Your New Year’s Eve Open Thread

/arrives home today at 3pm

Son: All done work, dad?

Me: No. I’ve got to make a few phone calls and then put something together and then email it off. [walks downstairs]

Son: Let me know when you’re done.

Me: [mumbles and grumbles about this time-sensitive thing that has to be done] Yeah, sure.

Me: [walks upstairs about 30 minutes later-is presented with a jigger of Dalwhinnie by son]

There’s so much talk about “The Christmas Spirit”, why does no one talk about “The New Year’s Eve Spirit”? [wipes away tear thinking about son’s gesture]. Okay, I’ll assume that we’re split with respect to guys/gals going out/staying in. Whatever you’re up to, have yourself a good time. As far as the typical New Year’s sentiments are concerned, I sorta-if I bother to think about it-wish you folks well all the year long so I won’t now indulge in that stuff. That’s just me-you guys do whatever the hell you want. Whether you’re drinking up, snacking up, trying to get laid, bingeing yet again on the many sports offerings this evening (guilty) or whatever, take care of yourself so that we can keep this little thing that we’ve got rolling on into the future.