I’ve got to be honest folks.  I’m getting tired of all this crap with the NFL and the players union.  The whole on again, off again thing is tiresome enough but to think that it’s all over how much more money millionaires can make.  Don’t get me wrong. I’m all for being able to get paid as much as you legally can.  I just think it is a shame that the wages of professional athletes has become such an important news item.

When it comes down to the brass tacks of the matter, the owners hold all the cards here. The only real leverage the players have is to not play.  The owners could then field a team of B-level talent from NFL Europe and the Arena League.  It would be rough for the first year or two, but after that none of us fans would notice.  Again, the NFL markets teams and logos, not players.  They knew what they were doing when they took that path thirty years ago.

And despite Freakdaddy’s protestations I’ve got to plug a little golf today.  If only for the reason that Lefty’s failure can make me feel better. Sure, any pro can hit a member of the gallery on any given day, but few of them walk around with the cash to buy the fan off on the spot.  Plus the way he hit the water two shots in a row lets me know that I’m not alone in that skill.  Of course Tiger won the tournament and gave the new car to his caddy.  But that’s not really a shock.  Villegas wearing an orange belt with matching shoes was the real eye opener.

The Oscars were a dull as ever from what I’ve read with Reese Witherspoon being the only really bright spot of the evening.  We had company over so I have no first hand knowledge of how dull they really were.

Back with more eventually.