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| Obi-Wan Kenobi Action Figure Unboxing |
Does anything remain to be said about this character? I doubt it.
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| Obi-Wan Kenobi - Author's Collection |
The action figure is described as the "wandering Jedi." The figure comes with an (uncivilized) blaster and a blue light saber. I got it very cheap (less than $10) on Amazon.com.
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| Hot Wheels, Star Wars - Author's Picture |
We went on our first weekly pilgrimage to Walmart. I say first, because we usually end up going at least twice, Friday and Saturday. I'll have to go pick up my mom's groceries tomorrow. Since I have a little birthday money in my pocket, I hope to take my wife to a late lunch or early dinner at the Sirloin Stockade in Paris, Texas. It's a bit out of the way, but we both like it. We'll go before our meal, probably, to visit the Goodwill store. I can always manage to find something I need (or think I need) at those types of stores.
The picture above shows Hot Wheels Star Wars ships at Walmart. I couldn't remember if I had them, so I took the shot and brought it home to check. It turns out that I already have the A-Wing Fighter (R), but I don't have the E-Wing. If they're still there tomorrow, I'll get the E-Wing.
As we were travelling, we passed through Detroit, Texas. It describes itself as the "Little Motor City." On the outskirts of town, you can see the Gulf Coast Bank. Years ago, before the name change, the bank was robbed. The robbers flew a helicopter onto the grounds, below radar, and then robbed the bank. They took off again, still flying low. I don't know whether they were ever caught. I just don't remember.
On one bridge, we saw the remains of three large hogs. Feral hogs are rampant in Texas. You always hear about someone hitting a hog and causing massive damage to their vehicle.
On Sunday, I anticipate a trip to a historic cemetery halfway between Detroit, Texas, and Clarksville, Texas. The cemetery has been on my "to visit" list for quite some time. I hope to get out there his weekend and take a look around. Naturally, I'll take pictures.
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| HPLHS - Author's Picture |
When you join the HP Lovecraft Historical Society, you will occasionally receive freebies and/or early or discounted offers on various mythos-related merchandise. Plus, you'll get a membership card and a frameable (pictured partially) membership certificate. Whenever you pay your yearly membership fee, you'll receive a "Cthulhu-gram" with a membership sticker that goes on your membership card.
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| Chewbacca |
I don't have a 3.75 scale version of Chewbacca, but I remember that my brother had one when we were young. I'm still shopping around for one. We called him "Chewie." Every time we played, my brother pretended to be Chewbacca. He also liked to pretend that he was Ookla from Thundarr the Barbarian. Chewbacca was a mysterious character to us. We didn't learn anything about his backstory until the new movies were released, years after the original trilogy.
The picture shows an odd version of Chewbacca. It cost about $14 at Walmart. I got it this past Saturday. Their web page states, in part, about this product:
"MixMashers Star Wars Chewbacca Toy, 5” (12 cm) Mix-&-Match Action Figure, 4+. Kids can pull apart, mix, and mash Star Wars toys to create customized figures. Millions of ways to mix interchangeable parts encourage hours of imaginative play. Comes with a Boba Fett flame thrower gauntlet, bandolier, and E-11 blaster accessories. 5-inch-scale figures with 16 connection points for compatibility across the entire line."
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| Cthulhu T-shirt - Author's Picture |
I have a new, or rather newish, picture of a T-shirt that was gifted to me. It shows Cthulhu, a fictional entity created by H.P. Lovecraft. Cthulhu defies attempts at descriptions, but ultimately he is an alien high priest. He is ringed by symbols and words (on the shirt).
The most visible words are "Cthulhu r'lyeh wgah ngal fhtagn." The sentence "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn" can be translated as, "In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming." As always, I urge you to visit the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society. Be sure to join if you're so inclined. It doesn't cost much.
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| The Residual Haunting of Elizabeth |
I don't know why, perhaps it was nostalgia, but I decided to take a look at the building before it was torn down. I drove through town and turned left to circle the old Dobbs City High School. I parked on the street beside the building and got out of my SUV.
I grabbed my phone and took a few pictures of the building. I was facing the north side of the school, the same side where Elizabeth had left that window unlocked so many years ago. I finished taking my pictures, and I headed out, back to my apartment on 1050 Street.
When The RMS Titanic Was Found During a Cold War Spy Mission
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| RMS Titanic |
The RMS Titanic's discovery was related to two lost US Navy submarines:
"In 1985, Robert Ballard publicly claimed he was hunting for Titanic, but the real mission was tracking two lost U.S. nuclear submarines USS Thresher and USS Scorpion. The U.S. Navy wanted to check for radiation leaks and ensure the Soviets hadn’t tampered with them. Ballard’s expedition was funded and approved on the condition that he would first locate and inspect the subs. The Titanic search was just a cover story for the press."
"Once the Navy work was done ahead of schedule, Ballard used the remaining time and equipment to begin his Titanic search. Using what he’d learned from following debris trails at the sub wrecks, he found Titanic on September 1, 1985. The real reason behind the expedition stayed classified for years until Ballard revealed the truth—that Titanic’s discovery was only possible because of a Cold War surveillance job." Source: The Ocean Buff.
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| The Trio |
Image Source, Top: By Francis Godolphin Osbourne Stuart - http://www.uwants.com/viewthread.php?tid=3817223&extra=page%3D1, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=163984148
Image Source, Bottom: Meta via The Ocean Buff.
