amused reading this year in review column by dave barry.

In short, 2007 was a year of deep gloom, pierced occasionally by
rays of even deeper gloom. Oh, sure, there were a few bright spots:

• Several courageous members of the U.S. Congress — it could be as many as a dozen — decided, incredibly, not to run for president.

• Toward the end of the year, entire days went by when it was possible to not think about Paris Hilton.

• Apple released the iPhone, which, as we understand it, enables users to fly, cure cancer, read minds and travel through time.

• Dick Cheney did not shoot anybody, as far as we know.

But
other than that, 2007 was a disaster. American consumers came to fear
products manufactured in China, which covers pretty much everything in
the typical American home except the dirt. Global warming continued to
worsen, despite the efforts of leading climate experts such as Madonna
and Leonardo DiCaprio, who emerged briefly from their private jets to
give the rest of us helpful tips on reducing our carbon footprints.

it is hilarious. thanks to john