I am really glad to hear that things are looking up, and that you have found ways to be happier (giving up Jon Stewart is a tough prescription, but if it works for you it is worth it).
One would not have had to be a fortune teller to predict the rape allegations about Bill Cosby a year ago, since those have been around for a long time. One would have had to be prescient to predict the combination of circumstances that led to those allegations receiving renewed public attention. This is similar I guess to the issue of police violence. A minority (but an intolerably high minority) of police officers have been using excessive force disproportionately against black and Hispanic men for a very long time - how would one have predicted a year ago that 2014 was going to be a year in which this received high profile attention? Predicting even the short term future is difficult - if I were going to make beginning of the year predictions about 2015, I would look for a couple of long term trends that have been under the radar for a long time, but for which there is a chance some unpredictable spark or two might flash to the top of the general public's awareness. On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 7:04 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > It's the end of another year. As I stated on my birthday, change is afoot. > New digs, new wheels, and new happy pills. I'm no longer in my 30s, no > longer working retail, and my hair's not getting any longer in the front. I > know Ferris Bueller used to say that life moves pretty fast and we needed > to stop and look around or we'd miss it. I disagree and believe if we try > to miss life, life will walk right up and slap us across the face. > > I doubt anyone in 2013 could have predicted Cosby rape allegations, a > cartoon starring Mike Tyson, the most popular videogame being about a > Kardashian, or Mork from Ork offing himself. Don Pardo will never again > introduce Saturday Night Live, Sid Caesar will never again improvise a > foreign language, and Casey Kasem will never again record a dead-dog > dedication. > > What will 2015 bring? I wouldn't dare to speculate. Several of my friends > are engaged to be married in the coming year; others are expecting babies. > One of my nieces and one of my nephews are in college. David Letterman will > retire from late night television. > > I made a resolution mid-year to stop watching partisan comedy shows like > The Daily Show, and though I miss the laughs, I don't miss the divisiveness > and feel I'm better emotionally because of it. I'll continue that > resolution in 2015 and add one other element to the mix, specifically I > plan to cease listening to "the blues," or really any and all depressing > music. Again, I'm a fan, but it isn't helping my general mood on any given > day, so I'm going to give it a try and see what happens. As far as more > substantive resolutions, my life is such a roller coaster I don't dare to > contemplate all the aspects I need to address. Owning an older vehicle, > learning basic auto repair would probably be a good thing to learn, but for > now I'd be content to be able to paint it the way I want. > > To everyone out there, I genuinely hope the coming year brings you new > sources of joy, love, and peace. Just because I can be down on life doesn't > mean you should stop reaching for the proverbial brass ring. I want the > best for all my friends and family. Don't compromise who you are and don't > setle for less than you deserve. Do daring things, "live deliberately," and > don't drink cheap beer. > > That's all from 2014 at this time. Sleep tight North America. Stay tuned > for Berkowitz. > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
