Tiger Woods divorce? Woods not divorcing before Christmas

Tiger Woods divorce? Tiger Woods partying with Tony Romo of The Dallas Cowboys? Holly Sampson talking about Tiger Woods? The idea that a Tiger Woods divorce from Elin Nordegren, or more accurately Elin Nordegren divorcing Tiger Woods, is all over the news and revealing two things: how insensitive the media is to Christmas, and how most of the blogs and articles are presenting the past as if it was the present.

 Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren still together

There's no one absolute, 100 percent certain word from either Tiger Woods or Elin Nordegren that they're getting a divorce. Nothing. There's no total proof that Elin Nordegren has moved out of the Tiger Woods home, even with reports to the contrary from US Weekly.

A little common sense can go a long way. With Christmas just over a week away, why would either Tiger or Elin just suddenly rip their kids away from a Christmas together, if only just to keep things as normal as possible for them?

Huh?

US Weekly blurts that Elin Nordegren didn't go to the "annual holiday party at the Isleworth Country Club". Uh, why would she? No one would go to any event if they were under the media spotlight that both Tiger and Elin are faced with. It's not only stressful, but risky. The moment Elin shows up and happens to give a friendly hug to some man or woman, the tabloids would go so far as to assume she was dating that person. I'm serious.

It's not too much to ask for an application of a little common sense here. Yes, Tiger Woods acted badly, and the New York Post has a breakdown of his method of operation with his mistresses, courtesy of Jaimee Grubbs:

"Meet me at the Island Hotel," he texted Grubbs, a cocktail waitress, on Oct. 15. "We're in room 905 in Newport Beach under Mr. & Mrs. Bell."

The NY Post reports that "Byron Bell is a longtime pal of Woods."

But the rest of the NY Post account is all about the past and not the present or the future. Porn star Holly Sampson's words were about actions that took place before he was married. TMZ.com has a post about Tiger Woods at Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Tony Romo's luxury box in the new Cowboys Stadium for the U2 Concert in October. But the photos of Woods and the blonde woman he's standing next to are so blurry one can't make out who she is. To TMZ's credit, that fact is noted.

But the TMZ post is about a past event.

The truth is folks, no one knows a thing except the two of them, Tiger and Elin. But a little nod to the season would give a clue that it's highly unlikely Elin Nordegren would break up the family before Christmas. And I'll bet Tiger Woods is trying to make sure he's got his family together for the holidays. He's asked for another chance so let's see how this plays out before we're ready to declare them separated.

Oh, Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!