Philosophy
I know the Tiger Woods story has monopolized the media, and everyone's sick of it, but it provides an opportunity for me to explain why I admire golfers as much as I do: somehow, almost magically one might say, golfers have managed to convince the world that what they do is a sport :)
But don't they either drive around the course on small electric cars, you might ask, or simply walk while a caddy carries their equipment for them? And, hey, the ball they have to hit doesn't even move!
All of which makes my point all the stronger: since they have convinced the world that their game is a sport, they have also managed to secure the hot chicks, whom they consequently take for granted and cheat on... there's a lesson in there somewhere.
Anyway, here is Saturday Night Live's amusing take on it:
And the 'multiple' mistresses are just his attempt to build his own 18-hole course :)
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Philosophy
The Tiger Woods Accident
I know the Tiger Woods story has monopolized the media, and everyone's sick of it, but it provides an opportunity for me to explain why I admire golfers as much as I do: somehow, almost magically one might say, golfers have managed to convince the world that what they do is a sport :)But don't they either drive around the course on small electric cars, you might ask, or simply walk while a caddy carries their equipment for them? And, hey, the ball they have to hit doesn't even move!
All of which makes my point all the stronger: since they have convinced the world that their game is a sport, they have also managed to secure the hot chicks, whom they consequently take for granted and cheat on... there's a lesson in there somewhere.
Anyway, here is Saturday Night Live's amusing take on it:
And the 'multiple' mistresses are just his attempt to build his own 18-hole course :)
.
- Revisions And Performance
Two questions from JB. First, "Since your Einstein book was published, what would you go back and change/update?"I would add a chapter concerned with the relation between politics in the 20s-30s, the history of anthropology, and eugenics. ...
- Grokinator 5000
So, I was interviewed by Dr. Charles Lee at Grok's Science radio show and podcast yesterday about Einstein's Jewish Science. (The interview can be streamed from their site or downloaded at either iTunes or archive.org.) At the end of the interview,...
- What's The Difference?: Athletics, Sports, And Games
What is the difference between games, sports, and athletics? While surely not all games are sports, can we say that all sports are games? Not all athletic activities sports, but are all sports athletic activities? What about competitive ballroom dancing?...
- Is Cheerleading A Sport?
A federal judge has ruled out competitive cheer as a sport. Athletic programs at colleges and universities across the country have been considering it as one in order to meet Title IX requirements to fund male and female sports at commensurate levels....
- Rare Woods
International Year of Biodiversity This item retails at $200,000 and made from six different types of rare woods. And it took five months to build. Just one example of a thirst for rare and exotic woods many being plundered from forests throughout the...