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Welcome to my Squidoo memory lane! I'm inviting you to follow my adventures from little Cro-Squid to Cro-Giant who, as of recently, became a flying Cro-SquidAngel! :) This is also my thank you lens to all people who helped me with their advices, sug...

There are many exceptional lenses and lensmasters on Squidoo! People who incorporate piece of themselves in every lens they make! And these people deserve every right to be under Squidoo Spotlight! This lens has few purposes: * an archive of intervi...

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

And you're invited to jump right in and join this challenge! A little elaboration for all of you who came to this lens: Giant Squid Organizers and Greeters are throwing a great and fun challenge called Giant Squid Challenge September 2009 for all le...

As you may heard, I've became Squid Angel. Invitation to become an Angel came to me as pleasant surprise and I'm very grateful to Squidoo HQ to find my work here, on Squidoo, worthy of such a honor. But, this lens is less about my role as an angel (...

Look upward! That's my motto. I've been down before, withdrawn, anxious and prone to panic attacks - depression is not limited to the human species. Nor is hope. When you're flat on your back with all four paws in the air, the only way i...

Who mourns the passing of the Smilodon? He was another feisty carnivore lost when people began to take over the world. Smilodon became extinct around 10,000 BCE, when so many other large herbivorous and carnivorous mammals went under the axe. Humans...

In my youthful days I thrilled to the description of Bagheera. A black shadow dropped down into the circle. It was Bagheera the black panther, inky black all over, but with the panther markings showing up in certain lights, like the pattern of water...

The lens photo is one of a number of dolls I've made using up scraps of material. Some were given away as presents, many were sold and I have more pictures of them to add as time goes on. But I want to get you started on toy making - it really...

Everyone needs a bargain these days so, following a suggestion from Sunray at Pheebay.com, a number of the smaller alternative auction sites got together for a joint promotion which Pheebay and its members publicised to the best of our ability. It...

Choosing your first Tarot cards can be a daunting task and, judging by the number of unused and barely used decks for sale on sites like eBay, it seems to me that most buyers are overwhelmed by the choice available, frequently selecting decks which...

I was one of those statistics, I was one of those girls who got pregnant and had a baby as a teen. I experienced the stares and the nasty comments. I dealt with more than any young mother should have to. I missed much of what most teens experienced i...

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

Welcome to The Virtual Man Cave. This is a place where men can come and be men. This is a place where beer drinking and sports watching is required and where belching the alphabet is rewarded. The Virtual Man Cave is a special place where men can gat...

Did you know that some kinds of candy have a "Special Observance Day"? For example, if you love chocolate covered cherries, celebrate this confection's special day on January 3rd! If you missed it, you can always celebrate on "National Chocolate-Cov...

Hopefully, my lens will help you decide if you need to recycle your book, repair it yourself (I include DIY instructions), or pay someone to fix it. This article is my contribution to the environment - I do not like to see books thrown away. Plus,...

Have you ever been listening to the radio and you hear a song that sounds oh so familiar? And you love it? And it brings back some great memories? Well, that happened to me when I heard Eddie Vedder cover <b>the Beatles</b> song "Yo...

Crazy quilters love the freedom that doing their own thing with even the tiniest scrap of ribbon or some satin from a much-loved dress... One of my students, Margaret, is currently learning how to do crazy patchwork. She's making a quilt for a young...

I know lots about patchwork and quilting that I'd love to share with you. Do you want to make better quilts? Have you got some patchwork/quilting tasks that you need help with? Let me help you. I'm Jan T (Urquhart) Baillie. I've been teaching and...

When I was little I went everywhere with my Daddy. He took me with him when he went out on his bike. He left me when I was not quite three, and I looked for him for almost 54 years. I found him living in the same street where I was living at the ti...

Hold it! Don't toss those perfectly good paper bags. Hang onto the plastic grocery bags, too. They're perfect for crafts, and what better way to teach recycling than to offer them to your children and grandchildren? Given the chance, most kids are cr...

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

Squidoo should come with a disclaimer: Enter at your own risk. We cannot be held responsible for absentmindedness, hyperactivity, insomnia, or repetitive-module stress injury. Let's face it. Life changes drastically when you discover Squidoo. Things...

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

When you hear of Londoners, you probably think of Cockneys but not everybody who is born or lives in the capital city is a Cockney. The tradition has been that it only applied to somebody born within the sound of Bow bells. There are traditions and...

As old as I am now, my father is still Daddy to me and always will be. Somehow 'Dad' doesn't feel right, it doesn't reflect the love I still have for him even though he died 22 years ago. I still miss him so much. He was what we call here in the UK,...

