Collage Casserole

*I take a lot of photos with my digital camera. After I've used some of them in my posts, I often times have some leftover images. These are those photos.


[1] Crispy, crunchy, tri-colored bell peppers! Mmmm! On sale too! Great for freezing and using later.

[2] Aaaiiigggh! It's monkey madness at the Hangman's House of Horrors! One of the many various haunted houses that opens up every Halloween.

[3] Mmmmm Prairie Belt Smoked Sausage. Bleah. I hate "Vienna Sausage" so I know I'd probably hate this too. But it has a great label!

[4] Boxes of Halloween cookies at a nearby grocery store.

[5] One of the various graffiti-like paintings at my favorite place to eat pizza: Nizza Pizza. I enjoyed a few slices of their delicious, oven-baked pizza just the other night. One of the great things about their pizza: Reheated in the oven at 300º for 12 minutes and the crust is crispy, crunchy and just as delicious as the day you ordered it! Now that's good pizza. You sure can't do that with most pizza chain pizza.

Recently overheard while having dinner there: "...one day these boobs are gonna milk all over you. Ready boobs? Start milkin'!" Um....okaaay

[6] A late lunch/dinner at my favorite BBQ place. I was in the mood for an ice-cold root beer, so I thought 'why not' and ordered both root beer and tea (I drink a lot). I always order an extra bun because the portions for the sandwiches are insanely large. Enough for me to make 2 sandwiches! Mmmmm, chopped beef BBQ!

[7] My birthday cake! I order one every year. I stopped having them put my name on it, since: [A] I know who I am now. And [B] No more sad, pitiful looks from the cashier, baker, assorted employees once they realize I've ordered my own birthday cake. Whatevva. I do what I want.

[8/9] I took these pictures especially for my friend Cheeky. I once blogged about picking up some fresh, hot kolaches from the local Shipley's Donuts, and she commented on how she misses them. I present ham/cheese kolache and sausage/cheese kolache. Mmmmmm!

[10] What a wonderful omen to see parked next to me at a stoplight...on my birthday. *sigh*

[11] Giant jack o' lantern!! I first noticed this huge, inflated pumpkin while on my way home from Fort Worth. Yet another sign that Halloween is a comin'. This is one of the various Halloween stores that pop ups around this time of year. Chock-full of spooky things to make that Halloween party just right. Fun!

[12] The perfect fall day to air out some of my favorite snuggly blankets and throws. Even Mister Bunny got a little freshening up! Mmmm! Thanks Antibacterial Febreze!

[13] A picturesque photo I decided to take while in transit home. One of the few patches of road that wasn't littered with dead bodies. I swear to God, I dunno what happened. As I drew closer to my parents home they were everywhere: Armadillos, raccoons, possums, turtles, dogs, cats, koalas (I just threw that last one in there to see if you were paying attention). You name it. Maybe they had a conversation with my mother. That'd do it.

First off, I'm one of those people (pussies?) that prefers to avert his eyes and think happy thoughts anytime I drive near where an animal has been run over. It just makes me sad and kinda churns my stomach. HOWEVER, at the risk of sounding overly morbid, I actually contemplated taking a few pictures of some of them. Not the disgusting ones, but some of the ones that struck me as funny. I know that sounds contradictory, but let me explain. There was this one armadillo (a raccoon too) that was literally lying on his back with all four feet straight up in the air. Stiff as a board. It just made me chuckle because it looked just like in all those cheesy cartoons I grew up with. Annnyway, I didn't do it (said sulkingly). [1] 'cause I thought someone out there might get all up in my Kool-Aid and [2] I was running on fumes and needed to get to a gas station ASAP. So see, I do have a conscience...sorta.

[14] "What's taking you so damn long?! How long's it take to return a video? Hey! There's a PetsMart nearby! Get me some Pup-Peroni!"

[15] Lunch on a rainy afternoon at Catfish Sam's, a locally-owned retaurant; Chicken strips, a baked potato and a side of gravy for dippin' (can you tell I'm a pepper fiend?). The irony: In all the years that I've frequented this place, I've never once ordered fish. Weird, huh? Great complimentary hushpuppies basket, though!

[16] The Catfish Sam's logo, freshly-painted on various discs around the building.