That big sleep I was hoping for last night? Ha! Never happened!
All that turkey I ate Wed. evening woke me at 05:30 after only 3 hours of sleep with gut woes. Darn. Antacid tablets calmed the stomach but there was no more sleep to be found. At least, there hasn't been yet. An upside of this: I'm catching CBS coverage of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The downside of that: God, that no-name "comedian" CBS has street-hosting the parade is a pathetic bore. Oh well...I've lived in NYC for over 12 years now and have been here for 3 of the World Series Champions, but not once did I make it to the ticker tape parade. This year there was not going to be an excuse or way out of it, besides my job was only blocks away and half the folks at work went. These are a selective few photos from that day.
On Friday, November 6 I joined 2 million Yankees fans in lower Manhattan to watch the parade in the Canyon of Heroes.
A beautiful clear blue sky was visible where we joined to celebrate the victors of America's favorite pasttime:
While I viewed the parade on the packed sidewalk, others viewed it where they could:
And even from their office windows:
There is nothing like ticker tape in autumn:
You want to see the players. Here are some of the Boys of Summer. Joba!
CC!
Johnny...
Future Hall-of-Famer Mo:
A-Rod and friends:
And finally, the captain, Der-ek Je-ter! Der-ek Je-ter!
A beautiful day, joining with the millions who stayed out of school or called in sick to witness the parade. New York, New York!
Mr. Mardi Gras promises to toss out lots of treats Saturday when the Krewe of Boo rolls for the second year, and tourism industry leaders says the trick for them is to cash in on the growing popularity of Halloween in New Orleans.
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Every year the high school in my neighborhood has a spirit parade right through the middle of my subdivision.
I have lived in this neighborhood by the airport for nine years. I have always meant to take pictures but always feel like such a perv taking pix of kids but since I was not the only one with a camera in the crowd tonight, I snapped away.
Ahh to be a kid again.
Pix are here.
5 Stars out 5.
MSaiz
In celebrating 60 years of Communist rule, China trotted out all the flags and formed satellite art for the world to see. Impressive and scary at the same time. Of course I'm the type person that, when asked to march in a straight line, curls up on the sidewalk and goes to sleep until the nightmare ends. I guess they're trying to redefine what the world thinks when the name Tiananmen Square comes to mind. 39 pics in total here.
