Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot: 2022

"Bury me on my face, because in a little while
everything will be turned upside down." - Diogenes

It happens sooner or later, usually about this time of year, when the aforementioned year must end, and another one begins anew. And so we renew the tradition of how others review the year in video form.

Tucker Carlson noticed the obvious more than anyone else, how those in power played lose with the truth. He once said that if they ignored the people they served long enough, they would end up with someone like Donald Trump. He was right, and they still didn't get it.

Inasmuch as "the business of the world is business," there was more than a share of surprises, from the crash-and-burn of cyrpto currency to the takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk, with the audacity to hope for a level playing field in the public square -- for once.

The migration of the young from Facebook to Twitter to Instagram was met with another migration, this one a bit pathetic, to TikTok. Despite concerns over its ownership by the "Red" Chinese," the prophecy of Andy Warhol was too much to resist, as everyone wanted their fifteen minutes of fame (and then some). Couldn't they at least be famous for something meaningful, or has the behavior of genuine celebrity reached the lowest common denominator?

And yet, thanks goodness there was a share of good news this past year, and not only because the fear of the coronavirus was subsiding, and everyone (well, almost everyone) could stop wearing their masks in public and visit each others' homes. The holidays took on new meaning this year.

The political scene in the United States had surprises of its own, as the expected "red wave" of Republican victories in congressional and gubernatorial elections turned out to be more of a ripple, as candidates and voters alike began to grow wary of the increasingly erratic behavior of former President Donald Trump.

It has also been a big year for technological advancement. That once-indispensible Blackberry phone finally bit the dust along with its technical support, and that old reliable 3G phone was finally going to have to succumb to an upgrade. And we can all be relieved that Microsoft finally gave up on Internet Explorer (which no one uses anymore anyway).

And we remember those who have entered into eternity, some more expected than others. Among those who might not be featured here as these videos were produced, was Barbara Walters, the first woman television journalist of note, who (whatever you may think of her) paved the way for other women in television journalism (yes, even the ones on Fox News).

And, of course, we also remember the man once known as Joseph Ratzinger, but up to now by his regnal name of Benedict XVI, having this day entered into eternity. He was a great yet humble defender of the Faith, and the man who liberated the Traditional Latin Mass, further restoring the sacred to the worship of the Western church.

So now we look to the future, and whatever it may bring. With his retirement from the regular workforce at the end of this past July, this "song and dance man" may yet have more to say in this corner of the interwebs, don't you think?

Or don't you?
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