Well, glory hallelujah. We made it to the last day of the year. Boy, how time goes fast. Now, as we share these last hours of 2013, it's time to reminisce about the past 364 days.
This year, President Obama renewed his title as Head of State, but he headed for disaster thanks to his failed Obamacare health care plan (thank goodness I didn't sign up for it). The justice system pulled a big OJ on us when the jury gave George Zimmerman freedom after suspected of killing Trayvon Martin. Terror came to Boston when two bombs killed three people and injured many at the annual marathon. Plus, for the first time since 1995, the federal government went into shutdown mode for sixteen days in October after Congress failed to see the budget for the next fiscal year. We also mourned for Mandela, a person who made a difference and fought hard for it, even being a prisoner.
In the entertainment world, the biggest two words were "selfies" and "twerking". Miley and Bieber ruled the gossip pages and began love-or-hate camps for people. Red glittered boots, glass slippers, revolting children and flying trapezes ruled the Great White Way, but Broadway's friendly neighborhood spidey guy got the big pink closing slip. On the big screen, we saw a lonely astronaut lost in space, a sea captain trying to survive, a slave trying to survive, monsters going to college, and a winter wonderland of a castle thanks to a princess. On the small screen, we said farewell to TV's funniest address, Stefon, the people at Dunder-Miffin, Nicholas Brody, and Walter White, and said hello to two masters of intercourse, Agent Coulson, orange jailgirls and Congressman Underwood. Plus, on the tube, we saw the return of Alex Keaton, Arsenio, Mork, and live musicals. Kimye became parents to a girl and got engaged while Kris and Khole got their divorce papers. We lost one of the world's great royal actors, a legendary comedian, a guy who loved cars, a singing quarterback, one of the nation's best film critics, and TV's most famous mob boss.
In sports land, the Ravens scored their second Super Bowl crown, the Heat took home their third NBA finals trophy, the Red Sox won the World Series for a town ready to put the dark past between them and the Blackhawks won their fifth Stanley Cup. Also, Michael Jordan got married again at age 50 and is expecting to be a father again and A-Rod got suspended for next season, thanks to his steroids history (kids, don't use shots to be strong. Go to a gym.).
Well, that's the year in a nutshell for me. Enjoy these last hours of 2013 with open hearts and minds. Here's hoping for a good 2014!
This year, President Obama renewed his title as Head of State, but he headed for disaster thanks to his failed Obamacare health care plan (thank goodness I didn't sign up for it). The justice system pulled a big OJ on us when the jury gave George Zimmerman freedom after suspected of killing Trayvon Martin. Terror came to Boston when two bombs killed three people and injured many at the annual marathon. Plus, for the first time since 1995, the federal government went into shutdown mode for sixteen days in October after Congress failed to see the budget for the next fiscal year. We also mourned for Mandela, a person who made a difference and fought hard for it, even being a prisoner.
In the entertainment world, the biggest two words were "selfies" and "twerking". Miley and Bieber ruled the gossip pages and began love-or-hate camps for people. Red glittered boots, glass slippers, revolting children and flying trapezes ruled the Great White Way, but Broadway's friendly neighborhood spidey guy got the big pink closing slip. On the big screen, we saw a lonely astronaut lost in space, a sea captain trying to survive, a slave trying to survive, monsters going to college, and a winter wonderland of a castle thanks to a princess. On the small screen, we said farewell to TV's funniest address, Stefon, the people at Dunder-Miffin, Nicholas Brody, and Walter White, and said hello to two masters of intercourse, Agent Coulson, orange jailgirls and Congressman Underwood. Plus, on the tube, we saw the return of Alex Keaton, Arsenio, Mork, and live musicals. Kimye became parents to a girl and got engaged while Kris and Khole got their divorce papers. We lost one of the world's great royal actors, a legendary comedian, a guy who loved cars, a singing quarterback, one of the nation's best film critics, and TV's most famous mob boss.
In sports land, the Ravens scored their second Super Bowl crown, the Heat took home their third NBA finals trophy, the Red Sox won the World Series for a town ready to put the dark past between them and the Blackhawks won their fifth Stanley Cup. Also, Michael Jordan got married again at age 50 and is expecting to be a father again and A-Rod got suspended for next season, thanks to his steroids history (kids, don't use shots to be strong. Go to a gym.).
Well, that's the year in a nutshell for me. Enjoy these last hours of 2013 with open hearts and minds. Here's hoping for a good 2014!
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