It's that time of year when Bloggers and popular websites take us for a jaunty and/or somber ride down the oft-rubbled lane of the year that is on the verge of becoming obsolete. Lists are made, and most of them are filled with the same details. Rather than be too terribly redundant, as I'm certain most of you read many of the same websites wherein I find my fodder for the day, I'll simply glide through a few of the Top Stories of the Year in my own perfunctory way:
World Politics:
It's really quite simple. Bad guys (dictators) were thrown to the curb or killed or, as with Syria's President al-Assad, holding-on by a thread of silk or linen; something like that. Revolutions by disenfranchised masses made most of these events possible – with a little help from their friends – either behind-the-scenes or in the bright glare of drone attacks from the sky. Bottom line: For many, it was Bye-Bye! Period.
World Disasters:
Mother Nature was quite pissed this year. Just ask Japan.
American Politics:
The general consensus is that Congress is a mess. Obama let everyone down. The crazies are running the country. We are doomed.
Celebrity Gossip:
Lotsa talk about nothing, really. Do you honestly care that Tom Cruise has shape-shifted into a 13-year-old boy with his new face, cute little button-down checkered shirts and double-breasted grade-school boy-jacket? Gotta love his stylist, though. Clever-clever. And Lindsay? Kim Kar-Kash-In? Fabulous snark fodder. Nothing more, nothing less.
Global Warming:
Brrr. It's cold out there! Wow! It's really hot today! Say what?
World Economy:
Hey Bro', can you spare a dime? No? Why not? You work on Wall Street or something?
Sex Scandals:
Menz of Power Unite! Most were able to keep their wives and turn out the media lights. Wonder what would have happened had the gender been reversed?
The Departed:
No jokes allowed. (And I don't mean the film of the same name.)
Social Media:
Facebook became a hacker's dream. Twitter remains a public tit-for-tat. Just ask LeAnn Rimes and the whiny ex of Eddie Cibrian, Brandi-What's-Her-Name. It's back to high school we go.
The Interwebs:
Full of more and more little places like this to while away the time.
That's it for today. More to come….
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