The Chinese called it the Year of the Dragon. The United Nations dubbed 2012 the International Year of Cooperatives and International Year of Sustainable Energy for All. It was the year that Spiderman and The Rolling Stones turned 50. The Oreo cookie turned 100 years old. 2012 also marked the 100th anniversary of:
- the sinking of the Titanic;
- Life Saver candies;
- the electric blanket;
- the Girl Scouts of America;
- the stainless steel patent;
- the discovery of vitamins;
- the tragic demise of Robert Scott’s Expedition to the South Pole;
- the concept of continental drift;
- ecstasy (the drug);
- paved highways in North America;
- electric traffic lights;
- the Universal Studios and Paramount Pictures movie companies.
In honour of the Chinese Year of the Dragon, we found ourselves dragon our butts through what just might have been one of the most uneventful years on record. Nothing has changed since 2011. Europe continues to flirt with disaster; Quebec is still corrupt; the Chinese have yet to become disoriented; banks are still sleazy; Obama is still president; and the world did not end (unless you are an NHL hockey fan). Be that as it may, you should continue to “Party Like There’s No ToMaya” and let me muse over what happened last year and what lies ahead in 2013.