Robert Hall

Haven't eaten at a Long John Silvers in maybe 15 years..pretty bad IIRC. A random eating experience I do miss, though...I miss having an IKEA nearby...I used to go to the one in Chandler, AZ periodically for lunch or breakfast.. tasty. Never been a Costco shopper, with Amazon I rarely need big box retailers.

That's a '74 Firebird Formula. My brother had a dark blue '74 Firebird Formula 400 back in the late 70s with a white and blue interior. Here's a '75...much the same, but they moved the turn signals to the grille and went to a wrap around rear window.

The shape is quite similar, similar to the Malibu also. All 6 window fastback midsize sedans w short rear decks. The differences are in the details. I kind of like what Hyundai and Kia have been doing lately on their new models w/ the lighting details and bright trim..the Sonata is very distinctive, and this car appears to be also..

Looks good...the Stinger would look good w/ a front end like that.

So? It's still marketing. Automakers choose model names that they think will work in a specific market or multiple markets and fit the product image.

That's the company name and brand name. Talking about model names here.

It is marketing. Wouldn’t make sense for Hyundai to name a CUV after a Korean mountain range and sell it in the US with that name...

Well, with some vehicles it's a marketing thing to evoke adventure or travel, Old West mythos is popular...Hyundai with Santa Fe, Sedona, Tucson, KIA with Telluride, etc... no different than Jeep with Renegade, Rubicon, Laredo, etc.

Ah, the convertible version of the upcoming Mustang-inspired CUV EV....sweet...

He was at the University of Akron EJ Thomas Hall. Nice venue, built in the 70s, the inside reminded me a lot of the Phoenix Symphony Hall which is from the same era.

Happy Belated Birthday, Drew!

Went and saw Bob Dylan in concert Saturday night. Great show. He has a great touring band, all electric, no acoustic. Always liked him, had never seen him.

My gig may be up at the end of the year...but it will probably get extended another year. I do like working remotely and get along great w/ my client of the last 5 years. My client is working to move away from the software platform I've been developing applications on (they are tired of IBM's byzantine licensing model) and want to move most of development to the Barbados and India teams, but are so inept with managing product rollouts that they will be lucky to migrate off of IBM in a year... I've had inquiries from several recruiters about financial and insurance sector software dev jobs here in the Cleveland area, so I'm not too worried, but I do love working from home 100%, esp. weeks like this with heavy snow in the forecast.

Saw a dark blue C7 Z06 at the grocery this morning.

The Miata does skew older, esp. those seeking the pure sports car experience....it's like an old British sports car without the unreliability and misery.

In olden days, penny pinchers bought econoboxes w/ manuals because they were usually the cheapest, and got better gas mileage than automatics. That is odd about the 86, would have thought it would have similar numbers as the Miata.

Couch verb 1. express (something) in language of a specified style.

Reality is complex, as I like to say.

One could argue that it isn't though...'world' can be used in non-global contexts.

Since it's all future stuff, have to couch it in non-definite terms. Reality is complex.

The earth isn't flat, it's a globe. And there is a world outside of the US, which many people seem unaware of..actual facts.

Yes, 2017 was the last one I went to...went to at least a dozen between '97 and '17. I do miss the January auction scene.

Hmmm...I wonder if GM will display one at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale in January. I may be out there then, visiting my client's office in Scottsdale.

The Cleveland show isn't until March, so yes, you have a chance of seeing one before me. And the Cleveland show is a dealer show, so there may not be one there.

I'm really looking forward to seeing the C8 in person...guess it will be a while until I do.. I think it is a design that will look better in person than in photos...I like the proportions and over all shape...lots of creases. About the only detail I really don't like in photos is the concave curve of the tail above the taillights...I think the rear would have looked better if the deck had been flat or slightly convex across.