I bought "Unhinged" and "Spider-Man: Far From Home"

at Walmart. Unhinged I bought full price but I found just one

SMFFH with a "PROMO" sticker on it left over from Black

Friday. So I didn't pay $18.00 for that. I only paid.... $5.96!

SCORE!

I have not seen Spider-Man yet, but I watched Unhinged and

holy cow! This movie was filled with tension. I rated it an 8.9

out of 10 Candy Cane Scissors. I don't know if it was worth a

full $19.99, but it was close. Russell Crowe is a MADMAN.

It's been raining today (will wonders never cease) and

I came home from work tonight to find this cute little

guy on our door. I could not get a great picture of him.

~ Merry Christmas 2020 from Lizzy Tex Borden ~

Today marks my Ten Year Anniversary on Blogger.

I have been on the World Wide Web since 1999, but today
is ten years on Blogger. Not a huge big deal I know, I am
just marking the occasion. And it's not every day

you get a chance to use a monkey in a post.

P.S. Those of you who see "ten yen yen" are highly

susceptible to Jedi mind tricks. This is proof.

My mom took this picture.

This is a pretty big nativity scene that they have

over at Hobby Lobby. I think that it is beautiful.

I left the picture just about full size.

When we took our completed ballots to the polling

place last month, they gave us these little heart

shaped American flag rings.

America at the Harbor Freight store.

 
It looks...

..like

...it is

...once again the season.

(I think that these guys have been

hitting the egg nog a little early.)

How about a .22 caliber rifle cleaning rod from SEARS?

I have no idea when this was purchased or when it was

made. I inherited it from my beloved stepfather and

never had the opportunity to ask him about it.

The good old days to be certain.

Once again it is Knife Day here at El Rancho De La Tex. Today

I am sharing a knife that I bought in 1984 at Santa Monica Place.

This Victorinox Swiss Army Knife model is called the "Motorist".

It has been out of production for quite some time. I bought the sheath

for it a few days later. That metal rod is a honing rod. This was actually

my very first for real quality well made knife. It marks that spot.

I have this really bad habit of taking knives that I like and locking them

away and never really using them. I did that with this knife. I mean, look

at that sheath. It is almost thirty seven years old. Yikes.

I goofed and did not take a photo of all of the blades and tools out, but it

is pretty standard. No corkscrew though. As I have written before,
I was never a fan of the corkscrew and I don't have a use for it.

This "Motorist" knife is very special to me.

This is the Wenger Swiss Army Knife that I am still carrying in

my bag or purse. I have been carrying this knife for over 15 years.

Besides all of the standard tools, this knife has PLIERS...
and all in a pretty compact package. Perfect for me.

~ Happy Thanksgiving 2020 from El Rancho De La Tex ~

If you would have just TOLD me that this fake grass

would add some nice atmosphere to this outdoor dining

area, I would have said, "Yeah... right."

But when I see it in person... it kinda does.

Toilet paper shelves.
A self-fulfilling prophecy it seems.

I like this tree that is kind of growing through a wall

that is further out on our property. It ain't so good

for the wall, but I like how it looks.

~ Happy Friday the 13th, November 2020 ~

~ Veterans Day, 2020 ~

The Millennium Falcon manufactured by the Corellian
Engineering Corporation via Mattel. You KNOW I love

this freighter. It was cheap. It is cool.

I bought it for my desk.

~ I voted - November 2020 ~

~ Happy Halloween 2020 from El Rancho De La Tex ~

I finally bought a movie that I have really been wanting

to see, and for a long time. I have heard good things about

"Doctor Sleep: The Next Chapter in The Shining Story".
We will see.

All horror, all month.

And then Ygor says, "Here. He say you tell
him, monster walk again. He came to see.
Monster walk."

Coming Through the Window Man.

A spider gets into the Halloween spirit.

My mom took this picture.

This here is a Latex Reaper.
But I'm bettin' you knew that.

Personally, I don't think a permit should be required.
Cool sign though.

~ Spirit Store - September 10th, 2015 ~

Helga Toadgutter at the Spirit Store in 2014.

 
Simply Spray Blood for those of you who
would rather spray than dribble or drool it.

This is a Fox 40 Micro Safety Whistle. They are very

inexpensive and take up just about no room on your

keychain. If the worst happens and you ever need to

be found, an emergency whistle will save your voice

and the whistle's sound will travel further.

"Three loud, short blasts on your whistle, each lasting
approximately three seconds. While you're blowing, count to
three in your head during each blast so it lasts
approximately three seconds."

You can buy them in two or three packs online.

I thought I would reminisce a bit today. This is the 

very first Spirit Halloween Store I ever visited.

This was in September of 2007. There was

NOBODY there. They would have it at this

location once or twice more.

My very first Spirit Halloween Store haul. I have shown
this awful mask before. The skull is common, glows
in the dark and is fun. A lot of them have their own
personalities as they are pretty cheap and often one is
a different shape then the next. Ya takes yer pick.

They were fun then, but Spirit stores have become

even better over the years.

That poor cat is just wailing.

Halloween at Party City, 2017.

It's that time of year again!

This picture is actually from our Annual Halloween

Crawl of 2019. We are looking forward to whatever type of

Halloween activities we can squeeze out of this weird year.

I started my scary movie watching month a day or two

early with a viewing of Midsommar. Kind of freaky.

I think when I figure out more about it, it will seem
even more freaky. I am not reading anything about

it yet. I want to watch it again first. I did enjoy it.

I spent a lot of the movie just looking for Easter eggs as

I know there have to be many. Easter eggs are fun.

I also felt really bad for that girl Dani,
until the very very end... I think.

If I could get a nickel for every
"it", I would be up a quarter.

With everything that is going on this year, with things

being kind of weird out there, my son and I unfortunately

decided that this year we will not be going on our Annual
Halloween Store Crawl for 2020. We may hit one store up
if we find ourselves out and around, but it is not likely.

It just doesn't seem like much fun with all the requirements.

We are looking forward to 2021!

I am Smoke Free 17 Years Today.
I am not anti-tobacco.
I just don't smoke.

~ Random Around the Ranch Photo of the Day ~

Did you ever like something so much that you bought

a backup just in case something happened to the first one?

!! Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day 2020 !!

That is Edward Teach who is in my curio
cabinet on my pirate shelf. Arg.

Now get out there and talk like a pirate ya lubbers!

!!! Avocado Seed Update: Number Six !!!

More growth, a lot more. They say you need

some patience to grow an avocado plant. That

is a major understatement. And another thing that

you need is a memory. You need to remember
to add water to this seed just about every day.
That water evaporates... FAST.

Stay tuned!

On Saturday February 15th, 2020 I put this avocado seed

in water and posted a photo. I will update again

in about a month. It's fun!