There isn't a lot going on in the post-Christmas, pre-NYE news lull beyond the usual year-end lists, but Jesus, NATO and Dustin Diamond managed to provide us with a little lunacy. Let's review:
FRIDAY, DEC. 26
Screech from Saved by the Bell was charged with stabbing a man in a Christmas Day barfight. Listen, man, you let 'em pick the name, and you cashed the checks. Deal with it.
SATURDAY, DEC. 27
Baby Jesus was stolen from a Massachusetts nativity scene, and replaced with a pig's head. Just down the street, though, there's a diorama including a Baby New Year that looks awfully familiar …
SUNDAY, DEC. 28
The U.S. and NATO declare an end to the 13-year-old war in Afghanistan. I wonder if they remembered to tell all the, you know, warring Afghans.
And finally, the Bucs went from a 20-7 lead over the Saints to a 23-20 loss, inspiring some fans to accuse the team of throwing the game in order to secure the No. 1 pick in the draft. I don't know a whole hell of a lot about football, but I'm not sure how "most desperately in need of a decent new player" is an award worthy of celebration.
This article appears in Dec 25-31, 2014.
