Can you hear me now?

It is the end of another year on this planet. Any day now the news programs will be filled with "the year in review" specials to remind us of what happened in case we forgot.

One of the parts I hate the most is the dramatic ending. Most of these broadcasts will end with a tribute to those that died during 2005. There will be a slow sad song playing along with the video montage. We will see pictures of Johnny Carson, the pope (purposely lower case), and of course the Dunkin Donuts Guy.

You can tell when television shows are about a serious (in the producer's mind) topic. A serious/emotional topic is indicated by the lack of the theme music being played at the end of the broadcast. This goes for sitcoms as well as news casts.

The most dramatic death covered by the media by far will probably be Peter Jennings. What could be more news worthy to a reporter than a story about one of their own.

So, we will end 2005 as the music dies down and a picture of Peter remains on the screen. The man at the desk will remain, with a small tear crawling from th corner of his eye as he sits in silence. Then we will be brought back to reality with the Alpo commercial...."serve and get out of the way".

Good bye 2005, hello 2006. God, come get us now, this world is tiring!