Tiger, Tiger Everywhere, Online Games, Citizens of the World

News of Note:

-Ron Sirak suggests Tiger's motivation this year is that he wants to win not just the majors but everything he plays. Well, of course. I would add that he not only wants to win but expects to win. And that is probably the greatest difference between Tiger and all the rest of the pro golfers who are probably checking Tiger's calendar to make special note of when Tiger is not playing. Will want to be sure and get into those tournaments. Good news for the other golfers on tour: Tiger doesn't play all that much.

-for all you gamers out there, the NYTimes has an article on online gaming. For starters:

For some children, watching “Dora the Explorer” on television is becoming passé. Now, they want to be Dora.

and to end it all:

Cradling a laptop in his lap, Mr. Youngwood demonstrated Pencil Racer, a simple-seeming but oddly compelling challenge on Addicting Games that lets users create, share and rate racetracks. It has registered 1.5 million plays.

“Do I want to be a truck, a car or a warthog?” he asked before choosing the animal. “Everyone loves the warthog.”

So go have fun if that is your thing. I know two young boys and one senior lady who love online games. And the two young boys just got hooked up to broadband which will expand their world by a mile or two (a cyber or two? a gigabyte or two?).

-Barack Obama is one of eight children sired by his father. Will be very interesting finding out about their lives in the months to come. Roger Cohen gives a few details here, and a lot of commentary. As he mentions, we are 'globalized'. That is very cool, you know, realizing that we are part of a much larger whole. Citizens of the world, unite! (Stop war, make peace, love, etc.)