Morty the Dog

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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Tombstone Willey's Saloon and Grill, Menlo, Washington

Just across the road from the grave of Willie Keil

Seriously

Favorite Movie Quotes: Rushmore

"I'm a little bit lonely these days."

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 32]

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Roadside marker telling the very strange story of Willie Keil, who is buried on top the hill in the background

Menlo, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: Rush Hour 2

"Oh I know I don't think I see what I see what I'm thinking."

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 34]

Monday, May 14, 2012

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Raymond Grocery and Deli

Deserted

Raymond, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: Rush Hour

"Y'all!"

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 21]

Favorite Movie Quotes: Run Silent Run Deep

"Mr. Cartwright, with all due respect to your rank, may I say I think you're an ass?"

Favorite Movie Quotes: Hung faan aau = Rumble in the Bronx

"Don't let the situation change you. Change it."

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 26]

Favorite Movie Quotes: Rubin and Ed

"Oh it's going to get weird now, isn't it?"

One of the greatest movies ever made

What Younger Cartoonists See When They Meet Me

This is what younger cartoonists see when they meet me, especially if I start talking about the sunny slopes of yesterday in the pre-Internet Newave era of the late 1970s-early 1980s, when improved photocopy technology opened up a whole new world for us, and we relied on the United States Postal Service to distribute our work.

But what an electric ride it was. Those were the days, my friend. But I knew they'd end.

What short lives we have. Like mayflies.

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Near Satsop, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: The Royal Tenenbaums

"Look, I know I'm going to be the bad guy on this one, but I just want to say the last six days have been the best six days of probably my whole life."

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 39]

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Deschutes River and fish ladder

Tumwater, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: Rosenkrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

"All your life you live so close to truth it becomes a permanent blur in the corner of your eye. And when something nudges it into outline, it's like being ambushed by a grotesque."

Sunday, May 13, 2012

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Elma, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: Love Ranch

"If somebody, somewhere is having a good time does that wreck your day?"

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The headstone for William O'Leary in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Elma, Washington

From HistoryLink's thumbnail history of Grays Harbor County:

"The county’s first permanent white settler was Irishman William O’Leary (1821-1901), a recluse who supplied several stories as to his origins. He paddled and trekked overland from Oregon to the Chehalis River, then by canoe down to the future site of Cosmopolis, just above the river’s outlet into Grays Harbor. O’Leary planted potatoes and a vegetable garden, and built a split-cedar cabin in the style of the local tribal peoples. While others built farms, businesses, industries, and towns, O’Leary was content to grow and gather his own food and cut his own hair. He remained fiercely independent and was regarded by his fellow citizens as an 'odd character' (Van Syckle, River Pioneers, 81)."

Favorite Movie Quotes: Rosemary's Baby

"He has his father's eyes."

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 25]

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Tumwater High School

Favorite Movie Quotes: The Rock

"Okay, I don't want to know nothing. I never saw you throw that gentleman off the balcony. All I care about is-- are you happy with your haircut?"

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A big truck being pulled upright

US 101, Olympia, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: Robin and the 7 Hoods

"As long as I hate your guts I know I've got good taste."

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