The Podcast Debate

A while ago, Marty was invited by Business Week to participate in a written debate about the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) with Guy C. Clark, of Albuquerque, NM. Readers of the exchange in the online Debate Room were invited to comment, and Business Week followed up by inviting Marty and Clark to address some of those comments in a podcast debate recorded this past Tuesday. The exchange was posted online today.

After listening, we asked L which side she thought was stronger, and she surprised us both by remarking that, if a listener were already leaning to one or the other side, the arguments would reinforce their positions, but probably weren't strong enough (given the strict time constraints of the podcast) to convince anyone to switch camps. What do you think?

Catch of the Day

This year the salmon season appeared to be jinxed. First, it wasn't very wet last year, so the river is not cold. If the water is not cold enough, the salmon don't run. No one caught anything for the entire first month! Second, Marty was diagnosed with a cardiac insufficiency, and was required to rest until the meds took care of the problem - so, no fishing.

But this afternoon, it was so beautiful, it was impossible to stay indoors. So he took his pole and his net and went up on the Sacramento River levee.

Most of the regulars fish in the morning, and they also avoid weekends because of the recreational boating and waterskiing that goes on. So this afternoon, no one else was fishing! Marty had to land this 27-pounder himself. He said it almost got away when the leader broke, but by that time, the fish was within reach of his net, so he scooped it quickly onto the bank. The freezer's full!

¡Hasta la Vista, olé!

Marty got back yesterday from a week in Barcelona, where he did two presentations at the EIG conference. It took nearly 24 hours for him to get back home from the time he got to the Barcelona airport!

Seems like more conferences are scheduled for international venues now - traveling to Las Vegas and Montreal sound so tame, after Dublin, Barcelona, and - soon - Malta.