Thomas W. Steppe!

It sucks.... I am in Africa and my grand father passed away.

I have many mixed emotions.


Here is a link:

Obituary for My Grand Father

Not to be Negative...

Kenya is great.

Only one small issue that I have:

I had my camera stole from me at a bar. But I really don't care that much because I was being maniac.

Tonight was a different story...

My sister and I are going out to eat. We are riding in a taxi with our friend Kelly Jo. We are exiting the taxi. We ask KJ if she wants anything to eat. So I total attention is focused on listening to what she wants.

Then it happens...

Some dude attempts to STEAL MY SISTER PURSE!

Right away I grab this dude. My intention was to take out my frustration on his face. He was might for the beating. Luckily for him, my sister said to let him go because he didn't actually get her purse.

He struggled for a bit then pull out of his shirt.

It all happened in the course of five seconds.

Reporting from Kenya

Let me start by telling you the truth:

Nairobi is a great city.

Is there massive amount of violence happening all around me?

No. What I have seen is much different than why the national
United States media has share. Our friend whom we are staying
with has been an awesome tour guide. We have experience so
much in the 48 hours we have been here.

Time line of my visit:

We left Heathrow Airport at 2:50 pm London time.

We arrived an hour later in Amsterdam. We had a 3 hour lay
over.

Left Amsterdam airport at 8:45 pm. We flew Kenya Airlines.
The service was first class. The seats were huge. The only problem
I had was I couldn't sleep. The entire 8+ hours of travel time was
spent reading The Wolf of Wall street, a great book I might add.

We arrived in Nairobi at 7:45 am. Our first day was pack with
activities. I basically did not sleep for close to 40 hours.

During the day we visited the slums. Great experience! I took
what I felt were award winning photos of the kids having fun.

Then evening I went out with a group of college kids from
American University. They were very hospitable and are
great people.

We went out to a two clubs/bars. I was leisurely taking massive
amounts of pictures over everything. Everyone warned me
that I should not be so free spirited with my camera.

I of course did not take any advice from anyone. At the next
bar, Carnivore, my camera was stolen from my pocket. I
really didn't care. It actually gives me a great response to
locals asking me for money; I tell them I donated my prized
camera to Kenya.

Tonight we went to a show. The artist name is Eric Wainaina.
He put on a great set. We has a blast to say the least.

Right now it is 1:17 am. I am done...

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Reaching 100 is easier than suspected

CHICAGO - Living to 100 is easier than you might think. Surprising new research suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at reaching the century mark.

"It has been generally assumed that living to 100 years of age was limited to those who had not developed chronic illness," said Dr. William Hall of the University of Rochester.

Hall has a theory for how these people could live to that age. In an editorial in Monday's Archives of Internal Medicine, where the study was published, he writes that it might be thanks to doctors who aggressively treat these older folks' health problems, rather than taking an "ageist" approach that assumes they wouldn't benefit.

For the study, Boston University researchers did phone interviews and health assessments of more than 500 women and 200 men who had reached 100. They found that roughly two-thirds of them had avoided significant age-related ailments.

But the rest, dubbed "survivors," had developed an age-related disease before reaching 85, including high blood pressure, heart disease or diabetes. Yet many functioned remarkably well — nearly as well as their disease-free peers.

Overall, the men were functioning better than the women. Nearly three-fourths of the male survivors could bathe and dress themselves, while only about one-third of the women could.

The researchers think that may be because the men had to be in exceptional condition to reach 100. "Women, on the other hand, may be better physically and socially adept at living with chronic and often disabling conditions," wrote lead author Dr. Dellara Terry and her colleagues.

Rosa McGee is one of the healthy women in the study who managed to avoid chronic disease. Now 104, the retired cook and seamstress is also strikingly lucid.

"My living habits are beautiful," McGee said in an interview at her daughter's Chicago apartment. "I don't take any medicines. I don't smoke and I don't drink. Never did anything like that."

Until late 2006, when she fell in her St. Louis home, McGee lived alone and took care of herself. Now in Chicago, she is less mobile but still takes walks a few times weekly down the apartment building hallways, with her daughter's help.

McGee credits her faith in God for her good health. She also gets lots of medical attention — a doctor and nurse make home visits regularly.

Genes surely contributed — McGee's maternal grandparents lived to age 100 and 107.

But while genes are important, scientists don't think they tell the whole story about longevity.

A second, larger study of men in their 70s found that those who avoided smoking, obesity, inactivity, diabetes and high blood pressure greatly improved their chances of living into their 90s. In fact, they had a 54 percent chance of living that long.

Their survival decreased with each risk factor, and those with all five had only a 4 percent chance of living into their 90s, according to Harvard University researchers.

Those who managed to avoid lifestyle-related ailments also increased their chances of functioning well physically and mentally two decades later.

The study followed 2,357 men for about 25 years or until death, starting in their early 70s. About 40 percent survived to at least age 90. Among survivors, 24 percent had none of the five risk factors.

"It's not just luck, it's not just genetics. ... It's lifestyle" that seems to make a big difference, said lead author Dr. Laurel Yates of Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital.

"It's get your shoes on, get out there, and do some exercise," she said. "These are some things you can do" to increase the chances of a long life.

Yates said it's never too late to adopt a healthier lifestyle, though the findings don't address whether waiting until age 70 to stop smoking, lose weight and exercise will increase longevity.

Hall noted that the United States has more than 55,000 centenarians, and that Americans 85 and older are the country's fastest-growing group of older adults.

He said the new research underscores how important it is for doctors to become adept at treating the oldest of the old, who are "becoming the bread and butter of the clinical practice of internal medicine."

Source: LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer

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Let Me Air It OUT!

So I found myself cheering on the Gaints during the super bowl.

To make a confession, I hate the Patriots.

It came all too natural to support the Gaints.

Even though I think they I really don't care for them either.

IU Basketball:

What the hell is wrong with Gordan? Did he run out of HGH?

That dude must be tired. I can't watch the game, all I can see is the stats.

It is said that he is injured, but only shooting 21 free throws in the last four games?

What is up with the noise?

I can't figure it out...

VIDEO UPDATE: Still going to Africa!

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Here is whats up with the kid!