I finally found a plucky little droid in a size that is bigger

than teeny. Hasbro's R2D2 figure from "The Force Awakens".

This figure fits right in with 12 inch figures. I found him

at Big Lots for ten dollars. Go figure.

Maybe one day I will stumble upon C3PO as well.

The issue with most 3POs is that they are not a

shiny reflective gold, but a dull gold.

Not good. Not good at all.

One of the galleries in the Gene Autry Museum in Griffith

Park, CA. These are all authentic artifacts. From my 2014 visit.

I went over to Big Lots and found a couple of movies

to buy. Moneyball on DVD, and Terminator 3 on Blu-ray

and DVD for only $2.88, a Black Friday leftover.

Earlier I had pizza and you know I have to put a picture of

it here because I love to look at pizza, almost as much as

I love to eat it. But I'm thinkin you know that.

I have not been to an El Pollo Loco restaurant in years. Fifteen years

maybe? And I have only been there twice counting today. It was

a nice change of pace. It is quite festive in there.

I had a 2 piece meal: breast and wing (pretty darn good), two flour tortillas

(pretty good), rice (good), corn (REALLY good) and their hot sauce

which is hot and great and you can have as much as you wish. Overall

I would rate my meal today about 6.5 out of 10 Crazy Chickens.

I will go there again someday.

~ Happy Thanksgiving, 2016 ~

A present my mom bought for one of those

"Toys For Tots" type programs. I would WANT this.

~ Jaws - Universal Studios, Los Angeles - 1987 ~

Go away, fish! Scat!

SHAAAAARRK!!

 

Wait, what is that? What IS that??

Hey! Mr. Fisherman! You could be in...

Although, everything LOOKS peaceful enough...

Well, THIS doesn't look good.

It is expensive, but I finally broke down and bought "Alison

Krauss & Union Station Live". This is a two disc set and it is

pretty fantastic. It has to be for me to buy a "live" album. I don't

like live CDs. A real highlight of this CD set is "Baby, Now That I've

Found You". I am sure that this song is a favorite of many folks.

This CD was recorded over two nights and I sure would have

liked to have been at those performances.

Sometimes clouds are just so cool.

Just like trees.

San Diego, California.

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.