Free of the man-made chemicals and artificial sweeteners found in most mouth rinses, Hydrogen Peroxide Mouthwash is a safe alternative to popular brands of antiseptic mouthwashes. Hydrogen Peroxide in low concentrations has many medical uses, and ca...

Around the world, through many ages and cultures, there have been stories of dragons. They may be described in slightly different ways in different areas and times, but are often depicted as being serpentine or reptilian. They usually hatch from eggs...

Some Lensmasters don't even have "Contact Me" enabled on their Lensmaster Page, but for most who do, that's enough. Some want more. If you want to encourage email feedback from your readers on one, or all of your Lenses without having them go to yo...

After publishing so many serious lenses, I thought it was about time I published a (vaguely) humorous one. Unfortunately, I'm not renowned for possessing a huge sense of humour unless it's about left cheek sneaks (you can thank Fox Mulder for that o...

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

"Half the lies they tell about me aren't true." - Yogi Berra (American professional Baseball Player and Manager. b.1925) Which begs the question, "What about the other half?" This lens is about some of the myths about me which I would like to dispe...

In a new study with Duke University, Scientist Lewis Ziska and colleagues confirmed earlier predictions that poison ivy plants have doubled in size since the 1950s because of rising carbon dioxide levels. The ivy's rash-producing oil is also more tox...

Most people think of milkweed as the plant that attracts monarch butterflies. But the milkweed plant has additional uses. It can be used as a vegetable. And in the past, various parts of the plant were used for medicinal purposes, for making rope and...

"A painter should act as an example against the consumer society. He should be an example of how to live in a wasteless society." I first discovered the art of Hundertwasser when one of my fellow students designed a costume project with strong influ...

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

My name's Rachel. I'm a textiles artist from the UK. I make wall hangings, bags, purses and figurines from layered, embroidered and melted textiles. Rachel's Melted Fabrics is a website I started in 2003 for all my crafty exploits. Find out more a...

Growing up in rural North Louisiana was a gift that keeps on giving. The good times I spent romping through the meadows, fields and forests were some of the best times of my life. The life skills that I learned on our farm / ranch, near Coushatta, Lo...

Black Racers are very fast black snakes with a bluish cast to their scales. Other names for this handsome, non-venomous snake are Blue Racer, Blue Runner and Black Runner. The Southern Black Racer occurs in habitats all over Louisiana and through mo...

Amphibians are an interesting and very important class of animals and there are certainly plenty of them here in Louisiana. We have everything from large Bullfrogs to tiny Tree frogs, Toads that keep the garden free of harmful insects and even secret...

Sustainable landscaping returns balance in the water cycle, replenishes ground water, reduces flooding and protects the quality of water. Sustainable societies are those that practice economic and social actions - that meet the needs of the present...

1. Painting a flower pot for your home can improve the splendor and appearance of any room. 2. A painted flower pot can bring pleasure to the sick. 3. It's a way to express your love when you give a painted flower pot for a gift. Before you throw...

We are surrounded by patterns in nature and in man made objects. Why does the cluster of flowers with their riot of color and pattern look so pleasing? Mother Nature is the perfect designer and never makes a mistake with her colors. Tall office build...

Omens, Curses and Hexes that signify Dark Forces, Evil Spirits, Bad Luck and Negative Energy, are based upon Ancient Superstitions and Folklore. As a result of these Superstitions, many Cultures have Special Symbols used for Protection, Warding off...

I pause each year in june, the month of my birth, to pull the covers over my head, turn off my phone (eat gallons of ice cream) and reflect, reminisce and ruminate about my life. (sounds like barrels of fun, huh?) this year is a little different tho...

The Tree of Life is a Universal symbol found in many spiritual traditions around the world. It symbolizes life itself, with it's branches reaching for the Heavens "Father Sky" and it's buried roots, linking to "Mother Earth". Many ancient mythical s...

No two parenting experiences are alike, not even within the same home. Each parent is different, each child is different, each story is different. We all have our own parenting stories, the things that make our experience unique. There are a lot of...

The popular book "The Sociopath Next Door" paints a detailed picture of sociopaths in society. The inspiration for that lens actually came from this one. Most people are familiar with sociopaths, but is it possible that they have an opposite number?...

Shortly after the Virginia Tech massacre I began research for a novel about a school shooting. The idea had been with me since Columbine, but I did not know exactly how I was going to approach it for many years, I didn't know if I could do the to...

I've always been amazed by the lengths that people will go to to be cool. However, there are just some things that blow my mind. We all do these things to some extent. We try to impress the people around us, and in so doing, we sometimes look the foo...

