And good riddance to 2013. Let’s hope that it won’t have turned out to be an average year — worse than the one before, better than the coming one.
One good thing about it, though. It’s the year that defiance of the State became cool.
[Update a while later, watching a rerun of the Rose Parade]
That was the year that was — Dave Barry summarizes the suckitude of the past twelve months. We laugh so we don’t cry.
Feliz ano nuevo, as they say in Japan. Let’s hope 2014 is better. I’m not counting on it, however.
The hippies have been defying the state since the 60’s over growing organic produce in their
front yards, Putting solar arrays on the roof of their houses, and smoking marijuana.
Then the techno-hippies came up with strong public encryption, which the state has hated.
And Manning, Snowden and Swartz, are all progressive liberals.
And here’s to hoping that in 2014 all progressive liberals follow the examples of Manning, Snowden, and Swartz, taking them as roll models, and end up serving life in jail, fleeing the country, or hanging themselves. ^_^
Was that harsh?
Oh yeah, some defying the state. Getting stoned sure showed them what for. And then they voted for mandatory health insurance. If you are going to truly defy the state, you can’t then turn around and co-opt its authority and still remain true to the cause.
Happy New Year to you Rand, and to all who post here.
Barry’s job is getting easier all the time. He barely needs to add comic commentary…
2013, in one metaphor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpl4wkWMJtE
Here’s my favorite story of the year so far.
Who just got called in to provide critical weather forecasting data to the Russian ship trapped in the ice off Antarctica? Anthony Watts.
His reply should be: It will be hot and humid due to global warming.
2013 was pretty awesome. 2014 is going to be different, but hopefully more rewarding.
I’m glad it was awesome for you, Trent. Truly! At least one person had a good 2013. That by itself gives me hope for the future!
2014 – via Instapundit – http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/2014-good-year-great-war-9652 I really, really hope 2014 is not an interesting year. The only question I have, is will the opponent be China or Islam?
I pray that I am wrong – however I see, many parallels between the 1930s (the ’20s were the ’00s) and today.
No, I am not an accredited historian, just read history.
Sio, dn-guy is actually FOR defiance of the State? If so, he is the world’s worst communicator. All his previous posts give the impression that he is a lockstep, Hive-brainwashed, New Tory State-humper.
Let us look back on 2013 qith mockery and derision:
http://www.publiusforum.com/2013/12/27/15-stupid-things-liberals-said-2013/
How Baghdad Jim, dn-guy and Admiral Gerrib didn’t make this list is a mystery to me.
The best description I’ve seen of the year just past:
“If 2013 were a wine, you’d use it to kill weeds.”