I was at my friend's house last Saturday night witnessing the Philippine star boxer, Will "Manny" Pacquiao defeat his opponent, thereby winning another title. AsianWeek dubbed Pacquiao the "Thrilla from Manila." As I began a conversation with my dad about the fight and how Pacquiao pulled a KO on Diaz, my dad informed me that prior to the fight, Pacquiao promised to donate all of his prize money to the victims of the recent natural disasters in the Philippines. No, not a percentage of his wins, but all of his wins. My dad said Pacquiao's already a millionaire, and he recognizes that there are others he can help.

To be honest, I'm kind of crushin' on the Bill Gates-type; the nerdy guy who rocks in his seat while he thinks, jumps up erratically and paces the room while speaking. He eliminates adverbs whenever he can - "truly" being one of his favorite to cross out. "Why say `Truly X'?," he asks, totally dissing modifiers, "Is X not enough?" He's (truly) brilliant and efficient. And what now, you say? He's backing , a major campaign to get '08 Presidential candidates talking about education reform . Yep. Definitely crushin'.