I finally hung the second "spur" on my wall.

I could only do one at a time due to stuff.

Plus, for my Birthday Extravaganza I had a
bacon burger (tasted way better than it looks)...

...and fries over at Tom's.

My Annual Birthday Extravaganza continues.

Guess what this is.

That's right! El Pollo Loco! My first time there in a few
years. I was looking forward to this. The pinto beans
were great. The rice was great. The flour tortillas were
great. The HOT SAUCE was HOT and great.
The chicken... not so great. Dry, bland, boring.

But I will be back at some point to

give it another shot.

In the past it has been really good.

My Annual Birthday Extravaganza for 2026 has begun

and I kicked it off by buying another cactus for my

bathroom window. I will be planting this guy in his new

home in a few days and I will take a picture of him

when I do. Until then he is in the window becoming

acquainted with his three new pals from birthdays past.

Ain't he purdy?

On Friday, December 26, 2025 I wrote that I was kind of

excited to plant this piece of cactus into a pot. It had broken
off from a larger plant higher up in the rocks.

Today I did plant it. This is a pretty heavy piece of cactus

and let me tell you what, this thing wants to stick you BIG

time. It tried really hard, but once again I survived. I think

this is such a cool piece. It came out okay I think.
It probably needs a bigger pot. We will see.

And this cactus was in survival mode. Look at those little
roots reaching out for the ground, which was only inches
away while it lay on its side for weeks and weeks.
Cactus is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.

TRANSMISSION #110

Happy New Year 2026!

from

~ El Rancho De La Tex ~

The last day of 2025 looked pretty dreary as I went out

early this morning to take care of my weekly shopping.
I am not huge on dreary.

But hey!  I found the movie Richie Rich in the $5.00 bin at

Walmart. That cheered me right up. This is a fun movie.

The dude has a McDonald's in his house and a

roller coaster in his backyard.

I will be celebrating the coming of the New Year quietly at
The Ranch tonight. I hope YOU have a wonderful evening,
whatever you’ve got planned!
Be safe!

On Thursday, December 30, 2021 I wrote that I had bought

this brand new Zippo Armor® Brushed Chrome Windproof

Lighter as a practice run for my 2022 Birthday Extravaganza.

Well, here it is 2025 and I have now been carrying this lighter

for 4 years. I think for me, that is a record. Anyway, I just wanted

to post this for fun and to show how the lighter is aging.

I think it is maturing nicely so far and

I still really enjoy carrying this lighter.

- ATTENTION IMPERIAL SUBJECTS -

This sign hangs on the wall by the door that

we use to exit our garage. It serves as a good reminder.
The last thing we need is to be caught unprepared
for a potential stormtrooper fireteam encounter.

Tis the day after Christmas, and on
one part of The Ranch, this cactus let
loose another broken piece.
It rolled down and...

...pretty much landed here. It is too cold and windy

today, but first chance I get I am going to put

this guy in a pot like I did the other one. This is

a great piece of cactus. I can't wait to get it into dirt.

This Christmas season I have watched The Santa Clause

1 & 2 and tonight will be my final Christmas movie

viewing with The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.

I've never seen it. Martin Short is in it and I love that guy.

And I get to start my Annual Birthday Extravaganza
for 2025 in less than a week. Looking forward to
doing a few things and going to a few places
that I only do and go to once a year.

#ChocolateShakeAndBananaBananaSmoothie

Merry Christmas 2025 from Santa Claus,

Lizzy Tex Borden and all of your friends

at El Rancho De La Tex.

I hung my "spur"

on the wall.

Back on October 3rd of this year, I posted this photo

of a cactus that had broken off from a larger plant and

that I transplanted into this pot, along with a skull

I bought at Walmart.

Well, I could not resist. I took yet another cactus piece that

had broken off and added it to the pot. I was originally

going to cut it shorter but it ended up as tall as the first

one (on the right). I think shorter would have been better
but, we will just have to see how they get along.

I ran across this in the ranch

house a while ago. It is a smokers

candle. Light it while you smoke

(tobacco) and bam! No more offensive

(to some) odor.

This product was sold by Stetson. And when

the candle was out of wax? You are able to

use it as an ashtray and that's mighty fine.

This was my combination lock at work
when I first started my new job.

This is my combination lock at work

after twenty and one half years.

Who rescued who?

The who who brings home the bacon.

Case closed.

In an effort to self-improve, yes I have been spending

quite a bit of time at the dentist. Last month I posted a

Halloween photo of a pumpkin patch of sorts in the

courtyard of my dentist's office location. This month

I am showing their beautiful annual Christmas tree.

Just one more visit (fingers crossed) for this series
of treatments, and then? We will start a new
project at the end of January.

It is all good.

TRANSMISSION #105

Those pesky spiders just LOVE to live

behind the side-view mirrors on our car.

And now? They are starting to love it INSIDE

as well. They are pushing their luck.

Bless our Home.

And bless your home as well.

Happy December!