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 ~

TRANSMISSION #32

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!

TRANSMISSION #30

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?

TRANSMISSION #24

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