1.) Child Molestation continues into early 2012 as the furor from the late-2011 sex molestation scandals of Jerry Sandusky and Keith Fine continues. Unfortunately, college football and basketball are not the only arenas as more allegations and accusers come out, instilling such outrage in the general public that it finally is addressed through Child Abuse Report laws, etc.
2.) Champions in the 3 major sports: Green Bay Packers repeat as defending NFL Champions ( I know, the boring but a very easy, safe pick and it’s almost 50-50 them vs. the field at this point)
I’ll say go with the Chicago Bulls as the surprise NBA Champion (over the Thunder), and the Los Angeles Angels as the 2012 World Series Champions (The latter 2: one can dream, I guess)
3.) Barack Obama is re-elected as U.S. President. This’ll probably happen unless the U.S. stock market tanks again, which is not out of the realm of possibility but I’m not betting on it. I’m guessing the market “magically” gains momentum throughout the summer, saving El Presidente’s job.
4.) Natural Disaster hits the West Coast. I really hope not, but if one area of the world is ripe for being ravaged by fires, mudslides, and other natural disasters, it’s California. And I don’t even want to mention that dreaded word, but “Earthquake” is always a possibility.
5.) Another public trial of a big political figure/celebrity puts the Casey Anthony/Lindsay Lohan/Conrad Murray to shame. I’ll take a very wild stab and say…. Tiger Woods. Sorry, bro.
6.) New revolutionary invention changes the way we do…..work. First it was Youtube, then it was Facebook, then it was smartphones….2011 promises to be another innovative year with something that will change the way we WORK forever….just not sure what it is yet. Work is the new frontier for new innovation, I believe.
7.) Something definitive happens in the China-Taiwan relations in reaction to the 2012 Taiwan elections…Either a peaceful deal is hammered out, or the countries explode into irreversible conflict. More likely the first will occur, especially with President Ma likely to be re-elected… let’s hope so.
8.) Stock Market rockets back up above 13,000……Maybe it’s cuz it’s Christmas, maybe cuz my personal life has taken a upwards turn in the last few months, but the economic forecast seems rosier…..job reports are better, people are spending….This may be my desperate “Man I hope we don’t have another recession and can recover by 2018,” but 2012 may finally be “the year” we were waiting for since 2008.
9.) Justin Bieber out, new boy wonder is in……In this new age of one-hit wonders and the “Next Big Thing,” a year is a long time, and we’ll look back on Justin Bieber as his greatest year as he goes the way of Hilary Duff, Miley Cyrus, etc., etc. and a new babyfac e is introduced into our collective conscious.
10.) The World Does NOT End in 2012 at the end of the Mayan Calendar. Way too many people concerned about that. If the world’s gonna end, enjoy it while you can. If the world’s not gonna end, enjoy it while you can. Do what you normally do. DO NOT stress about it. The more you worry about it, the more you’re letting it affect you.
11.) Something silly (like Angry Birds in 2011 and Silly Bandz in 2010) becomes really big inexplicably. My guess is....fantasy baseball. Call me crazy. Maybe I hav something to do with it? Let's do it!!!!
12.) We find out something we've been doing for a long time is bad for you and causes cancer.......like brushing your teeth or something.
13.) The South becomes the new "place to live" in America.
14.) USC vaults over UCLA in all undergraduate and graduate school rankings. AND becomes the
15.) A law student wins a successful lawsuit against a law school. Not an indictment of law school, just the nature of the economic climate we're in: law students graduating law school with tens of thousands in debt, in need of someone to blame. It's a sad state of affairs for unemployed lawyers everywhere.
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