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...

Welcome to my lensography. I'm not used to writing about myself, so this will be a new experience for me. However, I will endeavour to do my best. Inside this lens you will find all of my lenses nicely categorized for your convenience. I hope you ta...

Are you interested in the historical background of this mysterious giant empire? China is emerging as the new global Super Power. Find out more of what makes it tick! From Pre-history to the present day, China has a long narrative that is worth stud...

The Grand Buddha at Leshan (Sichuan Province, China) is the largest ancient stone carved image of Buddha in the world, standing 71 metres in height. It is located at the foot of Mt. Lingyun, where the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi Rivers meet. This edifi...

Civilisation on the island of Singapore consisted of a Malay fishing village, at the mouth of what is now known as the Singapore River, in 1819 when Sir Stamford Raffles claimed this area on behalf of the British East India Company. A trading post wa...

You have to think of it like this: CRUNCHY IS BETTER THAN SOGGY. I am proud to say that I am at least crispy around the edges. There are people out there who choose to ignore the fact that global warming exists. They think it is pointless to try to s...

Shopping online can be one frustrating and exhausting adventure consisting of review reading and akward website navigation. We have laid it all out here, when it comes to mascara, anyway. After going through countless tubes of mascara and trying ever...

The economy is in utter chaos. It's obvious to the homeless guy on the street corner downtown, whose tin can has been empty for over a month now, and it's especially obvious to finance fanatics, who are watching their stocks become as predictable as...

In most photos, the person and the face is a key element. This site will show you a collection of free and commercial software that focuses on how to enhance faces. In addition to enhancing photos you can have some fun morphing faces and trying on n...

Many of us take photos - only a few of us are artists. However, today anybody can turn a photo into a piece of art on sites like Photowow, BeFunky and Photofiddle. You can do this yourself and share it via email and the Internet; do it yourself and...

This site shows photo editing tools that are fun and easy to use. Free web based photo editors, fun photo editors, photo tools like Photofunia, Picnik, FotofFlexer and more that will add bling to your photos - they are all here.  A few mention...

Idea Girl Consulting -The Blue Ghost Tunnel is located near Gate 12 of General Motors along Glendale Road, St Catharines/Merritton/Thorold, Ontario beside the 4th Welland Canal. It is also known as Merritton Tunnel, or The Grand Trunk Railway. This...

Idea Girl Consulting - Linda Randall The Idea Girl Says Make Me Smile Customer Service -Funny Prank Calls, Funny videos about terrible customer service and good customer service. Tips on how to provide good customer service. Call Center Customer Care...

Idea Girl Consulting -The Idea Girl site is a memoir of my life while growing up, getting married, having kids and my life as it is today. Here you will learn about Daisy(my dog), Harold (my sweetheart), and Tim and Jeff (my sons). Posted a heavy met...

A collection of resources for free Lightning McQueen games, game reviews, unique fan clips, Lightning McQueen information, and Lightning McQueen images. I feel compelled to admit that I'm a 41 year old fan of the Disney Pixar movie Cars starring Lig...

Writing about one's self is not easy, but I've been eying this RocketMoms template and can't think of a better use for it than to complete my first assignment as a member of the RocketMoms: my About Me page. I sometimes behave as if my life is all a...

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

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

You've heard of people recycling everything from printer paper to your old jeans, but you can recycle nearly everything in your life. If it can't be reused, then it most likely can be recycled instead. Car batteries and tires? Yes, those can be recyc...

Find eco friendly skin care, reusable products, and earth friendly household cleaners from Chartreuse! From the reusable dryer sheets to the natural bug spray, Chatreuse specializes in making products that are truly effective, truly natural, and trul...

Are you tired of all the hype and the scams on 'How To Make Money While Getting Numb Butt At Pogo As Your Bank Account Swells Every Day' ? Well............I have the real answer to making money at home, and you can do it too. I'm not going to sell yo...

Elementary, Dear Data is the first of two episodes in the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series in which the android named Data dons the deerstalker hat, caped overcoat, and picks up the calabash pipe of Sherlock Holmes to take on deeper m...

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

Standing thirty feet away or thirty inches, he spoke in the same loud voice. That's why we called him Screamer. "We" were hikers on the Appalachian Trail. Each year, millions of people use those 2,175 miles of footpath extending from Georgia to Main...

On September 25th, 2000, I completed a six-month journey from one end of the Appalachian Trail to the other, a 2,175-mile walk from Georgia to Maine otherwise known as a thru-hike. Along the way, I embarked on another type of journey, a creative adve...

