Infidelity Happens: Should we really punish Tiger so much for bringing the wood?

Its a long par 5 to forgiveness, and for golfing sensation Tiger Woods, this may well be the toughest hole he's played in his entire career.

Just type in his name on YouTube and you might be surprised at what you find. Surprised, that is, if you have been hiding under a rock for the last two months.

The popular website is overflowing with videos in which people 'bash' the superstar for his moral wrongdoing. I actually had to do a detailed search just to get a video of Woods actually golfing, and what’s worse, the barrage of negativity that has fallen upon him shows no signs of slowing down, as everyone in the world thinks that you and I, the consumers, want to know their take on the situation.

With new media surfacing daily dealing with his infidelity, it's going to take a lot more than a good golf swing for Tiger to get out of the woods this time, as Americans seem hard-pressed to let him get back to living his life.

But why is it that we care so much about his cheating? Did he cheat on us as fans? Did he not give it his all in every competition that we watched him play? It seems to me that the only thing fans love more than cheering on their favorite athletes is watching them fall from grace. Why is it that we are so surprised by his actions, its not like this is something we haven't seen before.

Wayne Gretzky did it, as did Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, and no, I am not talking about winning championships here. These superstars have something in common with Tiger in that, yes, they are professional athletes, but more importantly (at least in the media's eyes) they have all cheated on their wives and been publicly scorned for it. The three also, however, stand testament to the fact that time does in fact heal all wounds...time and a hefty amount of cash.

Namely the only difference between their stories and Tiger's, aside from the number of mistresses, is the fact that Tiger stands to lose a great deal more than any of them, and he isn't the only one taking a blow to the pocketbook.

According to ESPN, Nike stands to lose somewhere in the market of 400 million dollars this year due to the scandal. The PGA will suffer too, as Tiger accounted for roughly 40% of their total revenue through merchandising and endorsements.

It seems to me that the only ones benefiting from this whole thing are the employees at the sex addiction clinic that Tiger recently was reported to have checked in to.

I’d like to say that Tiger's wife could benefit from it due to the settlement check she will likely see should divorce papers get filed, but the shame and embarrassment she has faced from all of this, added to the prospect of seeing her family fall apart before her eyes is not something I would ever call a win.

I almost feel inclined to go as far as saying that she could potentially be the cause for all of this. Maybe she is a terrible lay, or maybe she just didn't put out enough. Regardless of the cause, its time to let it all go and move on to more important things, like when Platte Valley will be able to start selling their micro-brews to their slews of thirsty patrons.

In the sports world, big name stars are synonymous with infidelity and scandal, and society seems ready to point a finger at the drop of the pants.

I say pants or no, it's about time we stop concerning ourselves with their home lives and start let our athletes do what they do best…entertain.

'Impeccable' Tiger Humor! (Taken from sport24.com)

A Mexican woodpecker and a Canadian woodpecker were in Mexico arguing about which country had the toughest trees. The Mexican woodpecker claimed Mexico had a tree that no woodpecker could peck. The Canadian woodpecker accepted his challenge and promptly pecked a hole in the tree with no problem. The Mexican woodpecker was amazed. The Canadian woodpecker then challenged the Mexican woodpecker to peck a tree in Canada that was absolutely 'impeccable' (a term frequently used by woodpeckers). The Mexican woodpecker expressed confidence that he could do it and accepted the challenge. The two of them flew to Canada where the Mexican woodpecker successfully pecked the so-called 'impeccable' tree almost without breaking a sweat. Both woodpeckers were now terribly confused. How is it that the Canadian woodpecker was able to peck the Mexican tree, and the Mexican woodpecker was able to peck the Canadian tree, yet neither was able to peck the tree in their own country? After much woodpecker pondering, they both came to the same conclusion: Apparently, Tiger Woods was right when he said, your pecker gets harder when you're away from home.

A lion wouldn't cheat but Tiger Wood

Ok, we get it already. Tiger Woods, the best golfer ever to set foot on the fairway, is living a life teeming with infidelity, but should that really be grounds for him to lose sponsorships, have his personal life displayed on the front page of every newspaper and have to resort to taking a brake from the sport he essentially helped make so popular. Tiger alone accounts for a major portion (somewhere around 40%) of the PGA's yearly revenue. He achieved god-like status and brought much needed diversity and excitement to a sport that before him got very little attention. Sure it is popular, but the ratings soared once Tiger clinched his first tournament win. The emotian he displayed on the course touched people. His trademark fist pump has been mimicked on the links for years, and now that is gone because he couldn't keep it in his pants until he got home to his wife and kids. Ok, ok, I know that it is wrong what he did, but it happens everyday. He didnt kill anyone, he didnt cheat on the course, so why should he take a break? Do people remember that we fell in love with him for his skills on the course, not for his skills with the ladies? Nike is the only one who has stood behind him through all of this, and they stand to lose an estimated 400 million dollars in the 2010 calendar year because of all this. Tiger isn't the only on with something to lose here...and if something doesn't change fast, the golfing world could fall into obscurity...Can't we talk about something more important now...like health care or the super bowl?

