Category Archives: Misc

POLKA is what happened when the Marquis de Sade choreographed a Waltz


Polka is what happened when the Marquis de Sade Choreographed a Waltz ©2012 TxCowboyDancer Designs

As promised in my last post : Cats, Capitalists, and Transformations, from this point forward, whenever I have a new design that I want to share, my post here on my blog will consist of a link to the Squidoo Lens that tells the story behind the design and an image of the design itself with a link to my Zazzle Store.

The image of the new design is to the right.  I hope you enjoy it! Click on the image or on this link if you’d like to buy it on Zazzle.

If you’d like to read the story of how it came about then hop on over to Squidoo by clicking this link.

See ya on the Dance Floor!

See, I can be brief if I try!  🙂

You may now resume your regularly scheduled Internet Browsing.  🙂

Cats, Capitalists, and Transformations…


Capitalism and Transformations

Cat - Cash Kitty - 20 Dollar Bill (CC)

I have to confess that I’m beginning to feel like a budding capitalist.  Oops!  I’m in business!  🙂

Also, I also have to confess that I’m feeling a little bit guilty about the preponderance of “Gee look at what I’m doing online” kind of posts which have appeared on my blog as of late.

But before all six of you who are reading this go all “99% on my not so skinny butt” let me connect the dots as to why me doing what I’m doing hooks up with me doing what I was doing.”  Still with me?  I hope so! LOL

This whole blog is a record of what is going on in my life as I try and move from

“out of shape, unemployed librarian” to “fit healthy in-shape full time writer and dance instructor”

At first the mission wasn’t so concrete and it certainly didn’t have the “unemployed” bit!  At first, I had a job, I had a blog, I had a very large body and I was VERY Stressed out and UNHAPPY

ai haz a happee! ©Well, now for the first time in ages, I’m happy; I’m not stressed, well not much anyway.   I still have the blog and the large body, but the 9-5 job is gone and my new job is transforming that body into something that I’m proud to call “my body.” However, to do that, well it takes money. *Siiiiiiiiigggggggggghhhhh*

I literally did just sigh as I typed this.  I kid you not!  I did!  I really did just sigh.  Now I’m smiling at myself for being silly and sharing that tidbit with you but hey, this is me we’re talking about.  LOL  And we all know I’m a little bit silly.  Ok, sometimes, I’m a lot silly

But I digress…  (yes, I do that a lot, but that’s how my brain is wired)

SQUIRREL  (if you don’t get the “joke” click on the link and all will become clear)

Oh, back to the post…

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Top 10 “Best Known” Line Dances


New “Top Ten Line Dance List”
Posted on Squidoo.com:

Top Ten “Best Known” Line Dances

Kickit Logo (TM)

On the Internet there are a number of online stepsheet collections. Probably the best known and the largest of them is Kickit.

The URL for the site is “http://www.kickit.to/ld.”  Basically it is a huge database where you can search for a particular line dance and get the step sheet.

For those who are completely new to line dancing… A “Stepsheet” or “Step Sheet” or “Step-sheet” is an organized listing of the steps for a line dance as created by the choreographer. Watch for a post soon on how to read a step sheet. By reading the step sheet sometimes in combination with watching a video, you can learn the dance!

Once you hop on over to Squidoo, you’ll find a video for each dance followed by links to the stepsheet and music. Clicking on the music links will take you to the complete album listing where you can choose to preview the song and/or purchase the song or the complete album as a download. If you prefer, you can also purchase the album as a CD from Amazon by clicking on the link below.

I hope you enjoy this list of dances!

See ya on the dance floor!

What You Need to Know About Caffeine…


…using a case study of one…Moi!

Flu Bug with the Morning Coffee (CC)You’d better brace yourself dear readers, I’m about to talk about me in the mornings….

Be afraid, be very afraid….  😉

Actually, I’m going to talk about caffeine using myself as a pitiful, sad example of addiction.

Alas, it is true.  I’m as shackled to coffee and diet coke as my Inner Domestic Diva is addicted to her tiara and bon-bons.

Sad, Sad, Sad…  Sad I tell you….

Well, I’m going to try to make another attempt at knocking that monkey off my back.  I did it once just before I lost my job.  I  can do it again!  I shall overcome!  I shall rise above!  I shall triumph!  I shall persevere.

As soon as I finish my coffee.

SLLLUUUURRRRPPPPP……  Ahhhhhhhhhhh

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Ways to Save Money on Jenny Craig Food


Jenny Craig (TM) Chips and SnacksThis may sound crazy but the way to save money when buying
Jenny Craig food is to….  [drum roll please] …

Don’t buy it!

Ta-Dah!  My work is done…

You may now resume your normally scheduled web surfing.

But wait, does my Inner Domestic Diva detect unrest among the teeming mass of six people reading this article?  Ok, ok, since you twisted my arm, I’ll elaborate.  🙂

Doesn’t take much to get me to elaborate does it?  😉

When I first started on Jenny Craig, I pretty much bought everything from the menu for the coming week.  I mean everything on the list.  When I got the total for the week, I was considering getting a second mortgage.  Which, let me tell you is serious business because I don’t even have a first mortgage!  Holy High Finance Batman!  Read the rest of this entry