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

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

Yes, I admit mobius strips, quarks and mesons turn me on. I love physics! There I've said it...I am a total science freak and proud of it! People are usually surprised to find out that someone as Earthy as me, who reads tarot cards, does yoga and i...

Hello, My name is Mr. Kitty Wompuss, but I also answer to Big Boy, Mr. Magoo and Lil' Thumper. I live in Minnesota with my mommy and daddy and a big love puppy pit bull named Koko. I don't remember where I was born, but when I was little I ended up...

A co-programmer once invited me to her wedding. I burned my brains out thinking of a suitable wedding gift. I didn't want to give them knives (they might end stabbing each other), plates and mugs (surely they'd have enough to open a restaurant after...

They are the Obeso brothers, Roadfil and Moymoy. In a short span of time they have amassed more than ten million views in YouTube. Never in their wildest dreams did they expect fame. The best thing is, they just do it for fun... They have already ap...

Have you ever tried asking a teen or perhaps a kid who Edgar Allan Poe was? I'll bet all the next lenses I create they wouldn't have the faintest idea. Well most of them anyway. But ask them who the Lich King is... and they will give you the king's c...

The main purpose of this lens is to provide a list of websites you can submit your personal or commercial blogs to. We have also include some useful links on where you can create your blogs, where you can get your blogs ping and what Rss options you...

This lens is about all the kids activities during our school holidays. This is a spin off lens from Singapore For Kids lens because it is getting a bit too crowded over there. This lens will be updated whenever there is a school holiday. The schoo...

This is my big brown bag that I will carry when I go out with my son. If there is a fire in my house, I think I will grab my son and my big brown bag and run. My big brown bag will have enough stuffs to last us for a day. My big brown bag is 17 x 10...

Thinking of going to Disney before Christmas?  Already booked your trip? Read on for some valuable advise on how to get the most of your trip. See our section on FREE STUFF to do at Disney. See my other lens for tips on visiting Disney and Flori...

Gower is a peninsula located on the south coast of Wales in the UK. Gower was the UK's first area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and as such it is a fantastic place to visit for a day, a weekend or for a full vacation. Within this lens I will tell you...

This is the pictorial story of how this camper was taken from being a little tired and rundown to being a good looking, head turning VW Camper. Mathew bought and restored this Camper over a period of about 6 months. The pictures below tell the story...

Mr Men Little Miss is a great series of children's books and TV shows. The Mr Men Little Miss started as the Mr Men series in 1971 by Charles Roger Hargreaves (b. 9 May 1935 - d. 11 September 1988) Little Miss was added in 1981. Over the last thirty...

Fly fishing tackle or flies, fly casting and even the reels are different than regular fishing. You can make it as expensive as you want. The inexpensive fly rods nowadays, can almost be as good as the more expensive rods and reels. . I started fly f...

May is Bike Month. May 11th to May 15th is Bike to Work Week. In most places in the US and Canada May 15th is Bike to Work Day. When you are bicycle commuting you will not only be using an economical but a healthy way for commuting to work. More peo...

Branches from the Miswak, or Peelu, tree have been used in the Saharan desert for thousands of years to clean and brush the teeth. What makes these so special for brushing the teeth is that they contain a natural source of fluoride, which we know tod...

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

A little about Harmony... She grew up in Northern Maryland. When she was 18 she moved to the big city of Baltimore. After working and playing she fell in love got married and ran off with her Algerian husband to Algeria. Now, she has three wonderful...

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

There's many times someone says to me, "I can't afford that right now" or "I'll have to see if I have enough." My reply is..."It's never about the money." If you want to do something, you set the intenti...

Before becoming a facilitator of healing through energy, I was a massage therapist. In the early 90s, I was continually looking for stretches that would help my body so that I could stay physically healthy with the demands of my vocation. Overtime, I...

South Dakota has got to be my favorite place in the US. There is just so much history there and as far as natural beauty, it has everything; mountains, plains, hills, and forests. I travel to South Dakota several times a year normally and I never, EV...

You can possibly argue if we are, or are not in a recession, but the fact remains; everyone likes to save money and most everyone likes soup! The beauty of making a huge stock pot of soup is that you can freeze what you don't use, and enjoy it at ano...

There are Four branches to the Sioux Tribe: The Teton (native name; Lakota) is the oldest Ancestral branch and includes; Ogalala, Brule (sicangu), Hunkpapa, Miniconjou, Oohenonpa, Itazipco (Sans Arcs), and Sihasapa. The Second branch is the Santee S...