I'm staying home New Year's Eve. There was a time when I used to go to parties but I never enjoyed them…too many people trying way too hard to have a good time and there always seemed to be one person I knew who had way too much to drink and was making things uncomfy for all. There also seemed to always be one couple who had "issues" triggered by the end of the year and their discord would make things even less pleasant. Add to that the difficulty getting anywhere with traffic, sobriety checkpoints and tipsy drivers and, well, it made me realize December 31 is a darn good night to stay home and not go anywhere.
If you're staying put too, you might want to ring in '11 with the live New Year's Eve Celebration on Shokus Internet Radio. Our pal Stu Shostak and his lovely life-partner Jeanine Kasun will be broadcasting (webcasting?) from 7 PM to 1 AM Pacific Time, which means 10 PM 'til 4 AM Eastern Time. They'll have in-studio guests and plus other guests on the phone…and I'll be one of them, around a half-hour before it's New Year's out here. When they're not talking, there will be wonderful music and it'll be a lot of fun. Point your browser to the site for Shokus Internet Radio and join the party. If you really want to get in the mood, wear a funny hat…and nothing else.