Home safe and sound, part II

So here I sit, back in Alabama, with lightnin' fast wireless internet. As the previous post indicates, it may be worthwhile to check in every now and again for new material related to Africa and especially ZA. Things to look out for: How the Springboks do in the Rugby World Cup in France, when the spaghetti really hits the fan in Zimbabwe (okay, the spaghetti just keeps getting fed through the fan there, but when Mugabe finally stops destroying his country), and soon, I will tell you WHAT IS MAGNETIC in South Africa. The answer may shock you!