You know what they say about Southern California... One minute

you are enjoying snow in the mountains, and a short time later you

are soaking up the rays on the beaches of the Pacific Ocean. Later

still you can be dining in Cancun and still be just a hop, skip and

a jump away from The Home Depot.

This is my One Million Dollar bill. Not real. I suppose I don't even
have to write that. These bills can be purchased from the "International

Association of Millionaires" to use for any number of reasons. Or

just to have for yourself.

 

Actually, these things make no sense. They are worth nothing.

(At this time you can still find the International

Association of Millionaires on the Net.)

It's another good day to be an American and this

mural on the side of a mom and pop vegetable

stand reminds us of that.

~ Thanksgiving 2014 ~

This was good. This was real good.
Thanks mom!

I took this picture of our "new" Walmart today.

Back on Sunday, March 30, 2014 I wrote:

"I went to this new Walmart. It's really amazing how

nice they are inside before the masses find them."

Well, the masses have found it.

This is what a lot of the store looks like now. You cannot blame

Walmart employees. You can't stay on top of this. Am I being

anal? No. There is no reason for customers to leave the

aisles like this.

I did get the Blu-ray of Mad Max The Road Warrior today. Then

on the way home I remembered that I have had the Mad Max box

set on my Amazon Wish List just waiting for the price to go down.
So why did I buy this? One answer: I am a dolt. But oh well. The

best laid plans I guess. Squeak.

I'm gonna start a rock and roll band.

 

Somewhere there is a five foot long rattler who is
feeling as fresh as a daisy.

I live in the mountains, in an area where there is not much lawn.

Sitting on a nice lawn is rare anymore. I took this picture of a lawn

that looks pretty inviting. Like a nice park. A nice picnic spot.

Who'da thunk it was at Jack in the Box fast food

restaurant. I guess that I will not picnic there after all.

It's was time for my annual trip to Bath and Body Works to

pick up the seasonal body lotion called Vanilla Bean Noel. If

you are into lotions, you need to try this. Like I say all the time,

this lotion makes me feel like I am a pancake sitting on a plate

of maple syrup.

If you find yourself walking by a B&BW step inside and try it.

 I don't know what this is.

How about some hats from the Indian Store today?

Here are a few Boss of the Plains style hats. I didn't

look at the label, but they're most likely made of wool.

I don't know what this style is called, but also probably made

of wool. They look like hats that "medicine men" would wear.

And here are some totally fake cowboy hats. Today's

lame ass pop "country music" stars and Pamela

Anderson wear these things. These are just a step
above (maybe) Shady Brady hats.

~ Thursday November 20th, 2014 ~

Found in trash.

Cold metal.

Warm friend.

Baseball bat.

~ Tex-ku ~

I really love cactus. I always hate to see it in this condition.

Cactus can grow so fast and be so plentiful that

folks don't give it no nevermind.

It was a beautiful day and I went to the movies for the first

time in (what is for me) quite a while.

I saw Interstellar with Matthew McConaughey. I took

this really terrible picture of the movie's poster before...

...I went into Theater 6.

Interstellar was pretty darn good. If you like love and family

and sci-fi and wormholes and black holes and space and planety

stuff, there is a good chance you will enjoy Interstellar. I didn't

look at anything about Interstellar before I went and I was really

surprised to see all of the actors and actresses that kept popping up.

And Matthew? He was totally Mcfinenaughey as usual.

And to top off the day, I captured a mid-air jacket toss

in the background of my tickets picture, kind of.

Life, so Olympian. So good.

Today Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge.*
Not really, but it seemed to fit this bridge not far from home.

*"Ode to Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry

I broke down and bought some Flavacol. Have you heard

of this stuff? I hadn't. It is supposedly the missing link to

making movie theater quality popcorn at home. I haven't

opened it yet. I guess it is flakes that add the yellow

color to your popcorn and the salt flavor and a bit more.

 

You're supposed to add it to your corn before popping.

This could be a major fail. I dunno. I am going to try it

hopefully next week sometime. I will report back. Over.

Staring contest, mate. I win. Aaaarrrr.

I have "A Charlie Brown Christmas and It's The Great Pumpkin,

Charlie Brown". But so far, until today, "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

has eluded moi. No longer Ladies and Gents, Boys and Girls.

No longer.

I really like these medical buildings. Unfortunately I could

not get a good photo showing how green the glass

is on this guy. The day was very overcast.

No colors going on.

~ Veterans Day 2014 ~

This is my Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland Mad Hatter

Doll. This is out of the Barbie Collection and it's made by

Mattel. The movie came out in 2010 and this time The

Hatter was played by Johnny Depp.

I hemmed and hawed when I saw this figure at Big Lots

back in December of 2010, but I finally gave in and I'm

glad that I did. This is a beautiful 12 inch figure.

Mannequin shows interest.

This is just a cheap piece of Halloween costume that I

bought about seven years ago. I just hung it up and have

it hanging around.

 

 My mom knows that I love popcorn so when she saw this

little page of popcorn trivia in some newspaper, she clipped

it out and gave it to me. I scanned it and I am sharing it with

you. If you love popcorn, it might be a fun little read. If you

do not love popcorn, it will not be. (You may have to open

it in a new window so it is big enough to read.)

After a few cooler days and cold nights, today was warm

and the sunset was almost golden. I took this picture on

one side of our home.

Cold weather is coming though and this

kindling will become a good friend.

~ I like it when my incense burns like this. ~

The Christmas movies are out at Walmart.

Maleficent came out on Blu-ray and DVD today. I really liked

this movie when I saw it in the theater earlier this year and I can't

wait to watch it again. Maybe tonight if there is time. There is

one part in this movie that makes me SO angry. A real reason

to hate (that's right I said it!) a character. Arg. I can't wait to see

this character get theirs again... That is... if they do.

I aint'a sayin' no more.

 Oh, and I bought a new Zippo lighter today. This one is called
"Americana Distressed". Yes, it was an impulse buy. No, I didn't
need it as I have the horseshoe Zippo lighter as well. And yes, even
though I don't smoke, I will use it for other things every day. I will
rotate the two depending on my awesome ever changing mood.

I took these pictures on my trip to the Gene Autry Museum

of Western Heritage in August of 2014. This is out in

front of the entrance. No ticket needed to enjoy it.

This is a beautiful bronze statue depicting Pony Express riders

carrying Abraham Lincoln's inaugural address from a telegraph

station in Nebraska to newspapers here in the Golden State

of California. I really like how the artist has done the leather

fringe on the riders coat.

This statue was cast in 2007 and was sculpted (if sculpted is the

right word) by Douglas Van Howd.

One bit of information that I always forget that surprises a lot of

folks is that the Pony Express was only in operation for eighteen

months. If you would like to enlarge this photo,

the plaque tells all about the statue.

This statue was new to me. It was not there during my last

visit in August of 2012.

'Tis official then, buckos.