My buddy let me borrow his copy of the documentary "Just For Kicks". I'm far from being a shoe fiend...but I do love myself a nice pair of Nikes. Since I've been playing basketball since the age of 5, Nike Airs have been as much a part of my childhood as the Nintendo Entertainment System and Transformers.I remember very clearly my first pair of Air Jordans (the white and cement gray Air Jordan 4's...my mom bought those!)...and the feeling that I was being ripped off when I spent my hard earned cash (actually it was a bunch of money given to me by my Aunts and Uncles in Japan) on some white, red, and black Air Jordan 6's.I think those $125 Air Jordan 6's traumatized me and my wallet because from that point forward, I was purchasing year old Nike Airs at the Sportmart and Big5 stores at a fraction of their original price.These days I'm sporting the Nike Zoom BB's in Black with Orange laces. I'm not sure if it's appropriate fashion off of the courts...but they've provided me with the stability, light weight, and touch of style that I like to add to my b-ball game. The only minus I've found with these shoes is the black dye of the shoes tends to bleed onto the "super fresh" bright orange laces after a few intense sessions of basketball (or if you have super sweaty feet!).Anyways, here's a nice clip from "Just For Kicks" that breaks down the Run DMC/Adidas connection (I didn't know how deep the connection was) and a pic of my current pair of Nikes:Want to ball with MPB? Looks for the heavy set Hapa sporting these:

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We just gave Jerry's beautiful children (Lea and Max) their souvenirs from Peru. Lea got a handmade Llama doll made of Alpaca wool. Max got an Inca Kola t-shirt and a Peruvian Rain Stick.

Last day in Peru. Exhausted. Sad. But I was still able to end it on the perfect note: a soccer game between Peru's National Team and Brazil in a luxurious 9 seat suite. It was a qualifying game for the 2010 World Cup. And Peru scored a game tying goal against the World's Best! I'm not a soccer fan and even I almost cried! The energy of the stadium was indescribable.Now back to Los Angeles and all things Muttpop!

The reason I'm here: my cousin's wedding. It was the King of weddings. I thought they were exaggerating when they said the Latins know how to party. What Americans call a party is like a 100m sprint. A Latin Party is a marathon. The wedding started at 7pm and ended at 5:30am...which, I've been told, is typical.

I'm feeling super sick (food poisoning) so this will be short and sweet.Macchu Picchu is a magical place. I'd love to have more time there. And Cuzco is an amazing city filled with life...too bad the high altitude makes it so difficult to acclimate.The Cuzco photos are from the train's window as we went to Macchu Picchu. I have also included the handful of pictures I took of Macchu Picchu before my battery died.