Happy Friday the 13th, March 2026!

My grandmother gave this tin matchstick dispenser to me.

I have had it for many years. There are no markings on it so
I don't know how old it really is, but I don't think they are
uncommon. I really enjoy having this and using it.
It is a great little device. And the fact that my mom's
mom gave it to me makes it special.

Tax day went so well that I celebrated

with a Fanta Orange Zero soda.

Alfred Hitchcock Drive, Universal Studios,

Universal City, California, 1987.

Week Four of the 2026 Month of Musicals!

All Musicals all month continued on! First up this week

was Muppet Treasure Island. This movie is fantastic.

Tim Curry as Long John Silver. Holy cow is he a fun

pirate! Tim Curry, am I right? Yes. I am. The Muppets

are hilarious in this one. Lots of wink-wink jokes for the

grown-ups. I rate Muppet Treasure Island 10 out of 10

Tim Curry Piratey Hearty Pirate Laughs.

Next up was The Greatest Showman, kind of the story of

P.T. Barnum. I enjoyed this quite a bit. Good music, a pretty

good love story and just kind of a feel-good (most of the time)
movie. Hugh Jackman is really good as usual. He sings. He dances.

He makes ya weepy. TGS is worth a watch and I will watch it

again someday. I rate this movie 9 out of 10 Top Hats.

And then, Shall We Dance starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

Classic. You want to see some of the most inventive dancing ever?

If so, you want to watch Fred Astaire. That guy is awesome. And

Ginger Rogers is just pretty dang adorable. And when they dance

together? Not much else like it. Lots of humor as well of course. Don't

miss them on roller skates, the OLD kind that attach to your shoes.

Yikes. I rate Shall We Dance 10 out of 10 Linda Keene Masks.

And now, the one that I have been waiting for, the movie I was

saving for last, the movie that I have not seen for six years: La La Land.

I absolutely LOVE this movie. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are

so enjoyable to watch together. And the music? From the

first scene on the freeway featuring the song Another Day of Sun
to the Epilogue scene featuring Mia & Sebastian's Theme,

City of Stars and a bit of Another Day of Sun, my eyes and ears are

glued to the screen. The two very last shots of this movie could not have

been a lovelier way to end this Month of Musicals. Needless to say, I rate

La La Land 11 out of 10 George Michaels.

And that's it. The curtains have closed on the February 2026 Month of

Musicals at Borden Cinema. I had a great time watching all of these shows.

As these movies were pretty long I can't do this again very soon, but

in a couple of years?

Happy National Pig Day 2026!
(I don't like to brag, but
I drew that pig.)

~ Random Around the Ranch Photo of the Day ~

How about a little wooden shark sitting on a shelf?

Hoorah for the Third Week in the 2026 Month of Musicals!

First up this week was Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Starring Peter Frampton and The Bee Gees this one was a rock

and roller. So many musical stars in this movie from Billy Preston

to Alice Cooper. In truth, not a great movie, but fun to watch

at least once. I rated this movie 6.5 out of 10 Strawberry Fields.

Next up was Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and the always

great Alan Rickman. This movie is dark, REALLY dark. Pretty

darn bloody too. Not one for the kiddies. Having said that,
wonderful music, wonderful movie and I love it. I rated
Sweeney 9 out of 10 Heads Going KA-BONK
on the Basement Floor.

And now, Bikini Beach. Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello.

1964 beach party fun. Sand, surf, drag strips, young people
and pure zaniness! Fun thing to watch out for: Eric Von Zipper
giving himself the finger... AGAIN. I rated this movie 6 out of 10
Potato Bugs, but I probably should have gone slightly higher.

Yeah, Beach Party Tonight!

And the last movie for Week Three was Disney's The Lion King.

Everybody knows this movie. What more can I say? I rate this

movie 10 out of 10 The Lion Sleeps Tonights.

A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh!

Week Four and the final week of
The Month of Musicals is underway!

I had my eyes on this little skeleton at Walmart for a

few weeks. He was in the fish tank department. I thought

he would look kind of cool in my cactus pot. I finally

broke down and bought him.

He seems to be angry, which is okay.

We all have our days.