Translucency? We don't need no stinkin' translucency!

Ahem:

Screen capture of the Translucent Menu Bar system preference checkbox unchecked

A hearty Whoo-hoo! thanks to the 10.5.2 update.

Bonus and completely unrelated trivia for the day:

Both Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on this date in 1809, the former in Hardin County, Kentucky, and the latter in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Happy birthday Abe and Chuck! Not too shabby of a duo!