i wanted to get this blog post finished sooner, but the truth is, i’m pretty beat down… friday’s physical therapy session was the full meal deal and it blessed me with a weekend full of soreness. actually the last few weeks have been pretty rough. let’s just say that there are certain processes we become...
interesting about patton… and so true about the media/perception.
aside from his obvious family and role model faux paux, it irritates me off how many have become stone throwers at tiger while the media EXPECTs him to feel some requirement to bow down beyond what he recently did.
And I’ll bet most Americans know more about Tiger than they ever will about George Patton.
hey lad glad to see your post. have to say i didn’t know that about patton. interesting. hope you are just tired and no illnesses. i think i am on my 12th cold of the year so i’m sucking up all the cold germs for everyone. keep up the good fight.
carrie and i keep laughing and how the media has been behaving regarding tiger woods. so the dude succumbed to temptation most of us will never face. i am not sure i could slam him for that since it’s a situation i will never find myself in – famous, best in the world, rich beyond belief, and pretty good looking to boot. i exercise my mini boycotts by changing the channel so something better. As for patton, clearly he is someone i need to read more about.
screw tiger. i’m sick of the same ol’ story of guys who just can’t keep it in their pants. extreme temptation or not. boo-who. we watched the oprah show with the john edwards scapegoat last night. boo-who for him too. dare i assume patton couldn’t keep it in his pants either? i’m sure he was more highly entitled though, right? being at war and all… what i am sure is same as it ever was: my love for luxembourg and my longing to return…and, my love for will and my longing for him to heal and go with me.
I never cared for Tiger because of his behavior on the course in front of the cameras. Did you ever see one of the greats (Nicklaus, Trevino, Player, Stewart, Crenshaw…) slam a club into the ground and curse? Let’s idolize a talented guy who throws tantrums like a 3 year old. No thanks. His private actions just make it worse.
I do admire Patton. MacArthur called Ike the best clerk I ever had. Perfect for a project manager. Patton was tactics never strategy. He believed in hitting hard and fast because if you gave the enemy a breather it would cost more. He knew that blood was the only cost that counted and tried to minimize casualties. Like any other General his plans didn’t always work, but nobody ever accused him of not caring. As for the slapping incidents, in that time you were supposed to hide your fear and suck it up. Few understood psycological problems from combat. If you think about it we had fewer problems with the unknown PTSD from WWII than we do now. Could we be creating an excuse for bad behavior? Seems a common trend from the left, it’s always someone/something elses fault.
I second what Carol said. Isn’t it a bit hypocritical that Tiger uses the media for his public apology, but won’t answer their questions? You can’t have it both ways, Tiger. I agree that how Tiger deals with this should be between him and his family. In other words, keep the apologies off camera.
I agree. Carol and Trace!! Man and the apology was horrible. I mean, my niece could have done better than that! Man….
Thanks for the blog post, Will. Really good to hear from you. You’re so right about the media. There’s good and bad in everyone — to idolize invites disappointment. To idolize pundits and politicians is downright reckless. You and Carol take care… We’re all pullin’ for ya.
carol, you are AWESOME! Love the post
I heard Tiger is changing his name to get out of the media spot light and better reflect how he feels about what he did. His new name is going to be Mourning Woods!
Patton did have a lasting legacy on the US army (armed forces) that can be felt till this day. Can anyone say “Shock and Awe” campaign and then follow that up with “no exit stategy to speak of”.
last year carol and i were in belgium on valentine’s day, and i couldn’t just run out to hallmark and buy a card. so, i did this post instead. i guess two years in a row makes it a tradition. lots has changed since then, but one thing that hasn’t is that it’s a happy...
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i love you, my valentine forever.
I like!
most of the entries on my blog have been image driven. in other words, i have photographs i want to show people so i write something to support those pictures. occasionally, however, i come up with something i want to say before i actually have any supporting photographs. in that case i go out looking...
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I understand. & I love the poem and picture.
Here I sit at 2:19 am…my husband sound asleep.
If I don’t stop moving or lifting obese people at work I will eventually have to have my arms removed! haha! The accupuncture helped avoid surgery on my wrist and elbow…felt so good I moved a 450 lb woman and the shoulder popped or something. BACK to accupuncture. May take longer than a steroid shot but I prefer it. So, in the mean time…I’m trying to herd some unruly cats at night too.
You, my friend, are beyond awesome. I may squeek and grimace but I know if you can be tough…then I can, at the very least, try to be tough, suck it up, and move on. Oh, and get help moving the whale sized patients! haha
it’s definitely decent poetry more then decent boss!
he is too often our most frequent visitor…
Poetry like math is lost on me. Probably a dyslexic thing. Still trying to make things rhyme in my head. A shame because my dad also wrote poetry. I think it could have given me more incite into his thoughts. Smarts and poetry run in the family. I love the imagery of pain behind the eyes and it being a friend that misses you. Cool.
it’s great poetry..
okay, so the last couple of blog posts were a nice sort of return to normalcy for me, but i think i have about beaten the iphone and at&t horse senseless, so enough of that. besides, the only thing the apple illuminati want to talk about now is the new ipad just announced last week....
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I recognize the phone booths. London is my favorite city for museums, even ahead of Washington, DC.
AT&T is the most dishonest phone company in business and always has been. Haven’t done business with them in 15 years and never will again.
I hope Farve plays one more year. He just might finish the job next time. Some DB’s for Vikes would help. Of course my Panthers might be good again.
There’s no quit in you baby!!!
been a while since i’ve been on the blog, but this is one of my favorite entries so far! you’re improving everyday, i can’t wait to see you back out on a bike again.
take care will.
Did you see his leg and ankle after the Saints game. It was bruised up really bad. Tough old guy. Good inspiration for sure.
I was the only fan at my house rooting for the Vikings and may just root for Brett next year, too (except against the Cowboys, of course) if he goes for another season – wouldn’t surprise me. He’s tough – and a great role model for all of us. You stay tough, Will… You can do it.
When things get tough for me I ask myself; Self, what would Will do?
will, i haven’t checked on you in a while kinda feel like a d#%k but man o man, you still got that “will do” approach to the the berms in front of you. keep it coming!
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