I added yet another movie to my small but glorious

Jason Statham collection. I cannot believe these great

and fun movies are for the most part in the $3.74 bin

at Walmart. This is "Killer Elite". Once again my Jason

is a bad-ass guy. This time he is a retired hit man. You

do get to see him in hit mannish action and a bit of why

he decided to retire. This is another movie that did not

disappoint. No spoilers here.

 

Here is Jason with his suppressed Beretta Model 92SB

chambered in 9x19mm. He puts this gun to good use. I am

going to rate this movie seven out of ten Video Taped

Confessions.

Oh... I forgot to say that Robert De Niro is in this movie.

He is okay. He doesn't do a WHOLE lot. One good

scene where he kicks butt.

 

Family Guy's The Giant Chicken vs. Peter. A Mezco figure

that depicts a running joke of sorts on the television show.

I bought this figure seven or eight years ago. I wish I could

set it up as the stand is cool, but it would require more room

than I have.

This is Trails West at the Autry Museum in Griffith Park, California.

I have shown pictures of Trails West before, but I am showing this one

today because The Autry has made some unfortunate changes to TW.

This is "Trails West" today. It is now a place for cool people to

sit and read about plant life and yoga and finding yourself.

The Autry has asked me to reserve judgement until I visit,

but I don't have to. These pictures are of a garden that I can

visit in any backyard in Brentwood. Beloved Trails West, gone.

...and may I have some pepperoncinis on the side please.

Knife Day at El Rancho De La Tex!

This is the Kershaw Scallion knife designed by Ken Onion.

I bought this knife in 2009.

The steel is 420HC. Overall length is 5.75 inches with a 2.4 inch

bead-blasted blade. The closed length is 3.5 inches. The pocket clip

is in the position pictured and that position only.

This knife has what they call their "SpeedSafe" assisted open.

Basically that means that you flip the blade open just a wee bit and

then the knife takes over and whips the blade out. There is also what

they call their "Tip-Lock" which is a little sliding button that

will keep the blade from flipping open on it's own. This is pretty

much why I stopped carrying it. Disengaging the Tip-Lock was

a pain in the butt. But I didn't want to carry it without the Tip-Lock

engaged for fear that the knife would open up in my pocket or

purse and would poke me when I reached for it. I just didn't care for it.

Kind of like carrying Condition One. Not my fav thing.

It also has a frame lock and frame locks mess with my nails (as I

have written before). So anyway, it is a nice little knife, just not

for me. It has traditionally been given rave reviews by most users.

 

You should be on board.

Just pray it's not. too. late.

Another pleasant little sitting

spot in the middle of the stinky city.

 What is the difference between a barbecued pig and a pig barbecue?

I believe the saying goes: A picture is worth one thousand words.

(Ace Hardware)

Oh my GOSH!

They killed Brian Griffin!

About two years ago I had posted a photo of some NASA Space

Mission patches that had come my way one way or another. This

Space Shuttle patch was my favorite as I loved the shuttle.

Around the same time I received the patches a family member gave

this ERTL brand die-cast shuttle to me. This is the Colombia. It launched

for the first time on mission STS-1 on April 12, 1981. Unfortunately, on

February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over

Tyler Texas during reentry, killing all seven crew members:

~ Rest In Peace ~

 Rick D. Husband
William C. McCool
Michael P. Anderson
Kalpana Chawla
David M. Brown
Laurel Clark
Ilan Ramon

Here is ERTL's Colombia with it's payload bay doors open.

 This die-cast vehicle is pretty heavy. It also

has retractable landing gear.

 

 The main engines on the shuttles are huge

and incredible. Here they are on the ERTL.

This is a great toy or model or whatever it is.

The ERTL Co.

Another "Late Night" Del Taco coupon. I just love late night

stuff. Something happened to me before I was born or when

I was very little to make me happier at night. That is what I think.

Walmart is gearing up (or HAS geared up) for America's

Birthday. Some slightly garish stuff in there, but c'mon,

it is our birthday.

It is almost time to fly our flags (if we don't fly them all year

round already), break out the cold chicken and hot dogs, put

our hands over our hearts and give thanks that we live in

the greatest country in the world.

 

My mom brought home this bag of beans. Some guy who grows

them gave it to her. He says, "Just don't plant the broken ones.

They're no good." Pretty colorful. Anyway, busy morning.

One of our cows is missing and I have go to find her.

 I bought this incense burner at Spencer's Gifts when I

went to the mall. I've been using it about two months and

so far it works fantastic. I burn at least one cone a day.

I love my brass incense burner. I've posted pictures of that

before, but it is fun to change things up every once in a

while. Finding an incense burner that works well has not

been that easy. I bought two little brass dome burners

(two different sizes) that are found just about everywhere

and the incense goes out almost as soon as you put the

dome on top.

Anyway, this burner was $10 and I think it is a great deal.

It seems to just get better the more you use it.

"Show me again, Grandfather, And

I will finish what you started."

"We'll see each other again. I believe that.

Thank you, my friend."

On top is my Disney Store Elite Series Die-Cast 6 inch

"The Force Awakens" figure of Kylo Ren. Below is

Ren and BB-8. I picked these figures up about a month

ago for $9.99 each. I had taken pictures of them at that

time, but I just can't seem to get very good ones.

Kylo Ren and his temper are just so fun to watch.

Rey's face is not all that, but still a good figure I think.

For the price, I think they both are great to have.

Here is a hat that a family friend gave to my son

when he was born. I have pictures of him in this

hat when he was very little. He would have to

be little of course because this is a kid sized hat.

It is still in pretty good shape for being as old as

it is. Yes, it is semi-old.

Made by Eddy Bros, I'm pretty sure it is 100% Wool

Felt. These days Eddy Bros makes a hat very similar

to this one called "Woody" styled after Woody's hat

from the movie "Toy Story". The hatband is different.

My son's hat does not seem to be offered these days.

Never, EVER watch this movie. No matter what anybody

tells you. Do NOT EVER watch Automaton Transfusion.

Everything on that cover is a lie. The whole MOVIE
is a lie. The only thing that this movie is deserving of
is this advice: Do not EVER watch this movie.

Always a good sign.

I see this all the time and I still cannot figure

out if that is a chicken on there.

 Okay, sorry you guys, but I have another movie. This movie has

got to become a Disney Classic. Disney's live-action "Beauty and

the Beast". I had every intention of seeing this in the theater but

was unable to. I bought the Blu-ray and was finally able to see it and...

SO good. Beautiful. The ballroom scene, Belle's golden dress.

Gaston (you DOG!).

Belle has always been my favorite Disney Princess. I think Emma

Watson did a great job. The Beast was wonderful as well. I am going

to rate this movie 10 out of 10 Odd Girls. Maybe that is a little high, but

I'm going with it.

The animated Beauty and the Beast was the second movie we ever took

my son to see when he was little, so there is a little nostalgia in

there for me as well.