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Its a new year now! How many weeks will it take me before I actually get in the habit of writing 2004 on stuff? We’ll see! The other day I wrote 1997 on something before I caught myself. I don’t know why, only that my brain had misfired drastically.

New Year’s night was spent at Forest Park for the big celebration. An amazing number of people were in the park, with the final estimate being between 75,000 and 100,000 people! We were able to walk to the festivities, which was good, because all of the parking filled up, and over 70 shuttle buses were running at full capacity getting people in and out of the park. There were events at the main stage on the hill, at the Science Center, at the zoo, at the art museum, and various other locations throughout the park. Everywhere you went there were people hanging out. Certain areas were designated as alcohol free, such as the zoo. However, alcohol was allowed in most other areas. Shockingly, there was almost no disturbances due to rowdy drunk people. In fact, the police reported that they made NO arrests in the park that night. The police presence wasn’t overwhelming either, it was just that people weren’t being very unruly.

I went with Madalene, Barb, Joe and Caroline. We saw a dance performance, walked around in the zoo, danced to disco music, and checked out the art museum. We then watched fireworks at midnight. I dispensed a few ‘monkey kisses’ to ring in the new year. If you want to know what a monkey kiss is, the best way is just to receive one, so if you are curious, ask me about it next time you see me.

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