What a Sunday!

Score 31-17. Who Dat! Who DAT!

What a Sunday. Feb 7, 2010 : a day to remember forever.

The New Orleans Saints won their first Super Bowl, and Costa Rica chose Laura Chinchilla as their new President.

Excitement mounted all day, from Bourbon Street in New Orleans to Calle Central in San Jose. Everybody was out on the streets: voters going to the polls in San Jose, Saints fans and other revelers drinking in New Orleans, cars honking, people just milling about. The mood was electric with anticipation.

5pm NOLA time - Streets empty out in The Big Easy. All quiet on Bourbon Street. Everybody was in front of the TV pretty much everywhere in the world.
The First Quarter was sheer torture, as we watched our guys get a bad case of nerves. It was, after all, the first Super Bowl ever for the Saints. But straight into the Second Quarter, they settled down, focused - and triumphed!! Oh, what a joy it was to watch. The New Orleans Saints went to their first Super Bowl and WON! What a team! What a city! Who Dat! Who Dat!

What a Sunday! While all this was going on, the people of Costa Rica were also electing their first Presidenta - Laura Chinchilla. You go girl! Only 50 years young but ready and able to lead Costa Rica into the future! Smart - educated at UCR and Georgetown. Sensible too - focused on Costa Rica but with an eye on the world. Laura Chinchilla seems to understand how everything is connected. The world will soon know her. She will accomplish great things, I predict.

So much to celebrate! What a great day for both Costa Rica and New Orleans! This is a new beginning for both places.

On the down side, that same day, Arsenal lost to Chelsea (GRAK was really grumpy about that until the Saints won) but there has to be balance in the Universe…
And, oh yes, speaking of elections, New Orleans has a new Mayor. Vamos a ver…
It’s a whole new day.