Cactus Flowers (196/366)

Vin: It's like a fellow I once knew in El Paso. One day, he just took all his clothes off and jumped in a mess of cactus. I asked him that same question, "Why?"
Calvera: And?
Vin: He said, "It seemed to be a good idea at the time

The Magnificent Seven, The Mirisch Company, 1960

TIME:  4:05 PM
PLACE:  The National Shrine of Our Lady of The Snows
SUBJECT:  Cacti & Flower

I spent my day attending Genealogy seminar held at the Shrine.  On the way out to the highway, I passed this clump of cacti.  It looks like they have been enjoying the heat we’ve been experiencing this summer.

Tour de Belleville (195/366)

Bicycle races are coming your way
So forget all your duties oh yeah
Fat bottomed girls they'll be riding today
So look out for those beauties oh yeah
On your marks get set go
Bicycle race bicycle race bicycle race

”Bicycle Race”. Jazz. Queen, perf. EMI/Elektra. 1978.

TIME:  8:31 PM
PLACE:  Downtown
SUBJECT:  Dad & StellaDella

We had our big bicycle adventure this evening – the Tour de Belleville.  A 15 (or 6) mile nighttime ride through our fair city.  SD and HH did the 6, while Dad, MonkeyBoy and I continued on and completed the 15.  There were over 2,000 riders in this year’s annual event.

Schwinn (194/366)

“When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.”

Emo Philips (American comedian, b. 1956)

TIME:  9:26 PM
PLACE:  Dining room
SUBJECT:  Schwinn Plaque

Tomorrow evening is our town’s annual community bicycling event.  A 15 (or 6) mile ride through the city begins 9pm.  MB had outgrown his current bike, so we bought a “new to him” older Schwinn model.  According to it’s serial number, it was built in February of 1980 – that’s 32 years ago.  He says it’s retro.  What? 1980 is considered retro?  Now I feel old.

The Way The Bee Bumbles (193/366)

“Kangaroo and chipmunk
Chipmunk and kangaroo
Ballyhoo and bedbugs
bedbugs and ballyhoo
that's the way the bee bumbles
that's the way the bee bumbles
that's the way the bee bumbles
that's the way the bee bumbles
Bumbles...”

Bedbugs and Ballyhoo. Echo and the Bunnymen perf. “Echo and the Bunnymen” WEA, Sire. London. 1987

TIME:  8:02 PM
PLACE:  Front yard
SUBJECT: Bombus bimaculatus or the twospotted bumblebee

He was on the sedum gathering pollen.  He looks so soft and fuzzy.  I want to hug him and pet him and name him George.  I won’t, because I do believe that he would sting me in a heartbeat.

Library Visit (192/366)

“I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a good book.”

Groucho Marx (American Comedian, Actor and Singer, 1890-1977)

TIME:  7:14 PM
PLACE:  Library
SUBJECT:  DramaQueen

To the library this evening to restock our reading material.  StellaDella and I also dropped off our reading slips for the summer reading program.  She wants to win a giant Hershey’s chocolate bar.  One of the prizes in the adult program is a Nook - that’s what I’m going for.

Lamp Lights (191/366)

Brick Tamland: I love lamp.
Ron Burgundy: Do you really love the lamp, or are you just saying it because you saw it?
Brick Tamland: I love lamp. I love lamp

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, DreamWorks SKG,  9 July 2004 (USA)

TIME:  9:25 PM
PLACE:  DramaQueen’s bedroom
SUBJECT:  Lamp

DQ picked out this floor lamp after we had painted her bedroom a couple of years ago.  Amazingly she still loves it.

A Day At The Museum (190/366)

Marge: There must be something we can do to encourage Lisa's gift. An art class. Ballet lessons. They have fun things to do at the museum on Saturday.
Homer: Whoa, whoa, Marge. I'm not spending my Saturdays at a museum. Unless... museums don't have foosball do they?

The Simpsons: Season 9, Episode 3, Lisa's Sax(19 Oct. 1997)

TIME:  This afternoon
PLACE:  Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL
SUBJECT:  The kids, HH and stuff we saw

MonkeyBoy “in” a painting.

StellaDella weaving.


Chairs in the atrium that I would love to own.


DramaQueen by “Shroud for Crypt 33 - Marilyn Monroe 2007” quilt by Sun Smith-Foret.


HandsomeHusband and SD reflected.


A statue outside.  Sadly, I did not get the name of this statue, nor the sculpture at the beginning of my post and could not find them on the cedarhusrt.org website.