http://hamptonroads.com/node/353319 Sports en-us Copyright 2009 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:42:30 -0500 I couldn't be happier for Michelle Wie, who won her first tournament yesterday at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico. I did have a bit of a dilemma in who to pull for, because I'm a big fan of Morgan Pressel, Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr and Michelle, who were all battling it out on the tournament's final day. Michelle Wie NEEDED a win this year, and she deserved it. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/congratulations-michelle-wie-its-been-long-time-coming Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:49:11 -0500     Mick and Keith said it about as well as it can be said:    "No, you can't always get what you want. You can't always get what you want. You can't always get what you want  But if you try sometime you find, you get what you need."   http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/if-you-try-sometimes-you-might-find-you-get-what-you-need Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:46:25 -0500 [  Were you watching? Have some comments to share? http://hamptonroads.com/2009/09/tiger-woods-loses-and-still-takes-home-10-million-s Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:51:51 -0400 I wanted to cry for poor Brandt Snedeker . . . and, then I just burst out laughing. I know, I know - how unfeeling of me, but you got to admit, as a golfer you were thrilled to see one of the big, cool kids 4-putt. Not just 4-putt, but slap the ball around so nonchalantly. Grab a tissue and click here to watch his painful meltdown.   http://hamptonroads.com/2009/09/i-wanted-cry-poor-brandt-snedeker Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:21:15 -0400 [ Late in the evening of 9/11/2001 I pulled out a yellow legal pad and jotted down disjointed thoughts and notes because I knew there would come a time I'd need help remembering feelings and observations of the day. Sure enough, weeks before the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, The Virginian-Pilot requested recollections from its readers of that dreadful day. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/09/9112001-its-first-anniversary Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:50:23 -0400 I got up early this morning to read the paper and watch the news. How many children, I wondered, were going to ask the government today to bail out the ice cream man? How many parents would we hear from who were baffled when their Tylers and Ashleys requested over dinner last night that from now on they prefer being addressed as 'Comrade'?   http://hamptonroads.com/2009/09/no-reports-socialism-or-communism-breaking-out-americas-schools-yesterday Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:34:11 -0400 Oh gee - where are the screaming you-know-whats, shouting McCain down and struttin' their stuff outside with their fire arms? Where are the Nazi signs and 'water the tree with blood' signs, a.k.a. Jefferson?   http://hamptonroads.com/2009/08/john-mccains-hosting-town-hall-type-meeting-tv-right-now-whats-missing Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:11:14 -0400 Remember when our Moms used to tell us not to make ugly faces because,  ... "You wouldn't want your face to freeze in that position, would you?" We didn't pay her any attention as 6-year olds, and it appears that many folks aren't channeling Mom's good advice, these days, either. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/08/you-gotta-love-town-hall-faces Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:53:18 -0400 I thought I was going to have a dilemma this week as the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club gets underway tomorrow. I always pull for Tiger Woods to win whatever tournament he's playing - what can I say -  I'm a Tiger fan. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/08/phil-mickelson-needs-celebration-week Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:00:50 -0400 I'm sure Sarah Palin won't recognize that Officer James Crowley's press conference offers a 'teaching moment', but there is much from that 15 minutes that could have served her well. Actually, we all could learn something.   http://hamptonroads.com/2009/07/exgov-sarah-palin-could-learn-lot-officer-james-crowley Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:31:29 -0400