  Why I am glad that it's finally the new year: The Tournament of Roses and the Rose Bowl are over. The clueless tourists in their rental cars (or worse, RVs) who don't know how to drive are going to LEAVE. They will take down the stadium seating marring the loveliness that is Pasadena. Streets will be reopened, stores will be less crowded, you will be able to find a parking spot in Old Town. Things will return to blissful normalcy. At least, until Thanksgiving of next year when the entire process starts all over. Sometimes, I'm such a grinch. 
