Mr. Houston's World

Pity poor Bill Gates! In this terrible economy, he lost $7 billion last year, bringing his net worth down to… $50 Billion.

Don’t worry! He’s still the richest man on the planet, but he’s less richer than everybody else than last year. Other losers on this year’s Forbes 400 include Paul Allen, who lost $4.5 billion, Michael Dell, who lost $2.8 billion, and Steve Ballmer, who lost $1.7 billion.

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, unlike all the other tech mavens on the list who lost money, actually made $100 million this year, bringing his value up to $8.8 billion. Good for him! I’m sure that made a fucking difference. [Forbes via Fortune]

NOW THAT WAS PRETTY FUNNY! LOL

T-Boz recently revealed to People magazine that she battled a brain tumor
for three years.

T-Boz says she battled her tumor secretly because she didn’t want any pity from people who could be helping or paying attention to other people with bigger issues. nt.

T-Boz underwent a 7 hour surgery in 2006, which involved the doctor peeling the tumor from the brain stem by making a cut behind her ear. T-Boz is staying in high spirits and says it will take a lot more than a tumor to stop her.