The Double-O's. Take a look back through the swirling mists of time.

[Rain Man]

We're approaching the end not just of a year, but a decade (in popular culture numeric form if not in actual date form). We had the 80s, the 90s, and now the 00s are falling by the wayside. So how'd the 00's treat you?


If you dare, answer the following questions for the 00's.

1. What's the biggest change in your life since 1/1/00? What parts of your life haven't changed at all?

2. What are your top three accomplishments since 1/1/00?

3. What are your top three disappointments since 1/1/00?

4. On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your personal experience since 1/1/00? In other words, how did the decade treat you?

5. What was your biggest fork in the road since 1/1/00? Knowing what you know now, would you have chosen the other path if you could go back now?

6. Compared to your expectations on 1/1/00, how is your life different on 12/31/09 than you expected? How is it exactly as you expected?

7. What are your three strongest memories of the 00's? Three best memories?

8. What is your prediction of your life on 12/31/19 (ten years from now)? What will be the same and what will be different?

9. What are the three most important events in the outside world since 1/1/00?

[Jack]

Originally Posted by Hydrae

The first decade of the 1900's were called the "aughts." What will this decade be called, the "Os?"

This is cool. Now it can be said the worst Chiefs teams were back in the aughts.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by cdcox

6. Compared to your expectations on 1/1/00, how is your life different on 12/31/09 than you expected? How is it exactly as you expected?

It's funny. I was just kind of going with the flow at the time. I'm not sure what my expectations were, especially professionally.

I was kind of the same way. I am where I am not so much because of a grand plan but rather the result of a lot of individual decisions. I'm hoping to attack the situation differently in this next decade to see if I get better results.

Originally Posted by cdcox

The feeling of making full professor. It's similar to winning the Super Bowl in that they can never take it away from you (barring a complete fu).

I still kind of hold out hope that they can take away a professorship or a Super Bowl if they find a person cheating on the salary cap.




Sorry to hear about your daughter's issues. That's got to be tough because there's not a lot you can do about it. Hopefully she'll get traction this coming decade.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Adam

b. Still too selfish to be the parent I could be.

This is why I never became a father. It's all about me, and I never saw a reason to change that thinking.