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I was reading this week that Ferrari's come out with their newest model: the 599 GTB Fiorano, a masterpiece, according to the first few reviews. With a V12 6 L 620 HP engine, it dashes from 0-60 in 3.4 s (!) and costs around 240K euros, quite impressive.

Really really cool new adidas commercial where two kids pick their "Impossible Teams", including some of the best players from other times, like Beckenbauer or Platini:



You may have to click twice on it to get it to play.

Impossible Team José:

Michael Ballack Germany, FC Bayern München
Franz Beckenbauer Germany
David Beckham England, Real Madrid
Damian Duff Ireland, FC Chelsea
Steven Gerrard England, FC Liverpool
Kaká Brazil, AC Milan
Oliver Kahn Germany, FC Bayern München
Juan Román Riquelme Argentina, Villarreal
Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany, FC Bayern München
Patrick Vieira France, Juventus Turin

Impossible Team Pedro:

Djibril Cissé France, FC Liverpool
Zinedine Zidane France, Real Madrid
Raúl Spain, Real Madrid
Jermain Defoe England, Tottenham Hotspurs
Lionel Messi Argentina, FC Barcelona
Frank Lampard England, FC Chelsea
Michel Platini France
Alessandro Nesta Italy, AC Milan
Arjen Robben Netherlands, FC Chelsea
David Trézéguet France, Juventus Turin

Shirt wardrobe getting a bit stale. Just got a few new Ralph Lauren dress shirts:

Got up early to watch England and Paraguay play today, the game started at 9 am. England won, but it wasn't a very good game. The ABC commentary is pretty weak, they need to get somebody more professional, savvy and exciting, like ESPN's Tommy Smyth.

I had a message from Karsten yesterday, so I called back. He was still in bed (West Coast time) but I talked to Yvonne, and we talked for a while. They are doing great.

Time to get some lunch.