Some may simply go to sleep early, so they can be energized for an early New Year's Day hike—perhaps while wearing underwear that suits their mood, and wishes for the New Year.
The thick, black wool of the double-breasted chesterfield was soft and unworn, as though it had been preserved in mothballs for years in dead old Uncle Henry's steamer trunk.
How Virgin Galactic, regulators and the public respond to this most recent tragedy will determine whether and how soon private space travel can transcend that playground.