Year in review- Part 3
Isn't this thing dead yet? It will be-- after this final installment: "35 things to get excited about in 2007"-- reviewing my New Year's Day optimism.The final 11:
25) Breaking out a headband on the tennis court in the spring-- Thumbs down
I never bought the headband. My game really took a real hit this year. The work schedule proved incompatible and my chief opponent married himself to his training routine for marathon running. It's probably all for the best. Federer seems invincible. But I should still get that headband.
26) J.D. Drew getting booed at every home game at Fenway Park-- Thumbs down
The newest member of the Red Sox in '07, the Downy-soft Drew, received his share of jeers in Boston, and that was really great, but the baseball gods stabbed us in the ribs once again, this time by presenting the ambivalent outfielder with his first-ever championship ring.
27) More Rosie O'Donnell on "The View"-- Side thumbs
Rosie was riveting. For a few months, it was enjoyable to watch someone on television who actually said what she believed, and challenged the national patriarchy, but it all flamed out pretty quickly. Rosie's replacement, Sherri Shepherd, works without the filter also, but "doesn't believe in evolution, period," and can't know for sure that the world is round.
28) Less Donald Trump everywhere-- Thumbs up
Yes, I took sides in the O'Donnell/Trump dust-up. I haven't seen much of the guy, though.
29) Catching that Ralph Nader documentary-- Thumbs up
It's called "An Unreasonable Man" and it's on the bookshelf. There's likely no waiting on Netflix for a weekend viewing.
30) Jeff Suppan leaving Missouri state politics-- Thumbs down
I can't even remember what this means.
31) The awarding of the 2009 MLB All-Star Game to St. Louis and the Cardinals-- Thumbs up
Jesus, I never had to complain about something so much and for so long in my life. By July 2009, it will have been 43 years between All-Star Games for America's best baseball city, but the drought of Midsummer Classics will then come to an end. What can I bitch about now?
32) An Academy Awards telecast potentially enlivened by the presence of Eddie Murphy, Borat, and an Al Gore acceptance speech-- Even thumbs
Eddie lost in his category and took an early cab ride home, Borat wasn't allowed within 100 feet of a live microphone, and Gore's speech left out any big political announcements, but at least we had an Oscar show in 2007.
33) "The Simpsons" on the big screen-- Thumbs up
I got a kick out of it, and it scored big at the box office, but let's hope it doesn't lead to "The American Dad Movie."
34) A year-long "M*A*S*H" marathon on the Hallmark Channel (so far, so good)-- Thumbs up
One could make the case that I used this joke twice. (See #14) But you can't beat a winning concept-- the joke and the marathon. As I've explained earlier, my cable's gone though, so this year, how about a M*A*S*H marathon on the CW?
35) The Cardinals' pursuit of their 11th World Championship and first ever back-to-back titles-- Thumbs down
Stick it in your ear.
posted by CM @ 9:32 PM
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