Concurrent to the onslaught of March Madness, once again the debate flares over whether college athletes should be paid to play. Talk about madness! The objections to paying college athletes to play are myriad. The benefits are next to nil. Let me elucidate. First of all, excuse me, but it seems that a 4-year scholarship, room, board, and books (and tutors for those who–suprise!–can’t keep their grades up) IS payment. If an athlete does not take advantage of these things, well, that’s his or her own fault. Second, who are you going to pay? A university only makes money on one or ... full post »

So, what do you do if you lose your balls before the round is over? Borrow some? But come on. Playing with someone else’s balls? Maybe you just keep walking along as if you were still playing. I mean, you can still swing, just not shoot, right? The short grass is still lovely, as is the occasional tromp through the rough. And on the bright side, without balls, your score can’t get any higher. Did I happen to mention that I got a vasectomy last week? full post »