Barnes & Noble. It always seems so "snooty" in there. Hoity-

toity... And they are expensive for a lot of things. But I can

find some things in there that I cannot find anywhere else

except maybe for Amazon.com.

This time it is Alabama's album, Greatest Hits Vol. III. There is a

song that I have been really wanting to get: "I'm in a Hurry". And

there are other good songs on this CD as well. "Tennessee River"

being one.

This is also a test. But for this test I am posting a

picture of some popcorn I bought at Walmart for

one dollar. Popz popcorn. Just for a change while

I watched "Ender's Game" on Blu-ray, which was

pretty good.

This is just a test. Google/Picasa are having their

way with us again and it requires some relearning.

One of the things that I love about cactus is

even when Mother Nature kicks it over...

...it still survives and shows how beautiful it is.

C'mon now.... Who would not want one of these?

I took this picture at the Conan the Barbarian

show at Universal Studios Hollywood some

years ago. While looking at the pictures I spotted

a "Hidden Mickey".

I have always wanted to eat at Hometown Buffet, but

I did not because a mile down the road was...

 

 ...PIZZA!

 

Hometown Buffet: 0

Pizza: 10,346

I bought "I Saw The Light: The Story of Hank Williams" on DVD.

I really wanted to see this one. Tom Hiddleston did a good job but

overall the movie was a little long and a little TVish. Elizabeth "Scarlett

Witch" Olsen played his wife Audrey and she sang a bit. In the movie her

singing was supposed to be terrible, but I liked it. Anyway, it seemed to be a

showcase for TH and he is pretty good. I love him as "Loki" in"The

Avenger" movies. 5.5 out of 10 Cheatin' Hearts.

And yeah, it is brush fire season again. Always some added summer stress.

Being evacuated is difficult enough, losing your home? I pray that we never

find out how that feels.

P.S. I entered a contest with Stetson to win a reproduction of the hat

that Tom wore as Hank Williams in the movie. Winning that would

be fantastic and near impossible.

 

 Happy National Day Of The Cowboy 2016!

July 23th is 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."

~ National Day of the Cowboy Website ~

Happy Birthday America 2016!

I went to the movies again. I got to go later at night. That is my

favorite time. You know I love to close the theater. And with the

points I earned with my Regal Crown card this movie was FREE!

This time I saw "The Shallows". It is a killer shark movie. It was

okay. The popcorn was better. I give the movie about 5.5 out

of 10 barnacles. Blake Lively did a good job. The shark looked

real. ...I don't know. I am just difficult to please lately.

I am looking forward the the "Magnificent Seven" remake. I know,

it is a remake, but it is a WESTERN. And even though Denzel

Washington is not one of my favorite actors, he never fails to

deliver for me. Never. He SHOULD be one of my favorite actors,

but he just is not. It does not make sense. Anyway, "The Shallows"

is worth a rent when it is released on DVD. I won't be buying it.

My son was driving (passenger) by the

Capitol Records building in Los Angeles

and sent me this picture he took.

I did put those little dice beads I bought at the

Indian Store on the lanyard of my Becker BK7.

But to be honest, my heart was not into this project.

I just felt I needed to get it done. Bad mix.

I have been kind of tired lately and it was difficult for

me to gather the interest to do a good job on this. The

lanyard is all but useless. The knots are terrible and

the dice are nowhere near where I wanted them to be.

The whole thing has a kind of whimsical look to it

but whimsical is not what I was shooting for.

I will redo it sometime in the future. This knife

deserves a MUCH better less laughable job.

Somebody put the bird feed a little too close

to the ground today. I cannot safely shoot these

little varmints in this area. Backstops not secure.

As cute and fun as these guys are to watch, it
does not outweigh how destructive they are,
especially in large numbers.

It wasn't easy to get this picture either. Two things

they are, are aware and FAST.

I went to update my eyeglass prescription.

I figured ten years was a long enough stretch.

It looks like the Duke boys were over

to The Home Depot again today.

We are big on knowing the temperature here at

El Rancho De La Tex. These are the "outdoor"

devices for the "Indoor/Outdoor" contraptions.

These things are great. When you reach a certain

age it is nice to know if the heat you are feeling is

real heat or your imagination or a blasted ailment.

It is all very exciting.

I got one more from the Indian store. While there

I found these awesome little dice with pretty large

holes in them.

I think they are going to find a way onto my knife

lanyard much the way the skull from the Indian Store

ended up on my smaller knife. And I do not think that

I will need to enlarge the holes in the dice as I did with the

skull (a difficult proposition, at least for me) to make them

fit. I will do this soon. I am still not sure what configuration

to use for the lanyard.

 One of the reasons I had gone to the Indian Store

was to find a cover for my Bic lighter. If you are

going to carry a Bic, you might as well make it yours

is what I say.

 

 I found this beautiful cover there. It is

made by a gent name of James Martin. He is

of the Navajo Tribe. The stones are turquoise and 

coral. The case is sterling silver.

 

The back is adorned as well. Mr. Martin makes many

beautiful pieces and he is worth checking out. I feel

like I am carrying artwork in my purse.

"You see, I understand you men were just playin' around,
but the mule, he just doesn't get it. Course, if you were to
all apologize..."

A "Clint Eastwood poncho" at the Indian Store that my
son and I really enjoy visiting from time to time. I think
we all pretty much know that this poncho is not anything
like the one that Clint wears in his westerns,
but it's cool anyway.