Above, Rep. Daymon Ely, D-Corrales. Well, they're at it again. A proposed "red flag" law failed in this year's l...

Above, the house last November. Photo by Armand Vaquer. It appears that winter weather (even though we're in autumn) will be comin...

Above, the Jeep in Barking Spider Acre. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Today, the weather is cooperating a little. It is 55° outside right ...

Above, strolling in Asakusa's Nakamise Dori. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Japan is increasingly becoming a tourist "hot spot...

Above, Paul Bannai and Armand at the 2014 Little Tokyo Oshogatsu New Year's celebration.  It has been announced by the Nichi Bei...

Above, the windmill in Six Mile Canyon. Photo by Armand Vaquer. It looks like it'll be a cold night tonight. The Weather Channel...

Above, Denny's in the process of being remodeled. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Down at the Flying J, Denny's restaurant (a.k.a. the...

The craziness in California is making more and more Californians to consider moving out of the state. The Los Angeles Daily News ...

Above, a view of our shooting area from the gate. I left via the road at right. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Since it had been a few days w...

Today, I am proud of the House Republicans who said they've had enough of Adam Schiff's coup in the U.S. Capitol by demanding e...

Above, snow on New Year's Day 2019. Photo by Armand Vaquer. It looks like the northeast part of New Mexico will be getting an ea...

This little ol' hobby blog has reached another milestone today. This morning, Armand's Rancho Del Cielo (named after Presiden...

At the Arizona-New Mexico border at Interstate 40 stands the Tee Pee Trading Post and Tee Pee Smoke Shop. It is there that I occasionally p...

This really shouldn't be a surprise of any sort. Democrats deny this (or any facts that don't support their talking points...

Above, Shibuya Crossing (or Shibuya Scramble). Photo by Armand Vaquer. One of the joys of visiting Japan is to partake in Japanese f...

Above, yen coins I've accumulated over the years. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Gee, I wish that I knew about this before! I have be...

Above, now dry, one of the former moat of Osaka Castle. Photo by Armand Vaquer. A trip to Japan isn't really complete without vi...

Above, a view of Mount Fuji from an Osaka-bound shinkansen. Photo by Armand Vaquer. More foreign travelers to Japan will be able to ...

Above, a stay in a ryokan (Japanese inn) is one experience everyone should try. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Numerous websites often post w...

Above, Wendy Walden (Julian) and other YRs with Bob Dornan  and Paul Bannai in 1976. Her future husband Gary is at top right. Wendy Wa...

Above, Earl's Family Restaurant in Gallup. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Despite heading out this morning in a 34° temperature, today wa...

Sheriff Mark Cage is from Eddy County in New Mexico.

Above, Cottonwood Campground's ampitheater in Joshua Tree National Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Joshua Tree National Park is th...

Nothing like being reminded of one's age! In 1954, both Godzilla and I appeared on the scene and this year marks the 65th anniversar...

Above, a small valley meadow in Six Mile Canyon. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Ever since I moved to Jamestown, New Mexico from California i...

Above, Godzilla approaching Tokyo's Kachidoki Bridge in 1954. Godzilla fans over the years have collected the King of the Monste...

Out here in New Mexico, one can always tell when it's autumn. During the day, the temperatures range from the 50s to the 70s. At nigh...

Above, a cardboard standee of John Wayne in the lobby. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Tonight, the plan was to go into Gallup this evening fo...