Who is tiger woods

I hate to beat a dead horse - but this latest Tiger Woods fiasco has brought up so many issues of identity. Is he black? White? Asian? Cablisian? What? So to clarify once and for all I would like to draw your attention to an old clip of the Dave Chappelle show where it was determined long ago who his true racial group is =).

http://vodpod.com/watch/1645590-racial-draft2

As we venture into this new decade, I'm inspired by changes in life which the end of 2009 brought. The most important being the full legal and physical parent of my children. That was a life changing event which has given me a great deal of peace knowing my children will be close to me every day. So everyday I wake up and I find my self not wondering what race I belong to, who my "real parents are" if I have sisters or brothers 3000 miles away on the Korean Penninsula. I wake up knowing I am a father. And I will always be bonded and grounded with that idea. Being a father has it's own identity issues, and benefits. And I embrace them all.

For over a decade I've been asking - begging Hollywood to cast/see me as a human being with 3-dimentional human flaws and strenths and to show guys that look like me as a human being. But my reality is better than Hollywood. My kids are my audience and they get to see the many facets of me. I don't need to audition for them, I already got the part. And it's a lifetime epic. So as this new decade begins - I enter it knowing that by the end of it, my children will be graduating high school and entering college. So I know I only have 10 more years to really put my fingerprint on their lives, to drive them to a place called happiness and put them on a path towards success.

I do believe that the next 10 years is going to be the most exciting and rewarding of them all. I pray that God gives me the strength and wisdom to make good choices and to find patience when I feel the overcome with frustration.

I pray for all of my friends and family - for strength through tough economic times. And for a economic turnaround in this next decade.

As for Tiger Woods - I pray for him. More importantly, I pray for his children. For they are the only ones who loose here - who cares about sponsors, money, fame, fortune. After knowing what life is like first-hand when divorce is eminent, I can relate to the kids who will most likely will be dragged in and out of family court.

Happy New Year!