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  1. 39 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

     

    This thread has taken a very dark turn.

    LOL, it's one of the reasons my wife and I try to include our kids in the cooking process.  We want them to be comfortable in the kitchen and be able to make a variety of different things.  My 12 year old loves making quesadillas.  Not difficult, but he's understanding how to use a skillet and appropriate temperatures.  That has turned into being able to cook a really good fried egg.  So on weekends if we want to sleep in, he is capable of cooking breakfast for himself and his brothers.  The 10 year old will toast bread while the 7 year old cuts and mashes an avocado, which will then be topped by the fried egg the 12 year old makes.

    The 12 year old also likes making cookies and learning what I do on the grill.

    Hell, if nothing else all of them can turn on the gas burners on the stove to properly heat a tortilla to fill with whatever the hell they can find in the fridge.  That's a skill they'll need 5 nights a week when they are living on their own.   

    I got to college and had to learn how to use simple household cooking tools.

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  2. Is a microwave cool, interesting, or bizarre?  Because my mom microwaved the shit out of everything.  Here's some chicken with rubbery skin.  Not to be outdone by the microwaved salmon or orange roughy.  So much orange roughy.  Turns out you need a knife if you microwave it long enough.  Want some veggies?  How about some microwaved asparagus, broccoli, or cauliflower with american cheese on top.  It was a bit bizarre how much she used the microwave now that I think about it.

    At least it was a home cooked meal every night.  And for that I am thankful.  Except the microwaved cauliflower.  Fuck that.

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  3. Haven't eaten at a Chuys in probably 5-6 years, but I remember anything with their green chile being pretty good. They had a green chile stew I remember being pretty legit.

  4. 3 hours ago, cmontexas said:

    If they can just shut us up until the NFL starts then lay low for 2 years.

     

    The time to fire Berhalter was last time we let him go. Once they rehired him this shit cycle was written in stone

    Right. They had a clean break. And then they REhired him. And now the same people that made that decision will make the next one.  Even if they fire him, they are going to make a comfort hire because they don't care about winning. The Klinnsman cycle made that obvious.

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  5. 2 hours ago, Captain Ron said:

     

     

    Stop me if you've heard this one before: Their federation has prioritized the finances of their domestic league over player development.

    I haven't looked directly at this within the confines of the mexican league, but what I've read, heard:

    older big names players getting caps over younger up and coming players

    Big club players getting priority over smaller clubs

    Players being persuaded to NOT go to Europe and stay in Mexico to play

     

    In the end there is a generation of players that just have dropped off from what they were.

    OK that makes sense for why they've dropped precipitously in the past decade.  USMNT would struggle even more if they encouraged all their talent to stay in the MLS.  We've even prioritized MLS players over others in recent memory with predictable results..  Historically did Mexico have a lot of players go to Europe?

    I'm still curious why they've never been more than a top 10-15 soccer nation on a global stage.  They have 2 WC qtr finals in their history, and that's it.  No Copa titles.  Maybe it comes down to genetics.  The average male height in Mexico is on the low end in the Americas, which puts it on the very low end among the rest of the truly competitive soccer nations.

    Or are you saying the problems you outlined above has been Mexico's problem for 50 years?

  6. 2 hours ago, Longboard Horn said:

    I've said this before and I'll say it again: over the last decade when it comes to international teams no one has collapsed worse than Mexico.

    I don't follow this as closely as many of you, but I'm really curious as to the reason why. It's a country of 120M+, and soccer is without question the most popular sport. They've never been a consistent threat at a global level, but they've always been "pretty good". They are straight up garbage now.

    Why the downfall? Why have they never been better than "pretty good".

    https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2024-06-27/mexico-copa-america-loss-venezuela-new-low

     

    Some interesting points in this article from a few days ago, but nothing into the why. They are struggling at all levels, from u17 and up. Nothing into why the talent pool is dried up.

  7. We're in Crested Butte for a month. Have some friends passing through the area and we were excited to show then around. Went to one of our favorite restaurants last night and it was a disaster.  I've been a waiter, so i generally give a lot of latitude, and we showed up with a party of 10, so my patience was set to 10. 

    But this was ridiculous. 20 minutes for anyone to even greet us after being seated. Food took at least 30 minutes to come out. Half the food was stone cold, like it sat out for 25 minutes while they made the other plates. The kids chicken tenders were almost black because they cooked them so long. My wife's salad didn't contain half the ingredients it listed on the menu. The 2 specials were sold out by 7pm. Also sold out of brussel sprouts which are on the menu.  And when our friend asked when the food was delivered if she needed to order the creme brulee early so we wouldn't have to wait long for it, the waitress said "oh, the cook didn't have time to prep that today". It's a menu item. And that was the last time we saw the waitress.

    My wife asked me if she could go talk to the manager, because she knows I forgive a LOT when it comes to eating out, but I told her to have at it.  She was very polite and said if she was a manager she'd like to know if this type of stuff was happening.

    Waitress comes over afterward and says "I heard you wanted the check" and drops it off.  The chef's kiss was the $15 charge for the Brussel spouts they didn't serve us and the extra kids drink that wasn't ordered.  Wife says "don't touch that check". Two minutes later manager drops off new check with all food comped and 25% off all drinks. Waitress is totally pissed and after running our cards drops them on the table without saying a word. Weird thing is my wife didn't even complain about her.

