The Useless Critic 2.0

This has been one strange year. In fact in many ways it has been a roller coaster of year. All that means is that there have been many highs of 2011, and there have also been many many lows where things just fall down to a deep unsatisfying level, and you wait with strong anticipation for the highs to return. This is now New Year's Eve, and it is time for reflection on the last 12 months, and one can only wonder what 2012 will hold. Some of the highlights of 2011: 1. Arab Uprisings: Most Famously Egypt, Tunisia, and of course Libya. 2. Ron Paul Supporters Dominate the Internet 3. The great Steve Jobs passed away. 4. Steve Jobs' postmortem Bio Book is a major hit. 5. Selena Gomez and Leighton Meester did a movie together. 6. Congress fell to a 9% approval rating. 7. Hannah Montana had a lousy finale. 8. Wendy's has a new cheesy cheddar burger. 9. Charlie Sheen charmed audiences with his one man show. 10.Casey Anthony murdered her daughter (or did she?) 11. Nancy Grace became...

In the past, I haven't taken these that seriously. Please note  in 2010 it was Ke$ha in 2009 it was the Dutch dude that saved that airplane  so it'd be tempting for me to fall BACK in that pattern. but this year I wanted it to be a little different. I wanted to take this seriously. :/ Time magazine picked 2011 as the year of the protester. Well said, Time magazine . But one person's story really touched me this year. At the risk of wading into Mitch Albom territory here, this one person makes me want to be a better person. as life is short, things can change in a second, and trying to stand for something positive can mean more than we might ever know. I had no idea who Gabrielle Giffords was before January 8 2011. And in all honesty, I almost wish that was still the case. but on Jan. 8, a psycho came and shot up her "Congress On Your Corner" event. Several people died during this uncalled for tragedy, including a little girl who was born on September 11, 2011. One...