Our Favorites
StraySpay – Nobody can choose just one!
Dec 23rd
When I asked Giant Squid Lensmaster StraySpay to tell me about her favorite lens, she had a hard time deciding.
Her final decision was to showcase two lenses instead! Here’s why:
I am so happy to be part of the Squidoo community .. I’m tempted to say Squidoo family because that’s how I feel about a number of you. When I heard that one of my lenses had been nominated for the 2009 Giant Squid Award I was amazed. After all the great lens I’ve read mine has been picked? But when I received the notification that a lens about Gillis, a dog I had loved and lost, was chosen I went through stages. First disbelief, second numbness and third hysterical joy.
I can’t tell you one favorite lens because there are two I favor equally, they are my 50th lens and my 100th lens. ~Strayspay
50th: In my Dream a Squid came by to Chat
100th: Squidoo has Awesome Lenses
Be sure to visit StraySpay’s Lensography to see more of her wonderful work.
WeddingZazzle – I Made 68 Cents on Squidoo
Dec 16th
Giant Squid Lensmaster WeddingZazzle would like you to take a look at I Made 68 Cents on Squidoo And You Can Too! A humorous lens on how I made 68 cents on Squidoo and how you can too.Here’s why:
I made this lens for a couple of reasons but mainly to keep track of my Squidoo earnings and to give others a realistic and honest view of the growth and potential earnings of a new Squid. I intentionally wrote in a way that would be very humorous and inspiring to the reader, and leave them wanting to return month after month to see my progress. Two of my favorite things are to inspire others and to make people laugh. According to the readers comments, I think I’ve achieved both of these with this lens, which is why it is my favorite lens that I’ve built thus far. ~WeddingZazzle
jptanabe – Mysterious Monuments and Who Built Them
Dec 8th
Giant Squid Lensmaster jptanabe would like you to take a look at “Mysterious Monuments and Who Built Them”
Here’s Why:
I wrote this lens because I’m just fascinated by different cultures. Funnily enough I was never any good at history, couldn’t abide learning those names, dates, places and stuff about all the battles that kept happening everywhere. But one year we focused on the lives of the people, and that was just amazing!
In this lens I chose a bunch of mysterious monuments that have remained from civilizations that are no longer with us. Mostly we don’t understand why or even how the people built them. But they are all the most incredible sights. There are huge megalithic stone monuments and the funniest statues of, well, I suppose you’d call them people. I just laugh every time I see those Olmec colossal heads and the Moai lined up looking intently at who knows what!
Anyway, I had so much fun making this lens. I hope lots of other people can enjoy it too, and there’s plenty to learn as well! ~ jptanabe
http://www.squidoo.com/mysteriousplaces
KathyMcGraw: Giant Squid Challenge September 2009 Appreciation Day
Dec 7th
Giant Squid Lensmaster KathyMcGraw would like you to take a look at, Giant Squid Challenge September 2009 Appreciation Day
Here’s why!
“I joined the WiWon Team because of Michelle Willow. I was following her on Twitter, and she had invited me to the New Squid Group she runs. Her enthusiastic comments made me feel welcome on Squidoo, and later she invited me to Rocket Moms. So it was natural for me to want to be on her team for the Giant Challenge.
My Coach wasn’t able to be online that much, so Stajia, Octavia, and Luvmyludwig all took me under their wings, with Michelle as the Leader. I asked a lot of questions, and the help I received was phenomenal that’s why I made the lens.
The Appreciation lens was made to say thank you. Originally it was only going to be for my Team, WiWon, but then I thought wait, all the Coaches are doing the same thing, so I modified the lens to include all the coaches, on all Teams.
I wanted people to go to their lenses and help them as they had helped us. So this is my favorite lens. It has so many memories of the unselfish people that Coached and Led us in the September Giant Challenge 2009.” ~ KathyMcGraw
http://www.squidoo.com/Squidoo-WiWon-coach-appreciation
Oops! Giant Error at the Squid Awards Lens
Dec 6th
I’m sure you’ve all been there, a misplaced dash, a forgotten underline and suddenly you land on the wrong webpage, or as in my case, the wrong lens.
As you know only Purple Star lenses were nominated in the 2009 Giant Squid Awards but my error in using dashes instead of lines placed the wrong Megan Fox’s Tattoos lens in the spotlight.
Both good lenses, but only one of them has the purple star. I’ve corrected the link at the Awards lens and I’m asking everyone to go back and take another look at your Pop Culture category selection to be sure you’ve voted for your favorite.
Big apologies to BigGirlBlue for my error!
