Prediction?
Perhaps the dorkiest thing I've ever done was to program my laptop computer with John McLaughlin's voice so that, instead of the little "ding" sound for an error, it would actually shout, "Wrong!"
Anyway, I am much better now at pretending to be cool, but I'm still a sucker for a guy who yells, "Prediction!" before he offers his opinion on how anything will turn out.
In honor of John McLaughlin, and because predictions are so much more fun than resolutions, it's time to make some guesses about what 2006 will hold.
William Safire offers a helpful template here.
You also might want to take a crack at a dead pool. I have dibs on Gerald Ford.
Comments
All you need are 14 more picks... ;)
Posted by: Laurence Simon | December 30, 2005 12:06 PM
Debra, you need to get out more. You missed many great neighborhoods in your column today. Why don't you do an occasional excursion around town and write about it? Or at least pick some interesting restaurants in interesting neighborhoods for your Sunday column?
PICKETT replies:
So true. I was barely scratching the surface on great 'hoods.
But the restaurant thing, sadly, can't be helped, as it's the lunch guest who chooses the place.
Posted by: Bill | January 3, 2006 12:06 PM