From Live to 100 this guide to serving sizes is a great resource and best of all it's NZ specific.
http://liveto100.everybody.co.nz/nutrition/serving-sizes

From Swimnetwork
Normal Person: Enjoys holidays.
Swimmer: Holidays?

Normal Person: Says, “Great dinner, honey. I’m so full now.”
Swimmer: Says, “I have a parasite. Its name is 4x800 freestyle. I’m on my 8th dinner and there is no end in sight. I cannot physically become full. Chicken, steak, red meat, give me anything. I’m like the plant in Little Shop of Horrors. Please. Feed. Me.”

Normal Person: Looks human.
Swimmer: Looks like a crossbreed between fish and human. Skin is pasty, near translucent. Eyes are consistently bloodshot and barely open.

Normal Person: Can catch a ball with two hands.
Swimmer: Ball? (WHAM.)

Normal Person: Enjoys occasional physical labor.
Swimmer: Enjoys inventing phrases like “I’m on taper” to ingeniously avoid extraneous physical labor.

Normal Person: Can articulate thoughts and feelings with lucidness and clarity.
Swimmer: “Me tired so me now zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.”

Normal Person: Makes small talk about the weather, news, and politics.
Swimmer: Makes small talk about intervals, pain thresholds, and suit chafing.

Normal Person: Has friends.
Swimmer: Says he has friends. In actuality “friends” consists of a notepad with goal times, and a typical “Friday Night Out” consists of an ice bath while reading “Born To Run” then going to bed early to prepare for tomorrow’s Saturday morning practice.

Normal Person: Doesn’t respond well to coaches screaming to ‘go faster.’
Swimmer: Goes faster.

Normal Person: Feels awkward half-clothed in public.
Swimmer: Is frequently arrested for being half-clothed in public.

Normal Person: Hopes not to fall asleep in class.
Swimmer: Is the one person in class that will fall asleep before you.

Normal Person: Thinks swimmers are weird.
Swimmer: Thinks normal people are weird.

My favourite is the one about catching the ball two handed!
http://www.swimnetwork.com/News/Swimming/Blogs/Mike-Gustafson/2010/09/How-a-Swimmer-Views-the-World.aspx

Some interesting and thought provoking insights into calories.

It’s been a while since my last post but fair to say the last 2 weeks or so have been at times scary and challenging but ultimately gratifying and affirming.

On a National level the Canterbury earth quake was awe inspiring with the courage and resilience shown by the locals truly inspirational; stirring also was the swift delivery of aid and support on behalf of both local and central government.

On a personal level, on the day of the earth quake, my father was admitted to hospital; he was initially admitted to North Shore but due to the severity of his condition almost immediately transferred to Auckland.

After a 2 week stay that included dialysis and isolation Dad is now recuperating at home with us and improving every day.

The events of the past fortnight have left me feeling very lucky in that:

-          My dad lives to ‘fight another day’.

-          We are a ‘first world’ society with a government that has acted quickly and thoroughly to support its people at a time of great need after a natural disaster unseen in my lifetime to date.

-          Some would argue the toss but I believe that we have a health system that is relatively well resourced in terms of facilities, equipment, and quality staff and support personnel all at no cost to us.

Its commonly held that the ‘west island’ is the lucky country however after recent events the belief that I have always held has been confirmed in spades; that is, we actually do live in ‘gods own’ and are lucky and fortunate to do so.

Hope it was'nt a Ferrari!
http://www.shitmykidsruined.com/2010/09/01/car-door-signature/

"I'm really looking forward to announcing the 7 lucky girls that will train and race as my Sweat7 Team this coming summer here in New Zealand. 
I wrote recently in the NZ Multisport Magazine that I'd be putting together a team of 7 ladies to train toward The Triathlon New Zealand National Championships on Saturday 12th March. 
I've had a lot of applications so far, mostly from New Zealand but some internationals too – from as far a field as England, Scotland, The USA, Australia, and even Peru!
But it's not too late to be considered for the team, I'll start assessing individual applicants as soon as I've got my Ironman race out of the way on September 12th, and I expect to inform the lucky girls later that week who will be on the team!"

An awesome opportunity to be coached by one of the world's best!
http://www.triathlon.org.nz/Article.aspx?Mode=1&ID=3724

From the Spare Room
http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2010/09/01/hilarious-bollywood-action-scene/