And a huge thank you to lensmaster WindyWinters for pointing this out to me!
_Joan_ – A Revision of Cinderella
Nov 30th
Hi! I’m lensmaster _Joan_. The lens I would like for you to take a look at is A revision of Cinderella . It was one of the earliest of my Squidoo lenses.
I made this lens because I am a stepmother and I was tired of hearing stepmothers constantly depicted as wicked and cruel. For at least three years I had been telling myself that “someday” I was going to do a rewrite of Cinderella, one that took a positive view of blended families. But it never got past the idea stage until I got involved with Squidoo. Squidoo was the motivation I needed to finally sit down and write out the whole story. It was a lot of work but also very satisfying and a lot of fun.
One of the things I love about Squidoo is that I can have lots of separate web pages on completely different topics. My main niche is choir directing and gospel music, but I can still write some fiction on the side if the mood strikes. ~ _Joan_
_Joan_ is one of our newest Giants. This lens tells an awesome story. Don’t miss it!
Macs – Welcome to my Home
Nov 25th
New Giant Squid Lensmaster Macs would like you to take a look at Welcome To My Home .
Here’s why:
This lens showcases a topic that is close to my heart, and that is special needs children. I contribute my own special needs children with giving me the foundation necessary to share our story with others and have many lenses devoted to topics surrounding special needs children. This one gives you a peek into our home.
Unless you are faced with a similar situation, it’s difficult to comprehend what life is like for parents raising these special children. This lens gives readers a peek into the world of special needs families. My hope is that upon reading it, people will come away with a better comprehension of what life is like. That in the future, rather than staring and judging those parents, they will show compassion and understanding.
This brutally honest lens is both heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. Well worth a visit by you.
mbgphoto – Mentoring Children Through ePal
Nov 19th
New Giant mbgphoto would like you to take a look at Mentoring Children Through ePal Program
Here’s why:
This lens talks about a program called In2Books where adult mentors are matched up with student pen pals in grades 3-5. It is a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in the life of a child.
I first became involved in In2Books last school year when I ran across their site through the Volunteer Match program. In this program you read 5 books that the child has been reading throughout the school year and then you exchange letters with the child to encourage them in their reading and comprehension of the book. A wonderful program with less time commitment than it takes to write a lens and big potential rewards for the child and for you.
This year I am putting journal entries on my lens so that readers can follow my experience with my ePal. My goal is to encourage others to become part of this program. ~mbgphoto
This is a wonderful lens about a wonderful program. Don’t miss it!
Ecolicious – Ecolicious Wannabe
Nov 16th
New Giant Squid Ecolicious would like you to take a look at Ecolicious Wannabe.
Here’s why:
It explains my “green” journey, the ups and downs and the hope that comes with living a sustainable life. It also promotes my other green Squidoo lenses and my two blogs Gloria’s Green and OrganicTaste. I wouldn’t say I’m an expert at anything, but I have been called a jack-of-all-trades before. I try to learn and do a little bit of everything, but in the end I always find a way to relate it to living healthy, sustainably and with family. I feel there is a huge need for the “green” topic, not because it’s in fashion or in trend to talk about right now, but because it is the right thing to do for our health and the environment. ~ Ecolicious
The lens is a great example of Green Living. Take a look!
http://www.squidoo.com/EcoliciousWannabeLivingGreen
24websurf – Epic Farms Donations
Nov 12th
New Giant Squid 24websurf would like you to take a look at Epic Farms Donations.
Here’s why:
This lens is important to me because I feel that Epic Farms needs to have as much help as they can get to save these lovely horses that have no control over their own fate.
Jen is one of our very own RocketMoms and Squidoo Giants and is a breast cancer survivor. She introduced me to Shadow early in our RocketMom session 1 assignments and I was hooked. As I learned more about Jen and worked my way through the Epic Farms website I read the stories and backgrounds of the horses. My heart wept and my eyes cried many tears at the horrors these poor beauties had endured in their lives.
I have always had a soft spot for animals. I was raised with the belief that when we adopt an animal into our homes, we are responsible for their health and well being, that we are being given a trust by that animal not to injure or harm them. That belief has made me very aware of the atrocities some animals endure at the hands of a trusted owner.
We all need a cause, something that makes us feel like we can make a difference in the lives of others, whether the others are human or not. This lens was made to help bring Jen and Epic Farms into the foreground and show the plight of horses after they have outlived their “show worthy” days. ~ 24websurf
This lens is a terrific example of how you can help out your favorite charities all year long at Squidoo, and not just at Thanksgiving.
Visit today!
http://www.squidoo.com/epic-farms-donations
