In With a Whisper
Is it just me, or did New Year's seem awfully sedate to you? I was in San Francisco, home of the wild NY gatherings in Union Square, et. al., but aside from the usual momentary rowdiness of large crowds staring at a clock on the Ferry Building, there wasn't much of a hull-a-ball-oo. After midnight, everyone kind of tipped their hats, wished each other a grand '08 and went to bed.
A few possibilities for the big yawn that started the year:
- Everyone is just tired of the incessant pitches to buy-buy-buy throughout December -- there just isn't the energy to make anything grand of New Year's. And besides, when was the last time you bought someone a New Year's gift?
- Baby boomers truly did take over the world and people are just really old and tired. All of this "staying up past midnight nonsense" doesn't cut it after 45.
- We're starting '08 a little jittery. It was a tough time economically speaking. Many folks lost their homes and there's more to come.
- We're saving it up fo '09, the "end of the error" and all of Bush politics. Then, we'll truly party.
And speaking of heavy-duty marketing, Macys San Francisco had Valentine's Day candy on display on New Year's Eve. Sheesh.
