Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Morty Comix # 2558

 Morty Comix # 2558 went through quite a few hurdles to determine where this was going to be sent.



 Charlie assisted me in preparing the materials for this task. Buster sat by and supervised.

 The comic was placed in a plastic bag which was tied to a string.

The other end of the string was clamped with a clothespin, ever so precariously, on a ceiling light.




Puzzle pieces of these 50 United States of America were placed at random under the hanging comic
 


A foam dart gun was employed. It took only three shots to bring the plastic bag down. When it landed it had covered or partially covered Indiana, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Virginia.

Now we enter the presidential arena. I rolled a 7 with the dice. Andrew Jackson was our 7th president. Vermont, New Hampshire, and Virginia do not have a county named after President Jackson, so back in the puzzle box for them.

Then I rolled a 5 and 2 and decided to keep the states that voted for the presidential winner in 1952. But Texas, Tennessee, Indiana, and South Dakota all voted for Eisenhower.


So then I rolled a 4 and a 4. I got so excited at this juncture that one of the little cubes fell to the floor.

In 1944 South Dakota and Indiana picked the loser, Tom Dewey, so back in the box they go.

 So, in keeping with the presidents, I turn to my bowl of Lincoln pennies.



So I drop pennies on a presidential gallery. Both Texas and Tennessee have Polk counties, neither have a Fillmore or Pierce County.

Jackson is another draw, however Martin Van Buren is honored with a county name in Tennessee but not Texas.
 23 cents later the winner is determined to be Van Buren County, Tennessee.



As it turns out this county has only one incorporated city, Spencer. This town is the same size as right here in little old McCleary, Washington, so in a way I'm sending this comic to a sister city in Tennessee. I found a business there that includes retail crafts, so awaaaaaay we go!

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Favorite Movie Quotes: A Night at the Opera

"When I invite a woman to dinner I expect her to look at my face. That's the price she has to pay."

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So I let them all back inside after they spend the morning cavorting in the yard. Three of them head right for the food bowls, but Dreamer, ever the sociological observer, remains behind to note the behavior of his feline comrades.

Recent notes from a meeting

Hey, it helps me think and serves as my personal shorthand.


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Pig Plug

Postcard - SeaTac, Washington

"Seattle-Tacoma International Airport"

1970s

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Cat Toy Face

Monday, April 22, 2013

Favorite Movie Quotes: The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986)

"We must disprove the impossible."

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Taurus in my door

Morty Comix # 2557





Morty Comix # 2557 was drawn on the paper side of a foil covering for small cigars issued in a metal box. The comic was placed into the empty box and left in a place where one would expect to find a cigar container-- a smoker's shed in an office complex.

Tumwater, Washington

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The cat in my door

Postcard - Packwood, Washington

"Packwood, Washington. Nestled high in the Cascades, on White Pass, is this unique community offering the tourists and visitors every service. Eternally snow-capped Mt. Rainier stands guardian over all."

Although the card is postmarked 1979, every vehicle in the photo is from the 1950s-1960s.

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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Favorite Movie Quotes: Moulin Rouge (1952)

"It goes to prove what I have always maintained, that evil exists only in the eye of the beholder. I will thank you to stop looking at my pictures"

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Postcard - Pacific Beach, Washington

"Pacific Beach, Washington. The beautiful Pacific Ocean provides a dramatic background for this aerial of one of the finest razor-clam beaches in the world. In upper right is Point Grenville."

No later than 1981, but probably solidly in the 1970s.

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Official Fez
Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan
Tehamah 150

The DOKK is apparently an auxiliary of the Knights of Pythias. This fez apparently came from Tehama County, in northern California.

The Virtual Museum of Fezology states, "Interestingly, the DOKK is probably one of the most helpful of organizations to collectors, as each “official fez” bears the signature of the Imperial Secretary at the time of its creation."  This particular fez (which includes the little bag it is stored in) has the signature of A.L. Frey, Imperial Secretary.

If I am not mistaken, this fez could be anywhere from 84 to 98 years old! Sure doesn't look it.


Saturday, April 20, 2013

Morty Comix # 2556





Morty Comix # 2556 was tacked up on a restaurant bulletin board behind a notice for a found/lost cat, Elma, Washington