Parting Shots.

As we say goodbye to 2013 we list what was noteworthy and memorable about the year.

If you are staying current you will recognize the following: 

Carlos Danger – Anthony Weiner’s alter ego.

Dennis Rodman – Diplomat at large.

Kim Jong Un –NoKo’s fearless leader (don’t believe it, just ask his uncle).

Kathleen Sibelius – Secretary of Blame.

Miley Cyrus – "Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s off twerk we go."

Kale – the new arugula.

Healthcare.gov --  #fillintheblank.

Jeff Bezos – Please don’t use drones to deliver WaPo.

Selfie, cronut, artisinal, BOGO, YOLO, Gluten-free, Red line –- overused trigger words which tend to annoy and irritate society.

Diana Nyad – she swims with the fishes.

Rob Ford – Nauthy or Nice?

Edward Snowden – Traitor or whistleblower?

Detroit – #OuttaDough -- example, “The Detroit String Quartet played Brahms last night.  Brahms lost.”  Bennett Cerf

NSA, IRS – OMG

Duck Dynasty – “Be kind to your web-footed friends, for a duck may be somebody’s mother.”  Apologies to John Philip Sousa.

Pope Francis --  Can a Pope be too popular?  Check the tabloids in a few weeks (or less).

Michael Bolton – If you don’t like his vocals, better not even test-drive a Honda.  He’ll either pop up in your back seat or playing his guitar in the falling snow begging for your attention.

Spoiler Alert for American car makers of 2014 models -- We're on to you!  We see that you're piling up the front end of the light-weight car to make it look more sturdy.  We'll get better gas mileage with the lighter weight but we won't survive a crash.  Whatever happened to the "sleek" look?  Try giving us good-looking models we covet and drool over.  If you build it, we will buy!