Folded thought of the day:

Here are a few of the New Year's Eve plans I have received.  
Please keep them coming.  


"I plan to spend my New Year's Eve in the mountains.  Going 
to a remote lodge at the top of the San Gabriel Mtns...staying 
in a cabin right behind the lodge...going to the party at the 
lodge (no need to drive anywhere, cabin is in walking distance)... 
then spending New Year's Day with good friends and the serenity 
of the mountains!  Perfect plan for me!"

-- Cheryl

(Wow!  That sounds great.  There's nothing like the serenity 
to be found in the embrace of a mountain's magic.)


"I'd hoped to be in NYC for the holiday and will.  Only will 
be working nights in a high tech ICU.  Will be interesting to 
see if the hospital is really Y2K compliant since everything 
is computerized."

-- D. Smith-Collins

(Yes, let's hope that Y2K is kind to hospitals everywhere.)


"I plan on staying at home this New Year's Eve.  I know that 
sounds kind of boring, and I'm sure that's what a lot of people 
are planning on doing.  We plan on playing Pictionary & Monopoly 
& watching movies all night with our 8 year old son.  I think 
he's at the point where he'll remember this in his future.  So 
I want to make it as memorable as possible.  I'll be taking 
pictures for his little sister who's only 2 so she'll have 
something to look at when she asks about the Millennium.  I 
hope we all have a fun & safe New Year's Eve."

-- S. Mccray

(I second that sentiment for a fun and safe time for all.  
Seems a lot of folks are planning a quiet New Year's Eve 
at home this time around.  Whether this is due to Y2K or 
the number of people that will be out that night, it's 
certainly understandable.  Don't worry about sounding 
"boring" to others, just celebrate to your heart's 
content and don't look back.)


"Our New Year's Eve plans consist of driving from Pittsburgh, 
PA to San Diego, CA to watch the last sunset of 1999, then 
hopefully still being awake to see the first sunrise of 2000!  
We're driving so that we can stop and party in all the great 
places along the way, Memphis mostly, to help get us in the 
'spirit.' :)"

-- J. Krone

(Cool!  Maybe I'll see you in Memphis.  When will you 
be there?  I love the last sunset to first sunrise idea.)


"In Newfoundland we will welcome the century first (in North 
America) because of time zones and thousands will be gathering 
on the St John's waterfront and at Cape Spear.  Our plans are 
much more modest. We value family above all and wouldn't dream 
of being apart at such a time. So we will gather at our secluded 
cabin on the shores of Notre Dame Bay. We will welcome extended 
family and cherished friends and there will be singing, dancing, 
good food and fellowship. Our children will sing songs passed 
down from their Irish ancestors and teach us a few new ones. 
At midnight we will gaze across the ocean and thank God for 
150 years of life in this wonderful country but also for 
the fact that there is a glimmer of hope that there will be 
peace in the land they left so many years ago. The wood stove 
will keep us warm and if the power goes off we will light the 
oil lamps as we did in our childhood. We won't worry about 
computers or stock markets because the really important things 
will work just fine. A very Happy New Year to you all."

-- T. Martin

(Thank you for sharing this.  It seems you have a beautiful 
and blessed New Year's Eve on the horizon.)