> We are told not to live our lives in fear, yet the news channels continue to report about North Korea's nuclear capabilities, al-Qaeda's latest plot, the DC sniper, and the consistent possibility of war.
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> Elections for Congress were mere mudslinging. I recall a political advertisement we got in the mail that was nothing more than badmouthing Candidate A, saying things like "Candidate A is against education", "Candidate A is inexperienced" and stuff like that. The only hint as to who it was from was down at the bottom, where it said "Paid for by Candidate B for Congress".
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> The nation's economy had definitely seen better days. Accounting firms were shredding documents. Corporate executives milked their companies dry and retired in expensive mansions. Lower employees were laid off by the thousands, their retirement plans in ruins.
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> The music scene had changed considerably. Gone were the scantily clad blondes of 2000, and returned have the fully clothed brunettes of 1997. The actual music, however, still sucked, and it has left me with a growing hatred of songs from Avril Lavigne and Pink.
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> Television shows and movies grew stupider by the minute, not to mention more predictable. Comedy flicks are little more than 88 minutes of crude sexual and/or scatological humor. Disney is slowly starting to eat itself, what with their making cheap sequels to their classic movies like "Cinderella" and "Peter Pan" and making films of their amusement park rides.
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> Even baseball was in the dumpster, what with a stalemate All-Star Game and players and owners arguing over salaries again.
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> On the other hand, in 2002 I had seen a few movies that I was dying to see for a long time.
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> I had seen, and continue to see, more online comic strips than I have ever known existed (some I found on my own, and others through this forum, thank you all very much for the links).
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> And right now, I am in the process of getting a personal Web site off the ground.
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> So...yeah, weird.
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> Well, happy new year, one and all.
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> Adam "doesn't remember all the words to 'Auld Lang Syne'" Bomb

You seem to have forgotten this has been the best year for computer games in history. Many amazing games were released. Hope 2003 is as good.