Big Lots says, "MAKE IT A MOVIE NIGHT."

That sounds like a plan to me says I.

Here is another Zippo lighter that I own. I think this may be

the first one I ever bought. I purchased this one from the

National Rifle Association sometime in the early mid 1980s.

This lighter I did use for lighting cigarettes as I smoked at the

time. Most likely Winston 100s, Marlboro or More Reds, or

all of them. I used this lighter a LOT.

Here is a closer up of the attached logo on the Zippo. This

lighter is in really good shape considering how much I

carried and used it.

The markings on the bottom indicate that my lighter was
manufactured in 1974. Wo. That's a long time ago.

And lastly, here is the box it came in and the little
information sleeve that was included. I have not used
this lighter for years and years and I will never use it
again. It will be another one of those little things that
I want my son to have.

Huzzah!

We put our Christmas lights up yesterday. Our lights go
up on Thanksgiving Day and come down on January 1st.

Those are the rules.

Last night after a Thanksgiving dinner (which could only be
described as being absolute PERFECTION) prepared by my
mom, we settled in for a viewing of Home Alone 2: Lost
in New York. What a fantastic Thanksgiving Day we had.

 
~ Happy Thanksgiving 2022 from El Rancho De La Tex ~

That's a long tail ya got there, buddy.
(My mom took this picture.)

Hooters and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Well, they do have one thing in common... wings.

Yeah... that's it, wings.

"Them what pass this here way should take 'eed."

Duly noted.

I bought a couple of patches at the Army Navy store. I usually

buy only one at a time, but these two I didn't want to let get away.

United States Cargo Star Ship Nostromo is a commercial hauler

owned by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation from the movie

Alien (1979). And Cowboy Up? Well... that is something I need to

remind myself to do from time to time.

Here they are at home
on my bedroom door.

Knife day at El Rancho De La Tex!
More than a few times when I renew my National Rifle

Association membership they throw in a free knife as part

of the deal. Now these are not good knives by any stretch
of the imagination. I usually just put some oil on them and
pack them away for my son to have one day as pieces

of interest.

But this last knife? Look at those scratches. Nothing worth

doing anything about. It's just a bummer that on top of it being
a not good knife it is this dinged up. So.... I oiled it and
packed it away. Next!

It is Saturday night and I know what I'M doing.
Easy chair, hot chocolate and my Guide to Gluing.

Tonight is SIZZLING!

Living the dream.

~ Veterans Day 2022 ~

A little coyote in our driveway last night.

I voted today.

November 8th, 2022.

As I mentioned in October we played our yearly miniature

golf game on my son's birthday and we once again did
manage to keep out of the water. We've been pretty
lucky over the years.

I also won some pretty sweet prizes in the arcade.

#madskillz

The other day....

Another snake in the driveway.

He's a purdy one.

I don't know who this is but he is

life-size and and he is at the Indian Store. 

 
I look to my left as I wait for the
flagman to give me the go ahead.

It is a new month and a beautiful new

day here at The Ranch. Happy November!