Happy New Year!

[gimmethesimplelife]

Here's hoping that 2023 is saner than the 2020's have been thus far.

[ThetisIslander]

Happy New Year. Quiet day on the Island. Peaceful is the way to go.

[Tradd]

Quiet day for me, too. Setting up new iPad and getting used to it. Much easier to read on!

[LDAHL]

Here's hoping that 2023 is saner than the 2020's have been thus far.

You said it. Look at what happened.

The Red Wave almost everyone predicted turned out to be a ripple. Flipped the House though.

We made significant progress toward deflecting killer asteroids. Ben Affleck can stand down.

The Taliban dragged women out of classrooms. The Russians dragged men into uniform.

Stacy Abrams proved that there’s a limit to what you can accomplish with a hundred million dollars, a worshipful media and an epic sense of grievance.

Vladimir Putin proved there’s a limit to what you can accomplish with a barbarian horde, Iranian technology and North Korean industrial might.

Elon Musk bought Twitter. This infuriated Senator Warren. Maybe because he called her “Senator Karen”.

We learned the real Green New Deal may be more about nuclear fusion than an army of Federal hall monitors. That is if AOC doesn’t decide deuterium is racist.

We also learned America will get Major League Cricket next year.

The UK lost a long serving monarch and a short serving PM. Both named Elizabeth.

We discovered the time was not quite ripe for a Ministry of Truth. When it is, China is ready to supply the software.

Japan decided to strengthen their defense capabilities. Germany promised to. Again.

The sun continued to set in the West, despite legions of viewers-with-alarm.

[catherine]

Clever summary, LDAHL.

[frugal-one]

debatable

[happystuff]

Wishing everyone a safe, happy and healthy 2023!