American Football: It's A Dog-Eat-Dog World

The big news now is that one of the famous American QBs is in trouble -- or may be.

First, I have to admit that I love American Football; have for sometime now even though baseball and European football remain the chosen sports here. But I sometimes wonder why well-paid athletes such as Atlanta's Michael Vick would resort to getting his kicks -- quite possible -- from dog fighting. My understanding is that his current deal (is that right?), is for somewhere in the neighborhood of $118M. Then there is someone called "Pacman" Jones; I love his name as one of my favorite video games resembles his name. However, that's where the similarities end. In my game, the "Pacman" gobbles up expensive sushi, beer and ladies in order to join an elite Yakuza (I think you would call them the mob) team. "Pacman" Jones though gobbles up warrants and arrests. Again, he was to make much more than I do writing instructions for video games.

As of yet, Vick has only been indicted so nobody is sure he's guilty of anything. That remains to be seen. But it doesn't sound good when, how do you say it, the government digs up many dog bones in your back yard. And while dogs are notorious for burying bones, somehow I doubt they buried the entire carcasses (I hope I'm using that right) of other dogs.

In Asia, it's more common to place a bet on cock fights (though they are small), horse racing and such. It's a cultural phenomenon as, apparently, dog fights are in the deep south of the U.S. I'm told that subcultures throughout the U.S. participate is different leisure activities: Rolling dice is big in the inner cities; there's legalized gambling in Nevada, and even high school football in certain areas is taken much too seriously.

To be selfish, I hope it's determined Vick didn't know what was going on behind his property; that he misunderstood why so many dogs were penned up, that the blood in the pits were the result of accidents, and the many dogs buried there were there before he bought the home. I like to see him run around the field like a greyhound among chihuahuas.

Favorite movie: Dog Day Afternoon
Favorite Rapper: Snoop Dogg
Favorite TV series: Dog the Bounty Hunter
Favorite Cologne: Old English (Sheepdog)
Favorite Drink: Hair of the Dog