{"id":1428,"date":"2012-01-01T07:05:46","date_gmt":"2012-01-01T12:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwan.org\/?p=1428"},"modified":"2020-04-04T12:56:45","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T16:56:45","slug":"2011-retrospective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwan.org\/index.php\/2012\/01\/01\/2011-retrospective\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 Retrospective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the end of each year I make a little summary post listing the first (interesting) line from the first post of each month. What I note this year is that I basically stopped writing as of September, and also that I seem to have spent a lot of time pissed off about various things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bummer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously:<br>* <a href=\"https:\/\/dwan.org\/index.php\/2005\/01\/08\/2004-a-year-in-review\/\">2004<\/a><br>* <a href=\"https:\/\/dwan.org\/index.php\/2005\/12\/28\/2005-year-in-review\/\">2005<\/a><br>* <a href=\"http:\/\/chris.dwan.org\/?p=1486\">2006<\/a><br>* <a href=\"https:\/\/dwan.org\/index.php\/2007\/12\/21\/year-in-review-iteration-one\/\">2007<\/a><br>* <a href=\"http:\/\/chris.dwan.org\/?p=2089\">2008<\/a><br>* <a href=\"http:\/\/chris.dwan.org\/?p=2286\">2009<\/a><br>* <a href=\"http:\/\/chris.dwan.org\/?p=2621\">2010<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chris.dwan.org\/?p=2627\">January<\/a>: There is a decent amount of coverage about how the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/342\/bmj.c5347.full\">key study linking vaccination to autism was outright fraud.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chris.dwan.org\/?p=2684\">February<\/a>: I\u2019ve begun a bit of a project now that the massive new brew kettle is fully armed and operational.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chris.dwan.org\/?p=2721\">March<\/a>: The situation with the state employees pensions in Wisconsin and other states is deplorable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/riatheist.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/06\/christians-and-schools\/\">April<\/a>: The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against the city of Cranston, asking them to take down a banner in the auditorium that shows the \u201cschool prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chris.dwan.org\/?p=2776\">May<\/a>: Morning. A crew of painters is walking around outside the house. Two humans (Chris and Jen) and two cats (Maia and Minnow) are watching from inside and preparing for work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chris.dwan.org\/?p=2790\">June<\/a>: Jen and I are taking a trip to Tibet, and I\u2019ve been asked more than a few times: \u201cWhy Tibet?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chris.dwan.org\/?p=2814\">July<\/a>: Just like every year, I\u2019m running for president, god-emperor, and tzar of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chris.dwan.org\/?p=2822\">August<\/a>: The four noble truths of buddhism, restated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>September: Didn\u2019t post anything in September<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chris.dwan.org\/?p=2831\">October<\/a>: I write this from the Northbound Acela, returning home to Boston at the end of \u2013 I think \u2013 my third trip in as many weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chris.dwan.org\/?p=2843\">November<\/a>: I recently read Griftopia by Matt Taibbi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chris.dwan.org\/?p=2850\">December<\/a>: Christmas day falls very close to the solstice, and also to the shortest day of the year in North America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of each year I make a little summary post listing the first (interesting) line from the first post of each month. 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