Dust off your leopard tights and your feather boa. The Stream has dire need for a dance troop and you could be one of the lucky ones!

 

Of course, the first thing is you will need a stage name. See what your exotic dancer name will be by following the instructions:

1. Use the third letter of your first name to determine your new first name:

a = Fantasia

b = Chesty

c = Starr

d = Diamond

e = Montana

f= Angel

g = Sugar

h = Mimi

i = Lola

j =Kitty

k = Roxie

l = Dallas

m = Princess

n = Heidi

o = Bambi

p = Bunny

q = Brandy

r = Sugar

s = Candy

t = Raquelle

u = Sapphire

v = Cinnamon

w = Blaze

x = Trixie

y = Isis

z = Jade

2. Use the second letter of your last name to determine the first half of your new last name:

a = Leather

b = Stormy

c = Sunny

d = Deep

e = Heaven

f = Tight

g = Shimmer

h = Velvet

i = Lusty

j = Harley

k = Passion

l = Dazzle

m = Dixon

n = Spank

o = Glitter

p = Razor

q = Meadow

r = Glitz

s = Sparkle

t = Sweet

u = Silver

v = Tickle

w = Cherry

x = Hard

y = Night

z = Amber

3. Use the third letter of your last name to determine the second half of your new last name:

a = hooter

b = horn

c = tower

d = fire

e = thighs

f = hips

g = side

h = jugs

i = shock

j = cocker

k = brook

l = tush

m = sizzle

n = ridge

o = kiss

p = bomb

q = cream

r = thong

s = heat

t = whip

u = cheeks

v = rock

w = hiney

x = button

y = lick

z = juicy

My exotic dancer name is Raquelle Velvetkiss! So what's your new name? Start practicing those pole exercises and scissor kicks today, Streamers! Remember --- looks and talent mean nothing in the Stream --- it's all about your exotic name and presentation!!!

She looks like she enjoyed her life!

At the age of 18, Anna Lee Aldred became the first woman in the United States to receive a professional jockey’s license in 1939. Accepted into the previously all-male profession when officials could not find any rules prohibiting women from racing, she had to prove her ability to handle a horse on the racetrack.

From 1939 to 1945, until she grew too big at five feet, five inches and 118 pounds -- she was a tough competitor who raced against both male jockeys and the women who followed her example and became professional jockeys. The daughter of a horse trainer and racer and sister of two famed rodeo riders, Anna won her first pony race at the age of six on the amateur circuit in Montrose.

After leaving professional racing, she became a daring trick rider in prestigious rodeos throughout the west. Until the age of 80 when she broke a hip, she continued to ride, often working as a “ponyboy” assisting jockeys at the Montrose fairgrounds and riding at the opening of the annual fair.

Aldred was inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1975 because she exemplifies the pioneering spirit of the Western way of life.

Since I wanted to be a cowgirl when I was a youngster, I'm so happy Anna Lee lived my childhood fantasy! And apparently much tougher and better than I could.

Streamers, are you living your life's fantasy?

I came across this Eskimo song that reminded me of my own poetry. If I changed only two words it made me think of the Stream --- the movement, the power, and the gathering of friends to share sadness, laughter, and camaraderie.

 

The great Stream has set me in motion.

Set me adrift,

And I move as a weed in the water.

The arch of sky

And mightiness of storms

Encompasses me,

And I am left

Trembling with joy.

 

1. Peace ~~~ War never seems to help anything. It wastes money and resources. There's a long list of "why nots" --- death, destruction, maiming, not to mention how war changes people on both sides. Children are in the middle and reared to hate others. Sometimes we thinks war has helped, but years later, the problems bubble up again. There has to be a better, smarter way.

 

2. Health ~~~ Everyone deserves good health care and medicine throughout their lives. We know now that health begins even before a mother becomes pregnant. Children and the elderly live in pain. Lack of dental care leads to medical problems. Many people suffer and die from needing simple medicines.

3. Food ~~~ Good basic food is needed for a full life. Without good nutrition, no one grows up to their potential. It is the root of most diseases. If I was deciding on a career right now, I would go into the field of nutrition. The more we learn about what we eat, the more we see its major importance for a healthy life.

4. Water ~~~ Clean water is another human basic need and should be available to everyone. However, the world statistics show that this is not true. Many people do not have clean drinking water --- one of the hardest facts for me to wrap my head around! How could this happen in our world today?

5. Education ~~~ Education is needed to learn how to do all of the above better! Everyone needs to understand that tomorrow's leaders are children today. Many people think because they have no children they shouldn't have to support the schools --- that just blows me up! Those young people need all the help we can give them to find solutions to the world's problems of alternate energy, global warming, environment, and all the rest. God has given us all we need in our world, but we have to find the right answers through education.