Shoes, Ships, and Sealing Wax

I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here

Victor is bummed about the Rick Tocchet gambling ring story, especially now that Gretzky is implicated.

I'm, like, yeah? Guys with more money than they know what to do with and arrogance to burn. (By arrogance, I don't mean that these guys are necessarily assholes, but to be a successful pro athlete, you need a certain level of confidence and audacity. I'm never surprised when that arrogance spills over into other aspects of their lives. Politicians, same thing.)

I'm not saying an illegal gambling ring with ties to the mob is a good thing, or a nice thing, or a thing I'd like to see my niece and nephews grow up to run. But it doesn't surprise me, nor would it surprise me if football players and basketball players and baseball players and NASCAR drivers were doing the same kind of crap.

Does it make me feel good, that I support an industry where I'm not shocked by this? No, not really. Maybe I should look harder at my own values. In the absence of introspection, though, cynicism will carry me through the rest of the season.