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Annika Up-close and Personal

Most celebrities have some kind of presence on the internet, whether it's their own website or a MySpace page (personally, I don't understand the MySpace trend, but I guess I'm too old -- still, why would anyone feel the need to post pictures of themselves whenever they attend another party or go to the dentist?), and that goes for professional athletes as well. Sure, the golf elite isn't exactly known for being the best self-promoters in the world, but a respectable number of tour players have launched websites in the last few years.

Never before, however, have I seen the phenomenon displayed in Annika Sorenstam's new blog. The former world no. 1 is posting regularly and, shockingly, responding to practically every comment posted by her fans. That's... unheard of. For a celebrity of her stature, it just doesn't happen (and before all you Rosie O'Donnell fans bite my head off, I know she's another rare exception, but let's face it, she has a little more time on her hands than Sorenstam does). I mean, it doesn't even happen with low-brow no-names such as myself. In over a year of blogging on this site, I've posted less than a dozen responses to other people's comments. Annika had me beat in her first weekend. I'm sure that doesn't say much about me, but I hope you get my point: the woman is a saint. And before the entire world discovers this rare opportunity and inundates her blog with more comments than any one person could possible handle, I strongly suggest you take the chance to converse with this golf mega-star. I guarantee she'll get back to you.