Here are the jalapeno plants that I have been growing

from seed out in the garage (the only safe place around
here) for the last TWELVE MONTHS. The poor
little spindly stemmed guys.

I don't hold out much hope of anything really coming of

this, but one of them is finally giving us a little something

to watch. Our first teeny jalapeno bud.
This might be interesting.

It is once again August 24th so...

Happy National Knife Day!

For this year's National Knife Day I am showing my

Aitor JKII Skeletal Skinner. I cannot remember where

I picked this up, but it was a long, long time ago.  This thing

is 4 3/4 inches long with a 1 3/8 inch cutting edge. It is

pretty dang sharp too. It comes with an OD green
nylon sheath that has a protective insert.

The knife is made of stainless steel and features a gut hook,
screwdriver, lashing holes, ridged handle slot and
it even has a bottle opener.

SHOCKING!

Anyway, it is a fun little knife that I have never used and I

enjoy having it. If you would like to have one for yourself
they are still easy to find. As usual this was fun
and I cannot wait for next year's Knife Day!

"Ducks. Why'd it have to be ducks?"

What time is it, Bob?!

Let's make the day special with an old

IBM Selectric element. Yep! It's a great day!

I bought this decal when we visited the Grand Canyon

Caverns in Arizona. Mid to late 1960s. These caverns are
TWENTY-ONE STORIES UNDERGROUND.

A few more grapes are
asking to be picked.

As I've said before, like

candy off the vine, literally.
So sweet.

I bought this because, well... Austin Butler.

TRANSMISSION #37

shh!

Protect your privacy.

Please speak in a low voice.

Sylvester Stallone stars as Lincoln Hawks in
a Cannon Film: Over the Top (1987).
A Lewco Figure.

Not quite a Knife Day, but kinda.
I had to switch out my bag/purse which I really don't enjoy

doing. My Spyderco Tenacious knife was not fitting in the
new one so I needed to 86 it for a smaller knife. I bought

this Victorinox Tinker model.

I always want to have a knife in there even though I carry one

in my pocket (when I have pockets). So I dropped the Tinker

to the bottom of my purse and haven't seen it since, but I know

it is there and that is what counts. I really miss having the

Tenacious. I carried it since Friday, March 15, 2019.

This actually took place on May 30th of this year.

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)