"Nancy Young" > wrote in news:Me2jl.1308$Cr4.274
@newsfe26.ams2:

> merryb wrote:
>> I'm so disgusted by the treatment by Kelloggs towards Michael Phelps.
>> He made a mistake by letting someone take a picture of him while he
>> was taking a bong hit, but this is ridiculous! It didn't enhance his
>> performance, and it had nothing to do with his swimming abilities. I
>> guess it's the image thing, but still, I'm boycotting Kelloggs.
>> Kelloggs is a food manufacturing company, so I didn't label this as
>> OT...Do any of you agree with me?
>
> No doubt his contract has a moralities clause. All he had to do
> was keep his nose clean. In this day and age, anyone with a
> camera can take your picture, he was a fool for thinking it
> wouldn't get out. I don't feel sorry for him, it stinks but it's not
> like he'll be broke any time soon. He's poorer and maybe a
> little wiser.
>


I read an Anthony Bourdain interview recently where he said that when he
was younger, he was a hard drinking, dope smoking hell raiser. Now he has
a family and a career, he doesn't 'do' public drunkeness or illegal
substances because A) everyone has a camera, and 2 mins after something
happens, it's all over the Internet, and B) he doesn't want his kids to
look at it and say "Well, dad does it, so it's OK for me to do it."

He won my admiration for that. Now all he has to do is give up smoking!!
:-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin