Jalapeno blossom update.

Awwww. Look at the little balloon dog plush

over at Walmart. Reminds me of course of the

movie, Killer Klowns from Outer Space.

 

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"WHEEEEE!!!! Halloween is coming!"

Clown guy at Walmart today.

- Jack o' Lantern Necklace -

JALAPENO UPDATE!

The lone little flower on my jalapeno plant

has gotten bigger overnight. Man, hopefully
that jalapeno pepper is on the horizon!

And it took a long time, but I reached

TWO BILLION DOLLARS

on the Slot King phone game I am playing.

I am so filthy rich.

Hauntin' times a-comin!

Here are the jalapeno plants that I have been growing

from seed out in the garage (the only safe place around
here) for the last TWELVE MONTHS. The poor
little spindly stemmed guys.

I don't hold out much hope of anything really coming of

this, but one of them is finally giving us a little something

to watch. Our first teeny jalapeno bud.
This might be interesting.

It is once again August 24th so...

Happy National Knife Day!

For this year's National Knife Day I am showing my

Aitor JKII Skeletal Skinner. I cannot remember where

I picked this up, but it was a long, long time ago.  This thing

is 4 3/4 inches long with a 1 3/8 inch cutting edge. It is

pretty dang sharp too. It comes with an OD green
nylon sheath that has a protective insert.

The knife is made of stainless steel and features a gut hook,
screwdriver, lashing holes, ridged handle slot and
it even has a bottle opener.

SHOCKING!

Anyway, it is a fun little knife that I have never used and I

enjoy having it. If you would like to have one for yourself
they are still easy to find. As usual this was fun
and I cannot wait for next year's Knife Day!

"Ducks. Why'd it have to be ducks?"

What time is it, Bob?!

Let's make the day special with an old

IBM Selectric element. Yep! It's a great day!

I bought this decal when we visited the Grand Canyon

Caverns in Arizona. Mid to late 1960s. These caverns are
TWENTY-ONE STORIES UNDERGROUND.

A few more grapes are
asking to be picked.

As I've said before, like

candy off the vine, literally.
So sweet.

I bought this because, well... Austin Butler.

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shh!

Protect your privacy.

Please speak in a low voice.

Sylvester Stallone stars as Lincoln Hawks in
a Cannon Film: Over the Top (1987).
A Lewco Figure.

Not quite a Knife Day, but kinda.
I had to switch out my bag/purse which I really don't enjoy

doing. My Spyderco Tenacious knife was not fitting in the
new one so I needed to 86 it for a smaller knife. I bought

this Victorinox Tinker model.

I always want to have a knife in there even though I carry one

in my pocket (when I have pockets). So I dropped the Tinker

to the bottom of my purse and haven't seen it since, but I know

it is there and that is what counts. I really miss having the

Tenacious. I carried it since Friday, March 15, 2019.

This actually took place on May 30th of this year.

Coming back from weekly grocery shopping
today I stopped by one of our trees and
picked a few grapefruit.

Happy 20th Annual National Day of the Cowboy!

NDOTC is dedicated to (from the website) "preservation of America's

Cowboy heritage so that the history and culture which the United States

Congress's National Day of the Cowboy resolution honors, can be shared

and perpetuated for the public good, through education, the arts,

celebrations, gatherings, rodeos, and community activities."

And to celebrate this year I am posting a picture of

a sheriff badge that I bought during one of my visits

to the Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage at

Griffith Park, CA.

Tonight I will be watching a western movie classic: "Arizona"

(1940) starring Jean Arthur and William Holden. Old Tucson Studios

in Arizona was constructed in 1939 specifically for this movie.

Visit nationaldayofthecowboy.com.

This was the very first picture I ever took with my (then)
new Sony Cyber-Shot camera. The photo was HUGE.
For this post I WAY reduced it in size.

~ Sony Cyber-Shot ~

Purchased: May 18th, 2009

Died: June 21, 2024

This camera was so good to me. I used it for most everything.

It took all the knocks and rough handling that came it's way
and NEVER let me down. I have zero complaints.
Good-by dear friend. We had

some times.

