tiger woods

Ok so here’s the thing.  Get off of Tiger Woods’ back.  He wrecked his car.  Who cares?  Yeah sure, he pulls in over $100 million a year.  Does that mean we get to know everything about his personal life?  No.  It does not.  He is the best golfer in the world and I’d go as far to say that there isn’t a single person who doesn’t know who Tiger Woods is.  So that’s probably why people are trying to tear him down.  He is an excellent athelete and he has about everything anyone could ask for.  Obviously people want to bring him down.  Of course people want to think that Tiger Woods is corrupt.  No one likes to see people get everything they’ve ever wanted.  Especially if they’ve worked as hard as Tiger to reach their goals.  People are so quick to destroy the public figure’s name.  Make the change from famous to infamous.  Well lay off.  Yeah the dude crashed his car at like 2 in the morning.  Must have had an affair obviously.  Come ON!  People crash their cars all the time.  He said he was embarrased.  And who in their right mind would be driving around at 2am?  A lot of people I assure you.  I’m on the road quite frequently after midnight.  Am I out sleeping around?  No.  I’m driving to where I’m going.  Simple as that.  AND his wife broke the window of the vehical and pulled him out.  That sounds like what a wife who just got cheated on would do.  NOT!  If he was having an affair I’m sure she’d dial 911 and leave it up to the police.  And then there’s the fact that he might have been drinking.  So?  Whether he was or not that’s no one’s business but his own.  And seeing how authorities didn’t give him a ticket or anything like that it pretty much rules that out.  And I’ve had an accident before.  Did anyone care?  Nope.  Not a soul.  Was I out after 2am pursuing a secret love affair?  Was I drinking?  No.  I wasn’t.  But obviously if you’re as important as Tiger you must have been doing something wrong.  Superstars do not make mistakes.  They’re not allowed to.  After all they aren’t human right?  Of COURSE they are.  So get off his back.  He said he was embarrased and asked to keep it private.  So respect his wishes.  I’m tired of hearing about how the people deserve to hear all of the facts.  No the people don’t.  Get over yourselves and get back to your own lives.  The only thing you need to know about Tiger is what he shoots at the tourneys.  That is all.

music

-Is there anything in this world shared by all? One common factor that holds us all together? A part of all of us that has the ability to bind us all in one unified world? While I’m sure many of you could answer those questions with something that you believe in, for the benefit of this topic I’ll use a common topic that is believed by the majority of people on the Earth that the most common goal to unify us all is peace. Peace will bring equality, which will of course, lead to a war-free, “all-caring” world. There is only one slight…well actually it’s not so slight. It’s actually a pretty large problem. The problem being how we will get there. How do we achieve this perfectly serene world? Through peace, at least peace as the stand alone goal, we cannot. Peace is and always will be far too hard to obtain. There are just too many view points on “peace” and how to reach it. There are too many forms of government and too many insecure, power-hungry, know-it-alls who try to run the show. But enough about peace and government whatnot. I’m not a politician and I don’t plan on being one. My views on the way the political world runs are probably quite ignorant and that doesn’t bother me a bit. So back to the point. Is there that one ultimate binding factor that can link us all together? I believe, with every ounce of certainty I can withhold, that music is the one power that can embrace us all with unity. Music! Music has been around for…well, practically forever if I may be so bold as to use the word forever. Music is used for basically everything you could ever possibly imagine. Music flows through us. Moves us. Brings us to life. Completes us. If you’re anything like I am, music is a very large part of your life. My iPod has a very large array of artists and types of music that I’m sure anyone could pick it up and find something they enjoy. The music ranges from classical to very heavy metal. I’d have to admit that the only branch of music that hasn’t been on my iPod is that of Opera. Not that I dislike Opera music or anything negative. It’s just not my cup of tea when it comes to everyday listening. If I don’t get what I consider to be a healthy dose of music each day it can actually make me quite cranky. But enough about me and my obsession with what I feel is the most passionate form of art. How can music unite us all? Easy. Everyone has music in common. Find someone that says that they dislike all forms of music and you’ve officially found the biggest liar in the world. It’s not possible. Eventually everyone hears the sound that makes their feet tap with the beat. In every part of the world there is some form of music. And the best part is, it comes naturally. Music was “invented.” It’s a feeling inside of us all. The sounds of any instrument, defined by me as anything that makes a sound, put together in any sort of rhythm is one of the most natural blessings of this world. It doesn’t matter where you’re from or what you believe. It doesn’t matter how much money you have, how powerful or popular you are. Any order of randomly assigned societal or inheritable traits has no pull on this subject. Everyone has music. Everyone is united through sound. Through MUSIC.

-Well because this is my first post on anything like this I’ll stop there and allow it all to sink in. More posts on my love for music and what I believe it can achieve will be coming soon. And feel free to leave your opinions in the comments section. Rip me and my opinions apart it you’d like. I’m always up for criticism or a good argument. Now go forth, listen, and be united.