The parade

Today was the Red Sox parade. It's amazing how cool 5 minutes could be. I wandered down the street to Tremont to catch them. Man, how I love living on the Hill.

So, anyway, the duck boats passed by with the Sox on board. I've been to a couple of games, some just 10 rows back from the dugout, but I've never really seen any of the Sox in the flesh. Seeing them on those boats was so cool. Seeing Damon, Pedro, and most especially Manny and Trot really made my day.

It was mindblowing just how many people were in town. The people going down Charles flooded it. Red Sox Nation is certainly one of the best group of fans I've ever seen.

In other news, Yasser Arafat may be on death's door. Good riddance, and I hope the door hits you on the way out. Yasser Arafat is nothing more than a mob boss, and it wil be interesting to see what happens to the Palestinians after he is gone. The Palestinian leadership are composed mostly by criminal thugs, and the situation after Arafat may very well develop into internecine warfare. That does not bode well for the innocent Palestinians, but it's something that may need to happen. Peace with the current Palestinian leadership is next to impossible, with the leadership simultaneously inciting its people to hate and commit terrorist acts against Israelis and angling for Israeli concessions. With any luck, after the dust has settled, the Palestinians will have no choice but to come to the table with the Israelis in good faith.