Well, I saw a truly excellent movie from India last night which included (in the whole second half) a detailed dramatic presentation of a 3 day cricket game! And, man, was it ever a nail-biter!

I'm not kidding. I now understand pretty much how the game of cricket works, and I see why it fascinates people in the countries where it is popular. For sheer suspense, stretched out over an agonizingly long time, I've seen nothing that can beat this game.

It requires great skill, tremendous endurance, and very steady nerves on the part of every player.

I therefore duly apologize to all lovers of cricket for the slanderous jokes I made about it before...due to my ignorance of what was actually going on. It's one of those games that looks like nothing much at all is happening...until you understand the rules.

You could say that about chess or football too.

"Oh, well played! Jolly good!!!" is all I can say at this point...

- LH