Day 3632: Burgers and Gratitude.

 

 

"Torn": acrylic, ink, collage & digital.

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McDonald's pickle slice can be yours for $6,288

Auckland, New Zealand, artist Matthew Griffin made a piece of art called "Pickle," and it's exhibited "on the ceiling of an Auckland art gallery." You might be wondering what type of dill-icious pickle it was — a dill pickle, sour pickle, gherkin, lime pickle, or maybe the Kool-Aid pickle (via Fruit Stand)? The Sydney-based artist flung "a single slice of pickle plucked from a McDonald's cheeseburger" on the ceiling, and people have already made up their minds about the art piece. Some called it "moronic," while others said that it's "brilliant" or "genius." What's best is that you don't get the pickle that's on the ceiling — whoever buys it will get a cheeseburger and "instructions on how to recreate the art in their own space" so they can flick it on their own ceiling. Really!

While doing the research on the subject, I found a compendium of burgers which are one of the USA's most recognizable food icons. So much so, Americans were estimated to eat 50 billion burgers a year — or enough to circle the Earth 32 times. So, here are the most well-known fast food burgers.

White Castle Slider

Dairy Queen Cheeseburger

McDonald's Quarter Pounder

 

Burger King Whopper

Shake Shack : Shack Burger

Smashburger: Classic Smash

 

Carl's Jr.: Original Six Dollar Thickburger

 

Fatburger: Medium Fatburger

Jack in the Box: Jumbo Jack

Wendy's: Dave's Single

A&W: Papa Burger

Whataburger: Whataburger

Five Guys: Hamburger

In-N-Out Burger: Hamburger

The burgers were shown from least to most favorite by this article, who said of In-N-Out : The best; the creme de la creme; the head honcho; the bee's knees; the godfather; the undisputed heavyweight champion of the fast food hamburger world: In-N-Out. The toppings are simple (lettuce, onions and tomatoes) but compounded with a special sauce that more than makes up for it. Everything is entirely fresh — peek inside the kitchen of your local In-N-Out and you won't find a microwave, heat lamp or freezer in sight. Vegetables are hand-selected, while pretty much everything is regionally-sourced and free of additives and preservatives.

Feeling very grateful and blessed . Today I had lunch with Grandhunk#2 at a new place ...
 

608 E 1st St. Tustin, CA 92780. · (714) 617-5566

A new local store front Thai restaurant with high ratings and recommended by good friend, Yvonne.

  

Good food!

Grandhunk #2 (Jake)

I love these one on one lunches where we can talk and catch up. Hearing Jake's goals and dreams. Watching and listening to this handsome 23 year old, is priceless.

 

 For the foodies out there, we had drunken (basil) noodles, orange chicken, rice and gyoza & shared.

 

And, when we got home I had a package at the front door, a delivery by Amazon from Mitzi Winks!

 

 

 

 

 

A tiny box, inside a small box, inside a bigger box! It felt like Christmas! And inside the tiny box was an exquisite Hinamatsuri doll, only 2" tall and less than an inch wide. My photo doesn't do her justice

 

 

Thank you, Mitzi, you are so kind and thoughtful! She is beautiful and is perfect here in the studio.

 

And, while I am on gratitude and thanking, I want to thank Yvonne for my new book ...

 

 recommended by Rad Nana, I am near to 1/4 in. Willie just got shot. Thank you Yvonne!

 

 

 

A beautiful 6-minute video, pairings, here.

 

Just because ...

 

Quetzal

 

 

Smiles for Saturday ...

 

 

 

  

  

    

 

 

                                                               Thanks for coming by today