“More ‘Tiger Ladies’ Show Up on Scorecard”
If nothing else, the Tiger Woods fracas is a field day for headline writers.This particular piece suggests that Jaimee Grubbs was paid $100,000 by US magazine to talk about her alleged affair with Woods.
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Jaimee Grubbs: Probably Not Good News for Tiger Woods
It’s shameful, but we appear to be experiencing Tiger Woods schadenfreude. He doesn’t really deserve our “misfortune joy” — who does? — though his own schadenFräulein seem to be causing the problem.
Tiger’s Traffic Ticket: $164
Tiger Woods has been cited for reckless driving in his post-Thanksgiving brouhaha.The penalty? A ticket for $164, plus four points on his driving record. No further charges will be filed.”Mr. Wood’s status [as a celebrity] impacted in no way” how troopers handled the investigation, Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Montes said.Woods’ attorney Mark NeJame said the decision was good news.
Obama’s Speech on Afghanistan: TRANSCRIPT
Here’s the transcript of Barack Obama’s speech on Afghanistan tonight.Saying “Afghanistan is not lost,” Obama said he will send another 30,000 American troops to Afghanistan ASAP.
John Daly on Tiger: “Whatever Happened, Just Tell the Truth”
When John Daly is giving you family advice, you know you’re in trouble.
Shoeless Tiger Got Knuckle Rub!
Best details yet, courtesy of the Orlando Sentinel:Authorities have yet to speak to the 33-year-old golf pro about the accident, but a source familiar with the crash scene told the Orlando Sentinel that Woods was not wearing shoes when wife Elin Nordegren Woods pulled him out of his Cadillac Escalade following the accident.
Chelsea Clinton is Engaged
Chelsea Clinton is engaged.The lucky fellow is Marc Mezvinsky, whom she’s been dating for several years. He’s an investment banker and his father and mother are described as “longtime friends” of Bill and Hillary Clinton. Chelsea is their only child.
About That Jezail Bullet
An earlier post about Afghanistan mentioned the “Jezail bullet” of Dr. Watson.
Obama, Sherlock Holmes, and Afghanistan
Today’s Mike Lupica column expresses exactly how I feel about sending more troops to Afghanistan.You know when we are going to be out of Afghanistan, where the United States has become just one more losing road team? Sometime around the 12th of Never. The more who die there, the more we send over.
Nic Cage Loves Pachinko!
“Mr. Cage doesn’t do realism or, rather, he doesn’t do it all that persuasively. Like Al Pacino he is a maximalist and more apt to turn the volume up than …..