by | April 12, 2010 · 8:18 am

Nice Guys Finish First?

Phil Mickelson and his wife, Amy. AP Photo/Chris O'Meara

Between Tiger Woods, Ben Roethlisberger, Rick Pitino, Jesse James and scores of other “normal” guys out there, I have a hard time pegging anyone as “good.”

However, you really can’t deny that Phil Mickelson has been there for his wife and mother – both battling breast cancer – over the past year. You can’t deny the facts: that he’s been missing tournaments, taking his wife to treatments and and trying to balance work and family. So I guess I do agree with Rick Reilly when he says that “for this one Sunday in a flower-stuffed pocket of Georgia, the good husband, the good son, the good man actually got rewarded.”

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by | April 11, 2010 · 8:59 pm

“What Does She Feel About it and What is She Thinking About What She Feels?”

So, I think many of you may have seen this already since it’s been going around the Internet for a while, but I just watched it for the first time and had to share for those of you like me that aren’t as up on the Harvard Sailing Team. Hilarious. This video kind of reminds me of “Coffee Talk,” and maybe some nights in my living room recently, but we don’t really need to go into that. On a side note, I would love to meet any of these guys while they’re not acting like women, because they’re adorable.

Below is the women’s response – Girls Will Be Boys. It has its moments, but isn’t as funny as its male counterpart. Also, not all women think they have to act like a cast member of the Jersey Shore when imitating a guy, just FYI.

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by | April 11, 2010 · 6:11 pm

The New York Times Loves Garrison, NY

Down by the train, Garrison, NY. James Estrin/The New York Times

“ROBERT A. MCCAFFREY, who has lived all of his 67 years in Garrison, across the Hudson River from the United States Military Academy at West Point, can recount stories of buyers who moved in, lured by the astonishing beauty of the area, and then within a year sold their homes and left for someplace closer to supermarkets and other suburban amenities.”

“‘This is really the country,’ said Mr. McCaffrey, a real estate agent in the neighboring village of Cold Spring, ‘and you have to be prepared for that.’”

I’m not really sure what’s so inconvenient about Garrison, but I guess if you’re moving up from New York City, not having a Duane Reade on every corner is considered roughing it. Garrison is truly a beautiful place to live, with great people and lovely scenery. If I had the money, I would definitely have a home there (I already have one picked out, so if someone wants to buy it for me, give me a call).

Even though the Times did get some of the facts wrong (Penny and John Seekircher have not lived in their home for 28 years, for example; trust me, I used to play with the chickens and goats at their last house), I think the slide-show tells the greatest story: that Garrison is a gem on the Hudson.

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