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WANT WHITER TEETH?

Today Facebook suggested that I reconnect with my mother, so I called her and we talked and cried for hours...

When is enough going to be enough for Mark Zuckerberg and his team that they will stop updating their social networking megasite with constant add-ons and new applications? Is it not enough to just chat with people? Yesterday I signed on to find out that I had been struck in the face by a leather pillow in the new application pillow fight, and I must admit that I did not find humor in this. First of all, that would hurt like a bitch, and the pain would sting, making your eyes tear up like the first time you fell off a bike, or the first time you accidently touched the hot stove burner. Secondly, there is no need for that shit. If you want to hit me with a pillow, I will gladly display my pillow-wielding prowess and beat you down, but hitting me over the internet doesnt phase me, it only makes my inner pillow-warrior angry, and soon you will be answering your front door to one of my throw pillows from my couch, and you won't have a damned clue what the hell just happened to you. Mark Zuckerberg, if you are reading this, and if I can find a way to bypass your security systems, know that my giant crocodile pillow is coming for you, and he will be hungry...

I realize I have just spent the better portion of this post just rambling, but that pillow to the face really hurt...Suggestions need to go as well. I think that I can manage who I want to talk to or connect with myself. I don't need a computer to tell me I should talk to my own mother. I talk to her numerous times throughout a typical week, but when I see that suggestion on my homepage, I start feeling guilty and decide that I should call her more often. Facebook has essentially slapped me in the face and made me seel bad about myself in one click of a mouse. THANKS FACEBOOK!
Everyone should join the Kevin Whetstone Euphorium however, as that would be most sweet....

Two is nice, but if the hat fits, Evgeni Malkin knows how to wear it

Evgeni Malkin scored an empty-netter in the closing seconds to solidify one of his better performances of the season, capping a hat-trick to lead the mighty Pens past the Islanders in what could have been one of the better comeback/upsets of the year. Leading 4-1 after a strong showing from both Captain and Alternate Captain (Sidney Crosby and Malkin), the Pens let go of their lead early in the third period, sparking the Islanders to come back and tie the game at 4's with 12 minutes to play. It seemed as if the momentum had shifted in New York's favor until a blistering slap-shot from the big Russian found the back of the net and hoisted the Pens to a 5-4 lead with 8 to go. Malkin followed up with the empty-net goal, marking his fifth career hat-trick and the 17th goal of the season. Sidney Crosby, Penguins captain and arguably the best forward in the game, glided over the ice with finesse that would make Gretzky blush, finding the net two times for his 31st and 32nd goal of the season, putting him two goals and 4 points shy of the top spots in the league in scoring, vying (respectively) neck-and-neck with Caps star Alex Ovechkin, who acted as the bane of the Penguins playoff hopes last year, as he almost ended their cup hopes single-handedly with a stellar performance. Veteran Bill Guerin also found the net, marking his 16th goal of the year. All in all, the Pens put up the numbers to win the game, but it was not the most notable victory of the season by far, but it will aide in keeping the hopes alive for back-to-back Stanley Cups. GO PENS!
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A 40 Million Dollar mistake?

When I rolled out of bed this morning at precisely 8:27 a.m., it was already well known to me that when I got online to view the news today, something about Conan O'Brien would be littering the homepages of many of my favorite news sources. As I prepared my shower, I couldn't help but continuously wonder as to how much money Conan would walk away with, and then I began to wonder how pissed off he was going to be, despite the fact that he would be making enough money from the deal to feed an entire third world country for quite some time. I'm sure Haiti wouldn't mind a cool million in disaster relief funds right about now. Logging on to CNN's website, I did a quick search on Conan and, very unsurprisingly, came to find that if Conan agrees to walk from NBC, they will pay him a hefty sum of $40 Million. No doubt this is not enough to cover the stress and embarrassment O'Brien will probably claim, but I have to wonder, is this a good deal for either party? NBC sure seems to think so, putting a heavy cross upon the aging shoulders of 17-year Tonight Show veteran Jay Leno. I don't know why, but I don't see Leno acquiring the same kind of viewer fanbase that he used to have, as the younger generation has an easier time identifying with O'Brien and his antics. Whatever the outcome may be, I am just ecstatic to see that the deal is finally nearing a close, and soon this mess will be swept under the rug...a fate O'Brien's television career may soon face.
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