Red genocide is SO different from blue genocide isn’t it?

Check around at local universities. Some students upgrade along the way, or the professors might point you in the direction of local photography stores that deal in used.

If you are starting out, I promise it doesn’t matter. As far as lens, any kit lens (one that’s included, typically a “zoom” lens) that has a starting mm range in the 20s would be a good start. After you get used to the camera, look at getting a faster prime lens. This is a lens with a fixed mm, like 24mm and aprime lenses are generally better quality and sharper than zoom. The f-stop with as low a number as you can afford. The lower f-stop will allow better low light photographs, if that even matters to you. As a lens rule, 50mm is usually what our vision sees, anything less is considered wide angle. Anything more, and your zooming into be close to the subject.

My advice is to get an entry level mirrorless (you mentioned the r50) Canon, nikon or Sony. They have the largest lens catalog without needing adapters. Mirrorless will give you a more compact camera. You can save a few bucks and go traditional dslr (like the t7) or buy used and save yourself a ton of money.

For your budget, this is the best deal new I could see for what you mentioned.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1461735-REG/canon_2727c021_eos_rebel_t7_dslr.html

This is the r50 mirrorless https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1748811-REG/canon_eos_r50_mirrorless_camera.html

Or go used and spend half the money

https://www.ebay.com/itm/286249160060?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=aiczwwzdtj6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=t9Q_b0GsRUi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Don’t focus on the equipment. Any dslr, be it mirrorless, full frame, or traditional format, will be more than enough to get started and learn how photography works.

Force yourself to use manual mode and learn how fstops, shutter speed, iso and everything else tie together to make an image. I know you said no refurbished, but the used market is ideal for beginners. I went to school for photography (not my current career) but I still use a 20 year old nikon with the kit lens and a couple nice prime lenses I added along the way. The equipment rarely holds you back. With that said, once you have your feet wet, lenses are where you want to invest. An entry level camera with a nice lens will take better pics than a high end camera and shitty lens.

I’m over 40 and I play with Legos, I game on a regular basis, and I wear shirts from cartoons like Bluey and Gudetama. I have no kids, and I have never felt the urge to stop doing “childish” things. I enjoy the stupid things in life that bring me joy. Why quit them?

Not me, but my wife.

She receives an envelope from her grandmother, oh cool, money!
She opened it and it was empty. Okay, no fuss she probably forgot to fill one when making all of them for the family. A week later, she told her grandma it was empty. Her grandma replied “No! There’s no way it was empty, your mistaken.” This is par for the course. She ignores my wife all the time and talks down to her.

So an empty envelope is the worst I’ve seen.

The only harm is using too much. My mother-in-law has ruined multiple washing machines over the years. She doesn’t understand that modern high efficiency machines require very little detergent and proceeds to clog them up with too much.

I literally had to teach my wife how to do laundry correctly when we got married so she wouldn’t ruin the washing machine.

It’s just about to happen.

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I think if they find that these are a problem, any flavored drink will be found bad too. It’s the same thing, just concentrated or not concentrated.

A majority of vape brands are already owned by tobacco companies.

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That study was specific to cold and flu treatments, it wasn’t saying the medicines listed don’t work at all for treating other issues.

Your doing it wrong. It’s the honey barbecue chicken strip sandwich from Whataburger you need to concern yourself with.

Nationwide? In n Out. Regional? P. Terry’s in and around Austin Texas.

Mucinex is recommended due to it having guaifenesin, it helps loosen up the mucus.

Phenylephrine is the stuff that doesn’t work, but it is usually found in Mucinex too.

When testing out colognes, spray and give it about 20 seconds. Then smell. Wait another 20 or 30 minutes and check again. Then wait a few hours and check one last time. It’s amazing how much a cologne will change over time. I’ve tried some that were amazing in the first smell but hated it later in the day. Everyone will smell different. Try a bunch.

My go to list: Canyon at bath and body works. Great cheap everyday wear

Light Blue by Dolce n Gabanna. Another relatively cheap one. This one smells great on a lot of people.

The expensive ones : Fucking Fabulous by Tom Ford, Nightvision by Victor & Rolfe, Spicebomb by Victor & Rolfe

If you like a super expensive one ( or any price) but can’t pony up the money, look for online retailers that sell sample or travel sizes of them.

Exactly why I like it here too. They really do let the user choose their own censorship limit.

I just watched Zef on Prime and it gave me a whole new perspective on them.

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Vw jetta I think an '02. The interior was nice but it fell apart pretty quick. It ran great until almost exactly 80k miles. At that point, so much stuff started breaking all at once that I lost count. Forget even trying to work on them, I had to use so many specialized tools that were made specific to VW. I couldn’t get rid of that car fast enough.