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Slam the Door on the Old and Welcoming in the New Year’s Revolution
A look back at some of 2023 that couldn’t be made up by the most creative people in the world.
Another year is coming to a close, and while there were a few joys, the best thing remains that we haven’t obliterated ourselves yet. There was a lot of chaos, general unrest, and destruction. Then there was the rest of the world.
The cherry on top of it all is we can keep riding that Acme rocket over the cliff.
As many ponder the new year and what they resolve to accomplish in 2024, we kiss 2023 goodbye. To many, 2023 was the dismal movie that got snubbed by the Oscars. It was too far-fetched to believe, and we all know that the old saying is true about 2023.
“You can’t make this shit up!”
— Unknown
Hollywood lost hundreds of millions of dollars, inflation continued to pinch us all, and the phrase White House and Press Secretary became synonymous with lying. A president’s son has been indicted. A president continues to make demands of the United States. People spent as much time talking about Whoopie and the View as they did homelessness.