December 30, 2010
“Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true." --Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1850
Last year about this time I offered my top ten reasons why I was ready for 2009 to end. The year passed so quickly as they all seem to do, and now it is time for another year to come to a close.
Here are my top ten reasons why I am ready.
10. Too much 3-D. Although Avatar was released at the end of 2009, it was in movie theaters for half of 2010. Agreed, it is a good movie with great visual effects, and granted, 3-D was cool the first time around. However copycat 3D movies flooded the theaters soon after Avatar was released making some movie-goers perpetually dizzy and the rest of us wondering why.
9. The pits of a sports moment--Vuvuzela noisemakers at World Cup soccer. Thankfully we won't have to listen to this for another four years. If you missed the controversy over these loud plastic trumpets, imagine the sound of a swarm of bees combined with a monotone bullhorn that never stops blasting and you'll get the idea.
8. One word--Wikileaks.
7. Two words--Lady GaGa.
6. Three words--Justin Bieber's hair.
5. Fall from grace:
·Tiger Woods-- sadly, a continuing fall
· Brett Favre--smart quarterback with no clue about text-messaging
· Jesse James--Sandra Bullock married him because?
· Hollywood stars Lindsey Lohan, Paris Hilton, Charlie Sheen and Mel Gibson--in trouble again and this year it was worse than a bad sitcom rerun
· John Edwards--self-explanatory.
4. LeBron James' live television announcement, "The Decision." James: "I'm taking my talents to South Beach". Come on, man.
3. Jersey Shore, Snooki and "The Situation"--enough said.
2. YouTube video: The confused referee at the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans football game on September 26 th . On second thought, I don't want this one to end. It's so funny I'll be watching it well into 2011.
1. My number one reason for wanting 2010 to end--the Kansas City Chiefs will be in the playoffs in January of 2011, and I can't wait for that day to arrive. Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star describes exactly how we Chiefs' fans are feeling right now: "Kansas City deserves this. You deserve this. We deserve this...The Chiefs are in the playoffs for the first time since January 2007 -- back when Herm Edwards still had hope and Bob Barker still had a TV show...Kansas City finally has a football accomplishment to celebrate."
"Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right."- -Oprah Winfrey