    I don't know if this was the B team, but it was definitely a team that wasn't firing on all cylinders yet, from the kitchen to the wait staff. Shit gets real next week for July 4th. They better get it figured out.

  8. 15 minutes ago, Tex Pete said:

    Fatboy, journalists WRITE. They REPORT. They do not do the bidding of the athletic department. People who do so are boosters.

    Stop illegally contacting recruits, booster. You're admitting to have cheated for years.

    It's also a bit funny the "favors" he lists are reporting on the team and telling fans what time the game starts.  Uh, the fact you sees that as a favor and not some basic shit your supposed "fan site" should already be doing is part of your problem.

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  9. 1 hour ago, Planet Houston said:

     above all else I just want to eat awesome food and drink great wine with amazing backdrops and culture. 

    Definitely check out the restaurant we ate at in Positano area. Michelin star on the Med. Seriously a top 5 day of my life.

    Also the restaurant in Capri was one of the best combo of view+food I've ever had.  We told our waiter we were in the mood for a dry white wine that wasn't overly expensive, and he came back with a fantastic choice from Northern Italy that was like $25-30 for the bottle.

    Perhaps these places are a dime a dozen, but I would seek them out if I went back.

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  10. On 6/16/2024 at 11:43 PM, Planet Houston said:

    The wife and I are taking an anniversary trip to Amalfi next week. Haven’t planned shit other than the hotels. Just the way I like it. 

    If anyone has any can’t misses, please let me know. We are in Sorrento for 3 nights and Amalfi for 3 nights. 

    Do you have a car?  If you like hiking, Path of the Gods is a as good as it gets.  We started in Bomerano, hiked to Nocelle, took the stairs down and had a 3 hour lunch at Il San Pietro di Positano, then hiked back.  Packed some nicer clothes in my backpack and changed in the hotel bathrooms. Definitely got some looks when we arrived sweaty after a 3 hour hike, but after a change of clothes and rubbing some rosemary from their bushes on those clothes, I was good to go.  Also had sex on the hike back in an abandoned barn of some sort, so good day all around.  Seriously, I can't recommend the hike enough.

    We hired a boat in Amalfi to take us to Capri.  I wish I had done more research ahead of time to find what to really do there, but we had a fantastic lunch at this place. Fresh seafood and good Italian wine looking at at Vesuvius?  Yes please.  Also got to swim in the Med on the way there and back.

    Speaking of Vesuvius, if you are even remotely interested in history, Pompeii is fascinating.  Maybe it's too crowded this time of year, I don't know.  But we went in late September and it was awesome.  We had a car, so all of this was fairly easy.

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  11. 3 hours ago, crash_davis said:

    Worst bike crash I ever had. We had a neighborhood slide like the below which broke. We decided to convert it into a bike ramp. Laid if flat on the ground which meant the ramp was about 60 degrees straight up. I was the first and only idiot to try the jump. Hauled ass, took the jump, which basically shot me up vertically. No down ramp to come down on. I landed straight down on both wheels. My handle bar stripped forward. I fell over the front of the bike as the handle bar stripped. My nuts crashed the goose neck at the base of the handle bar. I broke my balls and dick. I don't think I stopped crying for 30 mins. My friends could not stop laughing the entire time. It was the last time I ever tried any stupid shit on my bike.

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    Story was made even better when I scrolled up to see the username of who posted it.

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  12. 11 hours ago, Superhero said:

    My wife nearly did that crossing the street earlier. Intersection in Mexico with no traffic or street lights. She crossed one direction onto the island and was about to run across before I yelled at her to stop because traffic in the other direction wasn’t slowing down.

    Her being hit would have been bad enough, but my son was with her as well. Crazy woman. 

    Except in this video it appears to me that there are traffic lights, and the driver had a green light.  Lady running across the street was trying to do so with what I assume was a red light for pedestrians.  The fact there there is no one else in the intersection would point to that as well.  FAFO indeed.

  13. 1 minute ago, Nicole44 said:

    Cloak & Dagger was one of my favorite movies as a child.

    Jack Flack always escapes!

    Pretty sure I loved him in every movie i remeber him from. War Games, Tootsie, 9 to 5, C&D.

     

     

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  14. I feel like people bag on Rome.  Not here. Just in general.  If you've never been to Italy, and you are even halfway interested in history, Rome is the most fascinating city on the planet.

    They have 2000 year old buildings on every block. The touristy shit is incredible. Forum, Coloseum, Trevi fountain, Pantheon, Vatican City, etc etc. And just stop in random places to rest and have a bottle of wine and a bite. The piazza by the Pantheon is a total tourist trap, but one of the best people-watching places I've ever been. I distinctly remember the red wine and pizza my wife and I had on our first trip.  We spent an hour just basking in the sun and scenery.

    Food in Rome is underrated as well. Gelato and cacio e pepe will be staples for your kids.

    With 4 days in Rome, I might recommend doing a day trip to Pompei. Are you renting a car? It's a fairly easy drive, and it is amazing. Or save for your next trip. Because nobody can do Italy once.

    Do not skip seeing David in Florence. I'm not an arts guy, but that was the highlight of Florence to me.  If you have 3 days, you have time to do a day trip to one of the Tuscan towns nearby.

    Never been to Venice. Jealous

    Nor Cinque Terre. But I have done Amalfi. Same trip as Pompei. God that was a great 5 days.

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