New Project!

Take a picture a day for 24 hours.

This is the first one.

On Tuesday, May 19, I had shown a picture of these cactus

pups that I ran across and wrote that I was going to plant

them in a pot soon.



Well, I did. It's going to be fun watching these guys
grow up. In a short while I will buy a clay pot to put
them in. I didn't find one around

here that I could use.

Happy National Hamburger Day 2026!
(Pictured is a Tom's burger.)

The right front tire of my car had a slow leak

so I headed over to Discount Tire to have it
repaired. I like this place. It is clean, it is well

organized and it smells like tires.

Their magazine collection is GREAT if you

enjoy reading about tires. Smelling tires is one thing,
but reading about tires is another story, so...

...I watched a movie on my phone. Tim Holt

in The Fargo Kid (1940). I love Tim Holt

Westerns and this was a fun movie.

(I am old enough to remember when you either
stared at the walls or read tire magazines while
you waited. So being able to watch a movie
is just an awesome thing in my book.)

Discount Tire repaired my tire free of charge

and the day turned out to be pretty dang good.

Memorial Day 2026

~ Remember and Honor ~

In 1784 Philip LeMarchand created a puzzle box known as the
Lament Configuration. This is a recreation of that puzzle box.
I bought it at a seasonal Halloween store many years ago.
It came flat and was assembled with some difficulty and a
little Super Glue. It sits on the Horror Shelf
in my curio cabinet.

Again with the cactus, Tex?

Yeah, I know. But I just found these today and I think

they are beautiful and I cannot wait to put them into dirt

and see what they do.

I will name this picture:
“Three Dollars to Put Six
Pounds in One Tire.”

I came across a deal at Walmart. I never would have paid

$29.97 for this. Not because I wouldn't want it, but because

I have too many figures as it is. At $12.00 I can almost
afford to give it away if I want to. So I brought it home.

Culturefly's Big Chap Xenomorph Deluxe

Vinyl Statue from the movie ALIEN.

He's pretty cool. I don't think they spent much time
on the acrylic background though. Some of the text
even seems to be repeated in spots. His feet are on
pegs so he can be removed from the base if needed.
The figure is about 8.25 inches tall.

Here is his lovely face. His secondary jaw is extended
and fierce. The translucent dome covering his skull
 is a little off, but hey, for $12.00, this guy is great to
own. I had seen him (at Walmart) for a few weeks.
He was the last one. That is probably the reason
for the mark down. Once again, HUZZAH!

My mom made some corn on the cob (which was

about the best I have had in my entire life) so I made

a ham sandwich on sourdough bread along with some

BBQ beans to go with it.

I am posting this photo because sometime in the
future I want to look back at this and think,
oh yeah, THAT was good.

I keep forgetting what this button in our car does.

At this point I’ve decided it probably just quietly alerts

The Avengers that it’s time to assemble.
I hardly ever press it.

What a beautiful castle.

Hole 14!

Happy Star Wars Day, 2026!

May the 4th Be With You.

The circus is coming to town!

I just now noticed that Tom taped his 2025

Halloween costume to my curio cabinet.

He is so sentimental.

My son gave me this little pink skull years

ago. I can’t even remember how long.
He (the skull, not my son) now lives on the
Pirate Shelf in my curio cabinet.

Now, I'm no plumber, but I am betting that

one of those is for hot and one is for cold.
I probably just saved us some dinero.

TRANSMISSION #121

~ Random Around the Ranch Photo of the Day ~
Scarlet geranium flowers just hangin' out.

Chuck Norris Nights at Borden Cinema was G-R-E-A-T!

It was a blast. We started out on Tuesday night with Good

Guys Wear Black (1978). John T. Booker's (Chuck Norris) old Army

buddies are being offed one by one and it is up to him to find

out why and put an end to it. Will he? I think you know.

This movie is even better than I remembered. I rated GGWB
8 out of 10 Silencers on a Revolver.

Next up, on Wednesday night Borden Cinema showed Missing

in Action (1984). Braddock (Chuck Norris) is absolutely positive that

there are still prisoners of war in Vietnam and by hell or highwater

he is going to bring them home... against all odds. This movie was
directed by Joseph Zito who also directed Friday the 13th: The
Final Chapter. That puts a checkmark in the Plus Box. I rated
MIA 8 out of 10 M60 Machine Guns. A Chuck Norris
staple to be certain.

And then? On Thursday night we saw Silent Rage (1982). This is

the Chuck Norris "slasher" movie. Small town sheriff  Dan Stevens
(Chuck Norris) battles a genetically engineered, monstrous man
comparable to Michael Myers or Jason Voorhees. He is also having
a love affair. Ooo la la. Silent Rage has some great co-stars as
well: Ron Silver, Steven Keats and the late great William Finley.
There IS one weak point in the movie and that is Deputy Sheriff
Charlie (Stephen Furst). You will know why when you see it.
I love the movie and I rated it 7.5 out of 10 Silver Jumpsuits.

And finally, on Friday night at Borden Cinema, probably my all time
favorite Chuck Norris movie, Lone Wolf McQuade (1983). Chuck plays
J.J. McQuade, a badass Texas Ranger. And he is out to bring down drug
lord Rawley Wilkes played by another of my all time favorites,
David Carradine. No more setup than that is required to make this
a dang good show. The music composed by Francesco De Masi
is reminiscent of a Spaghetti Western and as a matter of fact,
the whole movie has that SW flavor. I rated LWM 10 out of 10
Huge Gun Belt Buckles with Eagles on them.

And that’s a wrap on Chuck Norris Nights at Borden Cinema!
Looking forward to doing it again soon with more favorite films!

We love you Chuck Norris!