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And I've never been over there. I've just heard about it from exchange students or travelers who have seen this. So I guess it's true. And, damn, it's even funnier when their grammar is quite a ways off!

In doing some photo organizing, I found this. (Someone once told me that, in Japan, "young" people wear t-shirts with some random English word on them, just to have something in English on their t-shirt. Whatever floats your boat.) You can see some random things in Europe, too, and here's a fairly goofy choice of words I saw on a Smart for Two in Sicily. This would be funny to most Anglophones.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I need to look at the birthday list regularly. You are joined by another member, Esther, who never posted a damn thing. (Happy birthday to Esther, too.) About the long, strange trip ... ain't that the truth? I can't believe some of the places I've lived, some of the schools I've attended (and even graduated from), some of the places I've worked, some of the people I've known, and some of the places I've traveled to. "Long, strange trip" might be a way to put it mildly. And many more to you.

Dogs have one challenge we don't have. There are 10 pound dogs. Then there are 100 pound dogs. There are 200 pound people. But there are no 2,000 pound people ... that I'm aware of. Mostly, I've had negative experiences with chihuahuas and dachsunds. If I've known people who have owned them, these dogs didn't warm up to their guests. If you see them in shopping carts or in parked cars, they let you know their displeasure. Most Maltese and Havanese dogs (small) I've been around are friendly. It's medium sized and large dogs that are more amenable to letting people interact with them, from what I've seen. When people take these kinds of dogs to tourist sites or state parks, they seem happy to be around strangers and, based on their body language and asking their owners, you may be able to pet them. It's also based on breed. I don't think anyone knows a mean Labrador Retriever. The Belgian Sheepdog lines (Malinois, etc.) are not especially friendly among the herding/working dog breeds. I give Pit Bills and Rottweilers plenty of space, to be on the safe side. Very small dogs know they're small. That's why, when selecting a dog to own, you have to vet the breeds to find the one that's right for you or your family. Don't be punting any dogs, now.

I know it's not a '76, but wasn't that GM metallic lime green that year a great color? Especially when they put in white bucket seats and the dash / console / seat belts / carpeting were also sort of a lime color? We'll never see that in a mass production domestic vehicle again. It lasted just one year. The following year, GM flipped over to a pale mint green for their interiors and trim options.

Just my guess, they look like they could snap at someone they didn't know who might try to pet them. As for National Take Your Dog to Work Day, and assuming it's widespread, I wonder if any psychology or business faculty has studied how much work really gets done in places that go through with it. I'd be wanting to visit with people's dogs. So, if it's a large employer, one might as well add it to the roster of annual holidays (Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, etc.)

I was checking out automotive websites yesterday, on the hunt for any news of an impending Dodge Charger redesign. Somehow, I find myself at the Chrysler site. And, to my surprise, the Chrysler 300 is present this year. I was surprised to see that. I thought it would be gone by now. Has the discontinuation of the 300 been confirmed? In print? In looking at the "gallery" photos for 2020: what a fine looking interior environment. Nice! It would be great if they kept both the Charger and the 300 going with the next refresh, but I doubt that will happen. Still tapping my fingers for any news to break ...

Yaris is a well known Toyota nameplate in Europe. For their purposes - compactness, efficiency, economy - they seem to work. They were really ugly when they got introduced to the U.S. They've become less so over the years. However, they're on their way out.

Macchu Picchu

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We want to keep the cars we really liked at one time in the present ... but it's both impractical and expensive to do that. That's exactly why, at the end of the day, my perusal of maintained, low mileage '98 Intrigues, '94 to '96 Caprices, early '80s Grand Prixs, and mid '70s Cutlass Supreme coupes remains just that ... perusal.

This reminds me of this: Wally World, here we come!

Random thought of the day: Today is a good day. It's National Take Your Dog to Work Day.

I'll do this in YouTube - the first two cars I went bonkers over were different animals ... the Pontiac Firebird and the Cutlass Supreme coupe, of roughly the same period. I'd sketch them an awful lot. I found a couple of these on YouTube ... beautiful. 1.) '75 Cutlass Supreme coupe - great color that year - swivel out buckets - crank windows (fine with me) misses: no dual body color sport mirrors, no gauge package when there's a console, black seat belts (didn't pop for the upcharge), whitewalls would have looked better, and these metallic rust ones looked better with white vinyl landau roofs the price was way too much IMO (see windshield) but someone went for it 1.) '75 Cutlass Salon coupe (top of the line) - great color combo but landau roof should have been burgundy or silver, not black - crank windows (fine with me), gauge package comes with this trim level misses: black seat belts (would have expected color ones with this trim level), didn't like the exhaust note since that's not what a stock one with an intact exhaust system should sound like sold ... price unknown ... this thing is a dream, a true icon of Americana at its best circa the bicentennial Those were the days.

747 * ( ... of the Skies)

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Sounds like it's a "yes" to Eastern Michigan University.

Q: What do you call a dog that can tell time? . . . A: A watchdog

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With some of his solo songs, Peter Gabriel fits the bill when you WANT to be depressed. Now this here (^) is what you want to listen to when you are on a road trip and want to be put in a good mood. Epic Pointer Sisters lyrics: "Someone stole my brand new Chevrolet And the rent is due I've got no place to stay" - - - - - I looked around with the title and actually found this one. People I knew who also studied French would laugh at this, which is a different spin on a "Lady Marmalade" type song. It's a unique hybrid of disco - vaudeville - New Orleans jazz. Here is "Cherchez La Femme," which could mean "look for (a) wife" or "look for (the) woman." Compared to the bigger disco classics, this one is an underdog. Not only that, these songs took a lot of coordination to merge vocals and instrumentals and, more so than any other genre of music, its performers appeared to have the most fun while performing them.

Are you going into establishments as states begin to open and wonder what is going to be different? I am, to some degree. We can anticipate the paper menus and disposable utensils. Then, as I embarked on my first meal INSIDE an Arby's, I was thinking that one additional thing would be different. I just knew it! I often ring the bell upon leaving. I couldn't ring the damn bell!

I don't know about that, specifically. Mostly, I wouldn't want to risk being "someone's" meal.

If you are going to somehow bookend Seattle's King County, I think it's way better to be in Snohomish County than be in Pierce County. And it makes it even easier to go to Vancouver BC (more frequently). The number of counties in Texas and FM labels on their roads may be interrelated. FM means "farm to market," I believe. So, counties could only be so big so people could navigate them (on horse, in a Model T, I don't know). The only county in Texas I know fairly well is Harris, which is where the city of Houston is located. Also, the top end of Houston has the major artery FM 1960, which crosses Lake Houston on a causeway. You don't want to even think about swimming in Lake Houston. No you don't.

I plan to in about a week. I am not seeing their usual coupon. I guess they're wanting their full revenue for their services. Can you blame them?

Do you mean the state university in Ypsilanti?