Archive for July, 2008

Fish & Chips!

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

It came to my attention that while this lens was selected for Lens of the Day a while ago, it never got the writeup here on the LotD blog. Yikes.
But double yikes, because this is such a cool lens!
Lensmaster Debnet introduces the lens best in her own words:
"My first home was above a [...]

Congo Squares! (And the return of LotD)

Monday, July 28th, 2008

[BOY did that take a long time. You may have signed up for Squidoo's Lens of the Day email newsletter a few days, weeks or even a few months ago, and now, suddenly, here it is for the first time.
We're sorry it took so long. The good news is that the next issue will arrive [...]

Joss Whedon Is Singing Again

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

This Lens of the Day selection brought to you by Giant Squid Organizer GypsyPirate:
Were you a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel or Firefly (or all of them!)? If so, then you know Joss Whedon and his brilliant mind. Well, Joss is back at it again, and this time is unique, as [...]

Even Batman had Robin

Monday, July 14th, 2008

We could only pick 5 winners for the Superhero contest (and believe me, that was nigh impossible). Well, we're such big softies, and the participants so astounded us, that we also picked 5 surprise runners-up, each to get $100 donated to their favorite charities.
Here's the roundup of 5 more great lenses for charity:
--Want a [...]

The Anonymous Alcoholic: Our last Superhero winner

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Lest my words get in the way, I'll simply present our fifth and final winner of the Superhero Project for charity.
ChefKeem shares with us his daring, emotional, honest, ultimately awe-inspiring story and I hope you take a second to check it out.
http://www.squidoo.com/anonymous-alcoholic
P.S. Thanks to his efforts on this lens, ChefKeem has won $500 for Room [...]

Brittany and Robbie Bergquist: Teenage Superheroes

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

It's summer vacation. No school in session means no lessons for the summer?
Wrong. Check this out.
"In 2005, Brittany (age 13) and Robbie Bergquist (age 12) could have spent their 21 dollars on a video game or some burgers and fries, or maybe even have donated it to charity... but they had a great idea--a [...]

Julia Nagy: Grandmother, namesake and Superhero!

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Grandmothers are Superheroes. No questions asked.
JaguarJulie makes a living tribute to her own grandmother and her namesake, Julia Nagy.
Not only does the lens remind us about our own grandmothers along the way, we also learn something about JaguarJulie's family history.
What a way to tell a story. And give a nice gift to charity. Just like [...]

Ayn Rand: A Superhero Winner

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

The best Superheroes challenge us to think. Push us to look at the world differently.
Lensmaster BFUniv.com, aka Allan Wallace, made this page as a tribute to one of his superheroes: Ayn Rand.
Who have you thanked lately? Who inspired you, scared you, freed you, pushed you, changed your corner of the world? Do they know? Have [...]

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