End of Decade and Best and Worst 2009 were posted earlier. Continuing with my best and worst for 2009:
The Worst of 2009: The Year of Crazy or The WTF? Year
The Decade: The Big Zero
Personal Decade: The best highs and the worst lows
Best Books I Read in 2009:
1) The White Tiger
2) The Help
Best New Music I Heard in 2009:
1) One Eskimo
2) Joshua Radin
Favorite Song 2009:
Kandi - One Eskimo
2009 was the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival
Men I Loved in 2009:
1) Jon Stewart
2) Steve Martin
3) Chris Rock
4) Nate Silver
5) Barack Obama
6) Corey Booker
7) Bill Moyers
8) David Sedaris
9) Matt Taibbi
10) Al Franken
Best New Websites I Found in 2009:
1) Supercook
2) FORA.tv
Most Trusted People 2009:
Elizabeth Warren
Chairman of Congressional bank bailout oversight panel
Championing the Consumer Financial Protection Agency
Harvard professor of law
Scholar of the dwindling middle class
And, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger
Safely landed plane in the Hudson River, NYC
2009 was the 40th anniversary of the "War Is Over! If you want it" campaign
John Lennon and Yoko Ono launched the "War Is Over!" campaign in December 1969 with billboards across the world. Below the billboard in smaller letters read "Happy Christmas, John and Yoko".
Happy New Year to my Ten on Tuesday friends!











2 comments:
Nice yearly summary. I've just finished The Help, and I have to agree, it is the best book I have read this year.
Pam - Thanks. I thought The Help was well-written with strong and recognizable female characters. I suppose that is why I liked it so much. I'm glad you liked it as well.
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