Ugh ... I'm so over the Phelps thing. I am first and foremost VERY opposed to drunk driving. I think there is absolutely NO excuse that justifies it. On the other hand he is/was a kid. He made a mistake and I think the way he handled it was amazing. He earned a ton of respect from me for that. Everyone makes mistakes and many are not as fortunate as Phelps - no one was hurt and he was able to walk away with only his repuation hurt.
HOPEFULLY, he has learned from this and will NEVER again repeat this mistake. Some people need to learn the hardway. He needs to realize that for the rest of his life he will THE MICHAEL PHELPS that swam in x number of Olympics and y medals. Even if he does something dumb at 56 he'll be in the papers. It's both a blessing and a curse.
So ... in short as long as he learns something from this I say it's time to move on ... NOTE: I agree with saying of forgive easily but remember forever ... or something like that ... I am just thankful no one was hurt, he is very lucky in that respect, and now he can and has moved on and it should be nothing more than a bleep on his record.
You learn more about someone's character in how they deal with adversity and if they rise after falling then you do simply by how well they do at the top ...
I may have to smash you with a guitar if you don't fess up. It's too, too shocking for a loud flyer to remain silent! I may have to go in the backyard and resort to back walkovers. And you know how I hate going backward ... (I can't see who may be stabbing my lawyer-back.)
Please don't treat a guitar like that. Too beautiful an instrument to use in that way. :dedhorse:
I may have to smash you with a guitar if you don't fess up. It's too, too shocking for a loud flyer to remain silent! I may have to go in the backyard and resort to back walkovers. And you know how I hate going backward ... (I can't see who may be stabbing my lawyer-back.)
By the way ... I don't know how backwalkovers would feel on the shoulders ... I am thinking they would be too stretched? Hmmm .. maybe a walking on your hands contest!?!!?!?! OHHH!! LOVE IT!
Lower the drinking age
Raise the driving age
Improve public transport
I got home from most of my drinking and staggering via taxis, buses and trains...
At least Phelp is giving a message of contrition and trying to speak out against what he did. How many other athletes show such humility when they have done wrong in the "do you know who I am " kind of world that many celebrities live in?
By the way ... I don't know how backwalkovers would feel on the shoulders ... I am thinking they would be too stretched? Hmmm .. maybe a walking on your hands contest!?!!?!?! OHHH!! LOVE IT!
No, gymnastics is no good for our shoulders, although mine are already loosey goosey. Maybe it was gymnastics, not gentics that made them that way ... Last time I did a bunch of front walkovers, however -- and yes, I can still do them despite being an old lawyer who drinks (not while driving) -- I kinda hurt my loosey goosey ankles, not my shoulders. Oh well. This probably falls into Ande's "look at me" category of injuries. So I'm abstaining.
But I am not abstaining from drinking. I have a glass of wine right here. In my house. No driving involved.
Warren:
Was ghj on the road or otherwise capable of harming others when he tested positive for pot?
Poolraat:
:thhbbb: You're on for breaststroke. Let's drink and swim. And then take public transportation home.
:thhbbb: You're on for breaststroke. Let's drink and swim. And then take public transportation home.
Drink and swim or swim and then drink? *** after a few drinks would probably be the end of me.
Is this going to be a postal event?
Drink and swim or swim and then drink? *** after a few drinks would probably be the end of me.
Thats a gatorade swig before the 100 ***, right?
Ok....I guess I've been living under a rock...who is ghj?:dunno:
ghj is the person in Warren's Avatar. was that test ever verified? i thought that was a non-confirmed rumor. ghj autographed my right *** at 04 scy nats. have digital video and camera proof.
