Happy New Year’s Eve!
[guest post by Dana]
Here’s wishing everyone a Happy New Year’s Eve tonight! And a safe one – especially if you’re on the road or indulging in adult beverages. A number of time zones represented at Patterico’s, so I’m not sure who will greet the new year first (perhaps Sammy Finkleman and Millhouse). Regardless, it’s been a real pleasure being a hostess here this past almost-a-year. If you need anything, just holler.
…yes, daley, I’m getting that beer for you right now. Gimme a break!
–Dana
Hello and have a fun night!
Dana (8e74ce) — 12/31/2014 @ 7:38 pm1:12 left before the new year. Time to head out to spend time with friends. Happy New Year. Goodnight.
NJRob (904e37) — 12/31/2014 @ 7:48 pmEastern Time Zone here. Happy New Year to you all.
kishnevi (a5d1b9) — 12/31/2014 @ 7:54 pmBut of course, kish, I forgot you’re on the east side of the country, too. Have a good one.
Dana (8e74ce) — 12/31/2014 @ 7:59 pmIf confetti does not fall out of your underwear tomorrow, you did not party hard enough.
Happy New Year, everybody!
nk (dbc370) — 12/31/2014 @ 8:07 pmDana don’t forget the sammich. Only 2 more years of TFG. I wish everyone the best for the New Year.
Gazzer (c44509) — 12/31/2014 @ 8:23 pmCancun wishes you a great 2015
JD (cf960d) — 12/31/2014 @ 8:38 pmI hope you’re all having a wonder-filled holiday season, and the best of New Years.
htom (4ca1fa) — 12/31/2014 @ 8:50 pmDana – Don’t forget the frosted mug, honey bunch.
Happy New Year!
daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 12/31/2014 @ 9:01 pmI’m staying home tonight. My dad always referred to New Year’s Eve as “amateur’s hour,” and P.J. O’Rourke once called it “the Special Olympics of inebriation.” Besides, there’s a Three Stooges marathon on IFC tonight, and they’re featuring the old ones with Curley, not Shemp or Curley Joe. Going to get up early tomorrow to watch the Michigan State-Baylor game.
Happy New Year everyone.
JVW (60ca93) — 12/31/2014 @ 10:10 pmI watched the stooges marathon, it was like old times.
mg (31009b) — 12/31/2014 @ 10:19 pmHNY Pattericons
May you and yours have a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year, Pattericonoclasts !
Alastor (2e7f9f) — 1/1/2015 @ 12:30 amI’m not sure who will greet the new year first
I woke up just before midnight, and heard some people evidently maybe watching television,plus firecrackers after that, which go off not too far away. So i did get it in time, even though I almost missed it.
Sammy Finkleman and Millhouse
We are both in the Eastern time zone, but maybe not the only ones.
BTW, you spelled both “names” wrong.
There might be someone, mostly a lurker, in Europe, or traveling.
Sammy Finkelman (6ee5be) — 1/1/2015 @ 3:46 amI found out last night that there are also (legal) fireworks on Coney Island, in additon to the main New York one at Times Square.
They announced there would be a charitable partner (starting) this year: The International Rescue Committee.
http://www.rescue.org/blog/here%E2%80%99s-humanity-irc-will-count-down-2015-times-square
Sammy Finkelman (6ee5be) — 1/1/2015 @ 3:49 amIt got really cold yesterday and the night before, after having been unseasonably warm. (but it was OK yesterday during daylight hours)
Sammy Finkelman (6ee5be) — 1/1/2015 @ 3:52 amFlu season here I worked Eve’s eve then in @ 7AM to stand in on a very busy eight. In bed by 9PM.
God bless.
DNF (e46777) — 1/1/2015 @ 6:47 amThere’s a sweater or sweatshirt out by the curb, where the tavern’s patrons park, but that’s it. They must have kept the rest of their clothes on until they got in the car. It was a little chilly.
Happy New Year, DNF!
nk (dbc370) — 1/1/2015 @ 7:36 amIn New York, it is now illegal to pose for a picture with a lion, tiger, or other big cat. I blame this picture. http://go.bloomberg.com/political-capital/content/uploads/sites/3/2014/07/putin-obama.jpg
nk (dbc370) — 1/1/2015 @ 7:55 amGuess what Banks all over the world hate Americans.
Too much paperwork.
Also stores hate Americans and their wacky credit cards.
