But I have promises to keep... So here's your weekly bit on jai alai.
Something I didn't mention last week is that jai alai is a gambling sport. Gambling is of course a controversial issue. Potentially it can lead to addiction and crime, but it can also create income -- state lotteries in the US help spur the creation of massive scholarship funds, for example. The mayor of Bacolod, one of the larger cities in the Philippines, opposes the legalization of jai alai in his city, instead taking the position that the national government should make the call on such an issue. I can see both sides of the argument. Gambling definitely creates a certain atmosphere (Las Vegas or Atlantic City e.g.), but the money coming in to the city would certainly help assuage specific concerns for the city.
Think about it this way: where most of our readers live, there is already gambling present: state lotteries, scratch-off tickets, etc. Perhaps there are even casinos nearby. Do you think it's necessary to create a new form of gambling for your town? What benefits would you see, and against what cost? Just some questions to mull over...
Anyway, here are few things I've collected:
- Yes, Chik-fil-A Says, We Explicitly Do Not Like Same-Sex Couples. Yiiikes.
- While there is unrest in Egypt, to put it very lightly, a news story which captures the front page of BBC News, the news was seemingly dominated by Charlie Sheen over the weekend. Well... that's how I felt anyway; every US-based news site had Sheen's picture plastered everywhere. It's better now, at least, but come on.
- All the womenfolk really need to check out/discover Apricot Basket. Just saying.
- What does an actual NFL sports writer write about when there's no football? Aaron Rodgers' past, apparently.
Lastly, here's the best fighting game I've ever seen:
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