Goodbye to 2012 – we hardly knew you.\u00a0 I remember 2012 like it was yesterday, except for the bits that happened near the beginning of the year, and all the bits I didn’t write down.\u00a0 OK, in fact, most of the past year was a blur, moving past us like Usain Bolt outrunning a Toyota Prius.\u00a0 Now 2013 is upon us, racing with us toward cliffs both fiscal and mental.\u00a0 It will take all our intellectual resources to keep our balance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After all, the\u00a021st Century is now a teenager.\u00a0 I expect 2013 will\u00a0eat everything in the house, sleep\u00a0most of\u00a0the time, wear its shorts too low and its ball cap on backward, and generally flip three fingers at the world.\u00a0\u00a0 2013’s\u00a0txting bill alone will cripple most first world economies – I hope someone signed it up for an unlimited plan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And so, I wish you, Dear Reader, a good, healthy, and prosperous new year in this brave new teenaged wasteland of a Century.\u00a0 Here at the Big Ugly Man Doll,\u00a0I’m planning to take a more active role in managing the year – I’ll be giving it ratings and marks on a monthly basis, and we’ll see if we can’t dress it up and take it out by the time\u00a0December rolls around.\u00a0 In the meantime, sit back, relax, and\u00a0enjoy the ride!\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
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