SarahW (267b14) — 1/1/2015 @ 8:11 am17. Love you, man.
DNF (e46777) — 1/1/2015 @ 8:43 amI know I am but one small voice in the wilderness crying about a relatively inconsequential thing,
but I long for the days when an older man sitting in a nursing home (like my father) (any nursing home) could watch on TV (any TV) the major college bowl games.
Either that or there should be free passes and transportation to the local eating/drinking establishment that has ESPN.
Too late for today, but depending on the results from today, maybe I’ll have to give the Activities Director a call.
MD in Philly (f9371b) — 1/1/2015 @ 8:46 amI’m with you MD.
mg (31009b) — 1/1/2015 @ 9:20 amI’m looking into the possibility that with a tablet and an app one can see stuff on watchESPN, but the FAQ is too long and confusing, so I’ve emailed son #2, out skiing in Colorado.
MD in Philly (f9371b) — 1/1/2015 @ 9:24 amDoes your father need around the clock nursing care, MD?
nk (dbc370) — 1/1/2015 @ 9:39 amMD in Philly,
WatchESPN requires you to provide your TV provider (local cable company, Dish, AT&T, etc.) and then to log in with your account name and password with the TV provider. According to the WatchESPN FAQ, your Dad can log in under his home account or your account:
There is more info at the link if you need it.
DRJ (a83b8b) — 1/1/2015 @ 9:56 amDon’t you also need excellent broadband?
I read that the high speed broadband in South Korea and many other places is DSL based, but becaus e telephone service in the United States is regulated utility, and utilities have to make DSL available to competitirs at a loss, DSL stays in the moribund state that it is. I am not I understand this, though:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/holman-jenkins-a-faster-internet-in-2015-1419983912
What exactly did they do in South Korea that they are not doing here?
Sammy Finkelman (6ee5be) — 1/1/2015 @ 10:08 amYes, Sammy. thanks to all, and to my son who called.
To review
A person needs the following:
1) a subscription to a cable service that carries ESPN, and the log in information to said service
2) a device that connects to the internet, with an adequate speed internet connection (and adequate Wi-Fi if using wireless)
3) (Here is where it gets a bit detailed) If you are using in the moment an internet service that does not carry ESPN, you can still log in to watchESPN using the info from your home account (that is how it gets paid for)
There is no way to do a “pay-per-view” for a specific program at a specific time, or pay for a Watch ESPN app that gives you direct access, which is an option I would have thought.
Nk, since my dad’s last “mini-stroke” before Thanksgiving he is no longer able to independently transfer from bed to wheelchair to commode and back again, and my mom has her own physical limitations that prevent her from being hands on assistance for such weight bearing tasks. He is still getting PT with the plan of finding a way to get him home and cared for their eventually. They were getting some help in the home before this, but only intermittent.
It is Ohio, after all, and I am sure he will not be the only person who would like to watch the game in the lounge.
If it doesn’t work for him to see the game and OSU wins, we have a week or so I guess to get the appropriate set up ready to go.
BTW, Yosemite Sam’s “Great Horny Toads” did a number yesterday.
MD in Philly (f9371b) — 1/1/2015 @ 10:41 amMy best to your Dad, MD. They’re my family’s Frogs, too, and it was a great game. I suspect they would have done a lot better against Alabama than the Buckeyes will, but I’m prejudiced.
DRJ (a83b8b) — 1/1/2015 @ 10:49 amUnlike Baylor, TCU has a defense as well as an offense.
DRJ (a83b8b) — 1/1/2015 @ 10:50 amThat’s rough, MD. I could transfer when my entire left leg was still gone, my arms were fine, but I still needed the nurses to mother-hen me while I did it. And my father too after his hip replacement. All the best to him. And to you. I guess all you can do is keep his spirits up as best as you can.
nk (dbc370) — 1/1/2015 @ 10:54 amYou might have a few shifts at his home, or maybe a live in (au pair?)
Maybe also use someone who also works as a babysitter, or a nursing student.
As for ESPN, maybe somebody could let you use their ESPN account. Surely somebody at the nursimng home has it.
Sammy Finkelman (6ee5be) — 1/1/2015 @ 11:02 amMy dad passed on the 27th.
His eyes opened up at the end. He gave me a smile, then it was over.
I wonder if he knew it was me.
papertiger (c2d6da) — 1/1/2015 @ 11:24 amMy condolences, papertiger.
