They Were Careless People Tom And Daisy

"They were careless people, Tom and Daisy. They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that held them together, leaving others to clean up the mess they had made."

In case you're wondering who wrote those words, this is he:

TigerBlog's five favorite authors? That's easy. John McPhee, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tom Clancy, John Irving and ... TigerBlog. Who else? 

The photo is of Fitzgerald, if you hadn't guessed. The quote above is from "The Great Gatsby," which turned 100 years old this month. 

That quote, by the way, is TB's favorite in any book ever (other than the two he has written). It continues on to say: 

"I shook hands with him, it seemed silly not to, for I suddenly felt as though I were talking to a child. Then he went into the jewelry store to buy a pearl necklace—or perhaps only a pair of cuff buttons—rid of my provincial squeamishness forever." 

There aren't too many novels more respected and well-read — especially in high school American Literature classes — than "The Great Gatsby." Interestingly, it was not a huge commercial or critical success when it was first released back in 1925.

TigerBlog is of the firm belief, by the way, that if F. Scott tried to get that manuscript published today, he'd run into almost no success, despite its brilliance. Instead, he'd hear things like: "we prefer political thrillers" or "can you  write in some robot killers?" or "what do you mean by 'provincial squeamishness?"

And with that, TigerBlog switches from the No. 100 to the No. 14. 

This past weekend, Princeton had two more teams win Ivy League championships, in softball and men's golf. That runs the total number for this academic year to 14 for the Tigers, which is one off the all-time Princeton and Ivy record — set twice, in 2000-01 and 2010-11. 

There are five remaining Ivy titles to be crowned: two in outdoor track and field and three in rowing. Simple math says that Princeton needs one to tie and two to break the record. 

The softball team won its fourth straight Ivy League title by sweeping Penn, improving to 15-3 in the league with three games to play. The best any of the other schools can do is tie the Tigers, since everyone else has at least six losses at this point. 

The Ivy League tournament will feature the top four teams in the league. Right now, there is a fight to the finish among four teams for the final three spots, with Columbia, Brown and Harvard at 12-6 and Dartmouth at 10-6.

Even with its championship clinched, Princeton still might not be the host school for the ILT. In fact, should Princeton get swept at Brown, then the tournament would be in Providence. That's simple. One Tiger win and it'll be at the brand-new Cynthia Paul Field; three Brown wins and everyone heads to Rhode Island. 

As for the men's golf team, the Ivy League championship was the 27th in program history and second in three years. This one was a bit different, though.  

Princeton jumped out to a huge lead and was up by 17 shots after two days. What happened on Day 3? 

Well, if you were anywhere near this area, you know how windy it was. In fact, it got so windy that before any of the golfers had played more than a few holes, a horn sounded on the course and play was suspended.  

None of Sunday's scores counted.

It's not the way you would have hoped it would end. Still, Princeton's win is a legitimate one — no other team was close. It would have been worse had it been a one- or two-shot lead. 

As for the individual race, all five Princeton golfers were in the top 15 when play was suspended. Ricardo Fantinelli was the medalist, making it the second career Ivy individual title for him.

The other Princeton individuals were Charlie Palmer (sixth), Tommy Frist (tied for eighth), Reed Greyserman (tied for 10th) and Eric Yun (tied for 15th).