So, McDonald’s now his it’s own $5 meal, with a small drink, small fries, 4 piece nuggets, and either a McDouble or McChicken. But, how does this stack up to the Wendy’s meals? To get the same for the burger you need to get the $6 biggie bag.
- Fries: when they’re done right, McDonald’s is the best. But, they’re cooking is off and on, while Wendy’s fries are damned good, too, and seem to be way more consistent. Lean Wendy’s
- Nuggets: Wendy’s straight up beats McDonald’s, since McD’s changed their formula a few years ago, and just aren’t that good anymore
- Drink: even
- Burgers: usually a McDouble is good. Lately, it seems all their burgers are rather dry and overcooked. Usually a McDouble is a greaseburger. Last two times, not pleasant (from 2 different stores. Also had this with a quarter pounder). The Wendy’s Doubestack always seems to be on point. When it comes to the chicken sandwich, I’d rather have Wendy’s. Large advantage Wendy’s.
I’d rather pay $1 more for the Wendy’s deal than McDonald’s. Even if you get the $5 biggie bag with the Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger, still better.
Now, on to the movie Pearl. It came on free for Amazon Prime last month. I started watching it then, but, gave up around 40 minutes in. I tried to watch it this morning, and gave up with 46 minutes left. It’s supposed to be horror/suspense/comedy. It’s not funny at all. There is zero suspense. Horror? Where? Maybe she goes on a killing spree at the end? That would make it a slasher. What it is is really just drama, and bad drama at that. It’s dull, especially when it is not original. How many movies are about a young girl living on a farm wanting to escape and do something? Big aspirations? In this case, be an actress. Fights with her parents. There was nothing that made it stand out. Oh, except for when she takes a scarecrow down and pretends to have intercourse with it. That was weird.
I have no idea why Pearl is rated 7.0 by IMDB and 83% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. The cast has zero chemistry. The scenery isn’t even that good, though, it is period specific. Reading the Wikipedia explanation of what happens after I gave up makes me glad I gave up. Not even a good slasher. And entirely predictable.
Then there’s Manifest. I’ve made it up to season 1 episode 14, but, I’m not sure. It really doesn’t seem to be going very far. Just something something happened, being perused by some secret agency, there’s some The Major lady. And it is overly dramatic, something I hate in so many of today’s drama shows. No one smiles. No one really has fun. There’s always something deep to talk about. You can have two people having a nice dinner or sex or something and it MUST go to something Deep, something that happened in the past that was Bad, drove them from love, something. There needs to be a break.
Finally, the 2004 Battlestar Galactica. I watch it originally back when it was on, thought I’d give it a shot. I liked the latter seasons better this time, though, the ending still was silly. How do somewhere between 40K-50K humans populate the world, even with all the humans that were on the planet at the time, if they all spread out? What did Starbuck become? Why was she called the harbinger of death? How about fake-Number 6 and fake-Gaius? The ones only Caprica and Gaius could see? Angels? The problem with the show in the latter seasons is it got all into religion and stuff, but, still was worth watching again.
I am giving Evil a shot. The first episode was great. We’ll see how that goes. Also working my way through Burn Notice, up to season 5, where I originally started watching it.
Just had Wendy’s for lunch today. I never get the fries there. They just sit in my stomach like lead, covered with acid. McDs for fries every time. I noticed one of the local McDs had switched to paper straws. That could be a deal breaker for me if the others follow suit.
the 2004 BSG is a great series for epic story with edge of the knife survival of the species, but what I really liked about it were the sociological thought experiments going on in the background.
1. When your whole civilization gets wiped out overnight, what is the legitimacy of the “government” leaders to continue to be in charge? The people in charge lean on the rules that were in place when their civilization fell, but those rules no longer have any authority other than what can be forced at the point of a gun. Pretty convenient though for the Jr. government official who just happened to be on the ship when SHTF. Similar with the series designated survivor. It is observable irrefutable that other than the VP, Speaker of the House and president of the Senate… NONE of the cabinet members should be elevated to the White House. None of them were elected to leadership. If our whole government takes a head shot, the only right solution is to hold immediate special elections. The governors of the states should be in the line of succession, starting with most populous. Or does anyone really think any of Biden administration missfit toys could run the country?
2. Why do the people on the cruise ship still live in luxury while the people on the freight ship live at a much lower standard of living? By what authority do people make such choices for all the passengers? Almost all of the laws and conventions of normal conduct, barring religious, are no longer valid. No more courts. legislatures are all vaporized so any laws they made passed away with them.
3. Stuff runs out, yet some stuff seems to be in great supply like alcohol and ammunition. Shouldn’t the BSG run out of nukes, cannon rounds and other factory-made essentials pretty fast? It’s note like the BSG was created as a colony ship with all the tools needed to smelt ore and refine metals.
Yeah, there’s lots that makes no sense. Like, the Cylons had a lot of base ships, which we especially learn in the 3 part The Plan. I mean a lot. Where’d they all go?
EVIL is a decent series with good and bad.
The smart: whenever Kristen’s girls are involved it’s total chaos and fun, especially when they are tormenting the main antagonist dude (forget his name). You’ll laugh out loud when the antagonist tries to trap them with a spy-app. It’s hilarious! Kristen herself is engaging and believable even when she has to maintain skepticism in the face of all that evil stuff.
The stupid: David the priest in training is stiff and full of “It’s because I’m black” chips on shoulders, and there’s a really stupid and forced love-subplot between him and Kristen (very tedious!). Ben doesn’t get enough screen time, even when his subplots are better than the main episode plot. In season 3-4, David is approached by a secret Vatican organization and given assignments and, frankly, I use that time to go to the can or get a beer because it gives me the same “Meh!” attitude I got in the old X-Files whenever the Smoking Man appeared.
I feel like in season 4, the writing is starting to peter out, but we’ll see. Like any shows these days, you have to take the bad with the good. Overall, I’d give this show a 7 out of 10 rating.
If you’re into old shows, I’ve been working my way through the old Rockford Files series. Lots of fun and L.A. actually looked like a decent town in the 70’s.
I’ll take that into consideration with Evil. Hopefully it will stay fun, not get all Drama
I seldom visit fast food joints any longer. However, couple of tips for ‘better’ food, do your order special as in no salt fries and no added salt on the burger; there is enough salt in the kitchen air to raise your blood pressure anyway. I always order no ketchup and no tomato as well [I’m allergic to tomato]. Second, eat in the dining room. Fast food is best when hot and just made, besides a special order from the drive through will probably be done wrong and/or get you injured.
I always order with no mustard (hate it) and no onions if McDonald’s. Trying to pick those tiny ones off is a pain.
I shall confess my guilty pleasure: I have been binge watching Grey’s Anatomy on Netflix.
While there are a Wendy’s, Hardee’s and McDonald’s locally, if I go for fast food, it’s either Burger Barn, locally owned, or The Twin, also locally owned. The local Chinese restaurant has gotten much better in the past year.
I’m more likely to go to Bojangles, either from work or home, or a few other places, including a Chinese takeout place
McDonald’s serve one purpose, and one purpose only: to provide warm food you can eat one-handed while in the middle of a ten-hour, fossil-fueled drive.