A family member from Germany.

Some notes about William Matthew "Bill" Tilghman.

From my visit to the Gene Autry Western Heritage

Museum, Griffith Park, California.... 2012.

A few of Mr. Tilghman's belongings. Nice.

 

And a closer view of his pistol as that's the way I roll.

The museum does not specify the exact make and 

caliber of the pistol, and I will not hazard a guess.

One dollar a loaf at Walmart.

Yeah this is good.

I went to Walmart and they had a bunch of leftover DVDs and

a few Blu-rays at Black Friday prices. One or two good deals

to be had.

The pricing system was posted thusly.

 As you can see I found "The Purge: Election Year", "Split"

and "Deadpool" for just $3.96 each. I needed The Purge to

complete my collection. And I had seen Split in the theater

but never wanted to pay full price for it and Deadpool?

I watched it tonight and I really liked it. Funny violence.

I paid $5.00 for Sixteen Candles. Not a

Black Friday thing.

This public service flyer came with Deadpool.

"Hey, you pop the corn and I'll check my

bag of beans!" Just another movie night.

This is a Sleeping Beauty bank that we bought at

The Emporium on Main Street at Disneyland so

many years ago I don't know when it was.

I mean, SO many years ago.

It scares me how many years ago.

Sleeping Beauty and Belle are my favorite Princesses.

This bank is made out of a hard rubber of sorts. Vinyl?

Something like that.

Here comes another one.

I discovered a new cocoa mix the other day. Oreo.

OREO? This is worth a try.

Boiling the water. You can use milk or water with

this mix. I use water of course.

Wow, there are even bits of Oreo cookies floating

around in there. This was really good. It costs a bit

more, but so far it's worth it.

I decided what the heck... As long as I was out here

I thought I would try scrambling some eggs in the

pretty small fry pan of my newish Snow Peak

Trek 900 titanium pot set.

I scrambled two eggs this time and it was a lot easier

than I figured it would be. I actually thought the little

pan would be pretty useless except as a cover for the pot.

I was really pleasantly surprised.

 

Next time I will add a few potatoes and some

bacon. I am anxious to try this.

And yes, I like my eggs pretty well done.

And don't forget the trash. No matter where you are,

you pack it in, you pack it out.

 

I finished up today just as the sun was going down.

Beautiful.

 

~Thanksgiving 2017 ~

 

Arrows at The Indian Store.

"The Longest Ride". I did it. I didn't want to do it, but I did it.

Romance, blah. But Scott Eastwood, rodeo... And the price came

a'WAY down and this movie has intrigued me for a long time.

So I did it.

There is a tombstone in our garage...

...and another Little Caesars in my car.

Another turtle moved in.

 

At first look I think them to be cute. But then

I remember how destructive they are. They can

spread disease and they are bad bad news.

Yep, no room for mice around here.

The start of sunset at El Rancho today....

...with kind of a strange looking contrail.

The holidays tend to bring out the... *ahem*... best, in some folks.

Five dollars? You would have to pay me

more than that to take it home.

Just looking up the road and wondering if that

guy is illegally dumping his old furniture.

I had seen "Atomic Blonde" in the theater and I couldn't wait for

it to come out on Blu-ray so I could watch it again, and here she is.

I watched it. I remember enjoying the soundtrack and yeah, excellent!

The gun play was as fun as I remember.

I was not super impressed with the fight scenes the first time around,

but this time I liked them better. I was able to see some action, technique
and strategy that I missed on my first viewing. Charlize Theron is pretty

bad-ass. You see that guy on the left that she just played with? He is all

like, "Oh... God... JEEZ, that really hurts..." 

The guy with his back to us is ABOUT to say that.

I am not a big fan of fighting in real life, but in the movies I love to watch

it. It is like two (or three or four) people dancing with each other.

When it is done well (to me) like this movie or "Resident Evil" or

"John Wick" to name a few, it is a lot of fun.

This movie is totally worth seeing. I paid $19.99 and I am not sorry.

Another fun thing to look for: The guy
falling backwards down the stairs.

I inherited a G.I. Joe figure. He is from 1964. I have the box

he came in as well. It is marked $2.98. I have the original

clothes he came in too. The uniform he is wearing is Air Force.

The beret is I have no idea. I need to switch out his clothes soon.

The stand is not one that was made for him. It is for a much more

recent G.I. Joe figure. Gonna trade that out for a doll stand.

This guy has so many moving joints it is incredible.

~ Veterans Day 2017 ~

Subway Restaurant had to lock the restroom at
this location. If that cup could talk...

I'm a little taken aback every time

I pass by this display.

Back on Thursday, August 15, 2013 I posted that I had

seen a bit of Disney Pixar's "Cars" on TV and it looked

so good that I right away hunted down and bought a copy

on Blu-ray. And doggone it, it WAS good.

Then "Cars 2" was released but it received less than

stellar reviews so I passed when it came out.

Now "Cars 3" is out and folks have said it is

great. So I picked it up today. This is the Blu-ray/DVD

Digibook version. It has an embossed cover and a 32 page

story book. Very nice and I can't wait to see the movie.

(And now, since I am for the most part a completest,

I'm pretty sure I will pick up part 2 if I can find it for a

good price.)

 

Then I stopped by World Market since I was close by and

stocked up on more incense. I also used to like to buy jalapeno

stuffed olives there until they got to be too expensive.

But today I found a jar with the World Market name on them. 

Twice as many olives at half the price of the other brand

I used to buy. I will give them a go.

Okay.... GOOD OLIVES! Semi-hot and I love the garlic flavor.

This picture makes them look not too great, but I guarantee you,

they are delicious. Now to try and not eat them all in one day and

make myself sick.

I watched the movie "Lone Survivor" tonight.

This movie is i-n-t-e-n-s-e. I do recommend this movie. But I will

tell you what... When it is over you are going to be tired. I even had
to look away a few times *cough*fallingdownthehillside*coughcough*
and for me that is RARE. This movie left me a little speechless.
I rate this movie 7.5 out of 10

really. tough. dudes.

Some really cool wooden pirate

chest/boxes at the Indian Store.

 

This guy was hilarious chasing the wolf around the globe. 

And then.... Hellooooo Joe.

A Droopy Dog figure from 1989. I believe he was

a McDonald's Happy Meal thing or another.

Things that make you go... huh.

I had a visitor the other day.

I got really close trying to get a good picture.

I think I must have made him mad. His little

tail (or head?) started to vibrate away. I don't

really know what that means.

Pancakes on a cool day.