A quick word on the New Year

Probably the lamest holiday of the year, kids. It's Amateur Night for drunks, which makes the bars packed and the roads scary. It's utterly arbitrary, given the nature of time, and about as emotionally meaningful as Arbor Day. If you miss it, you feel bad until you get over it, which shouldn't take long, really. In all likelihood, you've already blown most of your money on earlier and better holidays, and unless you're into college football or parades, there really isn't much to say for it.

So, um, happy Thursday, folks. And if you must get into the nature of time, I'm hoping that it's more like the time mentioned above...