Safe Celebration

Certain circumstances have us wondering this: Wouldn't it be nice if everyone could celebrate New Year's Eve somewhere safe? Somewhere, say, like Cape Cod where an unusual blizzard of half a foot of snow or more is expected tonight, driven by bitterly cold winter winds gusting up to 60 mph.

Sounds cold? True. But it also makes road travel practically impossible and, therefore frees folk to cancel those elaborate party plans and snuggle down warmly at home, guilt free, to celebrate the New Year together sensibly and safely, if not entirely soberly.

Below: A view of the Hyannis Green on the snowy morning of December 31st, 2008. Up to eight inches of snow are expected today, according to the Cape Cod Times.