3 pieces of foolishness: on sports

 3 pieces of foolishness 

Ignored in the U.S. Women's Hockey Team brouhaha (also ignored by

Coach K.

almost all sports fanatics always): Sports is entertainment. You are worth what your fanatics are willing to cough up. (Where my faint, shallow libertarian streak becomes visible: If it's professional sports, let's get government out of it.)

My friend, the former theologian, says: "A 'meaningful game' is a contradiction in terms. Think about it."

No one is quite sure who said (something like) this first, that "acdemic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics, because the stakes are so low." Damn fools, right? Then, coaches yelling at referees? Damner foolsers.

                                                            03.26.17