I was playing with my old Sony Mavica camera
and yeah it's not a great picture but I managed to

capture some lightning from my bedroom
window here at The Ranch.

Bullet keychains, 9mm, FMJ.

One new, one a year old.

You know I love collecting "Friday the 13th" movies and

whatever, so when I saw the "Deluxe" editions of parts

1 through 4 on four DVDs for only $5.00? Well, I had

to buy it. This is a great deal especially if you don't
already own them.

Oh, and Part 3 does come in 2D and 3D
but the 3D glasses are not included.
#walmart

I discovered Watermelon Flavored Dots at Dollar Tree

and have enjoyed snacking on them while movie watching

lately. They are very good which is good but they
are also very addictive which is not good.

Temperance is the name of the game.
That's what I keep telling myself.

I loved traveling with my mom and her boyfriend when I was

young and that includes trips to Las Vegas. This Hyatt Lodge
postcard is from sometime in the 1960s. We stayed here back
when Vegas was for adults, but I still found plenty to do
while the grownups were out and about
doing Vegas stuff.

Look at that picture of the pool. I like how the men are dressed

in sports coats and slacks and the woman is in a swimsuit.
Different times, but in some ways, a whole lot better.

I had a LOT of fun here
"right in the heart of the Strip".

P.S.
Even though today is beautiful with a

temperature of 82 degrees, we are expecting

rain for a few days starting tomorrow so we have

lowered Old Glory and taken her inside.

Hey! It's Knife Day yet AGAIN here at The Ranch.

Today's Knife Day is going to be short. This my friends,

is another stinker. I cannot remember at ALL where or

when I acquired this knife, but it is another fake Swiss

Army knife.

Here is the knife with the main blade in the open position.

The quality of this knife is bad. Another gas station knife

with lousy steel that will not take or hold any edge.

There is not much more that I can say about this knife
other than...

...this guy doesn't really hold any memories for me
but I am still glad to have it for I have no
idea what reason. Weird, eh?

See you next Knife Day!

Yes, I like Bath & Body Works, to a fault.

- Veterans Day, 2023 -

~ The Pig Bros in Pig Joke Seven ~

"Be Patient. New Driver."
Sure. Always happy to help.
#empathy

It's another sighting of  Roger Murtaugh's house from the

"Lethal Weapon" movie series. This sighting is from the

television show "Leave It to Beaver" and features Beaver's

best friend Larry Mondello (Rusty Stevens) walking down

the sidewalk while singing "You Always Hurt the One You

Love" which is a riot. This episode was titled, "Beaver Makes

a Loan" (1959).

That is Roger's house in the upper left hand corner. And now

some really (to myself and many others) sad news to report. Yes,

everything you see in that photo is now officially demolished.
 
Roger's house, "The Partridge Family" house, the "I Dream of

Jeannie" house, "The Middle" house, the "Bewitched" house,

the "Father Knows Best" house, the "Blondie" house, the

"Christmas Vacation" house and many more, they're all
gone to make room for more offices and soundstages.

But this will not be my last Lethal Weapon House Sighting

because fortunately the home will live on in movies and

television.

I planted my Ghost Pepper plant from seed on
June 25th and I have not posted an update since
Wednesday, September 13th, so let's do this!

I have pruned it three times now as it keeps getting
too big for my window and I am trying to encourage
new growth lower down. It's not really working
but I still don't have any other safe place
for it to be, so here it stays.

Might be a few more months before
we see a ghost pepper?
If ever?

I have no idea.

And just for good measure here is a picture of the beloved
cactus that I bought for my birthday in January. Thank
goodness it is hanging in there and looking beautiful.

I will probably do a January 2024 vs. January 2023

comparison photo just to see if there has been any
growth. That will be EXCITING and something
to look forward to... right?

I took this picture in March of 2009 with my old

Razor flip phone. I used to go to the mall to look

for deals on DVDs and after I would find (with luck)
one or two I would buy a bag of  Miss Vickie's
Jalapeño flavored kettle cooked potato
chips and a Diet Coke at Quiznos.

