King for a lifetime, fool for a... lifetime...

I've been beaming the last couple days over the news that South Africa will be hosting the 2010 World Cup. It truly gives me a great deal of pride and despite the country's severe problems socially, politically, economically, etc, etc, this really is an achievement to hang their hats on. You can hear them signing and cheering from Cape Town to Jo-burg, from Durban to Pretoria. It's the sound of a soccer-mad country, elated at the prospect of an economy-boost that will go a long way to bringing them stability. It is the sound of ecstasy.