Peterson, Jackson, Stewart stories pretty much BS; a distraction. None of them, to my knowledge, have even rated a song, like the Ballad of Lizzie Bordon, altho Dr. Demento probably has something.
In addition to the usual suspects like Warren Pease, religiousosity overtaking civic mindedness in politics, and the usual, I'd say...
The Sox, Pats, and Cal at #4; feel free to move Cal ahead of the Sox
Olympics
?Peak Oil, or at least the, now, serious discussion of it.
Ice melting where it shouldn't (may want to include this with all the wind blowing down south, under a grand unified global warming scenario)
Emergence of China as an economic powerhouse, with its attendant effect on commodities and the environment.
Return of the King wins umpteen oscars, comes out in extended version, and causes a boost to the economy (of Taiwan) by at least one big screen TV. Real hobbits found on some island somewhere; google it if you want more.
US becomes net food importer. (-:
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