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Week of 01.01.06 2005: year in review Welcome to our third annual, totally subjective and slightly biased look at the past year at jameswatkins.com. (Daily commentary will resume January 8.) So, here are the topics I tackled in 2005, including Brad and Jen's split, Michael Jackson's trial, the Terri Schiavo controversy, the final 'Star Wars,' prophecies of New Orleans' destruction, Narnia mania and much, much more. january - Over 200,000 tsunami deaths unleash wave of whys (01.02) - Original comedy/drama scripts go online (01.09) - Brad and Jen break up as predicted by 'Swami Watkins' (01.23) - Georgia judge rules evolution a fact—and text books evolve! (01.23) - Harvard president admits there may be gender differences (01.23) - Michael Jackson trial begins: is he really 'Bad'? (01.23) february - Valentine Day salutes love (02.06) - 'Million Dollar Baby' throws in the towel (02.06) - jameswatkins.com gives up updating homepage for Lent (02.23) - E.D.itorial on those commercials (02.13) - Memo to Michael Jackson: Grow up! (02.21) - US Department of DUH on weight loss (02.28) march - jameswatkins.com starts updating homepage on daily basis (03.27) - No 'horse sense' in Schiavo case (03.31) - Jim has six-month dental cleaning (a very slow news month!) april - Pope John Paul II dies (04.02) - Grandchildren, Micah and Hannah, arrive! (04.15 and 04.23) may - Koran and consistency down the commode (05.16) - Are you 'emergent'? Take my self-test (05.18) - Star Wars: Episode III, modern morality play (05.20) - 'Packing up the dreams God planted' (05.29) june - Michael Jackson verdict: innocent on all ten counts (06.14) - Supreme Court rules 'thou shalt' and 'thou shalt not' display Ten Commandments (06.27) - Canada and Spain vote to legalize same-sex unions (06.30) - Tom Cruise wages "War of the Worldviews" with Scientology rants (06.29) july - Four bomb blasts rock London (07.07) - Latest Harry Potter book conjures up little controversy (07.15) - Canada votes to legalize same-sex unions (07.21) august - 'Super Hero for Choice' kills 'pro-life' demonstrators (08.13) - Proposed Iraqi constitution must conform to Islam (08.21, 08.22) - Pat Robertson suggests U.S. assassinate Venezelan president (08.22) - Hurricane Katrina takes 1,300+ lives (08.29) september - Was destruction of New Orleans prophesied in July? (09.07) - The Exorcism of Emily Rose possesses theaters (09.09) - Remembering 09.11.01 (09.11) - Death and destruction fall on just and unjust in Katrina's wake (09.12) - Mars introduces heart-healthy chocolate (09.22) october - Are bloggers 'journalists'? (10.01) - Over 40,000 killed in Pakistan earthquake (10.08) - Halloween: our annual look at all things creepy (10.23) november - Writers on Writing: Top Christian Authors Share Their Secrets for Getting Published off press (11.01) - Left Behind: The Regime overthrown? (11.19) - Nick and Jessica break up as predicted by 'Swami Watkins' (11.24) - Jerry Falwell targets 'foes' (11.28) - 1,000th prisoner exectued in U.S.' (11.29) - The real Lion behind The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (11.30) december - Johnny Cash film, Walk The Line, doesn't tell whole story (12.3) - Are C.S. Lewis' Narnia books "Christian"? (12.06) - Some of my original .mp3 music back online at 'Out of My Mind' (12.08) - Brokeback Mountain broken in many ways (12.20) - Do conservative Christians really believe all Scripture is inspired by God? (12.21) - AP names Hurricane Katrina top story of 2005 (12.22) (off site) (Click for previous years: 2003, 2004) top ten sites in 2005   1. Home page   2. 'Jim Shorts' on sex   3. AdultSite4Adults.com   4. Is it a life or a choice?   5. Quips and quotes of encouragement   6. The Dredge Report (humor index)   7. Top ten reasons I'm not divorcing my wife   8. The hidden habit: masturbation   9. 'Jim Shorts' on health issues 10. Index: articles, books, comedy/drama, humor . . . 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