The calendar on the wall says it’s almost 2020, friends, and you know what that means.
That’s right, time for three more slices of pecan pie. We still have to fill the quota for 2019, you know.
And: it’s time for some predictions for the new year.
We’ll call it 20/20 for 2020.
I know, I know. 20/20 is for hindsight. But hey. I am twisting the prism ever so slightly and aiming the beam of 20/20 into next year.
And here is what I see:
- Remember, you read it here first: The Thunder finishes the regular season in sixth place, faces the Houston Rockets, Russell Westbrook and James Harden in the first round of the playoffs and...
...wins it in six games.
The 20/20 beam gets a little weak after the first round, so no prediction yet on what happens afterward.
- In early May, a grower of medical marijuana near Bakersfield, Cal., begins feeding crop waste to his hens and coins a new marketing slogan: “Pot in every chicken.”
- Westerns become popular on television again.
- In a surprise move, the Libertarian Party’s national committee votes in late May to hold its nominating convention in Bakersfield, Cal.
- After 18-inch human-like footprints are reported in a remote area of Pushmataha County, authorities recommend residents begin carrying cameras as Bigfoot repellent.
“Doesn’t matter if it’s digital or film, as long as it’s a camera” said the sheriff.
No sightings are reported, but eight new reality shows are spun off.
- The Legislature makes “Horns Down” the official Oklahoma hand sign.
- After two weeks of sometimes circular debate, the Libertarians nominate a bag of potato chips for president.Aplate of brownies declines the No. 2 spot on the ticket, but a bowl of French onion dip accepts.
- The Cardinals win the World’s Series, beating the Angels in six games.
- In August, “Chip and Dip,” as they have become known, are a hit at the first Presidential debate.
- A talking bass becomes the spokesman for an online insurance company.
- Chip and Dip finish second in the presidential election, but are invited to the inauguration and other festivities.