COLUMN: Discombobulated

In a few days, people across the world will stay up until midnight to welcome the new year. I most likely will not be one of them. In fact, it has been several years since I stayed up that late that night.

This was not always the case and I can remember spending about 20 straight watching the "ball drop" at Times Square or singing and shouting with a great group of friends or family.

New Year's Eve always was a way to bring a great group of friends together and always made for an interesting evening. I'm sure a lot of people grew up with a tame group of friends, but this was certainly not the...