100 of the worst (and best) moments in the year 2006 in no particular order.
World Events
001. SAGO Mining disaster in West Virginia; 12 died, 1 survived.
002. 362 pilgrims were killed in a stampede during The Stoning of the Devil ritual in Saudi Arabia.
003. NASA’s first star-dust mission is completed.
004. Dick Cheney accidentally shoots his friend and lawyer Harry Whittington.
005. Tropical cyclone Larry hits Austrailia; worst cyclone since 1931.
006. 500k people take to the streets of Los Angeles to protest the a proposed federal crackdown on illegal immigration.
007. Massive anti-war demonstrations down Broadway mark the 3rd year of the War in Iraq.
008. The first demonstration for homosexual rights in Moscow is broken up by the police.
009. Warren Buffet donates $30 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
010. North Korea test fires at least 7 missiles including a long-range Taepodong-2.
011. Edvard Munch paintings The Scream and Madonna are recovered in a police raid in Oslo, Norway.
012. The International Astronomical Union defines ‘planet’ at its 26th General Assembly, demoting Pluto to the status of ‘dwarf planet’ more than 70 years after its discovery.
013. Jeffrey Skilling is sentenced to 24 years and 4 months in federal prison on charges relating to the financial collapse of Enron.
014. South Africa becomes the fifth nation to legalize gay marriage.
015. Hugo Chavez is re-elected President of Venezuela.
016. The Chinese River Dolphin or Baiji becomes extinct.
017. An oil pipeline explodes in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos killing at least 200 people.
018. Saddam Hussein, former Iraq president, is executed in Baghdad.
019. Pitcher Cory Lidle is killed, along with his flight instructor, when his plane crashes into a building in New York City’s Upper East Side
020. U.S. Representative Mark Foley (R-FL) resigns after it is revealed that he sent explicit e-mails for several years to underage male pages.
Movies
021. Hostel (good)
022. Grandma’s Boy (good)
023. Running Scared (good)
024. Thank you for Smoking (good)
025. Inside Man (good)
026. Lucky Number Sleven (good)
027. Silent Hill (good)
028. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (good)
029. Borat (good)
030. Click (good)
031. Final Destination 3 (bad)
032. Date Movie (bad)
033. Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (bad)
034. Scary Movie 4 (bad)
035. The Omen (bad)
036. Garfield’s A Tale of Kitties (bad)
037. The Grudge 2 (missed)
038. Man of the Year (missed)
039. Miami Vice (missed)
040. The Lake House (missed)
Websites (Blogs, Search Engines, Other)
041. Albino Black Sheep
042. Myspace
043. Wordpress
044. Google
045. Youtube
046. Something Awful
047. Dreamhost
048. Pay Per Post
049. Wikipedia
050. Tshirt Hell
051. Suicide Girls
052. Fark
053. Technorati
054. Del.icio.us
055. J-List
056. Problogger
057. Lolitron
058. Forever Geek
059. Digg
060. Woot!
Personal Moments
061. Moved to Little Rock.
062. My marriage ended after 1 year.
063. Found somebody who makes me happy.
064. Turned 22 years old.
065. Re-opened my domain.
066. Lost a few friends.
067. Gained a few health problems.
068. Started on the path to re-building my life.
069. Stayed clean for a third year in a row.
070. Discovered a few mysteries.
071. Learned a little more about myself.
072. Didn’t get into any vehicular accidents.
073. Became an uncle.
074. Stopped playing Star Wars Galaxies.
075. Started writing a short story that turned into a full blown epic; now currently on hold.
076. Worked 2 different jobs.
077. Talked to an old friend that I haven’t talked to in over 3 years.
078. Released my first Wordpress theme modification.
079. Listened to a lot of music that I haven’t listened to in years.
080. Suffered a lot of emotional distress.
Words to describe the year of 2006
081. Repetitious
082. Slow
083. Jumbled
084. Odd
085. Energetic
086. Depressing
087. Enlightening
088. Frantic
089. Overflowing
090. Exciting
091. Shocking
092. Non-refundable
093. Broken
094. Jobless
095. Crumbling
096. Deceitful
097. Wonderful
098. Enjoyable
099. Peaceful
100. Spectacular
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