There was another brush fire around here. I had to zoom

in with my camera so the photo is not so great.

Firefighting helicopters flying by us...

...to get over there. They had so many planes and helicopters

on this fire it was amazing. Thank you SO much to our firefighters

for being on top of all these fires and saving us and our homes.

You cannot even imagine what these folks do. They are fantastic.

 

I bought this pin from Virginia's Gift Shop at Knott's

Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. Must of been

about 25 years ago. The gift shop was named after

Virginia Knott, the eldest of the four daughters of

Walter and Cordelia Knott, the founders of  Knott's

Berry Farm. Virginia was also the proprietor

of the gift shop from 1939 until 1997. Holy cow.

Virginia passed away in June of 2003 at 90 years old.

~ Veterans Day, 2016 ~

Just a random picture today.

Myself, I could not make one of these.

 

Broham, yer pokin' my eye out.

~ I Voted - November 8th, 2016 ~

And to celebrate Election Day and all that that entails,

I bought a new Buck knife. This is the Buck Trio 373.

I love Buck knives. The only thing that bothers me about

this particular knife is: Made in China. Every time I see

"China" on the blade I cringe a bit. But this is a great sharp-

out-of-the-box knife and I like it. Three blades: clip, spey

and sheepsfoot. Centered nicely and no play. With tax and

a (reusable) bag I had to buy over at Walmart now, this knife

ran me $16.01. Nothing much else to say.

Redundant, but I LIKE seeing this on my knife. I have a

few Buck knives that I have had for some thirty-five

years and they are soon to be heirlooms.

I will just present the picture and remain silent.

Sometime back I had posted a photo of this machete type deal that

I have. I needed to safely store it but I never had a sheath for it. I have

a friend, Duane, who has a YouTube channel. In one of his videos he

displayed a sheath that he had made out of cardboard and duct tape

for one of his knives. I decided to try it.

Ta-daaaaaa!

Now I can store this thing without fear of cutting myself

when retrieving it. I am posting this photo of the sheath

to show to Duane. Duane has all KINDS of great ideas.

He is The Master.

Thanks Duane!

Click here to visit
Duane on YouTube

An Agave Americana on our property is starting to bloom.

Outside.

Inside.

Food.

(Beijing Beef and Black Pepper Chicken at Panda Express.)

Walking through the entrance and into the courtyard.

The Gene Autry Museum in Griffith Park, California.

~ Circa 2010 ~

I bought "Star Trek Beyond". I have the first two movies

and they are a lot of fun. I watched this one and it too is

a lot of fun. I think the first movie is first best, the second

movies is second best, and this one is third best. Totally

worth a watch. I like the humor in these movies a lot.

And on Blu-ray they look great.

Here is another picture of the Universal Studios Los Angeles

stunt show, 1987. The comedy relief is in the pit. I always love

the cowboy stunt shows. I like them more when the comedy is

downplayed, but I suppose the comedy is for the kids and

folks who are not into Westerns for Westerns sake.

 ~ Happy Halloween 2016 from Lizzy Tex Borden ~

Just a foot and a skull for today.

"Hey lady... Psssst... Yeah you... Wanna take my picture?"

And now you know the rest of the story.

I bought Green Day's new CD called Revolution Radio.

This CD is kick butt. If you like Green Day, pretty sure

you will like this. Seems like traditional almost old school

Green Day to me. Good driving music.

Just thought I would mention this.

I don't know who or what these guys are, but

I am pretty sure it would blow to be one of them.
The guy on the right in the middle looks
especially tormented.

Here is a ram skull at Halloween City. It did not have a price

on it which is a good thing. I was really wanting it and not

knowing a price and not wanting to ask was a great deterrent.

Halloween City loses a sale and I gain space at El Rancho

De La Tex that I do not have for a ram skull.

'Tis the season!

Fa la la la laaaa... la laaaa laaaaa AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!

Jason is on duty? Well Hell, I'm in!

Awwww... Why so sad?

Oh. Horrid paint job. I understand.

 When I went to Big Lots there was a Halloween City

store close by so I took a little look inside. As it turns

out, this store is kind of weak. It is kind of like a poor

man's Spirit Store. Just not much in there.

These clowns are the official greeters.

This one appears to have an attitude.

Ho-lee-cow. I bought "Insidious: Chapter 3" at Big Lots and

this movie is KING of the jump-scares. Some people hate

jump-scares and I am not in love with them myself. But it

was entertaining and I am STILL creeped out as I write this.

And these are not your "throw a cat into frame"or "touch your

friend on the shoulder" scares. Nope. Like I said: KING.

If your heart can take it, I suggest watching this movie and for

what it is I give it 6.5 out of 10 lanterns in the dark.

A blast from the past.

- Halloween 2010 -

Walmart never did claim to have

the scariest Halloween decorations.

 

Yes, bushes were created for your trash. Ah jeez.

The ultimate example of lazy. A spit in the

eye of you and I.

I haven't carved a jack o' lantern for a looong time. I keep

meaning to, wanting to, but stuff just keeps distracting me.

I will have to try harder, sometime.

"Just like me, they long to be, close to you."*

Walmart (what I think are) scarecrows.

 

*Close to You - The Carpenters

I know... Kind of boring to see the Regal Theater over and over,

but it's a beautiful new day and this is one of my all-time

favorite places.

I have my popcorn and diet (of course!) Coke

and I am going in to see...

??????

The Magnificent Seven! Okay, THIS was a good movie. It is getting

mixed reviews but I sit on a comfortable rock in the "it was a lot

of fun" camp. I bought the movie "Geronimo - An American Legend"

on Saturday, August 20 and it had that coupon for $7.50 towards a

ticket for M7, so I only paid $1. Now that is a bargain. I will just say

that if you love westerns, this is worth seeing. I rate it 8 out of 10

cowboys who save the day.

I cannot wait to buy this movie and see it again.

 

Time to exit the Regal. So long, until we meet again. Great day.

I was driving down the road today and I

spotted this guy running along side of me.

I floored it and lost him.

I spotted this A&W Root Beer in a vending machine

the other day and thought I might give it a try. It has

been a long time since I have had root beer. So I put

it in the refrigerator and pull it out every once in a while

for a sip. Holy COW it is good.

I think a six pack is in my future.

My mom went to Maine this summer and she brought

this t-shirt back for me. She asked if it was something

I would wear while out and about. I answered, "In today's

climate? Not sure... I'm just not sure."

She said it was a "just for fun" present anyway.

Nine years ago the Spirit Halloween Store had this

big balloon floating waaaaay up high over their building.

Well, my son is out of town so we didn't do our Annual

Halloween Store Crawl for 2016. This is the first time in

years that I missed it. I am still trying to keep the spirit

going here though. I am pretty sure I will have the day

after Halloween off so I might be able to crawl around

and buy some of that 50% off goodness at some stores.

I just don't know. Some of the TV show titles are just....

I always say "I am not a prude"... Maybe I am. Because

I feel these titles could be a bit more... tasteful.