40 Words for Sorrow

I can't help myself, Tom Waits would comment and I must comment.

I have been reading a Canadian Author, and amazingly have read over 295 pages of point 8 type in little more than 2 days. That in itself is impressive, just ask my family. The book is call Forty words for Sorrow by Giles Blunt, pick it up it's worth the read.


The book of course has nothing to do with my rant other than the villains are monsters. In this rant the villains are the moronic media and the state of media particularly in the USA are monsters (we're not much better).

I am of course talking about Tiger Woods and the brutal disgusting, continual attacks on him and his family. I am not saying what he did was right. In my opinion Mr. Woods has been managed , controlled and been a Puppet for the Tiger machine since he was 4 years old. After every win at a tournament he has been told what to say, not what to say, when to smile, when to laugh, pump his arm in the air and look concerned.

Disaster always starts with one mistake. The minute he tried to escape the control in his life, the minute he rebelled, He knew his life was screwed and nothing would change that fact. It really didn't matter whether he got drunk, smoked a joint or cheated at mini golf, his life path was altered. That's when that dragon I mentioned before showed up. It doesn't matter who you are. It will wrap its' tail around you and say something like, "Hey, listen you already screwed up doing that thing you did and you're toast if any one finds out right? One more won't hurt, HEY damned if you and damned if you don't, know what I mean?"

In the book I'm reading Blunt mentions that the Inuit have 40 words for snow. He thinks we need 40 words for sorrow. Forty words for sorrow wouldn't help Tiger Woods because even if he had them and used them, the media would cheapen the words. I don't care how much he has made or is worth, I don't care who the central character of this story is!

The coverage of this 'situation' is a scandal. Shame on you, there are way more important stories to cover.