This is so cute... only my dog would have eaten the tower!

I found this very interesting... mostly the last one listed for after your work out!!

What you put into your body directly effects what you get out of it. So, if you're cracking a beer before you grind out an 8-miler, you're doing yourself a disservice. You should wait and crack that beer when you get back (seriously).

BEFORE

• Caffeine -- A study at Vanderbilt concluded the following: Caffeine's use ... has been proven to increase physical endurance but has many side effects and precautions. However, caffeine's use for short-term endurance appears to have no affect on the athlete.

• Water -- If you're dehydrated, depending on how dehydrated you are, it could take as long as 24 hours to build yourself back to a rehydrated state. Further, on a shorter-term scale, you don't want to chug a bottle of water 5 minutes before you go running. Water is absorbed by your stomach and small intestine at 5ml per minute and 500ml per hour respectively, so you should be able to fully absorb most of a bottle of water if you chug it one hour before you plan to work out.

• Not sugar -- Whatever you drink, make sure it's not loaded with sugar. As extreme as some sodas claim to be, they offer only a short burst of energy which burns out and can cause you to "bonk." This happens when your body's energy stores (glycogen) are burned up and your metabolism isn't able to keep up and produce more. This leaves you with no energy, and a fairly wobbly set of legs to limp home on.

• Half-strength sports drinks -- Sports drinks, like Gatorade, are too concentrated as they are sold to be effectively and efficiently absorbed by your body. The reason it's effective at all, though, is because it replaces electrolytes that you sweat out during exercise. Just replacing water does not replace those ions (like sodium). And when you have those ions in your body, it is easier for it to retain water. However, to be most effective, dilute your sports drink by one half before drinking it to hydrate (that goes for after your workout as well)

AFTER

• Chocolate Milk -- Milk has water and electrolyte like sports drinks, but also includes protein which is key for helping you to recover after a strenuous workout.

• Protein shake -- A protein shake is potentially a better choice than milk if you're more concerned with getting the correct number of milligrams of l-carnitine than you are quaffing some chocolaty goodness. However, it's best if you go old school with protein shakes, too, and make your own using whole foods as opposed to buying prepackaged muscle-milk-type drinks.

• Beer -- Researchers at Granada University in Spain found out something pretty cool a few years ago. When it comes to recovering and rehydrating after a workout, beer is a little better than water.

• Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
• Barbie Girl - Aqua
• Because I Got High - Afroman
• Cotton-Eyed Joe - Rednex
• Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
• I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
• It's A Sunshine Day - The Brady Bunch
• Macarena - Los Del Rio
• Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega
• Mickey - Toni Basil
• Mmm Bop - Hanson
• Mr. Roboto - Styx
• My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
• My Humps - Black Eyed Peas
• Photograph - Nickelback
• Surfin Bird - The Trashmen
• The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
• Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega
• Tubthumping - Chumbawamba
• Who Let The Dogs Out - Baha Men

The 2010 Winter Olympics got off to a record start, as 67.5 million viewers across the country tuned in for the opening ceremony Friday. This was the most-watched opening ceremony ever for a non-U.S. Winter Olympics. . Friday's opening ceremony averaged 32.6 million viewers.

... The opening ceremonies were also a hit in Canada, where the show averaged 13 million Canadian viewers.

...I am hooked on the Olympics, I love all the back stories and true sportsmanship.