally made for the edification and enlightenment of the members of the mighty MUGONE (Macintosh Users Group of Oneonta, NY, and pronounced "mug 1"), and the readers of my blog, "The MathMojo Chronicles".

The purpose of this lens is to...

Welcome, Realtors!

Here at Squidoo, we just launched Squidzippers.com, a new site that makes it easy to become the local, trusted expert in your community.

Shhh...don't tell. You guys and gals (Realtors, that is) have the exclusive right now.

Here's a quick overview...

What Can You Do With Squidoo?

Congratulations! You are the newest member of Squidoo. You have edited your profile, uploaded your picture and now you are faced with the task of creating your first lens. Or maybe you've already made a couple of lenses and now you can't think of any...

What Colors attract Customers to your Website?

Visual presentation in your marketing materials can turn on, or turn off, your potential customers. It does not matter if it's on paper (flyer or newsletter) or online (website or eBay Store or other online shop).

Is it really that importan...

What happens if you click "Flag this lens as May Offend"?

No, not really! I'm joking, I'm joking.

(Gil doesn't live in a box. Seth keeps him in a vault.)

Here's what "Flag this lens as May Offend" is all about and how you can use it to keep Squidoo spam free.

A cleaner Squidoo means a better environm...

What I Look For In A Lens! by a Squid Angel

First off, it is an honor to be one of the first Squid Angels on Squidoo and I take this responsibility very seriously. There are a great many lens makers here on Squidoo that are keen on improving their lenses; to increase traffic, lens rank and pos...

What is Basa?

Basa is a type of catfish that doesn't really taste like the catfish we grew up with in the United States. It's worthy of trying EVEN if you do NOT like catfish!   Basa is a fish that my family LOVES and really can't get enough of. One day about...

What is Squidoo - And What Can Squidoo Do For You?

Squidoo.  What a crazy name for such a valuable internet tool! However, it is time to stop laughing at the name and realize the pure power of Squidoo.  With proper resources and a proven Squidoo Guide, you too can feel the power of the Squi...

What part of STOP don't you understand?

Do you stop at STOP signs? I mean do you really stop? It seems there are a whole lot of people on the road these days who don't seem to know the meaning of the word STOP.

Recently I was waiting in my car in a parking lot by the back entrance of our...

What We Are Looking for When We Choose New Giant Lensmasters

The Giant Squid Lensmasters are my superheroes because of all the hard work they put into their lenses.

You see, having 50 Squidoo lenses made is NOT the only requirement for becoming a Giant Squid Lensmaster.

We've raised the bar and we're only ac...

What's up with LOL Cats?

I was not an early adopter in the whole lolcats craze.  In fact for a long time I felt like this guy.

 
Now that I've come around to the joy that is cats doing cat things with badly spelled human interpretations of what cats might say if th...

Where can I find the best lenses about... SQUIDOO?

In a determined effort to help Lensmasters, new and experienced alike, I have been creating Squidoo Lenses about... Squidoo.

So have others. And if you are one of those Lensmasters who have made a quality informative lens about a specific aspect abo...

Where Do I Find Ideas For My Next Squidoo Lens?

I've been working on lenses for the Fresh Squid Headquarters, and I thought I'd create a resource list of places to look for ideas for your next lens. 

 

Of course Fresh Squid is an excellent place to look, we have a daily list of Hot Topics...

Where do you Squidoo?

Squidoo now has more than 262,000 registered accounts. Given that some of these numbers represent multiple accounts which have been registered by the same people, a question still presents itself as to where all of you are. The purpose of this lens i...

Whimsical Cat Art for your Fridge

The fridge. You store food in it. You stick reminders to it. Store stuff on top of it. Occasionally you clean it! Your fridge gets quite a lot of attention but unfortunately it's taken for granted. If you're a cat owner as well as a fridge owner (let...

White Alpine Strawberries

In the spring of 2008, I planted white alpine strawberries in my garden. This lens will tell you more about this special varietal and share my experiences with this delicious fruit! These berries have some distinct differences from regular strawberri...

White Space -- The Yin and Yang of IT

Yin and Yang--a great example of the balance of white space vs. dark space--describes two primal opposing but complementary forces found in all things in the universe. Yin, the darker element, is passive, dark, feminine, downward-seeking, and corresp...

Who is The Party Animal?

Well that would be me - if you were wondering that is. Do you want to know more about me and what I do? Ok great then just scroll below and learn who I am, what I do and all about why I love Squidoo. So sit back and have some time ready for I have wr...

