Comments on: The Week In Wie: That’s The Way The Casio Crumbles http://www.wieblog.com/archives/the-week-in-wie-thats-the-way-the-casio-crumbles-64 Where the whole world watches Michelle Wie. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:12:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ted Tsoneff http://www.wieblog.com/archives/the-week-in-wie-thats-the-way-the-casio-crumbles-64#comment-81 Ted Tsoneff Sat, 26 Nov 2005 00:47:43 +0000 http://wieblog.com/?p=64#comment-81 Thanks for the clarification. I thought your reaction was probably tongue-in-cheek, but I was willing to risk erring on the side of being overly defensive. By the way, I am a college instructor in International English as a Second Language, and I, too, love the richness and "malleability" of the English language.- From beautiful Port Angeles, Washington, to beautiful Hawaii (Honolulu?), I wish you- and all your readers- a wonderful weekend.- Ted P.S. For what it's worth, I feel in my bones that Michelle will make the cut at Sony. Whether she ends up doing so or not, she's indisputably a phenomenal player, whose achievements are so often unfairly and even maliciously derided.... Sometimes, I have to remind myself how long it took for Tiger to make the cut in a PGA event. The Michelle of today could, I'm firmly convinced, more than hold her own with the Tiger of the early '90's! Thanks for the clarification. I thought your reaction was probably tongue-in-cheek, but I was willing to risk erring on the side of being overly defensive. By the way, I am a college instructor in International English as a Second Language, and I, too, love the richness and “malleability” of the English language.- From beautiful Port Angeles, Washington, to beautiful Hawaii (Honolulu?), I wish you- and all your readers- a wonderful weekend.- Ted P.S. For what it’s worth, I feel in my bones that Michelle will make the cut at Sony. Whether she ends up doing so or not, she’s indisputably a phenomenal player, whose achievements are so often unfairly and even maliciously derided…. Sometimes, I have to remind myself how long it took for Tiger to make the cut in a PGA event. The Michelle of today could, I’m firmly convinced, more than hold her own with the Tiger of the early ’90’s!

]]> By: WIEblog http://www.wieblog.com/archives/the-week-in-wie-thats-the-way-the-casio-crumbles-64#comment-80 WIEblog Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:45:16 +0000 http://wieblog.com/?p=64#comment-80 No no Ted, I didn't mean it that way at all. It's just that in our Politically Correct society it's quite ironic, no? My end comment was more tounge in cheek than anything and no offense was taken and no racism was meant, though it was humorously (or humorlessly as it may have turned out) implied. Still, people don't come here for sportswriting 101. No no Ted, I didn’t mean it that way at all.

It’s just that in our Politically Correct society it’s quite ironic, no?

My end comment was more tounge in cheek than anything and no offense was taken and no racism was meant, though it was humorously (or humorlessly as it may have turned out) implied.

Still, people don’t come here for sportswriting 101.

]]> By: Ted Tsoneff http://www.wieblog.com/archives/the-week-in-wie-thats-the-way-the-casio-crumbles-64#comment-79 Ted Tsoneff Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:27:18 +0000 http://wieblog.com/?p=64#comment-79 I feel very upset that my "chink in her competitive armor" comment about Michelle might have been construed as evidence of racism on my part. I didn't, either consciously or unconsciously, use "chink" as a racial epithet. "So to speak" was certainly not meant to underscore any demeaning use of the word "chink" on my part; rather, it was my way of acknowledging possibly strained imagery on my part. I can, sadly, imagine more than one reader of this blog believing that I was caught with my pants down and don't want to admit it. The bottom line is, I know with all my heart and soul- and anyone who knows me knows with her/his heart and soul-that I don't have a racist bone in my body.... Anyway, I continue to be in awe of Michelle Wie's gifts and to be moved by her many virtues as a human being. I wish her all the happiness, success, and fulfillment in the world. Onward and upward, Michelle.- Ted Tsoneff I feel very upset that my “chink in her competitive armor” comment about Michelle might have been construed as evidence of racism on my part. I didn’t, either consciously or unconsciously, use “chink” as a racial epithet. “So to speak” was certainly not meant to underscore any demeaning use of the word “chink” on my part; rather, it was my way of acknowledging possibly strained imagery on my part. I can, sadly, imagine more than one reader of this blog believing that I was caught with my pants down and don’t want to admit it. The bottom line is, I know with all my heart and soul- and anyone who knows me knows with her/his heart and soul-that I don’t have a racist bone in my body…. Anyway, I continue to be in awe of Michelle Wie’s gifts and to be moved by her many virtues as a human being. I wish her all the happiness, success, and fulfillment in the world. Onward and upward, Michelle.- Ted Tsoneff

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