2007: Year in Review

January 3, 2008 3:12 AM by Tim Swanson (Archive)

One cannot arguably begin a new year without insightful retrospection from Dave Barry.

While typically bullish on pop-culture bologna, Barry is apparently an economic bear:

On the economic front, the dollar continued to lose value against all major foreign currencies and most brands of bathroom tissue.

A million apologies for the pun.

Comments (4)

jaqphule

Errm... "Barry", not "Berry".

Published: January 3, 2008 6:28 AM
David White

So much for Barry's humorous review of last year; here is James Howard Kunstler's serious-as-a-heart-attack forecast for this one:

http://www.kunstler.com/Mags_Forecast2008.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.kunstler.com/Mags_Forecast2008.html

Published: January 3, 2008 10:13 AM
Robert M.

wow that's one pessimistic guy...seems like he was way off about his predictions for this year.

Published: January 3, 2008 10:58 AM
IMHO

Tim,

Thanks for adding some humor to my day. :)

Published: January 3, 2008 2:42 PM