I would assume probably so.
My father’s situation has been a bit unusual in that if you test his muscle groups individually he remains relatively strong, some areas even near normal, but he has problems initiating and coordinating movement and maintaining balance.
MD in Philly (f9371b) — 1/1/2015 @ 11:42 ampapertiger,
My sympathies. It’s a tough time of year to lose a loved one. Any time is, of course, but in my experience there’s something about it being during the holidays. God comfort you.
Dana (3761c2) — 1/1/2015 @ 11:57 amSammy @ 13,
My apologies for mispelling your name. I’m not at my computer to be able to correct, but will when I can. With that, happy new year to you.
Dana (3761c2) — 1/1/2015 @ 11:59 amMy condolences too, papertiger.
nk (dbc370) — 1/1/2015 @ 12:00 pmPapertiger, I’m pretty sure your father knew it was you. There is often grace in those last moments. I’m sorry for your loss.
My brother’s wife passed away on Christmas Eve five years ago. So I spend quite a bit of time with him on the telephone during this time of year, and have my kids amuse him.
Best wishes to all.
Simon Jester (0f95a2) — 1/1/2015 @ 12:30 pmToday, I’m supposed to sift through photo albums for a display at the funeral.
Doesn’t sound so hard.
This one little thing… for Dad.
Thank you for the condolences. Thank you. And I’m sorry for dumping my sorrows on you in a happy thread [or ever really]. It’s just I think of you all as friends.
papertiger (c2d6da) — 1/1/2015 @ 1:34 pmMy condolences, papertiger. I lost my father 2 years ago this December.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 1/1/2015 @ 1:38 pmpapertiger,
I’m sorry for your heartache and your loss. I had a similar experience when my Mom died — she smiled and seemed happier right before death. Later, health care workers told me this isn’t unusual. I don’t know if it was her body’s way of letting her have one more moment with us or if it was her soul anticipating the next step but, either way, it made it easier to let her go. She suffered a lot and we feel she’s in a better place.
DRJ (a83b8b) — 1/1/2015 @ 2:33 pmAnd it’s good for you to tell us because we are your friends.
DRJ (a83b8b) — 1/1/2015 @ 2:35 pmCondolences, papertiger.
mg (31009b) — 1/1/2015 @ 2:41 pmHe smiled because it was you.
mr. tiger don’t for a second think he’s gone they’re never ever gone, your parents
happyfeet (831175) — 1/1/2015 @ 2:52 pmNot dumping, sharing, and glad you did.
MD in Philly (f9371b) — 1/1/2015 @ 3:13 pmwhat a blessing though, that you were there at the end
happyfeet (831175) — 1/1/2015 @ 3:14 pm@ MD in Philly ; One of the things I did with Dad while he was non-ambulatory. Using the google street view I “walked” him through his old neighborhood in Eureka. So he could see what had changed and what hadn’t. He really enjoyed that.
My condolences Col.
Thank you all again.
papertiger (c2d6da) — 1/1/2015 @ 5:32 pmThat’s a wonderful thing to be able to do for your dad, papertiger, especially as a number of older people are not on great terms with technology, as well as no longer able to travel to their old homes for a look-see in person. How neat to have these advances to be able to do something meaningful with it for someone like your dad.
(I need to do that for my elderly mother. She is at war with technology and furious that “Mr. Google” has seen fit to put her name and date of birth on the Internet without her explicit permission. She keeps asking for his address so she can write him a letter telling him to take it down immediately…)
Dana (8e74ce) — 1/1/2015 @ 5:41 pm“Mr. Google”
love it
happyfeet (831175) — 1/1/2015 @ 5:43 pm1600 AMPHITHEATRE PKWY
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Samuel Gonzalez (624613) — 1/1/2015 @ 7:23 pmMr. Google’s first name isn’t Barney.
Sammy Finkelman (6ee5be) — 1/2/2015 @ 8:25 amYea, I’m going to put in a claim on the whole “first to the new year” thing – being something like 21 hours ahead of our hosts (NZ Daylight savings time here). 🙂
scrubone (c3104f) — 1/4/2015 @ 2:38 pmJust what the doctor ordered:
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/01/espn-is-the-heart-of-the-cable-bundle-and-now-you-can-watch-it-without-cable/384228/
Sammy Finkelman (d22d64) — 1/6/2015 @ 12:33 pm