Bruce Feiler - Where God Was Born, Abraham, Walking The Bible

Point!
Monday, January 1, 2007

My brother and I have had an annual predictions for well over a decade now; it's kind of the like the game in Anne Tyler's Accidental Tourist, where it's so complicated and ever-changing that only the practioners know the rules, and even they often forget. Today we tallied up 06' and tonight I'm making my predix for the new year. Here's what I predicted a year ago, with my point total in parens.

Super Bowl Champion -- Indy (0)
World Series Champ -- Cardinals (2)
Best Picture -- Brokeback (0)
Three World Leaders No Longer in Power -- Sharon, Frist, Mandela, Rove, Delay (3)
Dow -- 11,000 (0)

Then we make predictions by category:

Arts/Entertainment -- Ang Lee wins Oscar for Brokeback (1)
Politics -- Santorum defeated in PA Senate race (1)
Sports -- Braves lose division for first time in 15 years (1)
Geography -- Supreme Court overturns TX redistricting (1/2)
Random -- Arnold out as CA gov (o)
Economics -- Ken Lay convicted (1)

Cabinet Officer not in power -- Rumsfeld (1)

Outrageous -- At least one ex-U.S. president dies (2)

In the final tally, this was one of my best outings in years, and I defeated my brother 12 1/2 to 7 1/2. Tune in on Tuesday for my '07 predictions and help me keep score all year.

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