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2006: The Year in Review

Sun Dec 31, 2006 15:59 (UTC -5)

2006 is almost over. It went by astonishingly fast. I can’t even believe it. It makes me feel like I’m getting old. I remember a few years ago — 2004, I guess — thinking about future years. 2005 was “next year,” so there was a lot to look forward to. In 2007, I would graduate high school. And 2006? Ah, it was just some year in between.

It turns out, though, that 2006 has been a pretty big year for me, as you’ll see. I’ve learned not to take years for granted. They can really change you. Or, rather, you can really change yourself during them. Anyway, it’s time for my annual Year in Review — a sort of “In Case You Missed It” for the whole year. You know, in case you missed… the whole year. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it as much as I’ve spent time compiling it.

The BBC presents 100 Things We Didn’t Know Last Year. Some of them you probably did know, but others are new discoveries of the year.

And here are, according to someone, the Top Ten Astronomy Images of 2006. They’re pretty spectacular.

See you in 2007!

One year ago: “It hardly seems like it had a chance to breathe, and now it’s on its way out the door.”
Two years ago: “It went by faster, though.”
Three years ago: “The year’s gone by faster than… something that’s fast.”


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