Happy National Hamburger Day 2026!
(Pictured is a Tom's burger.)

The right front tire of my car had a slow leak

so I headed over to Discount Tire to have it
repaired. I like this place. It is clean, it is well

organized and it smells like tires.

Their magazine collection is GREAT if you

enjoy reading about tires. Smelling tires is one thing,
but reading about tires is another story, so...

...I watched a movie on my phone. Tim Holt

in The Fargo Kid (1940). I love Tim Holt

Westerns and this was a fun movie.

(I am old enough to remember when you either
stared at the walls or read tire magazines while
you waited. So being able to watch a movie
is just an awesome thing in my book.)

Discount Tire repaired my tire free of charge

and the day turned out to be pretty dang good.

Memorial Day 2026

~ Remember and Honor ~

In 1784 Philip LeMarchand created a puzzle box known as the
Lament Configuration. This is a recreation of that puzzle box.
I bought it at a seasonal Halloween store many years ago.
It came flat and was assembled with some difficulty and a
little Super Glue. It sits on the Horror Shelf
in my curio cabinet.

Again with the cactus, Tex?

Yeah, I know. But I just found these today and I think

they are beautiful and I cannot wait to put them into dirt

and see what they do.

I will name this picture:
“Three Dollars to Put Six
Pounds in One Tire.”

I came across a deal at Walmart. I never would have paid

$29.97 for this. Not because I wouldn't want it, but because

I have too many figures as it is. At $12.00 I can almost
afford to give it away if I want to. So I brought it home.

Culturefly's Big Chap Xenomorph Deluxe

Vinyl Statue from the movie ALIEN.

He's pretty cool. I don't think they spent much time
on the acrylic background though. Some of the text
even seems to be repeated in spots. His feet are on
pegs so he can be removed from the base if needed.
The figure is about 8.25 inches tall.

Here is his lovely face. His secondary jaw is extended
and fierce. The translucent dome covering his skull
 is a little off, but hey, for $12.00, this guy is great to
own. I had seen him (at Walmart) for a few weeks.
He was the last one. That is probably the reason
for the mark down. Once again, HUZZAH!

My mom made some corn on the cob (which was

about the best I have had in my entire life) so I made

a ham sandwich on sourdough bread along with some

BBQ beans to go with it.

I am posting this photo because sometime in the
future I want to look back at this and think,
oh yeah, THAT was good.

I keep forgetting what this button in our car does.

At this point I’ve decided it probably just quietly alerts

The Avengers that it’s time to assemble.
I hardly ever press it.