Michael Phelps' Diet

Awesome. I must implement this posthaste...From a BBC article...

MICHAEL PHELPS' DIET
Breakfast: Three fried egg sandwiches; cheese; tomatoes; lettuce; fried onions; mayonnaise; three chocolate-chip pancakes; five-egg omelette; three sugar-coated slices of French toast; bowl of grits; two cups of coffee
Lunch: Half-kilogram (one pound) of enriched pasta; two large ham and cheese sandwiches with mayonnaise on white bread; energy drinks
Dinner: Half-kilogram of pasta, with carbonara sauce; large pizza; energy drinks

USA to Rest of World - You suck

Melissa's Newest Book - Violet in Private

I'd have to say the last year has been pretty good to me... But I certainly haven't published three books in one year, as Melissa has. Yesterday saw the launch of her third installment of our favorite teen-turned-model Violet Greenfield. And, on the off chance you missed the first two, check them out here, and here. And read them all, you slackers...They are books ABOUT HOT CHICKS... :)

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More Hiking Pics

Hey dudes,

Stop me if you get bored (actually, I don't really care :) )...Headed up to the Berner Oberland last weekend for a few days of hiking. And no, I'm not on some health kick or anything. Trust me, after you climb up 1360 meters (4200 + feet in a day) you really earn that big-ass beer and cigarette. Balance, people...It's all about balance...

I've got nothing else witty to report, as all the newstands in Switzerland are closed and I can't find a newspaper. Yeah, yeah, I read it online, but that's a bunch of nonsense :) If i can't holds it, i don't likes to readz it. Oh, wait... That old chick from "The Golden Girls" apparently died... Damn.

1. Ben and Dave and, like, some big-ass glacier in the background....

2. Ben and Dave and a stubborn, yet quite large, bovine. She was in the way...

Happy Swiss Independence Day

Alright, alright, dudes. I know I haven't posted in a while. Work, travel, beers...you know how it goes :). So let's back up a bit and cover off on a few things, especially as I have the day off today for Swiss National Day. Whoo-hoo!

1. I got my scooter license. Absurd that you need one, but now I have it. And for those of you, and you know who you are, who are convinced I'm some America-bashing eurotrash asshole, I just want to point out the helmet I have recently procured...I shit you not. I rock it out, man. People are like, 'dude, is that a joke', and my actual response is usually "America...fuck yeah".


2. Had a great two day hike a few weeks ago over the Col D'Anderets. Not too easy, not too hard, and with a big-ass fondue at the end of Day 1. Sweet.

3. And momma russell, unlike you bastards, actually visited us for a week over here. Good times here, and then ducked down to barcelona for two days where, for the first time, Andrea and I realized that there is a whole side of the city that exists before 2pm. Including, like, you know...cultural stuff. Or something. Picasso museum was totally overrated. My fault for not doing my research, because it was all early stuff (interesting) and late stuff (interesting) but not the, you know, AWESOME CRAZY SHIT between 1917-1960. I like the Miro foundation a bit better. That is, if you're into Miro...DId the usual Gaudi sites as well, and found some time for a nice, long 3 hour lunch by the water. Barcelona. Dig it.

Anyway, not much else to report from here. We'll be catching up with Lis and Jeff in Paris in September, which is gonna be awesome, and A and I are heading for Sardignia in a few weeks for a much-needed week of doing f-all on the beach. Sweet. Keep it real. YR out...