Celtic Pride

"And I beseech you,
Wrest once the law to your authority,
To do a great right, do a little wrong,
And curb this cruel devil of his will."
-Merchant of Venice

Basketball season ended earlier tonight with the Lakers defeating the Celtics 83-79. The Celtics were kind enough to lose within the 7 point spread. Usually when I take the points on a team I secretly wish for them to lose or else I feel foolish that I didn't take them straight up with odds (almost 3-1 in this instance). But tonight I badly wanted them to trounce the Lakers. Just like I wanted the Phillies to trounce the Yankees in the World Series last year.

I rushed home to watch them lose a squeaker after seeing Al Pacino play Shylock in Merchant of Venice in Central Park.

With money in my sportsbook account and no football until September, I have resorted to betting on the USA - Slovenia soccer game in the morning.

Watched: Re-Animator