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@ccap41 Thanks for the exhibits. I did get an Impossible Whopper today with my app price. At 10 mg of cholesterol versus 90 mg for the regular Whopper, that bit of info convinced me. I get one about once every two weeks. @Robert Hall I, too, am trying to eat healthier. I tend to dislike tree huggers and granolas who, deep down, are very angry and very fake, so it's not about making a political statement and aligning with them in any way, shape, or form. It's about working toward keeping or getting better numbers on my quarterly bloodwork. @oldshurst442 I like most things, but I despise spicy food of any type. I don't see how it can be fun to be sitting there eating and having your nose run, or how that can be flavorful. I am liking vegetables a lot more. I hated them as a kid. Now, I love spinach, squash, lentils, cauliflower and most of those things. I also like fish a lot more, too ... especially fish like salmon, halibut, shark, and swordfish. But I will always like a small steak from time to time and I like the marinated and seasoned cubed pieces of lamb and sirloin that Greek restaurants serve up. I could live contently with just the foods of the Mediterranean and the foods of the Americas, which realistically casts a big net.

I get a code sent to my BK app for "Whopper Wednesday." The price is great. And it includes the meatless Impossible Whopper. So here I thought I was eating healthy. I come to learn that this puppy has 630 calories to the Big Mac's 540 calories, and the other nutritional values aren't that commendable. You'd think BK would benchmark this meatless sandwich to come in under both the Whopper and the Big Mac, and somewhere under 500 calories. I may partake in (Impossible) Whopper Wednesday less often going forward.

Ok, some of its drivers. At least a lot of the ones I've seen, and that's what I've also seen with that first rendition of Charger and 300. - - - - - What was probably my favorite car was a hit with gang bangers ... I even got a nod from a Hispanic guy in a Raiders jacket pulling up alongside me on the freeway in an identical one As mentioned elsewhere, one car I had wanted to buy, but didn't, had/has its share of edgy owners who I wouldn't be breaking bread with ... ... but I'd still buy one. - - - - - It's kind of unnerving when sketchy types are looking at your car, and you, for a little too long.

The ghettoish 2006 Dodge Magnum wagon calls for the disco balls. Maybe even my beloved last-gen M.C. Man, I've seen some rough folks driving it.

Saw some nice cars on July 8th ... This Chrysler 300 looks great in black, though I don't like dark colors for cars. It just plain works for the 300. I was able to see the nicely detailed dashboard (I've rented a 300 before and reviewed it). I am amazed how Chrysler was able to take the same platform and powertrain and create 2 amazing cars (the Charger and the 300) on it, while having markedly different personalities. Maybe they are like a set of fraternal twins. These 2 cars made me notice Chrysler again, given that the brand had been a write-off for me for many years. I will miss their being available as brand new purchase options. - - - - - Another brand that I have now liked for quite a while is Volvo. This is a fine looking sport sedan. Volvo worked effectively to shed it's dowdy tree hugger image and go upmarket. This wouldn't be at the top of my list, but it's the sort of car I like. So, in shedding this image, they chucked it right at Subaru! Now, with some new models I've seen, Subaru is trying to shed their stereotyping. They're better off doing that. - - - - - 1. Berkeley student Patty Hearst gone wrong 2. Volvo as the car of choice for frumpy counterculture types 3. Granola at hand in one's car 1 + 2 + 3 = things from the '70s people probably want to forget

Seen over Fourth of July weekend. I don't know my FoMoCo products as well as GM ones, but I guessed right ... it was a 1962. The owner, who ducked out of the way so I could take the photo, confirmed that. Impressive condition.

Good morning ...

The body style is what made them sell. I think that, once people had owned one or two, the craze faded and the market shifted. And it also shifted away from overly American "Brougham" interiors. I'd love to find one if I wanted to get a second car. I would be happy to just pull off the early days CCC apparatus and see if a "one squirter" TBI unit could be fitted on top of the engine instead of a carburetor. But early CCC was quirky.

Seen yesterday ... I thought I was dreaming! This made me miss my '84 Cutlass Supreme (Brougham) coupe all the more. It may not have been as reliable as my more recent cars since it had the old school carbureted V6, but it was probably the most comfortable and possibly even the car I've liked the most. They've called it "America's Sweetheart" and said it "sold like hotcakes" in articles about the Cutlass when it was a top seller. It's either an '85 or '86, per the grille and CMSL. I'd know an '84 and it wasn't an '87 with the updated front headlights. They decked it out nicely on the outside with (non body color ... even better) rally wheels and the padded landau vinyl roof, but the interior had manual crank windows, a strip speedometer, and the basic cloth bench seat with an armrest. It had the Olds 5.0 (307 c.i.) V8 and, in that span of years and in this type of car, it didn't get any better than that. That's an heirloom engine. Sightings like this seem to make a day a little better.

I just saw a list of one hit wonders from the bell bottoms and mutton chop era. How about this one? Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky" ... Too much ... all the way around ...

I was being generous. It's probably higher. One could just look at the college undergrads in pre-health sciences that I knew (not my major or academic unit) and it was apparent then. It never ceases to amaze me how unprofessional and arrogant many are. And how it's a sort of an ongoing fraternity between them and the specialists they refer to. Rather than inserting fingers into orifices to check things out from time to time, a good many of them would benefit from taking out the golf clubs that are stuck so far up their rear ends.

