2013

Around this time last year, a blog entry about a few things I'd like to see in 2012. Let's review what happened, with my new notes in ALL CAPS:

I said I'd like to see:

-Me take more time off.  (DIDN'T HAPPEN.  WENT THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.)

-The insurance industry get into trouble for the individual products they sell to people as 'investments.'  (DITTO.)

-A warmer and earlier Spring.  (THIS WORKED OUT WELL.)

-The Minnesota Twins and Vikings not being among the worst teams in their respective sports.  Talk about low expectations!  (TWINS NO, VIKES YES.)

-The rejection of social conservatism.   (QUALIFIED YES TO THIS.  AT LEAST IOWA AND THE COUNTRY SEEMED TO VOTE THAT WAY.)

-The rejection of any further extensions to to unemployment benefits.  In other words, that my tax money stops being used to pay people to not work.  (THIS JUST IN - NO.)

-Jersey Shore get canceled when one or more of the cast is arrested and/or goes to rehab.  (OK, that is actually a prediction, not exactly something I want to see happen.)  (YUP, SAW IT.  I'D LIKE TO THINK SOMEHOW I MADE IT HAPPEN!)

-The Mayans exposed as just goofing around with their calendar.  (YES, SORT OF.)

So let's try the same exercise.  For 2013 I'd like to see:

-Me take more time off.  A repeat.  Hoping it happens this time.

-Compromise in the U.S. Congress.  After all, it's not an election year.

-A reduction in U.S. government spending and subsidies

-Fewer reality TV shows starring hillbillys.

-Successful planning and execution of all family weddings.

-An end to the central U.S. drought.

-The siding on my house to be repaired.