GOODNIGHT, 2010 (With apologies to Margaret Wise Brown) December 22, 2010  In the year gone by There were the Olympics And  health care reform (of sorts)  And a vote to- Repeal “Don’t ask, don’t tell.”  And there were “alien” bacteria that like arsenic better than phosphorous And two “Tonight Show” hosts – one new, one old  And a pair of Gulf oil spills And midterm elections And airport pat-downs And earthquakes and floods and hurricaines And a weary old world telling North Korea to “hush”  Goodnight convicts Wesley Snipes and Tom Delay Goodnight new Earth-like planet Goodnight Chilean miners – all alive this holiday! Goodnight Leslie Nielsen  Would say Goodnight iPhone But the call was dropped  Goodnight “As the World Turns” Goodnight Barbara Billingsley And goodnight recalled eggs and bed bugs  Goodnight Dream Act And goodnight Elizabeth Edwards, who deserved better  Goodnight Dennis Hopper And goodnight Tea Party  Goodnight Super Bowl-winning New Orleans Saints And goodnight mosque-haters  Goodnight Richard Holbrooke Goodnight Glen Beck’s rally And goodnight Stewart’s “rally to restore sanity” Goodnight weak economy Goodnight gloomy lists – better luck next year Goodnight noises everywhere Send us an email. Maybe buy a book. Make my kids happy.