The end of the year makes me cringe. No, it's not because of regret or fear of the upcoming year. Rather, I cannot seem to escape the horrendously produced "Year in Review" programs. There must be one for every genre of news, entertainment, food, etc. I can only imagine how horrendous it might be if the Catholic Church did one, or other Church groups attempted the same. The level of horrible work would surely continue. 

Yet, this year I wonder if we are starting a new decade. The year 2000 ended the 20th Century, right? So, the decade did not begin until 2001, right? If it did not begin in 2001 we're a year behind the new decade. I only ask this question because decades seem to be wonderful chapter markers for our societal narrative. Everyone knows what the 1920's were, or the 1960's accomplished (and thus didn't accomplish).