Lesser known ways to ring in the New Year...

5. Have a head cold so brutal that your own voice echoes and ricochets inside your skull each time you speak.

4. Feel guilty about the Christmas cards lying on your bedside table, only half of which are addressed.

3. Juggle a glass of orange juice, taking care to spill the juice all over your pants.

2. Juggle a bottle of Advil, taking care to empty pills all over the bathroom floor.

1. Wonder if Parkinson's diagnosis is in near future.