Christmas plans and a note to #18.

Most people I know, here in real life and in the blogosphere have grand plans for Christmas. Being with family and away from their computers.

Not me. Not entirely.

My kids and I will be at my parents house for Christmas dinner, after going to church in the morning and opening some presents before that.

Fortunately, my parents only live about 40 minutes away by car, and they have a computer with internet access. So even though I won't be "home" for part of the day, I should still be within shouting distance of a computer.

Have no fear, my friends. I, green, shall not be far away. And I suspect I'll continue posting throughout the holiday weekend, just in case you get bored with the coal Santa will give you in your stocking, and need something to do. Plus, the internet is my biggest procrastination device.

What would I do without it? (No need to answer that....)

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I've been hesitant to post about this, or just maybe too depressed about it but I must make mention of Johnny Damon's defection to the Yankees.

Johnny, of all the other teams to sign with, why the Evil Empire? Just because they offered you $12,000,000 more than the Sox were offering? Don't you know that they would have made a counter offer to you IF you had just been patient? Now you know I can't root for you and in fact must root against you. Just like I did for Wade Boggs and Roger Clemens when they crossed the line and signed with Noo Yawk. Instantly they became the enemy and now so are you. Any other team, Johnny and I'd still be in your corner. Not for the next four years, though. Even after all you've done for Boston, don't expect a warm friendly welcome back to Fenway at all in 2006. Nope, don't even expect one. Didn't you say last summer (you did) that you couldn't see yourself ever playing for the Yankees? And that you loved Boston and fell in love with the city? Don't you know you'll just be another player there? That you won't have that legendary status in the Big Apple? Johnny, you were a cult hero in the Hub, in case you missed it. Is the loss of your beard and long hair plus the gain of $12 million really worth losing all of that?

Apparently so.

Damn Yankees.