Here’s the Winners And Losers of 2014… pretty much the same as featured on the audio version, but with a couple tweaks here and there. In any case, here’s a look at some of the highlights and lowlights of a year that has been pretty “less than stellar” for lack of a nicer term.
Category: Years In Review
Every year, I compile a list of Winners And Losers of the year. Don’t take it completely seriously; we don’t mean it completely literally.
The Winners And Losers Of 2013
Yesterday’s edition of the DTM-Cast was the final episode to be posted in 2013. And in what I hope would be a regular occurence going forward, I felt it was appropriate to debut the annual Year In Review that we’d do every year around this time. So, for those who caught yesterday’s show, you’ve got a heads up on The Winners And Losers of 2013 list. And you can listen to that show here if desired.
This text version is slightly more complete than what was heard on audio, as I’ve since added a couple more entries here and there. I wanted this list to be a little more fleshed out, since I felt that last year’s list was a little lackluster in terms of picking the meat. In what I hope will be a regular occurance, I started the list early and began compiling possible nominations on the fly. Whatever comes to mind got added to the list and as time went on, the list would be revised with entries added and even dropped until the final list below.
Anywhoo… full list after the break…
The Winners And Losers Of 2012
Trying to come up with a definitive list of highlights and lowlights in 2012 has been something of a daunting task since I mostly consider 2012 to be a pretty miserable year on a personal level. And with 2013 only a few days old, I was able to sum up a rather modest listing of highlights and lowlights… or in the proper vernacular of this blog, winners and losers of 2012. The list is after the break.
The Winners And Losers Of 2011
Once again, another year comes to a close and an annual tradition at the Twisted Realms takes place; the dreaded Year In Review list. This list has me saying quite a bit for each of the winners, losers, and middle grounders of 2011. Perhaps moreso than any list prior. As such, there could be the possibility of being fewer entries than usual… then again, maybe not. Let’s get going…
The Winners And Losers Of 2010
Back on the old DTM Blog, I used to do a quick lookback on a year, primarily some of the highpoints and lowpoints that were worth my attention during the past year. Now we’re slowly approaching 2011 and thus it’s time to look back on some winners and losers of 2010.
2010 has been a relatively crummy year for me personally; I spent the better part of it looking for work after getting laid off from my old job. And for the most part, spent months doing nothing at home until a couple months ago where I got another job… which is actually less than stellar, but I guess I should be glad to have any work at all. In any case, not the best year for me.
But while things may have been on the low end of things personally-speaking, I can take solace in the fact that I’ve got family, I’ve got health, and I’m not as far as I could have been. So I suppose I can’t complain too much.
But that would defeat the purpose of this listing. So let’s begin, shall we?
The Winners And Losers Of 2009
This list is nothing major, nothing special. A bunch of stuff which peaked my interest in 2009 (whether in a positive or negative light) can be found here. Nothing more noteworthy than that. And so, let’s get this over and done with. Just to show hastily done this is, improper and unstable formatting is in place… and also this is a partial list for the most part.
The Winners And Losers Of 2008
Original Posting Date: December 31, 2008
DTM Blog Post No. 1078
Not much to say here, since I’ve already said quite a bit back then…
Generally speaking, 2008 was a bit of a mixed bag. If you were a political history whore, something magical happened down south. Otherwise, you were a Quebecer voting twice in a calendar year within a three-month span. But let’s not dwell on that… the year’s done. Let’s move on… but not before looking back on this past year of mediocrity and historical crap.
The Winners And Losers Of 2007
(2024 Update: Longtime followers of my web stuff will notice that this list hits slightly different from what was previously posted. The reason being is that this is a slightly updated version of the list that I had forgotten about until recently. It replaces the version that was posted back in 2011.)
Another year is in the can… and this is one where I can safely say can be sent to the abyss where it belongs.
I will be completely honest with you. 2007 was not a good year on both a personal level and in terms of overall entertainment, particularly within a realm of sports-entertainment, if you get my drift.
The Winners And Losers Of 2006
Yeah, it’s been a while. But then again, there’s only three more years to repost unless I decide to give 2010 the updated treatment. Who knows?
Post 400. New Year. Hope everyone’s sober. Good.
And so as we kiss 2006 good-bye and send it on a trip to the retirement home, we look back on some of the good, bad, and tweener events that have shaped this great year. If you were around for my 2005 in Review post, you’ll notice that there are a few repeat offenders in this list in addition to some new ones and some of the repeats have changed their position as of late.
A word of warning: the following are my picks and my picks only. Nobody else chose these for me, nobody influenced my decision. It’s based on my own personal opinions. Also, unlike the 2005 post, this one’s being written in advanced. Which means certain references might be outdated by the time this actually sees post. So without further delay, let’s get it on.
The Winners And Losers Of 2005
Original Posting Date: December 31, 2005
DTM Blog Post No. 200
DTM Blog ended 2005 with its 200 post, less than two years old at the time. And yet, here we are with a 2+ year old blog and 600 posts. Amazing what a better blogging interface will do for you.
So yeah, this is it. The 200th post of DTM Blog is conveniently the final post of 2005. And believe me, as much as I want to piss on the past year for all the stupid things I had to put up with, I really can’t. So I won’t. But I’ll just take the time to say thanks to those who have bothered to read this thing. And I hope that you stick around for the next year (or at the very list the next hundred posts), where there’ll be more of me rambling. But then, that’s all the blog has ever really been about, isn’t it?
And so as we kiss 2005 good-bye and send it on a trip to the retirement home, we look back on some of the good, bad, and tweener events that have shaped this great year.
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