http://joanhall.squidtop.com The adventures of lensmaster _Joan_ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:50:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I hope that everyone will drop by and look at the Black History Month lens I made.  It shares the life story of a truly inspiring man, my father. Thomas Alexander - A Black History Month tribute http://joanhall.squidtop.com/2010/02/26/a-special-and-important-lens/ This one goes into more depth than my overall choir directing lens.  It's aimed at entry-level directors and provides a step-by-step guide to the best practices for teaching songs to a gospel choir. How to teach a choir song: The basics. http://joanhall.squidtop.com/2010/02/13/made-a-new-lens-on-teaching-choir-songs/ The-Java-Gal has only written three lenses, but they are fantastic.  So far she's writing about music and food with intelligence and insight.  Check her out and welcome her to the family! http://joanhall.squidtop.com/2010/01/27/brand-new-lensmaster-knocked-my-socks-off/ My newest lens, My favorite non-hits by James Taylor, is featured today on the Squidoo Music blog! By the way, if you're not following Squidoo Music, you need to start.  Really.  They've got some fantastic stuff. Here's a direct link to the blog post: This is what a music lens should be ... http://joanhall.squidtop.com/2010/01/27/i-got-featured-at-squidoo-music/ Or am I just Twitterspam? My Lens-of-the-Day lens about handling computer accounts after death is getting tweeted all over the place.  Strange thing is, all of the folks who are tweeting it are posting identical messages: same wording, same spelling, everything.  And none of them are acknowledging their posts to be ... http://joanhall.squidtop.com/2010/01/27/am-i-an-ideavirus/ I found out with no warning whatsoever.  I was doing some ordinary stuff on my Squidoo Dashboard and happened to look down at the "Lens of the Day" box at the bottom of the page.  There was my own lens!  I actually started hyperventilating! I'm surprised that I didn't get any ... http://joanhall.squidtop.com/2010/01/10/unbelievable-i-made-lens-of-the-day/ I just made a lens sharing a true story in a brain teaser format.  How did I get into my car after locking my keys in it?  See if you can solve The Case of the Locked Beetle. http://joanhall.squidtop.com/2010/01/08/a-puzzle-challenge-get-in-on-the-fun/ My Thanksgiving lens, "The Alice's Restaurant Massacree" just won a purple star!  I'm tingling all over. http://joanhall.squidtop.com/2009/12/09/purple-star-for-alices-restaurant/ I'm still in the middle of some very busy times, but I did make the time look at some cool-but-under-appreciated lenses that some of my friends have made.  I'm sharing a whole bunch of lenses this time to make up for two weeks of being unable to do it.  Enjoy! All ... http://joanhall.squidtop.com/2009/12/05/lowest-ranked-lens-spotlight-8/ My book review "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" received a purple star AND has been nominated in the "Best Book/Author Lens" category in the 2009 Giant Squid Awards!  Check out the book review lenses and consider voting for me! Here's the voting link: Vote for Best Book/Author Lens http://joanhall.squidtop.com/2009/12/04/im-nominated-in-the-giant-squid-awards/