thank heaven for little girls

"They are America's newest golden girls -- powerful and just a shade from perfection. The U.S. softball team won its third straight gold medal with an unprecedented and nearly unblemished romp through the Olympics, capped by a 5-1 victory Monday over an Australian team, that, like the rest of softball's elite, never had a chance." [ap]

i'm corny. i'm proud. what stars they are, what a joy to watch.