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• Sunday, June 18, 2006 03:10 AM

  World Cup Runneth Over

  You could ask too how women think the earth will survive the mass diversion of attention.

  Or what internationally broadcast game would get the girls glued to the tube flag in hand.

  And what is the difference between deserved attention and diverted attention and who serves what, or whom.

  There are people in tents who could kick a ball from sea to sea if only they had one. Or could run where there were no land mines. Or no one sniping behind a tree ( politicians included ). Lots of kids are inspired by the concept of making a goal. Running like the wind. Outmanouevering would-be tackles. The judge who calls the fouls fair. The coach who believes in sportsmanship and the triumph of the spirit. If there were a playground at the factory so many third world kids could develop a love for sport. If there were sports clubs in the refugee camps, in the slums, in the ghettos. A dose of Oprah is as close as you get to reality. Discuss it with your trainer.

  I do wonder about this fixation with watching pretty boys run.

  My All Star World Cup line-up would include Woody Allen, Jon Stewart, Al Pacino, Oprah Winfrey and Mel Brooks for starters. Mel Gibson on the other side. Then I'd get involved. Especially if some of the revenues went to effective child protection and development programs, overseen by the good guys. And gals. Float the idea.

  While the ladies grumble about taking out the trash as their significant others cash in on the male right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, have a peek at who's eating from the bin.

  —ai
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