Monday, December 10, 2007

The Second Thousand

During our second thousand, Republican and Democratic Presidential Candidates campaigned. States swapped primaries. Myanmar strangled Democracy. Pakistan declared Emergency Rule. Barry Bonds, Norman Hsu, Marion Jones, Pacman Jones, Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, and Michael Vick owned the headlines.

Al Gore garnered the Nobel Prize. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited New York. Gernarlow Wilson was freed. The Writers Guild of America struck. The Dow exceeded 14,000. Norman Hsu was arrested. Owen Wilson attempted suicide. Dog the Bounty Hunter slurred African-Americans. Benazir Bhutto, Don Imus, Tank Johnson, and Tom Osborne returned. Larry Craig, Dennis Franchione, Alberto Gonzalez, Karl Rove, and John Schuerholz resigned. Lloyd Carr, Martina Hingis, Eric Lindros, Curtis Martin, the Orange Bowl, and the Republican Party retired.

California burned. Bernard Kerik was indicted. Tim Donaghy and O.J. Simpson plead guilty. Garrett and Britt Reid, Nicole Ritchie, Warren Jeffs received incarceration. The New England Patriots cheated. Rodney Harrison was suspended. The Boston Celtics acquired Kevin Garnett. Drew Carey supplanted Bob Barker.

Appalachian State defeated Michigan. College Football exploded. Padraig Harrington and Tiger Woods garnered major championships. The Boston Red Sox, Jimmie Johnson, and Kelly Pavlik scored titles. Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Sam Hornish exchanged owners. Martin Brodeur and Alex Rodriguez registered 500. Tom Glavine amassed 300. Joe Torre rejected the New York Yankees. He embraced the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Joey Bishop, Michael Deaver, Merv Griffin, Leona Helmsley, Deborah Kerr, Evil Knievel, Norman Mailer, Max McGee, Tammy Faye Messner, Luciano Pavarotti, Skip Prosser, Phil Rizzuto, Tom Snyder, Sean Taylor, Paul Tibbets, Porter Wagoner, Bill Walsh, and Jane Wyman died.

During our next thousand…

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