Get Out Of The Woods

         I have only one question: Is he still an outstanding golfer?

        Why the media thinks it is their right to attack and judge a person for their personal life, is something I’d like to know. The personal life and ‘transgressions’ of Tiger Woods concerns me about as much as whether Hillary has an inny or outy. I’ve heard that he is an exceptionally private person, unlike say, Paris Hilton, and as I believe his fame came from his abilities on the golf course and not how well he fits into the Christian ideologies of marriage, I think that the personal aspect of his life should be left alone. Let him have his privacy. If he can be respected as a golfer, then he should also be respected as a person.  Judge him if you must, but keep it within the boundaries of golf.

        So is it society’s obsession that is driving the media frenzy, or is the media frenzy driving society’s obsession? At this point, I can’t figure it out, but realize that even our most respected media has turned into a greedy, blood-sucking beast more akin to paparazzi than responsible news reporters. And if this world is buying the material, I’m left with very little hope for the species' survival. I am frankly not particularly surprised by the shallowness of ‘we the people’, but I really had hopes after it appeared that at least a few more million were paying attention to the big stuff after Obama was elected. (Prior to that, I thought that Jerry Springer was where people were getting informed).

        And isn’t golf a big enough waste of time in itself…..without extra focus on the sport? (it’s a sport?) Does golf really need more airtime? Isn’t there a war (or two) going on somewhere? Do we have healthcare yet? Are our schools still not up to par? Is the Mars Rover still stuck? For god sake, is Oprah really quitting?

        But if our minds are overloaded with the horrors of wartime and politics, and in need of a little diversion by snooping into people’s private lives and private parts, why not focus on more educational and inspirational stories like the one I stumbled upon a couple of months ago….?

        In the fall, ABC news reported that a man was in court testifying over a recent incident in which his penis was glued to his abdomen…..(they said stomach, but in the real sense of the word stomach, I don’t’ see how that is possible) Allegedly, he was attacked by four women: his wife, his girlfriend, his other girlfriend and her sister….in a motel room during one of his sexual encounters. The first woman was with him alone, and had tied him up, when the door flew open and the other three stormed in. The first girlfriend then preceded to superglue his penis to his ‘stomach’ as the others watched (and giggled and cheered). The ladies were being charged with assault.

        Now that’s educational, inspirational and giving airtime to some guy who is obviously and actively looking for attention. I haven’t heard anything regarding that story since I discovered it, and I wonder if maybe Mr. Shameless Weenie might have something to say about the bonding experience he shared with his girlfriends….or the sticky situation he was left in. And the ladies who took matters into their own hands? I bet they regret not cementing the unit to a boulder….sitting precariously on the edge of a cliff…..’cause he sounded like a cocky bugger.

        In any case, a man stepping out of a marriage and chasing his ding-dong around is not news. But did you hear that nanotechnology has produced a peptide-coating for windows that repels dirt? We may never have to wash windows again!

       Now that is news.  It's time to get out of the Woods.