I salute you.

~ Tribute to a Friend ~

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Civil War on Blu-ray. I've been wanting

to see this movie and now, I reckon I will.

Many years ago I found this picture on the internet, printed it

out and put it on my file cabinet. Why? Because this is where

where I sat with my family during my son's 16th birthday trip

to Disneyland and it holds a special memory.

I didn't have a camera back then, so I was happy to have this.

Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante in Frontierland, Disneyland CA.

Fight.

Pull for help.
(hospital restroom)

Happy Birthday America 2024!

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How about an evil clown keychain
from Spencer's?

!!! GHOST PEPPER UPDATE !!!

Well, I keep trying but this poor little plant...

It looks like there will be no pepper again this year.

It starts out looking so strong and happy but just

ends up sad and wilted and dropping leaves.
But we aren't giving up.

When your belt wears out but the stars are

still cool, ya gotta keep them, right?

I mean, just in case?

We spent most of our time today in the emergency room

of our local hospital. Everything is fine now but it was

pretty stressful. On the way home, thankful that all was okay,

we stopped at Panda Express for some dinner to take home

(a treat as of late).

After picking up dinner, driving down the road my son spotted

a SpaceX ship in the sky. WO! We quickly pulled over and jumped

out of the car. My son pulled out his phone and started recording.

I have always wanted to see a ship launch and I feel that this was a

gift. After the kind of scary day we had I felt that this was a message

of hope and that everything is going to be okay.

It was beautiful.

Shooting my Denix Non-Firing Reproduction

.45 Colt Single Action Pistol for

the First Time.

WE DON'T CALL 911.
I wouldn't put this sign in front of my house for
a reason or two, but I totally understand
why somebody would.

~ National Flag Day, 2024 ~

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America,

and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under

God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Why don't ya park that thing in the back 40?

The back of In-N-Out Burger on a hot day.

What?

C'mon man... Where else ya gonna see

the back of an In-N-Out Burger?

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Under 40 huh? I wonder how many associates
are going to be brave enough to not
ask for identification.

These Salsitas chips are SO good. But they are
fattening and expensive, so... not an everyday treat.

Honoring our Heroes.

Memorial Day, 2024.

As I have written at least once before, years ago my mom

started me on the road to saving lucky pennies, pennies that

I find on the sidewalk or the road, wherever. I found this one

yesterday. But after trying with much difficulty to pick it up,

I discovered that it was stuck to the ground, with gum.

It was a cruel trick!

I'm probably the star of some YouTube video now.

#muchhandsanitizer

Here is another one that I have been waiting

for: DUNE 2. It was pretty expensive but it

was one of the few movies that I told myself

I would buy no matter (kind of) the cost.

I loved Part 1 and they say this one is better.
I reckon I will find out.

My NECA Hartigan (Bruce Willis) black
and white 7 inch figure from the movie
Sin City (2005). He comes with a lead pipe
and yes, that is a Stainless Steel Ruger
Blackhawk .357 Magnum pistol
he is carrying.

After a couple of weeks Walmart FINALLY had a

copy of "The Beekeeper" starring Jason Statham.

HUZZAH!

This has been on my Wish List for a pretty long

time. I cannot wait to see it. And in the next day

or two I will, only at... BORDEN CINEMA!

~ Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ~

This display is a presentation of the Gene Autry Museum of Western

Heritage at Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California. This recording

is from my August 2012 visit. I had posted a version of this video back on

Thursday, February 10th of 2022, but I tried to lighten it up a bit and

boosted the audio a little with this one.

The assignment for today was to take a picture

of anything and post it. So here is my lunch at work.

I transplanted my Birthday Cactus from January 2023

(the one on the right) to a new home in a larger pot.

Now, as usual, the waiting game. Did I shock it to
death? I always worry about that.

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Almost a month ago (Monday, April 8)
I posted this picture of some rocks with
freshly done graffiti all over them.

But today? Somebody cleaned them up. I don't know
who and I don't know how but it helped to make
my day just a little brighter.

May the 4th be with you!
2024