What I Remember of 2008

2008 is almost over. For me, it was a very eventful year. If you're interested in reading what I remember, fix yourself a cup of your favorite hot drink or cold, grab a comfy seat and let's get started. Being the teacher that I was, I put my thoughts in order......LOL....if you really knew me, you'd be worried right about now. January - Presidential Primaries Begin; New york Giants defeat the New England Patriots 17 - 14 with Eli Manning as the winning quarterback. February - Fidel Castro resigns as President of Cuba and lines up is brother to take his place; John McCain dominates Super Tuesday; Gunman kills students & then himself at Northern Illinois University; WackyPac go on a cruise; The 80th Academy Awards - "No Country for Old Men" won best picture. (I did get to see this move when it came out on pay-for-view......I didn't like it. Too much blood, the bad guy was really, really mean and crazy and bad) March - The WackyPac came back from a wonderful cruise, safe and sound. April - Olympic Torch relay is protested in London & Paris; Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 race. She is the first female to win an IndyCar race. May - Edward Kennedy is diagnosed with a brain tumor; Polar bears have been placed on the Endangered Species list; Big Brown loses his chance for the Triple Crown coming in last at the Breeders' Cup Classic. "Curlin" won the race. June - Barack Obama secures the democratic Nomination; Severe flooding from storms caused already swollen lakes & rivers in Iowa, Indiana & Wisconsin to flood leaving thousands evacuated from their homes, many deaths and roads closings; Tim Russet, moderator of Meet the Press, dies at the age of 58; Tiger Woods won the US Open with a broken leg and is out for the rest of the year. July - Kay Ryan is named as the new Poet Laureate; Caylee Anthony, age 2, is reported missing. August - Barack Obama picks Joe Biden as his running mate; The Democratic National Convention opens in Denver, Colorado; John McCain picks Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska, as his running mate; The Summer Olympic Games open in Beijing, China; Michale Phelps wins 8 Gold Metals; New Orleans, Louisiana residents evacuate the city complying with their mayor, Ray Nagin's order as Hurricane Gustav moves in. September - Republican National Convention begins in Minneapolis, St Paul; Congress approves a Civil Rights Bill to broaden the definition of disability to include epilepsy, diabetes, cancer, multiple sclerosis and other illnesses; Hurricane Ike hits the shores of Galveston, Texas doing considerable damage; Dozens die in a commuter train crash in Chatsworth, California; Chinese Astronaut Zhai Zhigang makes his first outer space walk. October - WackyPac members make plans for their Opening Deer Season sew-in. November - Barack Obama is elected President of the United States; Congress rejects plea from automakers for a bailout; Ayden, my first grandbaby is born weighing in at 7.5 lbs & 21 inches long. December - Bernard Madoff, an investment manager, is arrested and charged with defrauding clients out of at least $50 billion; Adam Walsh's case was solved after 27 some odd years; Caylee Anthony's remains were found and positively identified; Eartha Kitt dies at age 81.