The moon over El Rancho De La Tex.
Can you hear the coyotes?

This is a droid in the queue of Star Tours v.1 circa 2003 at

Disneyland in Anaheim, California. I'm not sure which droid

it is or even if this photo is upside-down or not.

My son took the picture.

~ Chapter 16 ~

So two of 'em step out to the balcony.
One has a phone.
"Hello? Hello?? Pick up, damn it."

O.          M.          G.

I bought this at a garage sale

when I was in high school.

Happy National Day Of The Cowboy 2014!

July 26th is National Day Of The Cowboy. NDOTC is

dedicated to (from the website) "preservation of America's Cowboy

heritage so that the history and culture which the United States

Congress's National Day of the Cowboy resolution honors,

can be shared and perpetuated for the public good, through education,

the arts, celebrations, gatherings, rodeos, and community activities."

~ National Day of the Cowboy Website ~

My NDOTC picture of this year shows the little saguaro cactus and

 rattlesnake figures I bought in and around Arizona, an awesome cowboy

state. I love Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada.

Wheeeeeeeeeee!

"Hello, my baby hello, my honey hello, my ragtime gal!"

(Joseph E. Howard & Ida Emerson)

Late night order.

Late night traffic.

 

Many many many years ago when drive-thru fast food was

a new thing, it was all about the placing your order with the

magic guy in the "Jack-In-The-Box" box and such. "Mom? Is

there really a man inside of there?!" Those days are

gone, junior.

 

I never thought I would see anything like spray

candy. It's like breath spray, but it's candy spray.

A big bug on a bank.

My posting has been a little weird lately because... well, because

I've been sick. A couple of days ago I had a 102-103 degree temp

for two days in a row, only going to to 99-100 on the third day. The

fever is gone now but I am left with a lingering G awful cough among

other things. Living on the drops for a while. But I will be less

weird soon. Dreams you have during fevers suck.

 

I kinda know what this is, but I don't know how it got

this way or why.

 

I have now not had pizza since the first week of  March.

This is bad. This is real bad.

 Is this tiny 1.5 inch SpongeBob SquarePants that my son

got for me out of a toy machine some years ago diving

off of a board or meditating?

You decide.

 I went over to Toys "R" Us armed with a 20% off coupon.

I hadn't been there for a few months. I found one cool guy.

Neca's Caesar from "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" which

is in theaters currently. I just watched "Rise of the Planet of

the Apes" the other night and I am all primed for the follow

up. I can't get a great picture of Caesar but he looks good.

I've heard a lot of folks say they don't want to go

back here, especially in the movies.

DICK'S!

Such a beautiful day to go to Dick's, even if you come out

empty handed, which I did. I keep looking for an MSR

Alpine Fry Pan. So far, no luck.

Man, three-thirty in the afternoon and In-N-Out Burger has a

line like this?! The burgers are good, but.... three-thirty in the

afternoon? I timed the wait. Twenty-two minutes. Holy cow.

I deposited my tax return today so I splurged and ordered

something that I have not had in years... A chocolate shake.

It was pretty good, but $2.10 for this size? It's the only size

they have and looks small. Maybe I am just out of the

chocolate shake price loop.

It was really thick too. Kind of difficult to drink while eating. Sort

of like having a delicious pizza sitting in front of you that's too

hot to eat. Not much made me happy today I guess. Except

for my tax return and Caesar. They made me happy.

Here are a few photos of some absolutely gorgeous

pistols that are on display at the Gene Autry Museum

of Western Heritage in Griffith Park, California. These

photos were taken in August of 2012. If you love

Colt single action pistols, prepare to drool.

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The first pistol was was owned by Gene Autry himself. This

pistol was manufactured in 1934 and was engraved with

Gene's name by Orville J. Kuhl. It is serial number 355121.

I am not big on gold plated or engraved, but it is beautiful.

 

Second pistol up is serial number 139970, manufactured in

1891 (awesome) and was owned by one of my all time all

time (yes I said it twice!) actors, Tim Holt. If you've never

seen a Tim Holt western, you're missing out.

And last but not least is my favorite pistol of the group. This

pistol belonged to Gail Davis who was most well known for

her portrayal of Annie Oakley on the 1950's television show

of the same name. This pistol is serial number 1568SA and

was manufactured in 1956. Of the three, this is the one I would

love to own. This is what a Colt Single Action Army is supposed

to look like. Color case hardening makes my knees weak.

"I caught you a delicious bass."

Just a quick note.

Sold this at the swap meet for pennies on the dollar.

If whoever bought this can make it work for them,

they got a rockin' deal.

I've been using this Whirley Pop popper just about

weekly for eight months and it has turned out to make

the greatest home popcorn I've had yet. If this broke

tomorrow, I would buy another one without hesitation.

This thing pops every. single. kernel. every. single. time.

There. Done.

This is the inside of an "antiques" store in Julian, California.

Not more then one or two little things there caught my eye.

I didn't buy anything.

Four guys who would not hang together if they were not in my

cabinet. Superman, Iron Man, Iron Monger and Billy the

Puppet from Saw.

 

This is the Rose Garden at Balboa Park in San Diego.

 I've always loved the nooks and crannies of late night.

Feels niiiiccccceeeee.

 

Lunch!!!

~ July 4th, 2014 ~

 

Every July 4th it is our tradition to watch The Boston Pops
Fireworks Spectacular with Keith Lockhart (I love that guy)
directing the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. This year it
was actually broadcast last night (July 3rd) due to approaching
inclement weather. So tonight we watched it via YouTube.

 The fireworks show at the end is outstanding... and long.
Boom! Boom! BOOMBOOMBOOM!!! It goes on and on.
Lousy pictures, always an awesome show.

 

Insidious 2. I have the first one and I really want to

see where this one will take us. I want to be scared.

The price came down so now I will find out and hopefully

will be... scared. Hoo-rah!

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...later that night.

Oh look. It's Carl. Carl and his friends are onscreen at the
Borden Cinema and they are trying to scare the bajeezes out of
Tex and it is working. Some movies in surround sound are very
effective and Insidious 2 is one of 'em. I keep looking behind me
because I am freaked out. This was a fun movie.

Are you ready kids???!!!

OHHHHHHH ...... Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
SpongeBob SquarePants!
Absorbent and yellow and porous is..... Wait, wrong guy.

Just a little nautical humor. Very little says you thinks I.

Oh well...

If nautical nonsense be something you wish!

Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!