WHO? SquidAngels!

Get to know the SquidAngels! We are a small group of dedicated lensmasters with special powers to bless remarkable lenses for a little LensRank (and ego) boost. We also help to keep Squidoo safe from spam and other bad apples.

Did you know?: Eve...

Why Build a Lens?

Squidoo is a website hosting hundreds of thousands of handbuilt webpages (just to be difficult, we call them "lenses"). Each lens is one person's look at something online. Your take on football or business or the best thai food in town.

Lenses are f...

Will Cuil Challenge Google?

Cuil, pronounced "cool", launched on Monday, July 27, 2008. It is making pretty big claims about taking on Google and it's dominance of the search engine world. We'll keep an eye on it here and you can add your comments. Even add a favorite blog post...

William Shatner Sing-A-Long Page!

William Shatner has had a much-mocked musical career, starting with the 1968 album The Transformed Man. Delivered with orchestral backings with the odd "psychedelic" flourish, his exaggerated, interpretive recitations of "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Luc...

Wis.dm

Wis.dm describes itself as a vibrant social scene buzzing with people, passion and promise. At wis.dm you can meet a continuous stream of people from all walks of life who gather to ask questions, share their thoughts, ideas, and have serious and som...

Words and Phrases that Should Exist but Probably Don't

Ever suffered from aerosomnambulism? Would you know if you had..?

Ever been tempted to call someone a scritoon but had no idea why?


Ever felt slightly schadengrint?

If you answered YES (or JA or OUI!) to any of the above, congrafumigations! You'r...

Work from Home as a Virtual Call Center Agent

Imagine a commute that is just down the hallway, a few minutes from your coffeepot and the Monday morning news. You plug in your headset to the phone, boot your computer, and begin taking calls for your client. After 30 minutes of call time, you move...

Working with Squidoo

This lens describes three ways to work with Squidoo. As you can see from this graph, our traffic is trending up... and we're finding partners to share that traffic with.

World Trade Center Photo Phights

Like many things now gone, the World Trade Centers never looked so beautiful as they do in the photos below.  Vote for your favorites, and add your own from Flickr.

Would You Rather Be Praised or Paid?

Compliment vs. Money

This question may be harder to answer than it seems.

A segment on the television program Good Morning America this morning prompted me to ask this question. Would you rather receive a compliment for a job well done, or a few doll...

Writing for Squidoo

You won't find sales copy on this lens. You won't find HTML codes or funky graphics. What you will find is practical advice on writing content for Squidoo lenses.

I'm looking at the screen right now and wondering how I'm going to start this lens. It...

Xbox 360 Accessories and Addons

If you are an Xbox owner and love playing your games then you probably know that customizing your Xbox can be a fun activity. Not only is it fun but also it makes your Xbox stand out more, giving you more satisfaction from the overall look of your ga...

Yorkshire Pudding - How do you eat yours?

Yorkshire Pudding is thought to originate, as its name suggests, from my home County of Yorkshire in the North of England.

I'm told that the Yorkshire pudding recipe is similar to that of Popovers, but popovers are not meant to rise as high or be as...

You Can Use My Photos

Welcome to my lens!

I enjoy taking photos, so I decided to share them all with you instead of just letting them take up memory in my PC for no reason. All of the photos were taken by me or my husband.

Feel free to use them on your lens, website, bl...

You're Addicted to Squidoo When...?

ADDICTION...Or are you an addict? In the dictionary it says "enslaved to a habit or dependent on something habit forming". Well you just might be an addict. You love to wake up every morning, turn on your laptop, hit the bookmark icon and head to Squ...

Your Lensmaster Profile

Do you want to allow people to contact you through your lens?  Do you want to share your favorite lenses with others?

Scroll down to find out how.  

Yuwie Reviews and Yuwie Tips

Yuwie Review - You can Make money by being Social

There is a new player in the Online Social Network game. It is also the fasters growing social network on record. The new site on the block is Yuwie.

They actually pay you to do everything you would n...

Zazzle 101 ... How to make a profit on Zazzle

Zazzle is one of the Print-on-demand companies out there that allows people to design & sell their own creations. I love Zazzle's ease of use, friendly staff, and the fact that I can make money on my art. Here are my Top 10 Tips to have a profita...

Zimbio: Promote your Blog with Interactive Wikizines

Zimbio is a social networking site that allows you to not only find out about the latest topics that interest you, but promote and syndicate your blog with valuable back links at the same time!