“Put On” (Ye’s verse is so damn annoying with the digital manipulation.)

In three months I have lost almost twenty pounds thank to the stairways at work. My office is located on the fourth of the six-floor building. When I first started my job, I noticed that most people take the elevators more than the steps. Since the steps and the elevators are opposite from each other, the steps are always less busy. As a result, I use my feet more than my finger (to press the elevator button). Then one day I realized that why not use the stairway to exercise? This is something I have never tried before. Little did I know it turned into my exercise routine (at least for now).

Since not too many people uses the stairway, I was able to do what I have to do without people thinking there is some nutcase running up and down the building. At two o’clock each day, I would run up and down the building three times or about 525 steps both ways. The first round I run every step, starting from the top to bottom. When I run down the steps I could feel the fat drops in my gut. Running up requires more strength so I have to stretch when I reach the top. The second round I skip every other step when running up. The third round I alternate between the two. Just three rounds and twenty minutes, I sweat like a pig afterward.

Running steps not only helping me loose weight, but also helping me to stay awake after lunch. Usually by one o’clock I couldn’t stay awake. When people see me, they thought that the wedding is stressing me thin. I just nod and smile. So the stairway does work.

Our man HmL has signed up for the Multiple Sclerosis ride again this year. He will challenge himself by “riding 140 miles over 2 days.” By helping him reaching his goal, you’ll also help “to not only support research for tomorrow, but also to provide important programs and services which address the challenges of people living with MS today.” Donate whatever you could.

Only in Saudi Arabia (These guys are nuts)

The second installment of Charles Mingus on NPR Profiles:

In succeeding years, he fashioned a body of work to rival Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk in rhythmic and structural originality. Like Ellington, Mingus constantly developed new works, and designed music around the unique strengths of the musicians in his ensembles. At times, he left parts of his compositions unscripted, counting on bandstand inspiration.

Listen to the program here.

CNN clip shows Jeremiah Wright as an entertainer.

Olivio’s rich buttery taste.

Drop by a Baskin Robbins near you from 5pm to 10pm for some ice cream.

The International Kids Fund:

…kicked off a fundraising campaign seeking the community’s support for a surgery that will remove an extremely large tumor that has severely deformed the face of fifteen year-old Lai Thi Dao from Vietnam. The tumor, known as Schwannoma, has been growing since she was approximately three years old. Without surgery, the tumor’s rapid growth in comparison to the rest of her organs could eventually lead to the critical closing of Lai’s throat and collapse of her upper airways. Lai recently arrived in South Florida to receive life-altering surgery.

Poor girl. I hope the operation, which is today, will go smoothly.

“911 is a Motherfucking Joke“