Honestly, I was meditating on the meaning of the new year, and it's hard for me to buy into all the fuss that's made just because the calendar page turns. I understand holidays -- what Christmas and Hanukah and so on, celebrate. But an arbitrary calendar date, people wearing silly hats, getting drunk, etc. -- I don't get it. If we want to change, we can make a resolution, turn over a new leaf, make a fresh start -- whenever we are ready.