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I was going to write a witty (at least witty to ME) countdown of the 9 most memorable things about the past decade, but I decided not to. Sure, there's been PLENTY of stuff to make fun of for the past ten years – so much so that it's hard to really just single out 9 things.

Instead, I'm just going to wing it here and write a little about whatever major events happened that made an impact on me. I'm not going to number this, but as always there's no importance to the order of my lists – just the order in which I write them down.

So, without any further ado — The Zeroes Remembered.

While he may have died suddenly in 2009, his body of work will always be here to entertain us. The king is dead – long live the king.

And the world of comics will never be the same again. I don’t know if that's for better or worse, though.

I could rant for hours here, but we all know what happened in 2001. There's no need in beating a dead horse with a topic that will probably just end up with people arguing anyway.

It was a bumpy road, but we made it. And I couldn't think of anyone better to have ridden it with.

While it sucked to see it end, the final episode rates up there with the last episode of Newhart as one of the most satisfying conclusions in TV history.

While not new to the 2000's, it was during the past decade that the living dead "came to life" with tons of movies, books and great comics like "The Walking Dead" and "The Living Corpse" (yeah, that second one is based on a bit of bias. But it's MY list!)

Again I risk stepping into political territory, but how can this not be mentioned? Monumental $@%&-ups by local, state and national governments shows the world that for all of our bravado, we're still pretty bad at taking care of our own. The visions of dead bodies and destruction looks like a horror movie.

So much for staying out of politics. For better or worse, Obama shatters the racial divide and becomes the President of the United States. Bible thumpers and right-wing freaks go insane in the months following.

Hard work and dedication pay off as Kim realizes a dream of hers and becomes an elementary school teacher. As a footnote, the scandal and fall of the telecom industry – namely MCI/Worldcom – played a huge role in her getting here since she had been moving up in the ranks and had management written on her when everything crashed thanks to a few greedy jag-offs. Proof that there sometimes really is a silver lining to a dark cloud.

Hahahahahahaha. Although, come on, you've gotta admit it would have been… "interesting" if everything had ground to a halt and stopped working.

Britney Spears, in a swirl of self-destruction, flashes her c-section scar and vagina to the world as she drunkenly climbs from a car. Proof that fame can easily tear down what it creates, she goes insane in the months and years to come.

From Facebook and Twitter to online shopping and porn sites featuring midgets dressed as Ewoks, the Internet has changed not only the way we live, but the way we live with others. The jury is still out on whether or not this is a good thing or a bad thing.

And with that last one, it's appropriate that I end this. Good golly, Miss Molly – there's TONS of other stuff worth mentioning, but we'll leave it at what we've got. I'm sure you've got some, so feel free to post away in the comments.

See ya' next year!