Watching the ball drop last night, and all the hullabaloo today, and all I can think is: All the money spent on this nonsense could have fed thousands and thousands of hungry people, paid for counseling for veterans or victims of abuse, created scholarships, built homes for the homeless, and so much more. All of that spectacle is basically just a condom, or a packet of ketchup from a fast food joint. Just a single use thing. That money could have made an indelible and lasting mark on this world, done some good, but at least it was a cool party.