This wasn't a light bulb that just went on. It's a light bulb that has been burning brighter. I've come to the conclusion that 75% to 80% of doctors are in it for the money.

Wishing all our members a safe and happy Fourth of July. It's but a few hours away.

It seems like there is a shark attack is making the news on a daily basis ... in Monterey Bay, CA, on Florida's Gulf Side, on Long Island (a lifeguard), and faraway places like South Africa and Sharm-El Sheik, Egypt. This is horrible. In oceans and seas where the surf was minimal, I used to swim out to where I couldn't even touch or see the bottom. I haven't done that in 1 or 2 decades. The teenage girl in the Florida attack at Keaton Beach was in 5 feet of water. Don't do it. Find another place to swim. Encourage your loved ones and friends to stay very close to the shoreline. Just work on your tan or something.

This was seen last week. I had gone in to get something to eat somewhere and, by the time I exited, there was obviously a car show in the parking lot. a b c d The above, IIRC, is (a) a '53 Chevy. You can (b) touch every spark plug of this inline 6 and the air cleaner assembly looks like a tea kettle. You can (c) see all that room in the engine bay. And you can also (d) see that only one belt does everything - water pump, crank, and alternator. So, there are no belts for power steering, air conditioning, and an air pump. a b c I approached this car thinking it was a kit on a Mazda Miata. It was not. The front end (a) looks like one. The rear end (b) looks less like one. The owner explained it all to me and it's a Fiat product. The rear badging (c) indicates it's a Fiat 124 a b c This is a Chevy Bel Air ... possibly a 1957, but I'm not certain. You can see that it's (a) a convertible, that (b) it has the very durable and popular 283 V8, but no power steering, and that (c) it has an automatic, but it's a 2 speed automatic unit a b c d e And here's an (a) @oldshurst442 vehicle from 1972 ... I didn't look at the taillamps, but the owner told me. The fender badging (b) told me this wasn't any ordinary Cutlass. The engine (c) is an Olds Rocket 350, and the layout of the belts and attachments looks like an Olds V8i. The owner almost seemed apologetic that it didn't have a 455! It has a (d) manual transmission and gauges that were added to supplant what were probably just idiot lights on the dash, and the door panels have manual window cranks. Finally, it does not have A/C, per the climate control panel (e) ... so look at the cheesy plastic applique up top and center to mimic as if air conditioning vents had been there! That was the funniest thing about this car. - - - - - I know a small few who like and go to small car shows like this. I only check out a few cars if I stumble in on one and move on quickly. Some people are really nice and want to talk about their cars, and cars in general. Others are basically cliques of D-listers who routinely show up at these get togethers, have known each other for a long time, and throw out some reverse snobbery to anyone who is well spoken and they detect has some polish. I overheard some talk in the restaurant by some attendees that was really off the mark. I like dirty and politically incorrect jokes just fine. However, the talk I overheard was more mean spirited in its tone and not as funny as they thought they were. Since car shows are often popular with people without a lot of Klass, that's probably why I just keep on driving. Anyway, I hope you enjoy (some of) the photos and, especially you, @oldshurst442

@oldshurst442 and other Canadians lurking on the forum: Happy Canada Day!

Thanks. Windows. And, if a person has more than 1 hotmail/outlook account they've used over the years, how do you decide or indicate which one it attaches to in terms of the subscription, payment, etc.?

I parked my car on a side street to avoid feeding a meter, got out, and saw this: All these ~20 year old Olds Aleros still on the road ... I thought these were cool little coupes.

What are considered the top 3 or 3 most popular (storage) clouds? Any opinions or links to a diluted tech article on this topic? Thanks.

Saw this in a parking lot this past weekend. Given that I never really looked at Corvettes before, this must mean that I like the current model. When the driver opened the door, I believe it had (some) burgundy in the interior, which I think looks great with a silver exterior.

Without looking it up and by scrolling through all these examples, I'm guessing a "frunk" is a "front trunk?" - - - - - I lean toward minimalist, but I do hang on to paper items - maps, articles, in flight magazines, real estate flyers and magazines, brochures, and such that I thought were neat-o at one time or another. I've got quite a pile. I haven't gone through it in about 5 years. I'm sorting it, thinning it down, and figuring out what I might scan. A rule of thumb I once heard is really coming into play: If you don't look at it at least once a year, throw it away* * probably not important documents, though

Unusual grille with the 45 degree angles ... and I didn't look up the word "frunk." However, since I tend to make comments about how tidy and organized engine bays are, this one (and I'm not that familiar with EVs) takes the cake.

Happy birthday a few hours in advance, Mr. Hall. Enjoy your day! (For me, food is always part of it.)

Sometimes we get run down from running ourselves down. I remember that, somehow, I got through finals and tying up loose ends during all my semesters while in grad school, where it was harder than undergrad and I was more committed, got on the plane to fly home, and was sick for about 3 to 4 days with aches, no energy, and a slight temperature. It happened every time. And then it cleared up every time.

I just noticed today is National PTSD Awareness Day. Some people are practically "paralyzed" by PTSD, depending on the severity of it. It can happen to both veterans and people who were not in the armed forces. I believe the last month - May - is Mental Health Awareness Month. The number of people in our country, and the world, who suffer from mental health conditions, and for whom they infringe on their overall health and quality of life, is significant. The general public is becoming more aware of and empathetic toward mental illness. That's a big step forward.