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If there's one thing I try and take advantage of whenever the opportunity presents itself, it's a beautiful view. My family and I took a trip to Hawaii in '87 (I was 15), and I remember sitting outside of our cabana thing near the water. I remember looking out on the Pacific feeling so small and insignificant compared to the immensity of the ocean. The temperature was perfect, the sound of the waves crashing on the shore was soothing, and the light of the moon on the water as far off as the eye could see was just incredible. Even now, over 20 years later, I can remember what it looked, smelled, and felt like to be sitting there. I get a small taste of that every time I go back to Biloxi and sit on the Gulf, but nothing compares to the Islands.

Cool, Fez has been trying to get me to try some Thai food for a while now...Gai Kra Pow sounds good to me!

Couldn't agree more, bro....they have those in ATL....ich!

What are the primary spices they use to get the heat in Chinese food? Sometimes I eat food where I feel they went for heat at the expense of flavor, and I dont like that at all. I like spicy food, but I want the flavor AND the heat. Seems like when I order a Chinese dish that is listed as "spicy", it's actually pretty mild. Good, but mild. If I ask for something to be spicier, I was just curious what it is they would most likely add?

Cool, I never ever heard of those until you mentioned them....seems like others like them too, though, so I'll have to order some next time.

Guess I need to try these potsticker things lol. Have you ever sampled any of what Toronto has to offer? That was sort of where I had my first taste of REALLY tasty Chinese food, and it was the first time I ever tried the lo mein. What bothers me is how it seems like so many of the smaller, local places buy their product from one central supplier. Seems like most of these cookie cutter Chinese joints use the same over-hydrated shrimp, same beef, same chicken, etc, etc as the other guys. Then I find one that looks and tastes different than the others (in a good way) and all of a sudden I'm interested in this cuisine again. I've heard there are a couple of really good places here in the ATL, but I've yet to venture to any of them. I did like the place that Dean mentioned, PF Changs....but no idea where they stand in the grand scheme of what's good.

I was surprised how bad you guys looked against Brazil....Buffon was getting pissed back there.

Hey Gringo, I think that guy up above makes eight!

Very cool, thanks....I definitely like things on the spicier side, so I'll have to grab a menu from this local place I like and see if they have anything similar to what you described. I really enjoy the shrimp lo mein, but spicy shrimp with veggies sounds damn tasty too.

I was kind of the same way...no idea why. I'm pretty particular about where I get it from now, mainly because I used to work with a guy who had a health inspector in the family, and he said that Chinese places often scored the lowest, and that they were most often knocked for "storage practices". So I will usually check out the health inspector report online before I go somewhere....not just with Chinese places, but I find it useful for other restaurants, as well. I worked in food service for over five years, and I've seen both the good and the bad...so it's a little extra peace of mind when I know they scored well on the inspection. But I digress.... The General's chicken is something I've only tried recently but have really enjoyed....the place near my house makes the chicken nice and crispy, and the sauce has enough of a kick to it to really appeal to the ol' taste buds. Might be my favorite dish now.

What kind of shrimp?

These things??

Chinese food isnt' exactly my favorite, but over time I've found a few dishes that I really enjoy. I thought I'd list my top few favorite dishes and see if you guys had any recommendations on what else is good. My Favorites: 1) Shrimp Lo Mein 2) Mongolian Beef 3) General's Chicken Other dishes I've had are Lemon Chicken, Beef and Broccoli, Garlic Chicken, Cashew Chicken, Twice Cooked Pork, and Sweet and Sour Chicken. What are some of your favorites and what else do you recommend I try?

Now if they can just have a statement game against Spain on Wed....this tourney will be viewed entirely differently. If not, then advancing in the tourney won't mean sheeat. I don't expect them to beat Spain, but I expect them to compete.

You da MAN, Gringo! Happy Bday, my soccer brotha!

Wow....well, okay....this team is weird lol. If they play well against Spain, and I mean REALLY well, then I'll feel much better about this team than I did until about 2:30 this afternoon.

Damn right....sometimes in life you just gotta swallow the worm.

You make a good point....several, in fact. For the sake of brevity, let's just say I was referring to a nice, slow, bowl-curling, prostate pleasing, massive dump. Women will just never understand.

1) Netflix DVD Rental Service. 2) Logitech Squeezebox (www.slimdevices.com) 3) A cathartic evacuation. 4) Magnepan speakers. 5) HDTV

lol, too funny....how pathetic that that's the only way we can score anymore. Hell, our set pieces have become more an opportunity for the OTHER team to score than they are for us

da fug?

geeeeeezus....we can't even get across midfield w/out having the ball taken away