Taking a seat at one of their small tables in the
middle of the mall passageway I would people
watch and bask in the glow of successful movie
finding. But alas, Quiznos closed, gas is too
expensive and I now only go to that mall
once a year on my birthday.

All good things... right?

Do you still have an uncarved pumpkin left over from

last month's glorious Spooktober? I acquired this Toasted

Pumpkin Seed recipe card from a realtor in the town

I used to live in a long time ago when my son was little.

We used to make these and they were deeee-licious. I haven't

made them for a  long time. Every year I say I am going

to but never even buy a pumpkin to carve. I need to

change that. Maybe next year...

Do Not Disturb.

I can't remember where I got this.

Happy November 2023 everybody!

And to start out this month I am posting a picture

of a hand carved wooden rainbow trout that we saw

over at the Indian Store. I love rainbow trout. They

are beautiful, they are fun to catch
and they are delicious.

Happy Halloween 2023 from your friends at
El Rancho De La Tex.

Leatherface AKA Thomas Hewitt AKA Bubba
Sawyer AKA etc. etc. etc. at Party City.

This Leatherface animatronic at Party City was a lot more
impressive in person. We liked it a lot. I wish my video
could've captured what we saw while standing in front of
it. But this will give you the idea I'm thinkin'.

!!! HALLOWEEN EVE BONUS PHOTOS !!!

I really like the colors of these neon skeletons at

Party City. They'd probably look fantastic

under black lights.

The holidays are coming up and Party City

has your Krampus fix covered. Just the
thing to stimulate the kiddies on
Christmas morning.

Party City calls this the "Iridescent Pink Leather Festival"

hat. I call it the "What Happens at the Kit Kat Club

Stays at the Kit Kat Club" hat.

How 'bout this creepy but very cool incense burner

we spotted at the Indian Store? We LIKE it.
One of these may be in our future.

And finally, The Butcher at Spirit Halloween.

Tomorrow IS Halloween(!!) and if all goes according

to plan, after dark here at The Ranch we will be feasting

on pizza and popcorn while attending Borden Cinema's

 showing of Sleepaway Camp. We can't wait!

Sleep well my friends!

Don't look up!

A Sam (from the movie Trick 'r Treat) lamp.

He is 15" tall. He works on 3 LR44 batteries

which are not included. Hmmm... I always

thought these guys were plug ins.



Don't look up again!

What the?!

Oh this guy is definitely in a bad way.
Probably rabies or the flu.

A SCREAM backpack.
Ghostface makes his third and final Spooktober 2023
appearance (sad face). See ya next year, buddy!

Oh who am I kidding. He will most likely be
appearing at Borden Cinema well before
next Spooktober (happy face).

Halloween is close, man.

Real close.

Another backpack today. This one is from Killer

Klowns from Outer Space. Look at those great colors.

And to think that those two hideous looking creatures

are spawned from guns that shoot popcorn. That is
just plain horrifying. (The gun on the bag is not
a Popcorn Gun. It is a Cotton Candy Gun.)

And speaking of Cotton Candy Guns, they are back at
Spirit this year. These went fast last year as they are
actually pretty dang great. I did not get a video of
them in action because... fail.

I cannot believe that they actually have these.
If you've seen Killer Klowns, you know. If you
have not seen Killer Klowns, you need  to. The
bottom line is, do not fall for any
puppet shenanigans.

Ghostface makes another appearance. I'm not
sure what "Horror Babies" are about,
but there they are.

These "Bite Me" socks at Party City

might come in handy year-round.

And lastly for today is This Guy. Because
you gotta have a This Guy every Spooktober!

Only three gruesome ghoulish
nights until Halloween!

Over at Party City we have THIS creep.

The Pumpkin Creep. He will trap you in

his vines forever. And forever is an

awfully long time.

See what I mean?

Halloween is so close now.